Mauer René | ESCP Business School

René Mauer

Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Department : Entrepreneurship
Campus : Berlin

René Mauer holds the Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at ESCP Business School, Berlin campus. He is the academic head of the Executive Master in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership (EMDIEL), and serves as the European Coordinator of ESCP's European Entrepreneurship Department, the Jean-Baptiste Say Institute of Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining ESCP Business School he was Assistant Professor at RWTH Aachen, where he worked in the fields of entrepreneurship, start-up and growth management and led the university’s start-up centre.

His area of expertise is entrepreneurial decision-making in venture and corporate contexts. In practice projects he has been working together with SMEs and larger companies such as BASF, BMW, Deutsche Post DHL or P&G. René has worked for 3M, in start-ups and in management consulting. He co-owns a family business, co-founded a technology-start-up and was involved in a variety of other venture projects, one of which is the expert network Effectuation Intelligence that he is a partner of.

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15 publications

Academic Articles

2026

REMKE, K., M. TIGGES, M. , J. MROZEWSKI, S. MESTWERDT, R. MAUER

Complexity Navigation and Dual Enablement: Business Model Innovation at the Intersetion of Artifical Intellgence and the Circular Economy

JOURNAL OF PRODUCT INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (THE)

Academic Articles

2026

MEISTER, A., S. MESTWERDT, M. , J. MROZEWSKI, R. MAUER, C. SECKLER

How do Entrepreneurs form Social Business Opportunity Beliefs? An Opportunity Actualization Perspective

ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE, 1-37

Academic Articles

2025

SECKLER, C., R. MAUER, J. VOM BROCKE, M. HANISCH, S. SCHRAGE, O. TERZIDIS, B. WEISSENBERGER

Design Science Across Disciplines: Building Bridges for Advancing Impactful Business Research

SCHMALENBACH JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH, 77 (4), 719-761

Academic Articles

2025

HENSELLEK, S., L. STEIGERTAHL, R. MAUER

Non-linear and interaction effects of causation and effectuation on new venture performance: The role of ecosystem support

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, 29 (11), 54-75

Academic Articles

2025

MARVAL, M., R. MAUER

Les transformations des accélérateurs corporate et leur influence sur les interactions grande entreprise-startup pour l’innovation ouverte

INNOVATIONS - REVUE D'ECONOMIE ET DE MANAGEMENT DE L'INNOVATION/JOURNAL OF INNOVATION ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT, 76, 121 à 151

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2025

ZABEL, C., A. MEISTER, N. VAN DE SANDT, R. MAUER

An emotional learning process? The role of socially induced and regulated emotions for the development of an entrepreneurial mindset

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR AND RESEARCH, 31 (8), 2137–2163

Academic Articles

2024

MAUER, R., S. NIESCHKE, S. SARASVATHY

Gestation in new technology ventures: Causal brakes and effectual pedals

JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, 62 (1), 67-102

Academic Articles

2024

BRAUN, S., P. CABERO TAPIA, R. MAUER

Exploring policy entrepreneurs' modes of action: Positioning, networking, outmaneuvering, and worldmaking

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, 73 (4), 1535-1563

Academic Articles

2024

TIGGES, M., S. MESTWERDT, S. TSCHIRNER, R. MAUER

Who gets the money? A qualitative analysis of fintech lending and credit scoring through the adoption of AI and alternative data

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGES, 205, August 2024, 123491, 1-12

Academic Articles

2024

RACAT, M., A. RICARD, R. MAUER

Effectuation and causation models: an integrative theoretical framework

SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS, 62(3), 879-893

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Financial Institutions and Corporate Finance

04 June 2026 - 05 June 2025
07.00 am - 02.00 pm

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Webinar: Your Admissions Guide to the Berlin Master Programmes

01 Apr 2026
02.30 pm - 03.30 pm

2023

The award highlights the excellent reputation of ESCP's Entrepreneurship Programme and honors its commitment to educating dynamic leaders with a European vision.

La French Tech Berlin

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Financial Institutions and Corporate Finance

04 June 2026 - 05 June 2025
07.00 am - 02.00 pm

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Webinar: Your Admissions Guide to the Berlin Master Programmes

01 Apr 2026
02.30 pm - 03.30 pm

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Academic Articles

2026

Complexity Navigation and Dual Enablement: Business Model Innovation at the Intersetion of Artifical Intellgence and the Circular Economy

Academic Articles

2026

How do Entrepreneurs form Social Business Opportunity Beliefs? An Opportunity Actualization Perspective

Academic Articles

2025

Design Science Across Disciplines: Building Bridges for Advancing Impactful Business Research

Academic Articles

2025

Non-linear and interaction effects of causation and effectuation on new venture performance: The role of ecosystem support

Academic Articles

2025

Les transformations des accélérateurs corporate et leur influence sur les interactions grande entreprise-startup pour l’innovation ouverte

Other Intellectual Contributions

2025

An emotional learning process? The role of socially induced and regulated emotions for the development of an entrepreneurial mindset

Academic Articles

2024

Gestation in new technology ventures: Causal brakes and effectual pedals

Academic Articles

2024

Exploring policy entrepreneurs' modes of action: Positioning, networking, outmaneuvering, and worldmaking

Academic Articles

2024

Who gets the money? A qualitative analysis of fintech lending and credit scoring through the adoption of AI and alternative data

Academic Articles

2024

Effectuation and causation models: an integrative theoretical framework

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“Best Program in Entrepreneurship Education" Award for ESCP Business School

2023

La French Tech Berlin

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