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Change Agents for Sustainability (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich

Termin:
 14-täglich | Montag | 10:15 - 13:45 | 11.04.2022 - 08.07.2022 | C 12.102 Seminarraum

Inhalt: This seminar will focus on the specific role that change agents play for organizational change towards sustainability. Creating a company that operates in line with planetary boundaries (Rockström et al., 2009) and that contributes to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN, 2015) requires fundamental organizational transformations, including entrepreneurial contributions to transforming markets and society (e.g. Johnson & Schaltegger, 2020). Such transformations, however, do not happen by themselves (Schaltegger et al., 2016). It is often individual managers and employees within a company – so-called ‘change agents for sustainability – who play a vital role in advancing corporate sustainability, as they are responsible for starting initiatives, making decisions and implementing measures. Indeed, recent contributions have started to focus on the transformational role of individual corporate sustainability professionals and other zealous employees in shaping strategic decisions around social and environmental issues in organizations from the inside out (Gond & Moser, 2021; Girschik et al., 2020). Change agents for sustainability can unfold their activities at all levels and places in an organization (Acquier, et al., 2011). Most companies have formalized roles for corporate sustainability professionals (including CSR, EHS, and CR managers) in one form or another (Beckmann et al., 2020). Besides corporate sustainability professionals, CEOs and top managers (Sturdivant, 1979), other corporate agents such as local heroes or champions (Andersson & Bateman, 2000; Walley & Stubbs, 1999), middle and functional managers or engaged employees may play a crucial role in the transformation of their organization (Hemingway & Maclagan, 2004; Nielsen & Thomsen, 2009; Sharma & Good, 2013). Their activities usually include proposing, pursuing and implementing sustainability projects and activities and ensuring the overall improvement of corporate sustainability performance. Besides, change agents for sustainability often act as key entrepreneurial actors (intrapreneurs) or as activists inside the company who guide and push for organizational sustainability transformation (e.g. Carollo & Guerci, 2018; Wickert & de Bakker, 2018), possibly also bottom-up in the organization (Brinkhurst et al., 2011).

Changemanagement (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Jürgen Deters, Volker Stief

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Montag | 10:15 - 11:45 | 04.04.2022 - 08.07.2022 | C 6.316 Seminarraum

Customer Relationship Management & Change (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Kerstin Brockelmann

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Montag | 08:15 - 09:45 | 04.04.2022 - 08.07.2022 | W 106

Inhalt: Seminar mit Vermittlung theoretischer Inhalte und Transfer in die Praxis. Themengebiete sind: Kundenzufriedenheit, Kundenwert und CRM-Strategie, ganzheitliches CRM-Model, CRM-Tools, kundenspezifizierte Produktausrichtung, Kundengewinnung und -bindung, CRM-Technologie, kundenzentrierte Unternehmensorganisation, Kultur und Change Management. Nach aktuellem Stand der Planung konnten wir auch einen sehr interessanten Praxispartner gewinnen und werden im Rahmen des Seminars anwendungsorientiert und praxisbezogen arbeiten können.

Managing Start-ups (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Jan Tänzler

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 16:15 - 17:45 | 04.04.2022 - 08.07.2022 | C 40.108 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Startups are characterized by the fact that at the beginning an innovation is decisive for the establishment of a company, which has a high potential. In addition, the founders initially have to carry out all of the company's tasks on their own, as the company's (financial) resources are limited. However, if the company grows over time, the founders often reach their limits. From now on, the company has to professionalize its structures: The company's financing, organization and staff management have to be adapted to the company's growth.

Molekulare Pflanzenzüchtung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: eine intzerdisziplinäre Betrachtung (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Ursula Weisenfeld

Termin:
 Einzeltermin | Do, 07.04.2022, 09:00 - Do, 07.04.2022, 10:00 | C 7.307 Seminarraum
Einzeltermin | So, 18.09.2022, 10:00 - Sa, 24.09.2022, 18:00 | extern

Inhalt: In unserer Herbstschule mit Studierenden der vier Universitäten Hannover, Lüneburg, Münster und Rostock widmen wir uns interdisziplinär der Entwicklung von pflanzenbasierten Projekten, die ein konkretes Nachhaltigkeitsproblem adressieren. Wenn man eine pflanzenbasierte Innovation entwickeln will, die ein Nachhaltigkeitsproblem adressiert, muss man die entsprechenden technischen Voraussetzungen schaffen und das sozio-ökonomische Umfeld analysieren, integrieren und adressieren. Hier kommen unterschiedliche Arten von Wissen zum Einsatz: • Forscher*innen aus Bereichen Bio(techno)logie, Agrarwissenschaften, Chemie, Sozial- und Umweltwissenschaften..., • Anspruchsgruppen aus dem Umfeld wie Anwohner*innen und Bürger*innen, die u.a. wichtiges Wissen bzgl Einbettung einer Innovation in das Umfeld haben, • Organisationen, die z.B. wichtiges Wissen bzgl Implementierung einer Innovation haben • Etc. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist es Aufgabe, im Laufe der Woche interdisziplinär eine ‚Produkteinführung’ zu erarbeiten. Dabei sollen die folgenden Fragen und Bausteine berücksichtigt werden:  Beschreibung eines Problems (mit Nachhaltigkeitsbezug)  Definition eines ‚Events’: welche Neuerung (Pflanze, Pflanzenbaustein, pflanzenbezogenes Produkt) könnte dieses Problem adressieren? (Anwendung von Kreativitätsmethoden)  Was ist der erwartete Nutzen? (nutzerorientierte Perspektive)  Wie kann dieses Produkt entwickelt werden, was sind notwendige Elemente und Wertschöpfungsschritte? (naturwissenschaftlich-technische Schritte)  Wie können diese Schritte umgesetzt werden (‚value chain’)?  Welche Risiken (für Umwelt, Verbraucher*innen, Gesellschaft) sind damit verbunden?  Wie kann das Produkt vermittelt werden? (Kommunikation mit Stakeholdern)

Sustainability Accounting and Reporting (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Stefan Schaltegger

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 14:15 - 15:45 | 04.04.2022 - 08.07.2022 | C 11.308 Seminarraum

Inhalt: The course “Sustainability Accounting, Reporting and Supply Chain Management” is designed as a literature seminar and deals with the core role of sustainability information and sustainability information systems in organizational decision making as well as with sustainable supply chain management. Sustainable development of the economy and society is not possible without a sustainable development of companies and their supply chains. Corporate sustainability furthermore requires that sustainability is considered in management decisions. Given that management decisions are strongly influenced by accounting, management control and reporting, these information management systems are challenged to consider sustainability information. Accounting as the core information system of corporations and management control as the main control system, and supply chain management with regard to social and environmental challenges are discussed on the basis of key research publications in the light of their contribution to sustainable development. Frameworks, methods and case studies are reviewed and discussed.