Researchers
Dr. Faisal Saeed Malik
Phone: 02 71-7 40 50 56 Fax: 02 71-7 40 15 05 6 E-Mail: Faisal Malik Room: US-A-127-1 Office Hours: by Appointment |
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Since 2021, Dr. Faisal Saeed Malik is a researcher at the Professorship of Business Administration, in particular of SME Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Siegen. He achieved his doctorate with summa cum laude in 2021 for the dissertation titled “Terrorism, Corporate Performance and Business Strategies: Presence, Impact, and Future” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Werner Bönte and Prof. Dr. Vivien Procher at the Jackstädt Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research, University of Wuppertal. During his doctoral studies, he expanded his research network and collaborated with Prof. Dr. Rocki-Lee DeWitt at Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, USA.
After completing his M.Sc. in Entrepreneurship and SME Management with distinction at Government College University, Lahore in 2008, he worked as a consultant for SMEs and private sector firms for business development. Subsequently, in 2011, he attained an MS (MPhil) Degree in Entrepreneurship and SME Management with distinction for the thesis titled “Industry, Academia, and Government Linkages: Triple Helix Model in Pakistan” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Uzair Ahson. Since 2011, he is teaching and training “Entrepreneurial Behavior and Business Creation”. He is invited for talks by local and international universities, e.g., “CENTRUM PUCP Business School, Peru”, “National Incubation Center, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan”, “National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland, USA”, and “Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada”.
His broad research interests lie in the areas of international business and strategy, with a focus on understanding how firms (SMEs & Large) respond to exogenous shocks in their business environment. He is particularly engaged in firms’ managerial decision-making under the context of extreme uncertainty driven by external shocks. He presented his research at the top-tier conferences, e.g., AIB, AOM, EIBA, G-Forum, GSEM, etc., in the field of entrepreneurship, international business, and global strategy. Recently, his research has received great attention by the scientific community and earned him the student paper award at the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2020 in California, USA. He is serving as an ad-hoc reviewer for Small Business Economics, and leading conferences, e.g., the Academy of International Business (AIB) and the Academy of Management (AOM).
Dr. Simone Schmid
Phone: 02 71-7 40 41 70 Fax: 02 71-7 40 14 17 0 E-Mail: Simone Schmid Room: US-A-127-1 Office Hours: by Appointment |
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Simone Schmid studied at the University of Regensburg. She holds diplomas in Educational Science and Economics. From 06/2010 to 05/2016 she worked as a doctoral researcher and teaching associate and from 06/2016 to 03/2021 as a post-doctoral researcher and teaching associate at the Chair of Human Resources Management and Leadership Studies, Economics and Business Administration, University of Chemnitz. In 2016, she received her doctorate (summa cum laude). Her dissertation titeled „Success factor team!? A multi-methodological and multi-case approach to empirically analyze factors that determine successful teamwork“ was awarded with the dissertation prize at the University of Chemnitz. Since 04/2021 she is a post-doctoral researcher at the Professorship of Business Administration, in particular of SME Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Siegen (SFB 1472 “Transformation of the Popular" funded by the German Research Foundation).
Her main research areas are Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Strategic Management, Organizational Learning, and Human Resource. She investigates how organizations and their members cope with extreme events, uncertainty, and how organizations can be led and managed to be more adaptive. The use of both qualitative and/or quantitative methods of social research methodologically reflects her theoretical agenda.
Her very recent interest is in the discursive construction and selective popularization of entrepreneurship as well as how non-popular everyday entrepreneurship deals with the images of business that are considered popular (SFB 1472 - Subproject B06 - Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter - “Paradoxes of Popularity – Between Hidden Champions and Everyday Entrepreneurship“).
Felix Becker
Phone: 02 71-74 05 24 8 Fax: 02 71-74 01 52 48 E-Mail: Felix Becker Room: US-A-127 Office Hours: by Appointment |
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Biography & Research
Felix Becker graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor's degree (B. Sc.) in economics from University of Bonn. He then gained practical experience in business management in the areas of project management and consulting in various companies. In 2020 he completed his Master of Science in "Entrepreneurship and SME Management" at the University of Siegen. His master's thesis dealt with entrepreneurship in multigenerational family businesses. His current research ties in thematically with this and he is investigating how entrepreneurship, especially in SMEs, is changing and evolving in the digital era.
Anna-Katharina Schaper
External Researcher
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Biography & Research
Anna-Katharina Schaper holds a bachelor’s degree (BA) in Political Science and Economics from Heidelberg University and a master’s degree (MSc) in China Business and Economics from the University of Würzburg. During her studies, she studied a year abroad at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Shanghai International Studies University (2013-2014). Additionally, she gained China-related work experience at the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA), the Volkswagen Group (Wolfsburg), and Maxxelli Consulting (Chengdu).
Since April 2018, she works as a research associate at the Chair of China Business and Economics at the University of Würzburg. Her research interests cover SMEs and start-ups in China, with a focus on Chinese women’s entrepreneurship. During her doctoral studies, she also spent one year as a visiting doctoral researcher at Peking University (2019-2020). Her research stay was funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Univ.-Prof.in Dr. Friederike Welter supervises Anna-Katharina Schaper’s doctoral dissertation.
Jessica Espinoza Trujano
External Researcher
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Biography & Research
Jessica Espinoza Trujano holds a double degree in International Business Management from ESB Business School at Reutlingen University and Dublin City University. She is an external PhD candidate researching the transformative impact potential of gender lens investing under the supervision of Univ.-Prof.in Dr. Friederike Welter at University of Siegen. Her research interest lies at the intersection of female entrepreneurship, and finance and investing. Most recently, she contributed two empirical research papers to the Special Issue on Gender Lens Investing of the Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment.
She is a member of the International Association of Feminist Economics (IAFFE) where she also serves as Chair of the online events committee, and of Diana International Research Institute. She is also a gender lens investment practitioner, having worked in the international field of entrepreneurship, finance and investment for over a decade. In her current role as CEO of the 2X Collaborative, a global industry body for gender lens investing, she aims to bring theory and practice more closely together in the field of finance and female entrepreneurship.