Elias G. Carayannis
Elias G. Carayannis
Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management; Director, European Union Research Center
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Dr. Elias G. Carayannis is a professor of Information Systems and Technology Management as well as the co-founder and co-director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute (GEFRI) and the director of research on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the European Union Research Center (EURC) at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB). Dr. Carayannis’s teaching and research activities focus on the areas of strategic Government-University-Industry R&D partnerships, technology road-mapping, technology transfer and commercialization, international science and technology policy, technological entrepreneurship and regional economic development.
Dr. Carayannis has several publications in both academic and practitioner journals, including IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management, Research Policy, Journal of R&D Management, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, International Journal of Technology Management, Technovation, Journal of Technology Transfer, Engineering Management Journal, Journal of Growth and Change, Review of Regional Studies, International Journal of Global Energy Issues, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Le Progres Technique, and Focus on Change Management. He has also published more than fifty books to date on science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship with Springer, CRC Press, Praeger/Greenwood, Palgrave/MacMillan and Edward Elgar, and has several more projects under contract.
He is editor-in-chief of the Edward Elgar Book Series on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; the Springer Book Series on Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management; the Palgrave MacMillan Book Series on Democracy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Growth (DIE4Growth), the Springer Book Series on Arts, Research, Innovation and Society (ARIS), the Springer Journal of the Knowledge Economy; the Springer Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Systems View Across Time and Space and the IGI International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development; Associate Editor of the International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development and on the Editorial Boards of several academic journals.
He has consulted for a wide variety of technology-driven organizations in both government and the private sector, including the World Bank, the European Commission, the Inter-American Development Bank, the US Agency for International Development, IKED, the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Program, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Technology Program, the National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM), the USN CNO Office, Sandia National Laboratories' New Technological Ventures Initiative, the General Electric Corporate Training & Development Center, Cowen & Co, First Albany International, Entreprises Importfab, and others. He is fluent in English, French, German and Greek, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
Dr. Carayannis is engaged with doctoral students and colleagues from around the world in the following areas of research:
Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- New Technology Ventures Formation and Financing;
- Technology Innovation Metrics and Measurement;
International Science & Technology Policies and Practices
- International Development and Technology Entrepreneurship
- Technology Transfer and Commercialization;
- Strategic Government – University-Industry R&D Partnerships;
- Regional Economic Development
- Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters
- ICT-enabled Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1994
- M.B.A., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1990
- B.S.C.E.E., National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 1985
Dr. Carayannis has numerous publications in both academic and practitioner journals, including:
- IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management
- Research Policy
- Journal of R&D Management
- Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
- International Journal of Technology Management
- International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- International Journal of Technovation
- Journal of Technology Transfer
- Engineering Management Journal
- Journal of Growth and Change
- Review of Regional Studies
- International Journal of Global Energy Issues
- International Journal of Environment and Pollution
- Le Progres Technique
- Focus on Change Management
He has also published sixteen books to date on science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship with Springer Publishers, CRC Press, Praeger/Greenwood, Palgrave/MacMillan and Edward Elgar, and has several more projects under contract.
He has also published working papers with the World Bank and given invited lectures on a number of occasions at the World Bank, the IADB, the European Union, and several universities.
Selected Works
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000‐0003‐2348‐4311
- GOOGLESCHOLAR: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZN_DyIUAAAAJ&hl=en
- WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_G._Carayannis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruple_and_quintuple_innovation_helix_…
- By decree or by choice ? A case study ‐ Implementing knowledge management and sharing at the education sector of the World Bank Group http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/574241468763497022/By-decree-…-
- Implementing-knowledge-management-and-sharing-at-the-education-sector-of-the-World-Bank-Group
- The strategic management of technological learning in project/program management: the role of extranets, intranets and intelligent agents in knowledge generation, diffusion, and leveraging https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166497298000650
- Fostering synergies between information technology and managerial and organizational cognition: the role of knowledge management https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166497298001011
- Springer Handbook of Cyber‐Development, Cyber‐Democracy and Cyber‐Defense https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319090689
- Cyber‐Development, Cyber‐Democracy and Cyber‐Defense: Challenges, Opportunities and Implications for Theory, Policy and Practice https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781493910274
- Smart Quintuple Helix Innovation Systems https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030015169
- e‐Development Toward the Knowledge Economy Leveraging Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for "Smart" Development https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781403942449
- UNESCAP REPORT – SMART SPECIALIZATION AND THE QUINTUPLE INNOVATION HELIX http://techmonitor.net/tm/images/0/0a/15jul_sep_tm_final.pdf
- McGill University – Convergent Innovation Webinar Series – From Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 and the Quintuple Innovation Helix Framework – Theories, Policies and Practices https://www.mcgill.ca/desautels/channels/event/ci-food-webinar-series-d…
- Innovation Ecosystems and Artificial Intelligence
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- SPRINGER JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A SYSTEMS VIEW ACROSS TIME AND SPACE: http://www.innovation-entrepreneurship.com
- SPRINGER JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: http://www.springer.com/economics/policy/journal/13132
- IGI JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-social-ecology-…
- SPRINGER JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND EDUCATION: http://www.technology-innovation-education.com
Book Series
- SPRINGER TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT BOOK SERIES: http://www.springer.com/series/8124
- EDWARD ELGAR SCIENCE, INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/books?book_series=Science,%20Innovation,%20… neurship%20series
- SPRINGER ARTS, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND SOCIETY BOOK SERIES: http://www.springer.com/series/11902
- PALGRAVE MACMILLAN DEMOCRACY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR GROWTH BOOK SERIES: https://www.palgrave.com/us/series/14635
- EMERALD INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION FOR GROWTH: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/books/notable/page.htm?i…
Major Reference Works
- SPRINGER ENCYCLOPEDIA ON CREATIVITY, INVENTION, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: http://refworks.springer.com/mrw/index.php?id=4379 http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/book/978-1-4614-3857-1
- SPRINGER HANDBOOK OF CYBER DEVELOPMENT, CYBER DEMOCRACY AND CYBER DEFENSE: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319090689
Dr. Carayannis has the following professional roles and affiliations:
- Editor-in-chief of the Springer Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Editor-in-chief of the Palgrave Macmillan book series on Democracy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Growth
- Editor-in-chief of the Springer Journal of Technology, Innovation and Education
- Editor-in-chief of the Springer book series on Arts, Research, Innovation and Society
- Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Journal of the Knowledge Economy
- Editor-in-Chief, Springer Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Systems View Across Time and Space
- Editor-in-Chief of the IGI International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development
- Editor-in-Chief of the Edward Elgar Book Series on Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Book Series on Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
- Associate Editor of the International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development
- Visiting Professor at the Jonkoeping School of Entrepreneurship, Sweden
- Visiting Professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
- Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Southeastern European Research Center, Greece
- Visiting Senior Research Fellow at NIFU-STEP, Norway
He has consulted for a wide variety technology‑driven organizations in both government and the private sector, including the World Bank, the European Commission, the Inter-American Development Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, IKED, the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Program, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Technology Program, the National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM), the USN CNO Office, Sandia National Laboratories’ New Technological Ventures Initiative, the General Electric Corporate Training & Development Center, Cowen & Co, First Albany International, and others.