Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Dr. rer. pol. Djerdj Horvat

Project Manager

Djerdj Horvat studied business and economics with special focus on international entrepreneurship. Thereafter he did his Masters degree in Germany at the University of Potsdam in the Programme “Master of Economics and Business“ with focus on international finance, banking, innovation management and entrepreneurship. Parallel to the work at the institute he finished his doctoral thesis on “Absorptive capacity in foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies“ at the Freie Universität in Berlin at the Department of Innovation Management. Since November 2014 he has been employed as a researcher in the Competence Center Innovation and Knowledge Economy (Business Unit Industrial Change und New Business Models).

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Work Focus
Innovation and Knowledge Management

Organisational Change and Competence Management

Digital Transformation and Value Chain Dynamics

International Strategic Management and Corporate Networks

Qualitative and quantitative applied research methods

Analysis and (model-)simulation in System Dynamics Approach
Projects
Study on research activities in the focus areas of the BMW Group's innovation strategy

Deutsche Bahn Supplier Innovation Award 2022

Mobilizing Innovation System in BIH for SME Innovation Capabilities – Subproject: Innovation Survey and Analysis

Studie zum Stand und Perspektive digitaler B2B Commerce Plattformen für die Großindustrie

Company case studies on the effects of the Corona crisis on organizational transformation processes

H2 Masterplan Ostdeutschland

Scientific support for the development of a Digital Maturity Check in the course of the cooperation between Fraunhofer ISI, SAP and Netconomy

Empirical study on AI use in production (AI readiness)

Monitoring Digital Transformation and Key Enabling Technologies

Evaluation des BMBF-Forschungsprogramms »Innovationen für die Produktion, Dienstleistung und Arbeit von morgen« (2015-2019) mit der Programmlinie »Zukunft der Arbeit«

Transformation of corporate cultures through innovative process technologies and work organization depending on SME-specific digitization strategies (TrueCulture)

Model-based Scenario Analysis of the Effects of Made in China 2025 on the Value-added and Market Shares of the German Mechanical Engineering Industry (Made in China 2025)

S3 mapping of Albania (GIZ Albania)

Deutsche Bahn Supplier Innovation Award 2020

Studie zur volkswirtschaftlichen Relevanz von B2B-Internetplattformen

Deutsche Bahn Supplier Innovation Awards 2018

Expert support for smart specialisation in Serbia - analysis of the international competitiveness of a fast growing priority domain

Industry 4.0 in Kazakhstan: Potential, perspectives and role of policy

Expert support for Mapping the S3 Potential in Serbia

Strategic Competence Development in non-research intensive SME of the manufacturing industry

Priorities for Addressing Opportunities and Gaps of Industrial Biotechnology for an efficient use of funding resources

Development of a measurement instrument to evaluate the innovative capacity of suppliers

Know-how Exchange on the Consequences and Challenges of the Integration of Key Enabling Technologies in European Manufacturing for the Danube Region: Special Focus on the Integration of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies AMT

An analysis of the drivers, barriers and readiness factors of EU companies for adopting advanced manufacturing products and technologies
Publications (selection)
Heimberger, H.; Horvat, D.; Kroll, H. (2020): Advanced Technologies for Industry – Sectoral Watch, Technological trends in the automotive industry, report to the European Commission. Brussels: European Commission.

Horvat, D.; Kroll, H.; Jäger, A. (forthcoming): Researching the Effects of Automation and Digitalization on Manufacturing Companies' Productivity in the Early Stage of Industry 4.0. Procedia Manufacturing. ISSN: 2351-9789.

Horvat, D.; Moll, C.; Weidner, N. (forthcoming): Why and How to Implement Strategic Competence Management in Manufacturing SMEs? In: Procedia Manufacturing. ISSN 2351-9789.

Horvat, D.; Dreher, C.; Som, O. (2019): How firms absorb external knowledge - modelling and managing the absorptive capacity process, International Journal of Innovation Management, 23(1), 1950041-1-190041-35.

Horvat, D.; Schaper, N.; Virgillito, A.; Decius, J. (eds.) (2018): Gestaltung eines strategischen Kompetenzmanagements - Lösungsansätze und Instrumente für nichtforschungsintensive, mittelständische Unternehmen. Stuttgart: Fraunhofer IRB.

Horvat, D.; Stahlecker, T.; Zenker, A.; Lerch, C.; Mladineo M. (2018): A conceptual approach to analysing manufacturing companies' profiles concerning Industry 4.0 in emerging economies, Procedia Manufacturing, 17, 419-426.

Horvat, D.; Wydra, S.; Lerch, C. (2018): Modelling and simulating the dynamics of the European demand for bio-based plastics, International journal of simulation modelling, 17(3), 419-430

Horvat, D.; Som, O. (2018): Wettbewerbsvorteile durch informationsbasierten Wissensvorsprung. In: Wagner, R.M. (ed.): Industrie 4.0 für die Praxis. Mit realen Fallbeispielen aus mittelständischen Unternehmen und vielen umsetzbaren Tipps. Springer Gabler, 185-200.

Meyer, M.; Horvat, D.; Hitzler, M.; Doll, C. (2018): Business models for freight and logistics services (= Working Paper 4 of the study LowCarb-RFC-European Rail Freight Corridors going Carbon Neutral). Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI.

Kroll, H.; Horvat, D.; Jäger, A. (2018): Effects of Automatisation and Digitalisation on Manufacturing Companies' Production Efficiency and Innovation Performance (= Discussion Papers Innovation Systems and Policy Analysis No. 58). Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI.

Horvat, D.; Gust, P. (2018): Innovationen aus der Perspektive von Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Ingenieurswissenschaft. In: Ahrens, D.; Molzberger, G. (eds.): Betriebliche Kompetenzentwicklung in analogen und digitalisierten Arbeitswelten. Heidelberg: Springer.

Güth, S.; Decius, J.; Horvat, D.; Schaper, N.; Virgillito, A. (2018): Strategisches Kompetenzmanagement von Produktionsbeschäftigen in nicht-forschungsintensiven KMU. In Ahrens, D./Molzberger, G. (2018): Betriebliche Kompetenzentwicklung in analogen und digitalisierten Arbeitswelten. Heidelberg: Springer, 31-49.

Horvat, D. ; Lerch, C.; Wydra, S. (2017): Dynamics of the European lignocellulosic (2G) ethanol demand: An analysis of policy and learning effects on market growth. The 36th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Cambridge MA, USA.

Kroll, H.; Horvat, D.; Copani, G.; van de Velde, E.; Simons, M.; Jäger, A.; PourAbdollahian, G.; Wastyn, A.; Naumanen, M. (2017): Dynamising the Uptake of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies in European Industries. 8 Proposals for Policy Action. Insights from a Recent Project for the European Commission. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI.

Kinkel, S.; Horvat, D.; Rieder, B.; Jäger, A. (2016): The effects of in-house manufacturing and outsourcing on companies' profits and productivity. 23rd International Annual EurOMA Conference. Trondheim, Volume 23.

Horvat, D. (2015): Absorptive Capacity in auswärtigen Niederlassungen multinationaler Unternehmen: Eine vergleichende Analyse der Wissensabsorptionsprozesse zweier Unternehmen aus der Antriebstechnik. Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac.

Zanker, C.; Horvat, D. (2015): Globale FuE-Aktivitäten deutscher Unternehmen: Die Globalisierung hat bislang zu keinem Ausverkauf deutscher Entwicklungskompetenz geführt. Mitteilungen aus der ISI-Erhebung »Modernisierung der Produktion«, Ausgabe 68. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI.

Kinkel, S.; Horvat, D.; Rieder, B.; Jäger, A. (2015): Wertschöpfung lohnt. Vorteile und Notwendigkeit lokaler Wertschöpfungsketten. Karlsruhe: Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft, Fraunhofer ISI.
Publications (detailed listing)