Office hours: on appointment
m.bendaanane(at)tum.de 

Research Interests

Mohammed Bendaanane is Research Associate and PhD Candidate at TUM Entrepreneurship Research Institute. 

His research interests broadly focus on the role of business in addressing grand societal challenges, predominantly occurring at the intersection of entrepreneurship and poverty contexts. His current research focuses on mini-grid ventures in Kenya and their effort to electrify rural communities and enact social and economic change. In a second research stream, Mohammed focusses on informal economy entrepreneurs as they navigate necessity, poverty and violence. 

His methodological approach relies a blend of qualitative and quantitative research in a phenomenon-driven fashion. He employs comparative multi-case theory building, geographic data and spatial analysis. Prior to entering academia, Mohammed worked in the field of social entrepreneurship and co-founded Amendy Foods and was an engineer specializing in 3D mapping and remote sensing in the geospatial industry. 

Mohammed spent time at the University of Alberta in Canada and at Indiana University Kelley School of Business in the US. He won several prestigious awards, such as the Chevening Scholarship Award, and study grants from the US Department of State, the Coca-Cola Company, and the German Academic Exchange Network (DAAD).

Academic Background

Since 04/2025 *ongoing*
Visiting PhD Scholar at Department of Strategy Entrepreneurship and Management
Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Canada

Since 09/2021 *ongoing*
PhD Candidate and Research Associate
Professorship for Entrepreneurship and Communities (formerly Prof. Siddharth Vedula, currently Prof. Dr. Oliver Alexy)
Professorship for Corporate Sustainability (Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz)
Technical University of Munich, Germany

09/2019 - 07/2021
M.Sc. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

06/2018 - 07/2018
Non-degree program in Global Innovation and Leadership
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, United States

09/2009 - 07/2014
M.Eng. Engineer in Geomatics and Land Surveying
Hassan II Agronomic Institute, Rabat, Morocco

Professional Background

01/2017 -08/2019
Mapping Specialist & GIS at National Agency for Cartography and Cadastre
Rabat, Morocco 

11/2015 -08/2019
Co-founder at Amendy Foods
Chichaoua, Morocco 

08/2016 -12/2016
Photogrammetry Engineer at Urban Agency of Fez
Fez, Morocco 

03/2015 - 07/2016
3D LiDAR and Remote Sensing Engineer at Geodata Group
Fez, Morocco