Dr. Esther Salvi

Postdoctoral Researcher and Project leader of impACTup!

Professorship of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability

Office address:

Giselastr. 10

Room 205

80802 München

Curriculum Vitae

LMU Munich, School of Management, since 05/2023
Postdoc Researcher and Project leader of impACTup!

Technical University of Munich, School of Management, 05/2023
Dr. rer. pol., Management

Technical University of Munich, School of Management, 11/2018-04/2023
Research Associate and Lecturer

TUM SEED Center, Technical University of Munich, 01/2022-04/2023
PhD Coordinator and SEED Research Coordinator

Technical University of Munich, School of Management, 05/2020-01/2022
PRME Sustainability Manager

Technical University of Munich, School of Management, 01/2019-04/2021
Program Manager: International Summer and Winter School on Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Research Focus

  • Informal Entrepreneurship

  • Sustainable entrepreneurship

  • Impact Entrepreneurship

  • Entrepreneurship in Emerging Countries

Selected Publications

  • Salvi, E., Gimenez-Jimenez, D., & Hechavarria, D., 2023. It Is Not Just About the Law! A New Theoretical Framework of Informal Entrepreneurship Emergence. Academy of Management Proceedings 2023 (1), 17737. Designated as “Best Paper” by the AOM ENT Division. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.358bp
  • Moellmann, J., Salvi, E., & Belz, F.-M., 2023. Impact Measurement as Agentic Activity toward Sustainable Development. Academy of Management Proceedings 2023 (1), 18257. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.18257abstract
  • Salvi, E., Belz, F.-M., & Bacq, S. 2022. Informal Entrepreneurship: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 47(2): 265-303 https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221115365
  • Salvi, E., & Gimenez-Jimenez, D. 2022. The Role of Collectivism and Gender Equality in Informal Entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Salvi, E., & Belz, F.-M. 2021. Informal Entrepreneurship: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead. Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Salvi, E., & Belz, F.-M. 2021. The Role of Meso-Level Institutions on Informal Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
  • Salvi E., & Belz, F.-M. 2020. Semi-Formal Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a More Nuanced Understanding of (In)Formality. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research

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