Curriculum Vitae Sebastian Schäfer, M.Sc.
Innovation, Strategy, and Organization Group (ISO) TIME Research Area RWTH Aachen University Kackertstr. 7, 52072 Aachen, Germany
Tel.: + 49 (0) 241 80-99182 Mail: [email protected] Web: www.time.rwth-aachen.de/iso
Academic Employment
Since 04/2013 Research Associate, Innovation, Strategy, and Organization (ISO) Research Group, TIME Research Area, School of Business and Economics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
04/2012-01/2013 Research Assistant, Junior-Professorship for Management and Innovation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Visiting Positions
10/2015-11/2015 Visiting Scholar, Department of Marketing (Prof. Bayus), Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA
Education
Since 04/2013 Ph.D. Candidate and member of the Innovation, Strategy, and Organization (ISO) Research Group, TIME Research Area, School of Business and Economics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (supervised by Torsten- Oliver Salge)
Courses in empirical research methods (St. Gallen, 2013), and Grounded Theory (RWTH Aachen, 2014, 2015)
Doctoral Consortium of the International Management Division at the 2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Doctoral Consortium of the Technology and Innovation Management Division at the 2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
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04/2011-03/2013 M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Management (majors in Innovation Management, Marketing, and Finance), Faculty of Management and Economics, Ruhr- University Bochum, Germany
10/2007-03/2011 B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) in Business Administration (majors in Organizational Theory and Finance), Faculty of Management, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany, with four months of study at the California State University East Bay, Hayward, USA
06/2007 Abitur in English, German, and Mathematics, Steinbart-Gymnasium, Duisburg, Germany, with two months of study at Naperville North High School, Naperville, IL
Professional and Consulting Experience
07/2011-04/2012 Professional and project experience with cu mittelstandsberatung UG(h), Essen, Germany, controlling consultancy, executive assistance, trainings
05/2011-04/2012 Student accounting assistant, m.beforth Steuerberatung, Essen, Germany
07/2009-10/2009 Student internship at Mercedes-Benz Leipzig, retail marketing, event management, advertising campaigns
Teaching Experience
2016 Organization Theory (coaching, paper discussions) Organization Theory: Online Format (administration, online supervision) 2015 Introduction to Business Administration (lecturer, exercise sessions) Organization Theory (coaching, paper discussions) Organizational Behavior in Practice (administration) 2014 Introduction to Business Administration (lecturer, exercise sessions) Organization Theory (coaching, paper discussions) Organizational Behavior in Practice (administration) 2013 Introduction to Business Administration (lecturer, exercise sessions) Organization Theory (coaching, paper discussions)
Languages
German Mother Tongue English C2 – Advanced Proficiency Spanish A1 – Basic Level Korean A1 – Basic Level Latin Latinum
Page 2 Memberships and Service
2016 Reviewer for the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, TIM division since 2014 Academy of Management Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) and International Management (IM) divisions
2013 Strategic Management Society (SMS)
Research Interests
Thesis Title Essays on Distributed Innovation and Collaboration (expected submission in late 2016)
Keywords Crowdsourcing, Open Innovation, Collaboration, MNC, Problem Solving
Methods Regression Analyses, Survey Research, Interviews, Bibliographic Analyses
Software Stata, SPSS, LIWC
Publications and Working Papers
Piening, E.P., Salge, T.O., & Schäfer, S. (2015), Innovating Across Boundaries: A Portfolio Perspective on Innovation Partnerships of Multinational Corporations, Journal of World Business (in production). [VHB-Ranking: B]
Schäfer, S. (2015), A Game of Crowds: Strategizing for Victory in Crowdsourcing Contests, working paper, to be submitted.
Presentations at Academic Meetings
Schäfer, S., Foege, J.N., Lüttgens, D., Antons, D. & Salge, T.O. (2016): “From Scratch of From the Top Drawer? A Solver Perspective on Problem Solving in Crowdsourcing”, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA
Foege, J.N., Schäfer, S., Antons, D., Lüttgens, D., Salge, T.O. & Piening, E.P. (2016): “Revealing or Concealing: How Legal and Psychological Ownership Matter in Crowdsourcing Contests“, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, USA
Salge, T.O., Piening, E.P. & Schäfer, S. (2014), “Innovating Across Boundaries: Towards an Ecosystem View of the Multinational Corporation,” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA
Salge, T.O., Piening, E.P. & Schäfer, S. (2013), “Collaborating Across Boundaries: How Multinationals Benefit from Global Innovation Ecosystems”, Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference, Atlanta, USA. è nominated for best conference paper prize for practice implications
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