Prof. Dr. Stefanie Habersang

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.132
Fon +49.4131.677-2313, stefanie.habersang@leuphana.de
Juniorprofessor*in, Junior professorship of business administration, in particular digital transformation
Assoziierte/r, Leuphana Center for Organization & Social Transformation

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Vita

Stefanie Habersang is an Assistant Professor of Digital Transformation at the Institute for Management and Organization. She studied Business & Economics at Ruhr University Bochum and Business Administration at the University of Cologne and the University of Sydney. She earned her PhD at Leuphana University Lüneburg, where she was awarded the Leuphana Dissertation Award in 2021. In 2022, Dr. Habersang was an externally funded postdoctoral researcher at Copenhagen Business School.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of digital organizational transformation and sustainability. She focuses on various types of organizations, including large diversified firms and start-ups, employing primarily qualitative research methods. A particular focus of her work is the methodological advancement of qualitative meta-studies in the field of management and organization studies.

Her work has been recognized with several awards, including the Academy of Management Best Student Paper Award 2018 (Research Methods Division), the ABCD Reviewing Award (AOM), and the Leuphana Dissertation Award. In addition, her research was nominated for the EGOS Best Student Paper Award 2019 (Top 3), the Arnon Reichers Best Student Paper Award 2022 (Top 3, AOM Careers Division), the SMS PhD Paper Prize 2020, and the AOM SAP Best Paper Award 2025 (Top 3). Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Management Studies, Organizational Research Methods, Organization Studies, the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, and the Handbook of Philosophy of Management. From 2022 to 2024, she was supported by the Add-On Fellowship of the Joachim Herz Foundation.

Together with Carsten Wille, Stefanie Habersang co-directs the Female Entrepreneurship Program "ScaleF" at Leuphana University. Each year, this program provides ten female founders with intensive training, coaching, and financial support to facilitate their successful entry into self-employment. More information for interested founders is available here.

Dr. Habersang is also a founding member of the initiative Organization Scientists 4 Future (OS4Future) and serves as Data & Analytics Officer of the SAP Interest Group within the Academy of Management.

She regularly teaches the modules "The Future of Work" and "Digital Transformation" (summer semester), as well as "Digital-Sustainable Business Model Innovation" and "Empirical Research Project" (winter semester). She has also taught in the master's course "Business Innovation" at the University of St. Gallen.

Projects

  1. Exist Women - ScaleF Female Entrepreneurship Program
    Stefanie Habersang (Project manager, academic) , Carsten Wille (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  2. EXIST Women - ScaleF
    Stefanie Habersang (Project manager, academic) , Carsten Wille (Coordination) , Beate Friedrich (Partner) , Franziska Pohlmann (Partner) , Anja Thiem (Partner)
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    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  3. A Temporal Perspective on Disruptive Innovation Processes: A new Agenda for Research and Practice
    Sarah Stanske (Project manager, academic) , Stefanie Habersang (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  4. The impacts of bottom-up vs. top-down interventions in fostering female entrepreneurship in Mozambique
    Mona Mensmann (Project manager, academic) , Francisco Campos (Partner) , Frederica Ricaldi (Partner) , Stefanie Habersang (Partner) , Gareth Roberts (Partner)

    Project: Research

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Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Special Issue: What do social and environmental responsibilities mean in the ‘Global South’? Towards pluriversal perspectives in management studies
    Stefanie Habersang (Editor) , Pilar Acosta (Editor) , Booby Banerjee (Editor) , Joel Bothello (Editor) , Stella Nkomo (Editor) , Kristina Potočnik (Editor)

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Navigating (In)Visibility: Exploring Political Dynamics in Future-Making
    Johanne Ragna Düsterbeck (Author) , Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Markus Reihlen (Author) , 01.07.2025 , in: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2025, 1

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

  2. Navigating the Family Support Paradox in Female Entrepreneurship – A Developing Country Perspective
    Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Mulu Hundera (Author) , Mona Mensmann (Author) , 01.07.2025 , in: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2025, 1

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

  3. Advancing Qualitative Meta-Studies (QMS): Current Practices and Reflective Guidelines for Synthesizing Qualitative Research
    Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Markus Reihlen (Author) , 01.04.2025 , in: Organizational Research Methods, 28, 2 , p. 210-244 , 35 p.

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

  4. Media Review: Extrapolations - A View from OS4F
    Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Elke Sybille Schüßler (Author) , Pilar Acosta (Author) , Joel Bothello (Author) , Giuseppe Delmestri (Author) , Gabriela Gutierrez-Huerter O (Author) , 01.03.2025 , in: Organization Studies, 46, 3 , p. 433-439 , 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research

  5. Challenges and Choices in Conducting Qualitative Meta-studies
    Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Markus Reihlen (Author) , 01.08.2023 , in: Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023, 1 , 1 p.

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

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Realist Inquiry
    Markus Reihlen (Author) , Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Natalia Nikolova (Author) , 23.07.2022 Schweiz , p. 1-23 , 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  2. OS4Future: An academic advocacy movement for our future
    Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Elke Sybille Schüßler (Author) , Giuseppe Delmestri (Author) , Helen Etchanchu (Author) , Joel Bothello (Author) , Gabriela Gutierrez-Huerter O (Author) , 30.09.2021 Cheltenham , p. 218-229 , 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  3. Advancing Qualitative Meta-Analyses: A Realist and a Constructivist Approach
    Stefanie Habersang (Author) , Markus Reihlen (Author) , 02.07.2018 Chicagpo , 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Impact

  1. Leuphana ScaleF programme catalyzes start ups for women
    Stefanie Habersang , Carsten Wille

    Impact: Economic Impact, Social Impact, Technological Impact

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Activities

  1. Acknowledging the Pluriverse in Social and Environmental Responsibilities
    Pilar Acosta (Panel participant) , Stefanie Habersang (Panel participant) , Bobby Banerjee (Panel participant) , Joel Bothello (Panel participant) , Frederike Döbbe (Panel participant) , Kristina Potocnik (Panel participant)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  2. Innovating amid poly- and permacrisis: The role of time in organizing for disruptive innovation
    Stefanie Habersang (Coauthor) , Eva-Maria Spreitzer (Coauthor) , Raghu Garud (Coauthor) , Tor Hernes (Coauthor) , Oliver Ibert (Coauthor) , Patricia Klarner (Coauthor) , Gargi Sharma (Coauthor) , Sarah Stanske (Panel participant) , Matthias Wenzel (Keynote Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  3. Qualitative Knowledge Synthesis in Management Research: Approaches, Opportunities & Expert Insights
    Stefanie Habersang (Speaker) , Miriam Feuls (Panel participant) , Rikke Albertson (Panel participant) , Nick Berente (Panel participant) , Hans Behrends (Panel participant) , Christina Hoon (Panel participant) , Markus Reihlen (Panel participant) , Maria Rumyantseva (Panel participant)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

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Prizes

  1. OMT Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) Reviewing Award, Academy of Management 2025
    Stefanie Habersang (Recipient) ,

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

  2. SAP Best Paper Award Finalist, Academy of Management 2025
    Johanne Ragna Düsterbeck (Recipient) Stefanie Habersang (Recipient) Markus Reihlen (Recipient) ,

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

  3. Best Paper Award 2024
    Stefanie Habersang (Recipient) ,

    Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  4. Impact Prize 2024
    Stefanie Habersang (Recipient) ,

    Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer

  5. Jochim Herz Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Economics and Interdisciplinary Business Administration
    Stefanie Habersang (Recipient) ,

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

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Teaching