Fleur Deken is Full Professor of Strategy, Technology & Innovation at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where she also holds a University Research Chair. Her research focuses on new forms of collaboration, specifically for the development of technological innovations and solutions to societal challenges, so-called mission-oriented innovation. Fleur aims to contribute to organizations’ ability to join forces and address the societal challenges of our time by developing innovative solutions. Theoretically, her interests lie in strategic change, organizational routines and capabilities, process research, and knowledge collaboration across boundaries.

Keywords/research interests: Strategic management of innovation, Organizational routines and capabilities, Strategy-as-Practice, Innovation ecosystems, Qualitative process research methods, Strategies for reuse of qualitative case study data, Ethnography and field studies