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Elke Schuessler

Elke Schüßler

Prof. Dr.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7505-4148

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Curriculum

Prof. Dr. Elke Schüßler is Professor of Business Administration, in particular Entrepreneurship and Organization Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg. Since 2026 she also holds a Chair of Transformative Change at Johannes Kepler University, Linz. From 2016 to 2023 she was Professor of Business Administration and Head of the Institute of Organization Science at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Before that, she was Assistant Professor of Organization Theory at Freie Universität Berlin, where she also completed her dissertation at the Pfadkolleg Research Center.

Prof. Schüßler studies dynamics of organizational and institutional change with a focus on the development of sustainable forms of work and organizing and the role of creativity and entrepreneurship in these processes. With a background in Psychology (BSc, University of Sussex) and Industrial Relations (MSc, London School of Economics) she takes an interdisciplinary approach to her research and frequently collaborates with colleagues from other disciplines, e.g. in the context of the Global Garment Supply Chain Governance Project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, the DFG Research Unit Organized Creativity or the DFG Scientific Network Field Configuring Events.

Her research has been published in leading social science journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Perspectives, Creativity and Innovation Management, Development and Change, Human Relations, Industrial and Corporate Change, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Industry and Innovation, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Regional Studies or Socio-Economic Review. She has received several awards, including the Academy of Management Journal Best Reviewer Award (2023), the Labor and Employment Relations Association Best International/Comparative IR Paper Award (2021), the Ideas Worth Teaching Award (2020), the Academy of Management Journal Best Article Award (2015) or the VHB Best Paper Award (2014).

Prof. Schüßler serves the national and international scientific community in various ways. She serves on the editorial/review board of Organization Studies, Socio-Economic Review, the Weizenbaum Journal of Digital Society and the Academy of Management Journal. She is a member of the advisory board of the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin and the Momentum Institute in Vienna. Between 2022 and 2024 she chaired the Wissenschaftliche Kommission Organisation in the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB). From 2020 to 2026 she was a member of the Executive Board of the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS).

Education/Academic qualification

Research on Organizational Path Dependence, Doctorate , Dr. rer. pol. (Supervisors: Jörg Sydow, Sigrid Quack, Ulrich Jürgens), Freie Universität Berlin

2005 → 2008

Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Master, M. Sc. Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (“distinction”), London School of Economics and Political Science

2000 → 2001

Psychology, Bachelor, B. Sc. Psychology (“first class”), University of Sussex

1997 → 2000

Keywords

  • Management studies
  • organization studies
  • industrial relations
  • creativity and innovation
  • sustainability
  • digital transformation
  • Entrepreneurship

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  5. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  6. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  7. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  8. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  9. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  10. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  11. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  12. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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  • Academy of Management Journal Best Article Award

    Schüßler, E. (Recipient), Rüling, C. C. (Recipient) & Wittneben, B. (Recipient), 2015

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  • Academy of Management Journal Best Reviewer Award

    Schüßler, E. (Recipient), 2023

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  • Academy of Management Perspectives Special Mention Award

    Schüßler, E. (Recipient), Honig, B. L. (Recipient), Lampel, J. (Recipient), Baum, J. A. C. (Recipient), Glynn, M. A. (Recipient), Jing, R. (Recipient), Lounsbury, M. (Recipient), Sirmon, D. G. (Recipient), Tsui, A. S. (Recipient), Walsh, J. P. (Recipient) & van Witteloostuijn, A. (Recipient), 2019

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  • Aspen Award - Ideas Worth Teaching Award

    Schüßler, E. (Recipient) & Dobusch, L. (Recipient), 2020

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Education

  • David Marsden Best Paper Prize 2024

    Schüßler, E. (Recipient), Thäter, L. (Recipient) & Maric, S. (Recipient), 29.07.2024

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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