PhD student in Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour
Biography
Christian studied management and politics in Mexico City, Moscow, Furtwangen, and London, resulting in a B.A. in Politics, a BSc. in Management, and a MSc. in Management and Governance (LSE). He enjoyed working in a variety of jobs, from consulting companies in Mexico (at the Chamber of Commerce) and Germany (IB Consulting) to representing the Saxon Prime Minister. At the London School of Economics (LSE) he served as president of the Corporate Social Responsibility Society, co-founded the PhD Steering Committee, and currently acts as PhD-representative for the Management Department.
Christian is co-founder of Sandbox AG (www.sandbox-network.com), an organization bringing together the most promising change-makers below 30, and leveraging their creative capacity to solve the most challenging problems of large organizations and governments. Connected to this, Christian has conducted social media- and talent management- consulting for various major multinational companies.
Aligned with his professional background, his academic interests lie in the area of entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, social networks, and (business model) innovation at the base of the pyramid. He is happy to work with a brilliant team at LSE's innovation and co-creation lab, while being supervised by Professor Harry Barkema.
Christian serves on several committees and boards, and has been scholarship recipient of various organizations such as the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation. He enjoys speaking at both academic and practitioner conferences, most recently at the CWC Director's Conference on Future Talent.
Research Interests
Subject areas: Entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, business model innovation, knowledge capabilities, social capital/networks, emerging markets.
Christian studied management and politics in Mexico City, Moscow, Furtwangen, and London, resulting in a B.A. in Politics, a BSc. in Management, and a MSc. in Management and Governance (LSE). He enjoyed working in a variety of jobs, from consulting companies in Mexico (at the Chamber of Commerce) and Germany (IB Consulting) to representing the Saxon Prime Minister. At the London School of Economics (LSE) he served as president of the Corporate Social Responsibility Society, co-founded the PhD Steering Committee, and currently acts as PhD-representative for the Management Department.
Christian is co-founder of Sandbox AG (www.sandbox-network.com), an organization bringing together the most promising change-makers below 30, and leveraging their creative capacity to solve the most challenging problems of large organizations and governments. Connected to this, Christian has conducted social media- and talent management- consulting for various major multinational companies.
Aligned with his professional background, his academic interests lie in the area of entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, social networks, and (business model) innovation at the base of the pyramid. He is happy to work with a brilliant team at LSE's innovation and co-creation lab, while being supervised by Professor Harry Barkema.
Christian serves on several committees and boards, and has been scholarship recipient of various organizations such as the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation. He enjoys speaking at both academic and practitioner conferences, most recently at the CWC Director's Conference on Future Talent.
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