Dr. Svenja Tobies

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Former Research Associate

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Svenja Tobies was a research assistant (pre- and post-doc) at the Chair of Business Administration, specialising in sustainable management, at the University of Hamburg. In March 2024, she was awarded a doctorate in economics in the field of sustainable management by the University of Mannheim. In research and teaching, her work focused on sustainability management and the transformation of organisations in terms of sustainable development, both in relation to conventional and alternative forms of organisation. She regularly presented her research at international conferences, including the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM), the European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS) and the International Association for Business & Society Annual Conference (IABS). Svenja holds a Master's degree in Management (M.Sc.) from the University of Mannheim and a Bachelor's degree in Culture and Economics: Spanish and Business Administration (B.A.) from the University of Mannheim.

Research focus:

Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainability Reporting
Real Utopias
Prefigurative Organizing

Contact: LinkedIn

Publications

Tobies, S. K., Edinger-Schons, L. M., & Schuler, D. A. (2024). Paradise Lost? The Limits of Prefigurative Organizing for Desirable Futures. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2024, No. 1, p. 10308). Valhalla, NY 10595: Academy of Management

Conference Presentations

Tobies, S., Edinger-Schons, L.M.; Schuler. D. (2024). Paradise Lost? The Boundaries of Organizing for Desirable Futures. Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM), Chicago, USA.

Tobies, S.; Fricke, T.; Edinger-Schons, L.M. (2024). All Hands on Deck With #WeAreAllUkrainians: Organizational Strategies for Pragmatic Solutions to Grand Challenges. European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Annual Colloquium, Milan, Italy.

Tobies, S.; Reppmann, M.; Edinger-Schons, L.M. (2024). “And Nothing Else Matters.” – Exploring Materiality Analysis in Sustainability Reporting Through an Issue Selling Lens. GRONEN, Paris, France.

Tobies, S., Edinger-Schons, L.M.; Schuler. D. (2023). Paradise Lost? The Boundaries of Organizing for Desirable Futures. European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Annual Colloquium, Cagliari, Italy.

Tobies, S.; Reppmann, M.; Edinger-Schons, L.M (2023). Much Ado About Nothing? Investigating how managers (fail to) account for stakeholder voices in setting a sustainability agenda. Business and Society Seminar, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Tobies, S., Edinger-Schons, L.M.; Schuler. D. (2023). Paradise Lost? The Boundaries of Organizing for Desirable Futures. International Association for Business & Society (IABS) Annual Conference, Bath, UK.

Tobies, S.; Reppmann, M.; Edinger-Schons, L.M (2023). Much Ado About Nothing? Investigating how managers (fail to) account for stakeholder voices in setting a sustainability agenda. Responsible Business Research Seminar, Tampere, Finland.

Tobies, S. (2022). Summer Seminar on Stakeholder Theory, Charlottesville, VA.

Tobies, S.; Stroehle, J. C.; Edinger-Schons, L.M. (2022). Shifting the Goal Post: Challenging the Entity-Focus in Sustainability-Related Boundary Work. Business and Society Seminar, Nantes, France.

Tobies, S.; Stroehle, J. C.; Edinger-Schons, L.M (2022). Shifting the Goal Post: Challenging the Entity-Focus in Sustainability-Related Boundary Work May. Purposeful Work Symposium, Edinburgh, UK.

Tobies, S. (2021). “It’s Not Material” – An Empirical Analysis of How Companies Can Prioritize Stakeholder Demands. Business and Society Seminar, online.