Prof. Dr. Susan Müller

• Studiengangsleiterin Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation

• Geschäftsmodelle von Social Enterprises
  Designprinzipien Sozialer Innovationen
  Wirkung von Gründungsausbildungs-Programmen
  Zusammenhang zwischen Aktivitäten von Gründerinnen und Gründern und Erfolg

• Master Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation

• Entrepreneurship

• Soziales Unternehmertum

• Soziale Innovationen

• Gründungsausbildung

• Aktivitäten von Gründerinnen und Gründern

• Geschäftsmodelle von Social Enterprises

• Designprinzipien Sozialer Innovationen

• Wirkung von Gründungsausbildungs-Programmen

• Zusammenhang zwischen Aktivitäten von Gründerinnen und Gründern und Erfolg

• seit 08/2020 Forschungsprofessur für Entrepreneurship Departement Wirtschaft Berner Fachhochschule
• 2015-2020 Assistenzprofessorin für Entrepreneurship Schweizerisches Institut für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen, Universität St. Gallen
• 01/2015-04/2015 Dozentin für Wirtschaftsethik und Soziales Unternehmertum Semester at Sea
• 2012-2014 Projektleiterin des vom BMBF finanzierten Projekts «Soziale Innovationen in Deutschland» World Vision Center for Social Innovation, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
• 2007-2012 Senior Research Associate Schweizerisches Institut für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen, Universität St. Gallen
• 04/2010-09/2010 Vertretungsprofessorin für Entrepreneurship Universität Hohenheim
• 04/2009-06/2009 Gastwissenschaftlerin Babson College (USA)
• 2001-2007 Unternehmensberaterin rosenbaum nagy unternehmensberatung
• 04/2001-10/2001 Wissensmanagerin Arthur Andersen Business Consulting
• 05/2000-03/2001 Customer Relationship Manager Bioropa GmbH (Start-up)

• 2003-2009 Dr. oec. HSG Universität St. Gallen
• 1998-2000 Master of Business Administration Universität Pittsburgh
• 1995-1998 Dipl. Betriebswirtin Fachrichtung Wirtschaftsinformatik Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe

• Mueller, S. (2011). Increasing Entrepreneurial Intention: Effective Entrepreneurship Course Characteristics. In International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (Vol. 13, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13644

• Mueller, S., Nazarkina, L., Volkmann, C., & Blank, C. (2011). Social Entrepreneurship Research as a Means of Transformation: A Vision for the Year 2028. In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 2, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13991

• Zeyen, A., Beckmann, M., Mueller, S., Dees, G. J., Khanin, D., Krueger, N., Murphy, P. J., Santos, F., Scarlata, M., Walske, J., & Zacharakis, A. (2012). Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: Shedding New Light on the “Bigger Picture.” In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 4, Issue 1). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13992

• Mueller, S., & Loock, M. (2012). Talking About a Better Place: How Shai Agassi Is Creating a Mass Market for Electric Vehicles. In The Journal of Entrepreneurship (Vol. 21, Issue 2). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13643

• Mueller, S., Volery, T., & von Siemens, B. (2012). What Do Entrepreneurs Actually Do? An Observational Study of Entrepreneurs’ Everyday Behavior in the Start-up and Growth Stages. In Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (Vol. 36, Issue 5). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13245

• Volery, T., Mueller, S., Naepflin, C., & del Rey, N. (2013). The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Human Capital at Upper-Secondary Level. In Journal of Small Business Management (Vol. 51, Issue 3). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13640

• Mueller, S., Chambers, L., & Neck, H. (2013). The Distinctive Skills of Social Entrepreneurs. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 21, Issue 3). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13639

• Mueller, S., Lorz, M., & Volery, T. (2013). Entrepreneurship Education: A Systematic Review of Impact Studies and Applied Methodologies. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 21, Issue 2). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13246

• Bergmann, H., Mueller, S., & Schrettle, T. (2014). The use of global entrepreneurship monitor data in academic research: a critical inventory and future potentials. In International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (Vol. 6, Issue 3). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13641

• Mueller, S., D’Intino, R., Walske, J., Ehrenhard, M. L., Newbert, S. L., Robinson, J. A., & Senjem, J. C. (2015). What’s Holding Back Social Entrepreneurship? Removing the Impediments to Theoretical Advancement. In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 6, Issue 3). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13993

• Mueller, S., Brahm, T., & Neck, H. (2015). Service Learning in Social Entrepreneurship Education: Why Students Want to Become Social Entrepreneurs and How to Address Their Motives. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 23, Issue 3). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13642

• Volery, T., Mueller, S., & von Siemens, B. (2015). Entrepreneur Ambidexterity: A study of Entrepreneurs Behaviours and Competencies in Growth-oriented Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. In International Small Business Journal (Vol. 33, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13646

• Zeyen, A., Beckmann, M., Mueller, S., Dees, G. J., Khanin, D., Krueger, N., Murphy, P. J., Santos, F., Scarlata, M., Walske, J., & Zacharakis, A. (2012). Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: Shedding New Light on the “Bigger Picture.” In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 4, Issue 1). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13992

• Mueller, S., & Fellnhofer, K. (2018). «I Want to Be Like You!»: The Influence of Role Models on Entrepreneurial Intention. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 26, Issue 2). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13645

• Mueller, S., Berger, G., & Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, E. (2020). Establishing Entrepreneurial Thinking and Acting in Swiss Vocational College. In Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education (Vol. 11, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.14272

• Müller, Susan; Kirst, Alyssa; Bergmann, Heiko; Bird, Barbara (2022). Entrepreneurs’ actions and venture success: a structured literature review and suggestions for future research. Small Business Economics, Published online 2022-09-30.

• Keim, J., Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2024). Whatever the problem, entrepreneurship is the solution! Confronting the panacea myth of entrepreneurship with structural injustice. In Journal of Business Venturing Insights (Vol. 21). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.20557

• Anica Zeyen, Markus Beckmann, & Mueller, S. (2025). Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: A Critical Reassessment and Future Agenda. In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11858

• Fueglistaller, U., Fust, A., Müller, C., Mueller, S., & Zellweger, T. (2019). Entrepreneurship. Modelle – Umsetzungen – Perspektiven. Mit Fallbeispielen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Springer Gabler. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/40545

• Mueller, S. (2012). Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship (C. K. Volkmann, K. O. Tokarski, & K. Ernst, Eds.). Springer Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13994

• Vogel, C., & Mueller, S. (2024). Low-Cost Private Schools – An Under-researched Social Entrepreneurship Phenomenon. 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC). Bern University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22587

• Keim, J., Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2023). How entrepreneurship turns a blind eye to structural injustice. 39th EGOS Colloquium. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19503

• Keim, J., Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2023). Why entrepreneurship overlooks structural injustice: Biases, blind spots & paradigmatic assumptions. 83rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19504

• Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2022). Entrepreneurship: Causing, Perpetuating or Mitigating Structural Injustices? Rencontre de St. Gall. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18531

• Müller, S., von Grone, J., Grégoire, D., Ucbasaran, D., Keim, J., Bird, B. (2022). Entrepreneurs’ Actions and Success: How Entrepreneurs Navigate Critical Events During the Startup-process. Accepted for presentation at the 2022 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), June, Waco, TX, USA.

• Müller, S., Forsblom, L., Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, E. (2022). Entrepreneurship Education and Negative Knowledge: Learning from Other People’s Failure. Accepted for presentation at the International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD), June, Lugano, Switzerland.

• Müller, S., von Grone, J., Grégoire, D., Ucbasaran, D., Bird, B. (2020). Entrepreneurs’ Actions and Venture Success. Accepted for presentation at the 24th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum), Virtual Conference.

• Jajjawi, N., Müller, S., Munzinger, A. (2020). The Case of Global Antimicrobial Resistance: The Need for Institutional Entrepreneurship and Reconsideration of Ethical Analysis. Accepted for presentation at the 24th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum), Virtual Conference.

• Kirst, A., Müller, S., Bird, B., von Grone, J. (2018). Entrepreneurs’ Behavior and Success: A Review and Suggestions for Future Research. Accepted for presentation at the 22nd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum), Stuttgart, Germany.

• Müller, S. (2018). The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship to Rethink Entrepreneurship. Paper discussed at the Rencontres de St-Gall 2018, St. Gallen.

• Oser, F., Müller, S., Forsblom, L. (2017). 4th Interdisciplinary (Post)Doc‐Colloquium, Transitions from School to Work, Solothurn (Switzerland).

• Müller, S., Forsblom, L., and Oser, F. (2016). Learning from Failure and Corresponding Coping Strategies in Entrepreneurship. Research project presented at the EARLI SIG 14 Learning and Professional Development Conference 2016, Regensburg, Germany.

• von Grone, J., Müller, S., Grégoire, D., and Volery, T. (2016). Developing and Validating a New Instrument for Measuring Regulatory Foci in Entrepreneurship. Accepted for presentation at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), Bodø, Norway.

• Mueller, S. (2015). The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship to Rethink Capitalism. Accepted for presentation at the 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Kassel, Germany.

• Mueller, S. and Lurtz, K. (2014). Mechanisms of Value Creation in Social Entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the Rencontres de St. Gall, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

• Volery, T. and Mueller, S. (2014). Managing Paradoxes: A Key Element of Entrepreneurs’ Leadership Behaviour. Paper discussed at the Rencontres St. Gall, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

• Mueller, S., D’Intino R.S., and Walske, J. (2013). What's Holding Back Social Entrepreneurship? Removing the Impediments to Theoretical Advancement. Professional Development Workshop conducted at the Academy of Management 2013, Orlando, FL, USA.

• Mueller, S., Nazarkina, L., and Neck, H. (2012). Distinctive Skills of Social Entrepreneurs: Implications for Social Entrepreneurship Education. Presentation at the 16th Annual Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Conference, Potsdam, Germany.

• Academy of Management

Nominierung für den «Anerkennungspreis für Transfer von Forschung in die Praxis» mit der Initiative «Unternehmerisches Denken und Handeln an Berufsfachschulen in der Schweiz». Der Preis wird von der «Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für angewandte Berufsbildungsforschung SGAB» ausgeschrieben.

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• Englisch - Verhandlungssicher