Prof. Dr. Jacob Hörisch
Vita
Jacob Hörisch is Professor of Sustainability Economics & Management. His research focuses on how economic actors can contribute to sustainable development. Key areas of interest include the role of consumers and corporate sustainability, particularly within the framework of stakeholder theory. Jacob Hörisch has published extensively on these topics in leading international journals (including Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Human Resource Management Journal). According to the Stanford Ranking published by Elsevier, he ranks among the top 2% of the most cited researchers worldwide.
Vita:
- Since 2022 Professor for Sustainability Economics and Management, Centre for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University Lueneburg
- 2017 - 2021 Juniorprofessor for Sustainability Economics and Management, Centre for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University Lueneburg
- 2015 – 2017 Juniorprofessor for Sustainable Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences
- September to December 2013 Visiting researcher at Darden School of Business, University of Virginia (USA)
- 2011 – 2014 Research Assistant and Post-Doc at Centre for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University Lueneburg
Selected Publikations:
Hörisch, J., Ackermann, L., Schaltegger, S., Parmar, B. L., & Freeman, R. E. (2026). Measuring Stakeholder Theory Mindsets: Development and Validation of a Measurement Scale. Journal of Management, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063261438089
Brieger, S.A., Hörisch, J. & Zhang, X. Economic Inequality Reduces Sustainable Consumption: Cross-National and Experimental Evidence and Psychological Mechanisms. Journal of Business Ethics (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06437-y
Brack, F., H. M. Petrowsky, J. Hörisch, and D. D. Loschelder. (2026). Workplace Interventions to Promote Employees' Pro-Environmental Behaviour: A Meta-Analysis, Human Resource Management Journal: 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.70066
Hörisch, J., Petersen, L. and Jacobs, K. (2024). The impact of biodiversity information on willingness to pay. Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 28(6): 1641-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13552
Publications
Journal contributions
- Workplace Interventions to Promote Employees' Pro-Environmental Behaviour: A Meta-Analysis
Hannes Petrowsky (Author) , Jacob Hörisch (Author) , David D. Loschelder (Author) , Franziska Brack (Author) , 21.09.2026 , in: Human Resource Management JournalResearch output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Measuring Stakeholder Theory Mindsets: Development and Validation of a Measurement Scale
Jacob Hörisch (Author) , Stefan Schaltegger (Author) , Bidhan L. Parmar (Author) , R. Edward Freeman (Author) , Laura Ackermann (Author) , 24.04.2026 , in: Journal of Management , 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- The impact of biodiversity information on willingness to pay
Jacob Hörisch (Author) , Lars Petersen (Author) , Kathleen Jacobs (Author) , 01.12.2024 , in: Journal of Industrial Ecology, 28, 6 , p. 1641-1656 , 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Worse is worse and better doesn't matter?: The effects of favorable and unfavorable environmental information on consumers’ willingness to pay
Lars Petersen (Author) , Jacob Hörisch (Author) , Kathleen Jacobs (Author) , 01.10.2021 , in: Journal of Industrial Ecology, 25, 5 , p. 1338-1356 , 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- The Relationship between Stakeholder Theory and Corporate Social Responsibility: Differences, Similarities, and Implications for Social Issues in Management
Sergiy D. Dmytriyev (Author) , R. Edward Freeman (Author) , Jacob Hörisch (Author) , 01.09.2021 , in: Journal of Management Studies, 58, 6 , p. 1441-1470 , 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Courses
Auf der Grundlage dieses Wissens bilden die Studierenden Gruppen, um mit Hilfe von Kreativitätstechniken wie Design Thinking eigene nachhaltige Geschäftsideen zu entwickeln, auf diesen Ideen basierende Geschäftsmodelle zu entwerfen und mit der Umsetzung ihrer Ideen zu beginnen (z. B. durch Mock-Ups, Prototypen, etc.).
Um den Kontakt zu Vorbildern zu ermöglichen, wird ein*e Unternehmer*in aus dem Bereich der Nachhaltigkeit das Seminar besuchen, um mit den Studierenden über die eigenen unternehmerischen Erfahrungen zu sprechen.
Am Ende des Semesters präsentieren die Studierenden ihre eigenen unternehmerischen Ideen vor einer Fachjury.
Main contents of the seminar are:
- The role of sustainable consumption in sustainability transitions.
- Theories and concepts of sustainable consumption
- Barriers and facilitating factors of sustainable consumption
- Concepts for the promotion of sustainable consumption