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Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich is Professor of Business Administration, in particular Business in Society at Leuphana University Lüneburg.
From 2018 to 2022, she was Assistant Professor of Business Administration, in particular Business Ethics at Leuphana University Lüneburg.
In 2020/2021, she was a Fellow of the Schöller Foundation, which funded her research project "Ethics Management in the Digital Age: The Role of Processes, Practices, and Competencies".
In 2018/2019, she was a Governing Responsible Research Fellow at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich conducts research on corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability or CSR communication, corporate digital responsibility (CDR), new forms of work and organizing, and the role of individual agents of sustainability, so called change agents for sustainability, for the sustainability transformation of organizations.
Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich's work has been published in the Journal of Management Studies, Organization, Business & Society, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Business Ethics, among others.
Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich has also been or is guest editor for the journals Organization, Business & Society, Management Communication Quarterly, and Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility.
Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich has received several awards for her research and teaching and presents her work in a variety of academic and practitioner formats. She was also the main organizer of the international CSR Communication Conference 2022.
She was co-organizer of the DFG-funded research network "Grand Challenges and New Forms of Organizing" and is head of the certificate program "Digital Ethics" at the Professional School as well as lecturer in the MBA "Sustainability Management" at Leuphana University.
In 2022, Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich hosted the 6th international "CSR Communication Conference" at Leuphana University. Information about the conference can be found here.
2020/21 Schöller Fellow, Schöller Foundation, Nuremberg, Germany
2018/19 Governing Research Fellow, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
2016/2018 Postdoctoral researcher at Chair for Foundations of Business Adminstration and Theories of the Firm, University of Zurich.
2011/2016 Research assistant and PhD Candidate at Chair for Foundations of Business Adminstration and Theories of the Firm, University of Zurich.
2010/2011 Project manager at communication agency neulandherzer in Munich, Germany.
2009/2010 Project manager at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg for Model United Nations project (FAUMUN).
2004/2009 Magister Artium in Political Science/Economic Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Keywords
- Management studies
- Gamification
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Business Ethics
- Grand Challenges
- New Forms of Organizing
- Gender and Diversity
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):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 6 Finished
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Deloitte-Stiftung Stipendienprogramm
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.24 → 31.03.26
Project: Individual grant
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Game-Didaktik - Spielbasierte Lehre an der Leuphana
Katsarov, J. (Project manager, academic) & Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.24 → 30.03.26
Project: Teaching
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DigiTaL - Teilprojekt 08: DI-SZENARIO – Verantwortungsvolle Einführung Digitaler Innovationen in Organisationen: Ein Szenario-basierter Ansatz
Drews, P. (Project manager, academic), Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Project manager, academic) & Tschoppe, N. J. (Project staff)
01.08.21 → 31.12.25
Project: Teaching
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Schöller Fellow: Governing ethics in the digital age: The role of processes, practices, and competencies
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.20 → 30.06.24
Project: Research
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"Sustainability and Digitalization - a European perspective"
Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Partner), Lang, D. J. (Partner) & von Wehrden, H. (Partner)
01.12.19 → 31.08.22
Project: Teaching
Research output
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Technology, Megatrends and Work: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics
D’Cruz, P., Du, S., Noronha, E., Parboteeah, K. P., Trittin-Ulbrich, H. & Whelan, G., 01.10.2022, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 180, 3, p. 879-902 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access97 Citations (Scopus) -
Transcending transmission: Towards a constitutive perspective on CSR communication
Schoeneborn, D. & Trittin, H., 04.2013, In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal. 18, 2, p. 193-211 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strategic Venturing as Legitimacy Creation: The Case of Sustainability
Reihlen, M., Schlapfner, J.-F., Seeger, M. & Trittin-Ulbrich, H., 01.03.2022, In: Journal of Management Studies. 59, 2, p. 417-459 43 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring the dark and unexpected sides of digitalization: Toward a critical agenda
Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Scherer, A. G., Munro, I. & Whelan, G., 01.2021, In: Organization. 28, 1, p. 8-25 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access200 Citations (Scopus) -
Diversity as Polyphony: Reconceptualizing Diversity Management from a Communication-Centered Perspective
Trittin, H. & Schoeneborn, D., 01.08.2017, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 144, 2, p. 305-322 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
File78 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Managing Meaning in Corporate Volunteering (session 26401)
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Coauthor) & Ludwig, C. (Speaker)
28.07.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Academy of Management Annual Meeting - AOM 2025
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Coauthor), Castelló, I. (Organiser), Colleoni, E. (Organiser), Scherer, A. G. (Speaker), Cennamo, C. (Speaker), Karanovic, J. (Speaker) & Vergne, J.-P. (Speaker)
26.07.2026Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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49. Workshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Organisation (WK ORG) 2025
Schüßler, E. (Moderator), Heimstädt, M. (Organiser), Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Organiser), Costas, J. (Moderator), Krlev, G. (Moderator), Wilhelm, H. (Moderator) & Wilkens, U. (Moderator)
12.03.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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84. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung des Verbandes der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. - VHB 2024
Schüßler, E. (Organiser), Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Speaker) & Habersang, S. (Speaker)
05.03.2024 → 08.03.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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German Academic Association for Business Research e.V. (External organisation)
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Member)
2024 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Prizes
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AACSB Innovations that Inspire
Katsarov, J. (Recipient), Drews, P. (Recipient) & Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Education
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Auszeichnung für den besten Konferenzbeitrag
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Bester Artikel des Jahres 2013 im "Corporate Communications: An International Journal "
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Recipient) & Schoeneborn, D. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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"Business & Society 2023 Best Paper Award finalist" From the Substantive to the Ceremonial: Exploring Interrelations Between Recognition and Aspirational CSR Talk
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Recipient), 07.08.2024
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Governing Responsible Business Research Environment - Fellowship 2018/19
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Recipient), 01.03.2018
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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Cultivating the organizational influence of sustainability communications managers
01.12.23
1 Media contribution
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smart aber fair - Digitale Verantwortung: Unternehmen, Influence und die dunklen Seiten von Technologie
11.04.23
1 Media contribution
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Offene Classrooms ermöglichen inspirierende Lehre - Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich über ihre Open-Science-Erfahrungen
30.06.22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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How do strategic ventures become legitimate and part of a corporate strategy? Lessons learned from the case of sustainability
Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Reihlen, M., Schlapfner, J.-F. & Seeger, M.
25.07.21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Datasets
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From the Substantive to the Ceremonial: Exploring Interrelations Between Recognition and Aspirational CSR Talk
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Creator), SAGE Publications Inc., 2022
DOI: 10.1177/00076503221114795
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