Joint PhD Workshop Series S2BMRC-VU Amsterdam
Recognising the need for actively supporting doctoral education, the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre (S2BMRC), in cooperation with the Free University of Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) have launched its own Joint PhD Workshop Series S2BMRC-VU Amsterdam. Happening twice a year, these encounters have become a tradition for our group of young researchers and our faculty peers where ideas and high quality research emerge from the discussions with others.
Completed PhDs
Since 2005, most of the PhD projects at the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre have been completed in partnership with:
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- University of Münster, Germany
- Coventry University, UK
- IHI Zittau (today part of TU Dresden), Germany
- The University of Adelaide, Australia
Recently completed projects include:
Dr. Iulia-Maria Stroila
Current position: Academic Researcher at the FH Münster University of Applied Sciences
Graduated in 2023, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the University of Adelaide, Australia, with the dissertation "Entrepreneurial ecosystem well-being: Unpacking the multilevel, multidimensional, and configurational nature of ecosystem health".
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Dr. Choi Wai (Maggie) Chak
Current position: Academic Researcher at the FH Münster University of Applied Sciences
Graduated in 2022, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the University of Twente, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "Towards Highly Performing Community-Academic Health Partnerships".
Dr. Eva Sormani
Current position: Business Development Manager in The TIM Company
Graduated in 2022, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "Academics' Impetus to Engage with Society. A Study on Motivation and Regulation"
Dr. André Perusso
Current position: Academic Researcher at the FH Münster University of Applied Sciences
Graduated in 2021, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "Experiential learning in management education: Evaluating the practice-turn"
Dr. Alexander Lennart Schmidt
Current position: Lecturer Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Graduated in 2021, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "MANAGING IN THE FACE OF DISRUPTION - How do companies manage business model innovation along the process of disruptive innovation?"
Current research topics: Disruptive Innovation, Sensemaking, Strategic Renewal, Process theory
Dr. Neele Petzold
Current position: Technology and Innovation Consultant at Early Brands, Bremen
Graduated in 2020, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation " Disruptive Innovation from a Process View. Studying the Emergence, Development, and Growth over Time"
Current research topics: Disruptive Innovation, Sensemaking, Strategic Renewal, Process theory
Dr. Balzhan Orazbayeva M.A.
Current position: Manager Strategic Initiatives, University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN)
Graduated in 2020, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation " Education-Driven University-Business Cooperation | Engagement of Academics and Business"
Current research topics: Engaged Universities, Engagement Readiness, Future of Universities, Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Dr Haluk Yörür
Current position: Senior Project Manager Mobility Solutions at Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart.
Graduated in 2018, from the TU Dresden, Germany, with the dissertation "Market Oriented Product Platforms Structuring the Front-End of Flexible Platform Portfolio Development".
Current research topics:Product platform development
Jun. Prof. Dr Sue Rossano-Rivero
Current position: Deputy Managing Director of the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre and Junior professor in Entrepreneurship and International Business Development at the Münster University of Applied Sciences.
Graduated in 2018, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "Entrepreneurial behaviour of academics within the context of education".
Current research topics: Entrepreneurial behaviour of academics; Innovations in teaching based on University-Business Cooperation; Networking behaviour of academics; Entrepreneurship and international business development for start-ups.
Dr Victoria Galán-Muros
Current position: Higher Education Policy Analyst at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Higher Education Policy Analyst at the UNESCO in Paris
Graduated in 2016, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "The University-Business Cooperation Ecosystem: an evidence-based approach for the management of European University-Business Cooperation"
Current research topics: Higher education policy; Student employability; University-business cooperation; Innovation in higher education.
Prof. Dr Thorsten Kliewe
Professor for Innovation Management and Business Development at Münster University of Applied Sciences and Managing Director of the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre.
Graduated in 2015, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Coventry University, UK, with the dissertation "Value creation in University-industry relationships: a view on stakeholder and relationship value from the perspective of academics in England"
Current research topics: Engaged and Entrepreneurial Universities; University-Industry Interaction; Collaborative Innovation; Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship; Business Development.
Jun. Prof. Dr Kerstin Kurzhals
Junior professor in Science-to-Society - Engagement, Innovation & CoCreation at Münster University of Applied Sciences.
Graduated in 2015, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Coventry University, UK, with the dissertation "Resource Recombination in Firms from A Dynamic Capability Perspective"
Current research topics: Science-to-Society, Third mission of universities.
Prof. Dr Todd Davey
Current position: Professor for Entrepreneurship at the Institut Mines-Télécom Business School.
Graduated in 2015, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "Entrepreneurship at universities"
Current research topics: Entrepreneurship (students, academics, universities); Entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems; University-business cooperation; Future universities.
Dr Nisha Korff
Current position: Sales Manager Hoyer, Munich
Graduated in 2014, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the dissertation "University-Industry Linkages: Benefitting from Experience"
Dr Christian Junker
Current position: Director for Business Engagement at the S2BMRC.
Graduated in 2014, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with the University of Münster, Germany, with the dissertation "Consistency as a selection criterion for successful cooperation - empirical evidence and methodology of a 'Consistency Map'"
Current research topics: Disruptive innovation; Entrepreneurship; Digital innovation; Business models.
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Prof. Dr Tobias Kesting
Current position: Professor for General Business Management with Focus on Marketing at APOLLON University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany.
Graduated in 2012 from the S2BMRC in cooperation with IHI Zittau (now part of TU Dresden), Germany, with the dissertation "University knowledge and technology transfer from a market-oriented perspective"
Current research topics: Organisational marketing and management; Transfer and adaptation of marketing issues to the health and healthcare management sector.
Prof. Dr Carolin Plewa
Current position: Professor of Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement & the Pro Vice Chancellor (Researcher Education and Development) & Dean of Graduate Studies.
Graduated in 2006, from the S2BMRC in cooperation with The University of Adelaide, Australia, with the dissertation "Key Drivers of University-Industry Relationships and the Impact of Organisational Culture Difference; A Dyadic Study"
Current research topics: University-business engagement; Customer engagement; Value co-creation; Social innovation.