Abschlussarbeiten

Wenn Sie in der Abteilung "Innovation Management" Ihre Bachelor- oder Masterarbeit verfassen möchten, gehen Sie bitte wie folgt vor:

 

Sommersemester

Wintersemester

Anmeldung in MyStudy bis

15.02.

16.08.

Bestätigung der Betreuung

Anfang März

Anfang September

Bachelorkolloquium

April – Juni

Oktober - Dezember

Anmeldung der Arbeit

nach Absprache

nach Absprache

Abgabe der Arbeit

zum Ende des Semesters

zum Ende des Semesters

 

Bewerbungsprozess:

Bitte bewerben Sie sich in MyStudy im Modul "Betreuungsangebote für Abschlussarbeiten" und per E-Mail (innovation@leuphana.de) bei uns für die Betreuung Ihrer Abschlussarbeit. Bitte senden Sie uns hierfür ein Exposé zu Ihrem Vorhaben (circa 1-2 Seiten). Sie können sich um eines der ausgeschriebenen Themen (siehe unten) bewerben oder eigene Vorschläge machen, die allerdings zu unseren Themenbereichen passen sollten. Sie können Ihre Arbeit auf Englisch oder Deutsch verfassen.

Alle Informationen zum Vergabeverfahren finden Sie auch hier:

 

THEMEN:

Bachelorarbeiten

Topic

Introductory literature (peer-reviewed)

Explanation

Context and entrepreneurial practices

Stervinou, S., Bayle-Cordier, J., Narvaiza, L., Aragón, C., & Iturrioz, C. (2021). Exploring the interplay between context and enterprise purpose in participative social entrepreneurship: the perceptions of worker cooperative entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 33, 758 - 788.

Welter, F., Baker, T., & Wirsching, K. (2019). Three waves and counting: The rising tide of contextualization in entrepreneurship research. Small business economics52, 319-330.

Conceptual thesis (e.g. systematic literature review)

Urban commons and commoning in cities

 

C. Borch & M. Kornberger (Eds.), Urban commons: Rethinking the city, (pp. 11-31), London: Routledge

Conceptual (e.g. systematic literature review) or with a qualitative study e.g. with the GFAZ in Hanover

Alternative economic models for sustainable development of cities or regions: The case of …

Gibbs, D., Krueger, R., and MacLeod, G. 2013. Grappling with smart city politics in an era of market triumphalism.Urban Studies, 50(11): 2151-2157. (intro to Special Issue)

Eisenhardt, K. M. (1989), Building theories from case study research, Academy of Management Review, Vol. 14, No. 4, S. 532–550.

Case to be researched from publicly accessible sources and possibly expert interviews; e.g. Bristol pound, Sharing economy

Innovations for sustainable development of cities or regions: The case of…

Hodson, M., Geels, F. W., & McMeekin, A. (2017). Reconfiguring urban sustainability transitions, analysing multiplicity. Sustainability9(2), 299.

De Jong, M.; Joss, S.; Schraven, D.; Zhan, C.; Weijnen, M. Sustainable-smart-resilient-low-carbon-eco- knowledge cities; making sense of a multitude of concepts promoting sustainable urbanization. Journal of Cleaner Production 2015, 109, 25–38.

Eisenhardt, K. M. (1989), Building theories from case study research, Academy of Management Review, Vol. 14, No. 4, S. 532–550.

Case to be researched from publicly accessible sources and possibly expert interviews

 

 

Masterarbeiten

 

Topic

Introductory literature (peer-reviewed)

Explanation

The tension between innovation and institution: designing understanding in the fashion industry

 

Hargadon, A. B., and Douglas, Y. (2001). When innovations meet institutions: Edison and the design of the electric light. Administrative Science Quarterly, 46(3): 476-501.

Pedersen, E. R. G., Gwozdz, W. (2014). From resistance to opportunity-seeking: Strategic responses to institutional pressures for corporate social responsibility in the Nordic fashion industry. Journal of Business Ethics119(2), 245-264

Case to be researched from publicly accessible sources and possibly expert interviews; company that is covered in the press

 

 

Mechanisms for transition: An exploration of the fashion industry

Johnson, M.P., Schaltegger, S. 2019. Entrepreneurship for sustainable development: A review and multilevel causal mechanism framework. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice.

Either conceptual or analyzing a particular case

 

 

The relationship between entrepreneurs and adopters: an integrative literature review

Torraco, R.J. 2016. Writing integrative literature reviews: using the past and present to explore the future. Human resource Development Review 15(4): 404-428

conceptual