Research Interests
Commercial Space, Corporate Innovation, Geopolitics, and Geography
Commercial Space, Corporate Innovation, Geopolitics, and Geography
De Bruyn, G., & Freed, P. G. (2025). Workforce sleep and corporate innovation. Research Policy, 54(3), 105191.
*Titles are paraphrased to preserve the blind review process.
Mutualistic Relief in the Space Industry (R&R2)
Geopolitical Dynamics. (R&R2)
Hostility Concentration and Subsidiary Ownership (Under Review R2)
Methods Spillover across Academic Fields (R&R)
Influence of Geography on Innovation (R&R)
Marine Parks and Economic Success (R&R)
Geopolitical Animosity and Ownership Complexity. (Under Review)
Space policy and entrepreneurship (with You, J.) (Stage: Data Analyses).
Coopetition in Space (with Song, Y., & Gnyawali, D.) (Stage: Model Design)
The Shadowfleet (Stage: Model Design)
Biodiversity and Piracy (Stage: Ideation & Data Collection)
Policy Uncertainty and Corporate Innovation: The Effect of Peer Proximity (with Kim, M.J.) (Stage: Data Analyses).
Spatial-Temporal Geopolitical Dynamics. (with Ma, T. F. & DeBacker, J.) (Stage: Data Collection & Analysis)
Books
Ao, J., De Bruyn, G., Roy, R. ,& Markman, G. (forthcoming 2027) Economy and Business of Space: A World Scientific Reference on Finance, Innovation, and Human Impact of Space Exploration. (Part of the editorial team)
Book Chapters
Ao, J., Johnson, D., & De Bruyn, G. (forthcoming 2026) Speaking differently, collaborating closely: Linguistic insights into space-based pharmaceutical collaborations. in Building the global space economy: A research agenda for entrepreneurship and space law. Patricia G. Greene & Candida Brush (Eds). Edward Elgar Publishing.
De Bruyn, G., Ao, J. (forthcoming 2026). Endogenous Innovation in New Space: Exploring Artificial Intelligence’s Role and Organizational Implications. In J. Gibbs & E. Vaast (Ed. 1), Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Organizational Transformation. Cheltenham (UK): Edward Elgar Publishing.
De Bruyn, G., & Ao, J. (2026). New Space as a Geopolitical and Economic Frontier: Space Security and International Business Dynamics. In B. Christiansen & J. Branch (Ed. 1), Impacts of Geoeconomics and Geopolitics on International Business. Hershey (USA): IGI Global.
Albino-Pimentel, J., De Bruyn, G., & Li, Y. (2024). Global nonmarket strategy. In C. Asmussen, N. Hashai, & D. Minbaeva (Ed. 1), Encyclopedia of International Strategic Management. Cheltenham (UK): Edward Elgar Publishing.
Merhavey, Z. I., Varkey, T. C., Courtois, E. C., Varkey, J. A., De Bruyn, G., Huls, C. E. (2021). Antibacterial screening of selected plants from Southwest USA in search of potential natural alternatives for antibacterial application. International Journal of Plant, Animal, and Environmental Sciences, 11(2): 251-261.