Dr Rob Dekkers, reader at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, has practical experience in innovation and new product development, has consulted and trained practitioners and students about improving their practices in innovation and new product development, and is actively engaged in research into innovation and new product development with national and international collaborators. After graduating from Delft University of Technology he worked in the industry as internal consultant for Philips Machine Factories, production manager at Philips Consumer Electronics, and senior project manager new product development at AKZO Pharmaceutical Division. His research and teaching has covered a wide range of interdisciplinary topics. He has co-authored more than 150 publications in academic journals, books, chapters in edited books, contributions to conferences, and reports.

Dr Rob Dekkers, reader at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, has practical experience in innovation and new product development, has consulted and trained practitioners and students about improving their practices in innovation and new product development, and is actively engaged in research into innovation and new product development with national and international collaborators. After graduating from Delft University of Technology he worked in the industry as internal consultant for Philips Machine Factories, production manager at Philips Consumer Electronics, and senior project manager new product development at AKZO Pharmaceutical Division. His research and teaching has covered a wide range of interdisciplinary topics. He has co-authored more than 150 publications in academic journals, books, chapters in edited books, contributions to conferences, and reports.

Dr Rob Dekkers, reader at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, has practical experience in innovation and new product development, has consulted and trained practitioners and students about improving their practices in innovation and new product development, and is actively engaged in research into innovation and new product development with national and international collaborators. After graduating from Delft University of Technology he worked in the industry as internal consultant for Philips Machine Factories, production manager at Philips Consumer Electronics, and senior project manager new product development at AKZO Pharmaceutical Division. His research and teaching has covered a wide range of interdisciplinary topics. He has co-authored more than 150 publications in academic journals, books, chapters in edited books, contributions to conferences, and reports.