Short description

Dr. Julia Kroh is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Technology Management at the Institute for Innovation Research at Kiel University. She studied economic chemistry at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and completed her doctoral thesis entitled "Stakeholder Management in Complex Innovation Processes" in 2020. She conducts research on complex innovation processes such as digital innovation development, as well as interdisciplinary research on innovation development and implementation in urban spaces.

Research data

Academic degree
PostDoc
Department
Economics, Social issues
Research topic

Innovation management, stakeholder management, sustainability, digital transformation

Research institute
Kiel University
Location of the research institute
Kiel
Department/Faculty
Economics
Institution
Institute for Business Administration and Innovation Research
Chair
Chair of Technology Management

Career

Education
Doctor scientiarium politicarum - Kiel University, Institute of Business Administration and Innovation Research Chair of Technology Management, 2020
M. Sc. Economic Chemistry - Kiel University, 2015
B. Sc. Economic Chemistry - Kiel University, 2013
Experience
Project coordination, "Cross-Industry / Innovations in the Energy Industry" (2015 - 2017)
Innovation Management Consulting (since 2017)
Project coordination, "Digital transformation of energy utilities" (2018 - 2022)

Publications and projects

Selected publications
Kroh, J. (2021). Sustain(able) urban (eco)systems: Stakeholder-related success factors in urban innovation projects. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 168: 120767. (Link to publication)
Kroh, J., Schultz, C. (2019). The more the better? Integrating stakeholders in urban innovation projects. European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference. (Link to publication)
Kroh, J., Schultz, C. (2022). Urbane Innovationen sind machbar! Wie die Transformation unserer Städte über die Entwicklung von Innovationen gelingen kann. (Link to publication)
Selected sponsored projects
DenkRaum Fellowship at Kiel University on the topic of “Urban Design” (Link to project)

Committees and Awards

Selected awards
German Project Management Study Award in the category Dissertation, GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V., 2021.
Society of Business Administration Award for Best Doctorate, 2021.
Winner of the Faculty Award for the best dissertation proposed by the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the CAU, Schleswig-Holstein University Society (SHUG), 2021...
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