Coen Rigtering works as an Associate Professor in Strategy and Organization at the Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.). He holds Master degree (cum laude) in Policy, Communication, and Organization from the VU University in Amsterdam and a Ph.D. in Corporate Entrepreneurship from Utrecht University. His primary research interests are in the field of corporate entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, and strategic management. His work is published in several academic journals such as: the Journal of Business Venturing, Academy of Management Discoveries, Research Policy, British Journal of Management, and Journal of Product Innovation Management. In 2012 he was named the U.S.E. Ph.D. student of the year. He has been a guest lecturer at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (SA) and Stellenbosch University (SA).