Felix is a Lecturer in Management at the University of Glasgow, specialising in the intersection of entrepreneurship, hype, and the socio-cognitive dimensions of innovation. His research focuses on how organisations navigate legitimacy challenges, particularly in deep-tech and financial technology contexts. Felix's work combines insights from organisational theory, strategy, and science and technology studies to understand the social evaluations of new ventures, the adoption of socially productive technologies, and the role of hype in decision-making. He 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.

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

Research interests:

• Hype in Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship
• Digital communities
• Social evaluations of organisations
• Social studies of deep tech
• Innovation in SMEs