Dr Felix Honecker

  • Lecturer in Management (Management)

telephone: 07565471069
email: Felix.Honecker@glasgow.ac.uk

2 Discovery Place, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, G11 6EY

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Biography

Felix's research focuses on the intersection of organisational sociology and information systems. His work examines how socially patterned practices (e.g., the use of new technologies to complete certain tasks) and environmental conditions (e.g., technology hype) influence how individuals and groups behave within organisations, how organisations are structured, and how they interact with key audiences. Felix is passionate about bridging academic research with real-world application, frequently collaborating with industry partners to drive innovation and support organisational transformation.

He was a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher at the University of Glasgow. His doctoral research was part of the EC funded MCSA-ITN Project Legitimation of Newness and Its Impact on EU Agenda for Change, exploring the legitimation of new technologies, business models, and ecosystems in FinTech. Afterwards, Felix joined the UKRI/ESRC-funded Future Finance project as a Research Associate. The project, a collaboration with the University of Bristol, Glasgow Caledionian University, and the University of the West of England, investigated ways to enhance the innovation capacity of small and medium-sized financial services firms.

Felix holds a bachelor’s degree in business and management from Aalen University in Germany, a master’s in entrepreneurship, innovation & technology from Strathclyde Business School and a PhD in Management from the University of Glasgow.

Research interests

Felix supports the School's Entrepreneurship, Development and Political Economy research cluster

Research interests:

  • Social evaluations of organisations
  • Hype and Deception in Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship
  • Alternative structures (organisational forms, innovation pathways, etc) for deep tech
  • Emergence and behaviour of digital communities
  • Innovation in SMEs

Grants

  • 2025-2026: The Royal Society of Edinburgh International Joint Project - "Deceptive Entrepreneurship in Digital Spaces: A Conceptualization and Empirical Investigation" (GBP 11,200; Principal Investigator)
  • 2025: ASBS Grand Challenges Fund - "Social Studies of Deep Tech: Realising the Potential of Science and Technology in Tackling Today’s Grand Challenges" (GBP 7,500; Member of Leadership Team)

Teaching

  • Entrepreneurial Selling (UG)
  • Digital Transformation (PGT)

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