I serve as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University. In 2019, I was a Fulbright RAF Scholar hosted by University of Rochester, Ain Center for Entrepreneurship. I hold a Ph. D. in Management from the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. I was awarded a postdoctoral scholarship from the University of Economics in Bucharest. I was a guest lecturer at various universities: Texas A&M University at San Antonio (USA), Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (Germany), Dongguk University (South Korea), Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (Finland), University of Economics in Katowice (Poland), and University of Maribor (Slovenia). I have published in a range of journals, including the Journal of Technology Transfer, Management Learning, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Technology Analysis and Strategic Management.