Belderbos, René

Biography

Professor René Belderbos is a full professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and part-time professorial fellow at Maastricht University and the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). He chairs the Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and is a promoter of the policy research centre for entrepreneurship and international entrepreneurship. His research focuses on innovation strategies and international business strategies of multinational firms. René Belderbos has published widely in international journals including the Review of Economics and Statistics, Strategic Management Journal, European Economic Review, International Journal of Industrial Organization, World Development, Research Policy, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Product Innovation Management, and the Journal of World Economics.

Research Interest

global business strategies and host country development Innovation Micro-based evidence research on innovation and technological change