M.A. Sociology, PhD Economics and Social Sciences
Researcher

Fields of Expertise

• Innovation concepts and models for Sustainable Land Management
• New forms of organization and modes of working

Current Projects

• Scientific coordination project for the BMBF funding priority Innovation Groups for Sustainable Land Management

Professional Experience

• Researcher at Chemnitz University of Technology, Department of Sociology (Industrial Sociology and Sociological Technology Research, Sociological Theory) and Department of Economics (Organization Science, Innovation and Sustainable Resource Management)
• Experienced in organizational analysis, change management, reorganization, open innovation strategies in web-2.0 environments
• Lecturer for social sciences in economics, management and leadership, multivariate and non-parametric statistics (SPSS, R), experienced in organizing business simulations and serious gaming

Education

• Dissertation (PhD) on social comparison processes in organizations (Chemnitz TU)
• Studies in Sociology, Economics and Political Science (M.A. in sociology)
• Student assistant at Departments of Sociology and Economics for many years