Bart Nooteboom read mathematics and econometrics, and obtained a PhD in econometrics, in the Netherlands. After military service he worked for Shell in the Hague and London, then moved to a research institute for small business (EIM) where he ended as scientific director. He moved to Groningen university as a (full) professor of Industrial Organization, then to Erasmus University Rotterdam as professor of Organizational Dynamics, and subsequently to Tilburg University as professor of Innovation Policy. He published 11 books and 350 articles on innovation, entrepeneurship, organization, strateg...