Work Experience:
- Technology & Innovation Management @ Siemens
- Strategy, Transformation & Innovation @ Deloitte
- Marketing & Business Development
@ Brückner Group
Hobbies:
I play football, enjoy skiing during the winter, and love to go climbing and cycling in my free time. These activities help me unwind and keep my mind fresh for my research work.
Short Bio
Hi! I am Chris, I have a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing from the California State University Northridge (CSUN) and a Master in Consumer Science from the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
My research focuses on entrepreneurship, emotions, team dynamcis and artificial intelligence.
I am also part of the Gottman Initiative, where we do groundbreaking research on entrepreneurial teams . More specifically: we are trying to predict the relationship failure of co-founder dyads, which is one of the most common reasons startups fail in early stages.
Thesis Supervision
I am currently not accepting new thesis supervisions. Please refrain from sending thesis proposals by e-mail.
Contact:
Room Number: 2560
Phone: 49(0)89 289 24818
Email: christian(dot)wimmer(at)tum(dot)de
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-wimmer-95a9181b3/
Peer reviewed publications and proceedings
- Wimmer, C., Treffers, T., & Welpe, I. M. (in press). From AI Literacy to AI Use: Evidence from a Multi‑Organization Upskilling Program. Proceedings of the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2026).
- Sander, A., Cercola, R., Capogrosso, A., Filipp, S., Jobst, B., Mendl, C. B., Pollmann, F., Trummer, C., Welpe, I., Werninghaus, M., Wille, R., & Wimmer, C. (2025). Quantum Entrepreneurship Lab: Training a future workforce for the quantum industry. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06298
Conference presentations
- Wimmer, C. (2026, August): Trust and Founder Stability: Dyadic Effects on Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions in Early-Stage Ventures. Paper presentation at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2026), Philadelphia, USA.
- Wimmer, C. (2026, June): When Trust Matters Most: Actor, Partner, and Asymmetry Effects in Founder Dyads. Paper accepted for presentation at the European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM 2026), Kristiansand, Norway.
- Wimmer, C. (2026, June): Trust and Founder Stability: Dyadic Effects on Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions in Early-Stage Ventures. Paper presentation at the 46th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC 2026), Alabama, USA.
- Wimmer, C., Treffers, T., & Welpe, I. M. (2026, January). From AI Literacy to AI Use: Evidence from a Multi‑Organization Upskilling Program. Paper presentation at the the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2026), Maui, USA.
- Wimmer, C., Ettner, J., & Welpe, I. M. (2025, July). Joy in Conflict: How Positive Emotions Reduce Co-Founder Exit Intentions Through Team Satisfaction. Paper presentation at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025), Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Wimmer, C., Ettner, J., Treffers, T. & Welpe, I. M. (2025, June). EnJOY Conflict: How Emotions Affect Co-Founder Team Satisfaction and Exit Intentions. Paper presentation at the European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM 2025), Florence, Italy.
- Wimmer, C., Treffers, T., & Welpe, I. M. (2025, June). Entrepreneurial Team Member Exits: The Role Of Emotional Expressions During Conflict In Predicting Team Satisfaction And Intent To Leave. Paper presentation at the 45th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC 2025), Boston, USA.
Workshops
Lühdorff, L., Richter, A., Schenk, N., Treffers, T., West, T., & Wimmer, C. (2026, July 31). The psychology of co-founder breakups in entrepreneurial teams [Professional development workshop]. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
Awards & Scholarships
June 2026: Selected as one of the Top 40 Papers to be published in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, BCERC Proceedings (FER): Wimmer, C. (2026): Trust and Founder Stability: Dyadic Effects on Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions in Early-Stage Ventures. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC 2026), Alabama, USA.
June 2025: Best Paper Award - Wimmer, C., Ettner, J., Treffers, T. & Welpe, I. M. (2025, June). EnJOY Conflict: How Emotions Affect Co-Founder Team Satisfaction and Exit Intentions. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM 2025), Florence, Italy.
Athletic Scholarship – California State University, Northridge (CSUN) (2014–2018). Full NCAA Division I soccer scholarship awarded for athletic and academic excellence as a member of the university’s men’s soccer team.
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