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Katharina Hug

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20242025

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I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Professorship of Business Administration, specializing in Social & Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. I am currently working on the government-funded DATIpilot project for innovation communities (MEHRCE).

From 2020 to 2024, I was a PhD researcher in Strategy & Organization at the School of Management, University of Bath, UK. My thesis addresses a pressing issue in contemporary organizations: how professionals engage in internal activism within Professional Service Firms (PSFs), and how organizational structures influence these practices.

After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Management (EUFH, Brühl; Griffith University, AU), I gained six years of work experience in a global multinational management consultancy (EY). I then earned a Master of Science in Sociology and Global Change from the University of Edinburgh, UK. I draw on sociological theories of careers, particularly the work of Pierre Bourdieu, along with research on critical management studies, sustainability, (internal) activism, micro-CSR, and professional organizations, and I utilize qualitative research methods.

Education/Academic qualification

Management and Organization, Doctorate , Responsible Careers and Internal Activism in the Anthropocene: A Bourdieusian perspective on the intersection of internal activism and professional careers, University of Bath

09.2020 → 12.2024

Sociology, Master, First Generation Students in German Higher Education - The Role of ArbeiterKind.de in facilitating access to Higher Education, University of Edinburgh

09.2017 → 08.2018

Management, Bachelor, Analysis of the Acquisition of New Customers for the gpu-consult gmbh, European University of Applied Sciences

10.2012 → 09.2015

Semester Abroad, Human Rights in World Politics, Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Social Marketing, Intermediate Microeconomics, Griffith University

07.2014 → 12.2014

Keywords

  • Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
  • Management studies

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 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  7. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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