Master Thesis Award for Susan Reh
the area of Leadership and Organizational Behavior under the supervision of Prof. Niels Van Quaquebeke and Prof. Christian Tröster. In the thesis, she investigated how comparison processes over time [...] ’s behavior towards their rivals. Using an experimental vignette study, Susan could show that, irrespective of the final comparison distance, comparison trajectories where someone else catches up with [...] . As Susan puts it “This is a great opportunity to further my studies at the interface of management and psychology with faculty that value to have impact on business practice through rigorous research
Regional and Organic: Master’s Thesis Explores Ways To Feed The City
is a student at HafenCity Universität (HCU). Her thesis was co-supervised by Hanno Friedrich, professor at KLU, and Irene Peters, professor at HCU. In her case study, Joseph calculated the individual [...] – for different diet scenarios based on previously published studies, interviews with different players in the regional food business and current statistics. She then applied her results to the
Scientific Guidelines
. The leadership role includes ensuring adequate individual supervision of early career researchers, integrated in the overall institutional policy, as well as career development for researchers and [...] should be communicated to students at the beginning of their studies. This should include training students to behave honestly and responsibly in the academic context. The possibility of academic [...] (3) The leadership role includes ensuring adequate individual supervision of early career researchers. The supervision of young researchers must be ensured. The KLU has implemented appropriate arrangements
PhD Program
long and mainly consists of independent research under the supervision of two academic supervisors from KLU’s outstanding faculty. In addition to direct supervision, the program encompasses a course [...] grade) in business, economics, social sciences, or comparable studies from an accredited university with a good international reputation and belonging to the best students of your class. • English
Sarah Joseph
Sustainable Food Systems at Kühne Logistics University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hanno Friedrich. She successfully completed her doctoral studies in June 2022, with "summa cum laude". Sarah received [...] on using interdisciplinary data-driven approaches (such as case study, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and spatial statistics) to measure and improve the environmental sustainability of supply chains, [...] & Waste Of Humanitarian Supply Chains: A Quantitative Research Study On The Environmental Impacts Of Humanitarian Disaster Response. Joseph, S., t'Serstevens, S., Besiou, M. (2023) Local Procurement
All Publications of Prof. Dr. Henrik Leopold
Publications of Prof. Dr. Henrik Leopold Professor Data Science and Business Intelligence Head of Department of Operations and Technology All Publications Busch, K., Leopold, H. (2026) Efficient allocation of shared resources across multiple processes. Information Systems, 138, 1-17 Abstract Effective resource allocation is crucial for optimizing business processes. Yet, most existing methods focus solely on single-process optimization, overlooking the interdependencies present in multi-process environments. This limitation results in inefficient resource allocation, and scalability challenges. To
Katja Thamm (PhD Candidate)
in the field of Supply Chain Management in July 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sandra Transchel. In her research field she will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Katja has gained professional [...] Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg 2011 Trimester abroad during studies at Kühne Logistics University Delhi Business School, Delhi (India) 2004-2007 Diploma in Business Administration specialized in
Sandra Rudeloff
University in September 2020 as a PhD Candidate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hanno Friedrich and Prof. Dr. Sandra Transchel. Her research will be mainly conducted within the framework of the [...] Management, Technische Universität Hamburg, Germany 2014 - 2018 Dual-Studies Program Student, PPI AG, Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Friedrich Jungheinrich Foundation Honors Dr. Mojtaba Salem
but also to how enthusiastically it was received. The work was supervised by Prof. Maria Besiou (Humanitarian Logistics) and Prof. Niels Van Quaquebeke (Leadership and Organizational Behavior). After studying in Afghanistan and obtaining merit-based KLU and DAAD scholarships to study in Germany, Dr. Salem completed his Master of Science in Management at KLU before he began his doctoral studies. At the same time, he co-founded the Research Institute on Leadership and Operations in Humanitarian Aid (RILOHA) at KLU. In fall
How to create a new degree program: The Tricon Master
provided me with expertise on the organizational issues that such a study program can present for students. The content of the course was – on KLU’s part – designed by members of the faculty, with valuable [...] I dug deep in my emails and saw that the idea of creating such a study program had already been floating around in the summer of 2014. Before the first students could start their TriCon studies on the [...] think that I got to be a small piece of the puzzle in this great study program.




