Nina Telg is Assistant Professor in Strategic Management at the Department of Management and Organization of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She holds a Ph.D. in Strategy from the Maastricht University (2022). Her research focuses on the paradoxical notion of coopetition - simultaneous collaboration and competition. Furthermore, she is interested in related topics such as (open) innovation, strategic alliances, ecosystems, and the role of IP protection (e.g. in a coopetition context).

Nina's main research focus lies in the field of coopetition (simultaneous collaboration and competition) for innovation. Coopetition is a particular type of strategic alliance, which differs from other forms of collaboration, as it entails substantial tensions between joint value creation (as partners) and individual value capture (as competitors).

Within the coopetition context, Nina specifically investigates the role of formal (patents, copyrights, trademarks, design rights) as well as informal (secrecy, complexity, short lead-times) mechanisms to protect intellectual property. She aims to understand whether using such mechanisms is beneficial for firms' coopetition success, or whether it might be harmful. Besides, Nina also studies coopetition at a portfolio level, acknowledging that firms usually collaborate with a variety of partners rather than only one specific type. By using a qualitative comparative analysis, Nina is able to assess whether there are complementarities or sub-additivities between different partner types and consequently whether there are certain coopetitive portfolio configurations that are more beneficial for a firm's innovation performance than others.

Nina has teaching experience in various areas:

In 2015-16, she taught Marketing Management (2nd year Bachelor) and Foundations of Supply Chain Management (1st year Bachelor) in the International Business program of Maastricht University. During her Ph.D., Nina was a tutor for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Master International Business) at Maastricht University. During this time, she also engaged in active discussions with the course coordinator to enhance the course content and quality. 

At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nina is involved in teaching International Strategy (2nd year Bachelor) and Foundations of Strategic Management (3rd year Bachelor) in the International Business Administration program. Moreover, she is the course coordinator of Strategie (2nd year Bachelor) in the Dutch Bedrijfskunde program.

In addition to teaching courses, Nina also supervised (and supervises) various Bachelor and Master theses - both qualitative and quantitative work.

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