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Curriculum
Since 2011 Maike Buhr is part of the Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM). She worked within the MBA Sustainability Management team from December 2011 until September 2017. Her field of activity was research management and e-tutoring. Maike also conducted research in the project ‘Processes of Sustainability Transformation’ funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation and hosted by Leuphana University. She then worked at the Chair of Sustainability Economics and Management in two projects funded by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), called 'Crowdfunding of Environmental Innovations' and the project 'From Eco to Ecopreneur - Promoting the Foundation of Environmentally Oriented Start-Ups and SMEs in Environmentally Aware Target Groups'. She has been a lecturer in the MBA Sustainability Management since 2014. She studied political science as well as cultural and social anthropology at Muenster University and completed her Master of Science Degree in Human Ecology at Lund University (Sweden).
Within the scope of her research, she is concerned with the question of how actors, especially individuals as change agents, can contribute to the sustainability transformation of companies. Her research interests include change agents, leadership and entrepreneurship, organizational and competence development, corporate sustainability, education for sustainable development as well as sustainability transformations.
Keywords
- Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
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 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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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 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Vom Öko zum Ökopreneur – Förderung der Gründung von nachhaltigkeitsorientierten Start-ups und KMU bei nachhaltigkeitsbewussten Studierenden und jungen Erwachsenen
Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic) & Buhr, M. (Project staff)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
01.03.22 → 01.03.25
Project: Research
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Crowdfunding of Environmental Innovations: Identification of target groups and communication of success factors for start-ups & SMEs
Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Tenner, I. (Project staff) & Buhr, M. (Project staff)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
06.12.18 → 19.09.22
Project: Research
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PoST: Processes of Sustainability Transformation (Promotionskolleg)
Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Coordination), Fischer, D. (Partner), Halberstadt, J. (Partner), Schaltegger, S. (Partner), Leventon, J. (Partner), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Lang, D. J. (Partner), Wiek, A. (Partner), Kümmerer, K. (Partner), von Wehrden, H. (Partner), Vilsmaier, U. (Partner), Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. (Project staff), Pöggel, K. (Project staff), Hübel, C. (Project staff), Buhr, M. (Project staff), Beyers, F. (Project staff), Laudan, J. (Project staff), Albrecht, S. (Project staff), Weber, H. (Project staff), Rathgens, J. (Project staff), Keβler, L. (Project staff), Hilser, S. (Project staff) & Juarez Bourke, S. (Project staff)
08.12.16 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
Research output
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From Environmentalist to Ecopreneur? Target Groups and Role Models as Key Elements in Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education
Hörisch, J., Fokuhl, M., Buhr, M. & Dickel, P., 02.2026, In: Sustainable Development. 34, 1, p. 1129-1140 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
The Role of Individual Beliefs for Corporate Sustainability Transformations
Buhr, M. & Weissbrod, I., 01.2026, In: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. 35, 1, p. 340-366 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Designing Understanding: Sustainability Entrepreneurs Connect with Adopters
Eising-Mertsch, L., Weisenfeld, U. & Buhr, M., 17.06.2025, In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. 2025, 1, 6 p., 22177.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Correction to: Processes of sustainability transformation across systems scales: leveraging systemic change in the textile sector (Sustainability Science, (2024), 19, 2, (469-488), 10.1007/s11625-023-01436-8)
Leventon, J., Buhr, M., Keβler, L., Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. & Beyers, F., 05.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 3, p. 1111 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Processes of sustainability transformation across systems scales: leveraging systemic change in the textile sector
Leventon, J., Buhr, M., Keßler, L., Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. & Beyers, F., 03.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 2, p. 469-488 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus)
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Festsymposium „15 Jahre Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit“
Buhr, M. (presenter)
11.02.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
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Individual Change Agents for Corporate Sustainability Transformation of the Textile Industry
Buhr, M. (presenter)
16.02.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Transdisciplinary Science Workshop at the Future Africa Campus - 2019
Barth, M. (Speaker), Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Participant), Buhr, M. (Participant), Juarez Bourke, S. (Participant), Pöggel, K. (Participant), Rathgens, J. (Participant) & Hilser, S. (Participant)
27.03.2019 → 29.03.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
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Levels of Individual Change Agency for Sustainability Transformation in the Clothing Industry – Exploring the Role of Individual Beliefs for Corporate Sustainability Transformations
Buhr, M. (Speaker)
06.02.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Sustainable Textile School - SusTex 2018
Buhr, M. (Speaker), Keßler, L. (Speaker), Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. (Speaker) & Beyers, F. (Speaker)
10.09.2018 → 12.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research