Dr. Svenja Friess

Postdoctoral Researcher

Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization

Office address:

Kaulbachstraße 45

80539 Munich

Biography

Professional Experience

  • Since 09/2024: Postdoctoral Reseacher, ISTO, LMU Munich School of Management
  • 07/2019-08/2024: Doctoral Reseach Fellow, Department for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Research, Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, LMU Munich, Germany, Thesis title: "Behavioral Aspects of Knowledge Work: Information Sourcing, Peer Dynamics, and Gender Disparities in Ideation"
  • M.Sc. in Economics, LMU Munich
  • B.Sc. in Economics, Heidelberg University

Research

Research Interests

  • Behavioral foundations of innovation and organizational processes
  • (Digital) knowledge transfers and idea generation
  • Diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in organizations
  • Platforms & online labor markets

Teaching

  • Strategic Organization Design Lecture (Bachelor's level)
  • Project course (Master's level)
  • Platforms: Fundamentals and Recent Advances (MBR)
  • Thesis supervision (Bachelor's and Master's theses)