Dr. Katharina Hug

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.125b
Fon +49.4131.677-2161 (Sekr.), katharina.hug@leuphana.de
Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in, Professorship of Business Administration, in particular Social & Sustainable Entrepreneurship

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Vita

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Professorship of Business Administration, specializing in Social & Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. I am currently working on the government-funded DATIpilot project for innovation communities (MEHRCE).

From 2020 to 2024, I was a PhD researcher in Strategy & Organization at the School of Management, University of Bath, UK. My thesis addresses a pressing issue in contemporary organizations: how professionals engage in internal activism within Professional Service Firms (PSFs), and how organizational structures influence these practices.

After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Management (EUFH, Brühl; Griffith University, AU), I gained six years of work experience in a global multinational management consultancy (EY). I then earned a Master of Science in Sociology and Global Change from the University of Edinburgh, UK. I draw on sociological theories of careers, particularly the work of Pierre Bourdieu, along with research on critical management studies, sustainability, (internal) activism, micro-CSR, and professional organizations, and I utilize qualitative research methods.

Projects

Publications

Journal contributions

  1. NAVIGATING PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AND INTERNAL ACTIVISM: A BOURDIEUSIAN LENS
    Katharina Hug (Author) , Katharina Chudzikowski (Author) , Stefanie Gustafsson (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2025, 1

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review

  2. When and how to engage with employee environmental activism: Lessons learned from a global service firm
    Katharina Hug (Author) , Ling Eleanor Zhang (Author) , 01.01.2024 , in: European Management Journal, 42, 3 , p. 288–294

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review

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Prizes

  1. Arnon Reichers Best Student Paper Finalist
    Katharina Hug (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Teaching