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Dr. Elke Schuessler
Postdoctoral Researcher / Lecturer
Boltzmannstr. 20
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Room
224a
14195
Berlin, Germany
Phone:
+49-30-838-56807
Fax:
+49-30-838-56808
E-mail: elke.schuessler@fu-berlin.de
Academic Positions and Education
| since 2012 | Freie Universität Berlin, Project Researcher at the project "CREATE.NRW", evaluation of the creative and cultural industries cluster in North-Rheine Westphalia |
| 2010 | Maternity leave |
| 2009 - 2011 |
Freie Universität Berlin, Project Researcher at the project "Sound of Cologne", evaluation of the music industry cluster in Cologne |
| since 2008 |
Freie Universität Berlin, Chair for Inter-firm Cooperation, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer |
| 2007 |
University of Cambridge, Visiting Researcher (Michaelmas term) |
| since 2006 | Freelance Lecturer at, e.g., ESCP Europe, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
| 2005-2008 |
Freie Universität Berlin, Doctoral Program „Research on Organizational Paths“ (German Research Foundation) |
| 2000-2001 |
London School of Economics, MSc Industrial Relations and Personnel Management |
| 1997-2000 |
University of Sussex, BA (Hons) Psychology |
Business Experience
| since 2011 | Associate Consultant at Dahlem Research & Consulting Group |
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since 2010
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CEO of DC pro UG |
| 2002-2005 |
E&E AG, Berlin, Management Consultant for DAX 100 companies |
Research Interests
Industrial change and path dependence, strategic and institutional innovation, new forms of work and organization, industrial relations, macro-organizational theory, qualitative research
Teaching
Organization, management & HRM, alliances & networks, supply & operations management, qualitative research methods, academic writing & publishing
Reviewing
Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Management Studies, Managementforschung, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Business & Society, Economic & Industrial Democracy, Academy of Management Annual Meetings
Awards
- Selected participant of ProFiL, coaching for women in academia
- Doctoral thesis award, Wilhelm-Lorch Stiftung, 2009
- Business History Award (for doctoral thesis), German Business History Society (Gesellschaft für Unternehmensgeschichte), 2009
- Doctoral thesis award, German Female Academics Association, 2008
- PhD Scholarship of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 2005-2008
- LSE Graduate Award, 2001
Publications
Monographs
Schüßler, E. (2009) Strategische Prozesse und Persistenzen: Pfadabhängige Organisation der Wertschöpfung in der Bekleidungsindustrie. Stuttgart, Kohlhammer.
Refereed Journal Articles
Schüßler, E./Wessel, L./Gersch, M. (forthcoming): Taking stock: Capability development in inter-organizational projects. In: sbr - Schmalenbach Business Review.
Helfen, M./Schuessler, E. (2009) Uncovering divergence: Management attitudes towards HRM practices and works council presence in German SMEs. In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 30(20): 207-240.
Special Issues and Book Sections
Mangementin, V./Sapsed, J./Schüßler, E. (forthcoming): Digital technology and creative industries. In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
Schüßler, E./Sydow J. (forthcoming): Organized events at the front stage and backstage of the creative industries. In: Jones, C./Lorenzen, M./Sapsed, J.(Hg.) Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Schuessler, E. (2008) Implementing E-HRM. A Structurational Approach to Investigating Technological and Organisational Change. In: Martin, G./Reddington, M./Alexander, H. (Eds.) Technology, Outsourcing and Human Resource Management. Oxford, Elsevier: 257-287.
Book Reviews
Book Review of Lane, C./Probert, J. (2011): National Capitalisms, Global Production Networks: Fashioning the Value Chain in ihe UK, USA, and Germany. In: Organization Studies, 32(1): 143-146.
Conference Papers and Invited Talks (Selection)
Müller-Seitz, G./Schüßler, E. (2012) Facing Technological Uncertainty: Managing Institutional Multiplicity in the Semiconductor Industry. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, 3.-7. August.
Helfen, M./Schüßler, E./Dimitris, S. (2012) Transferring HRM Practices through International Framework Agreements? A Comparative Case Study of European Multinationals in the U.S. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, 3.-7. August.
Lange, B./Schüßler, E. (2012) Organizing Creative Markets: Socio-Spatial Practices of Design Entrepreneurs in Berlin. Paper to be presented at the 28th EGOS Colloquium, Helsinki, July.
Schuessler, E./Rüling, C.-C./Wittneben, B. (2011) Field Maintaining Events: The Role of Conferences in Structuring the Field of Climate Policy. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 12.-16. August.
Lerch, F./Schuessler, E./Decker, C. (2011) Inter-Cluster Collaboration from a Governance Perspective: A Typology and Systematic Assessment. Paper presented at the 27th EGOS Colloquium, Gothenburg, 5.-7. July.
Dobusch, L./Schuessler, E. S./Wessel, L. (2010) Backstage: Organizing Field-Configuring Events in the German Music Industry. Paper presented at the 26th EGOS Colloquium, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, 30June -2 July.
Links
Guest blog "Durban as a Case in Point" on governance across borders
Guest blog "Debating Copyright" on governance across borders
Side Event "Parallel Worlds" at the UNFCCC SB 30, Bonn
German Business History Society Award, Gesellschaft für Unternehmensgeschichte e.V.
Dissertation Award of the Wilhelm-Lorch-Stiftung
Doctoral Dissertation at Kohlhammer-Verlag
Office
Freie Universität Berlin
Department of Management
Birgit Algermissen
Boltzmannstr. 20 (Room 225)
14195 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49-30-838-53783
Fax: +49-30-838-56808
