Dr. Matthew Johnson
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Research interests
- Sustainable Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Sustainability Management
- Business Case for Sustainability
- Sustainable Business Models
Short bio
Dr. Matthew Johnson is a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Business, Economics and Social Science at the University of Hamburg. He received his PhD degree at the Leuphana University Lüneburg with a research focus on sustainability management in small and medium-sized enterprises. He continues his academic career with research interests in sustainable entrepreneurship, strategic sustainability management and business models for sustainability.
Before coming to the University of Hamburg, he worked as a research assistant and lecturer at the Leuphana University Lüneburg, Ernst-Abbe University in Jena and Fraunhofer IWF in Leipzig. Additionally, he gained five years of practical experience as an international marketing and product manager for two German companies.
He holds a Master’s Degree in International Business from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and a Bachelor’s Degree in German and International Trade from Clemson University, USA.
Publications
Johnson, M., Rötzel, T., Frank, B. (2023): Beyond conventional corporate responses to climate change towards deep decarbonization: a systematic literature review. Management Review Quarterly, Abstract.
Johnson, M., Redlbacher, F., Schaltegger, S. (2018): Stakeholder engagement for corporate sustainability: A comparative analysis of B2C and B2B companies. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 25(4), 659-673, Abstract.
Johnson, M. (2017): Knowledge acquisition and development in sustainability-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises: exploring the practices, capabilities and cooperation. Journal of Cleaner Production 142(4), 3769-3781, Abstract.
Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S. (2016): Two decades of sustainability management tools for SMEs: how far have we come? Journal of Small Business Management 54(2), 481-505, Abstract.
Johnson, M., Halberstadt, J., Schaltegger, S., Viere, T. (2016): Software and web-based tools for sustainability management in micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, in: Gómez, J.M., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B., Giesen, N. (Hrsg.): Advances and new trends in environmental and energy informatics, Cham: Springer International Publishing, 259-274, Abstract.
Johnson, M. (2015): Sustainability management and small and medium-sized enterprises: managers‘ awareness and implementation of innovative tools. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 22(5), 271-285, Abstract.
Beske-Jansen, P., Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S. (2015): 20 years of performance measurement in sustainable supply chain management: what has been achieved? Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 20(6), 664-680, Abstract.
Hörisch, J., Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S. (2015): Implementation of sustainability management and company size: a knowledge-based view. Business Strategy and the Environment 24(8), 765-779, Abstract.
Conference presentations
Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S.: Sustainable entrepreneurship as a research field? Evidence from a systematic literature review, 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, USA, 2016.
Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S.: Comparing effectuation and sustainable entrepreneurship: examining entrepreneurial principles for future research, 4th Effectuation Conference, Bodø, Norway, 2016.
Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S.: Inside-out and outside-in: twins in sustainability strategy, performance management, reporting and stakeholder involvement, British Academy of Management, Portsmouth, UK, 2015.
Hörisch, J., Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S.: Does ISO 14001 lead the way? Investigating the application of relevant sustainability management tools, Herbsttagung der wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbandes der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft, Ulm, 2015.
Beske-Janssen, P., Johnson, M., Schaltegger, S.: 20 years of performance measurement in sustainable supply chain management: what has been achieved?, Herbsttagung der wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbandes der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft, Ulm, 2015.
Halberstadt, J., Johnson, M.: Sustainability management for start-ups and micro-enterprises: development of a sustainability quick-check and reporting scheme, EnviroInfo, ICT for energy efficiency, 28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection, Oldenburg, 2014.
Johnson, M., Halberstadt, J., Schaltegger, S., Viere, T.: Application of software and web-based tools for sustainability management in small and medium-sized enterprises, EnviroInfo, ICT for energy efficiency, 28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection, Oldenburg, 2014.
Johnson, M.: Awareness and application of sustainability management tools in small and medium-sized enterprises, 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, USA, 2013.
Johnson, M.: Awareness, application and facilitating conditions of sustainability management tools for SMEs: results of an empirical analysis in Germany, Corporate Responsibility Research Conference 2012, Bordeaux, France, 2012.