Team
Professor
Interim Prof. Dr. Jan-Philipp Ahrens
- Room:
- R12 R07 A24
- Phone:
- +49 177 656 2031
- Email:
- Jan-Philipp.Ahrens (at) wiwinf.uni-due.de
- Social Media:
- Address:
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
Campus Essen
Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Lehrstuhl Arbeit, Personal und Organisation
Universitätsstraße 12
45141 Essen
Bio:
Jan-Philipp holds a venia legendi (Habilitation) from the Faculty of Business Studies at University of Mannheim. He is head of the interdisciplinary research group at the University of Mannheim which operates a supercomputer dedicated to AI & big data research on sustainability.
His research appears in international peer-reviewed top journals, such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (VHB: A), Journal of Management Studies (VHB: A), or ICIS (VHB: A). He authored books and contributed to scientific reports comissioned by German Federal Ministries. His research won or was nominated for more than 30 international peer-reviewed awards. He also holds the award for diversity & gender equality from University of Mannheim and a recognition for outstanding engagement for leading the 'task force Ukraine' of the University of Passau.
Jan-Philipp is a frequent reviewer & was honored for this service by receiving a best reviewer award. He supports the profession by co-organizing international conferences, such the European Academy of Management and the Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research. He teaches at Bachelor, Master, and PhD level (entrepreneurship, organization, management, strategic & international management), is a frequent speaker in classes for international executive education (Mannheim Business School), and has coached more than 25 start-up teams. Jan-Philipp's research is discussed in the public media, such as Deutschlandradio/Deutschlandfunk, Spiegel Online, Der Standard (Austria), Brand Eins, DIE ZEIT or Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Jan-Philipp Ahrens gained his PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) from University of Mannheim (2010-2013). He was a visiting researcher at Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München & Humboldt University at Berlin. From 2013-2014 he joined the German Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin as a political advisor in business restructuring. In 2024 he was a visiting researcher at Stanford University, Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research. Marathon-Rowing is one of his passions. He finished 3rd in the quad-scull team discipline of the international Rhine marathon contest and 1st in the eight-team of the Technical University Munich team at the Roseninsel contest.
Jan-Philipp Ahrens's research interests include
- strategic, international & intercultural management
- entrepreneurship and innovation management
- sustainability and social impact
- artifical intelligence & supercomputing
- gender equality & diversity
- CEO attributes and behavioral biases
- family business management
- digital entrepreneurship & crowdfunding
- crisis management & corporate change
- development economics
- regional and urban development
Outstanding students who wish to dedicate their master thesis to research related to the above research interest & aim to continue as PhD student may apply for a supervision of their master thesis. Outstanding M.Sc. theses may be published at Junior Management Science: Junior Management Science is the academic journal to publish outstanding theses in business and management. Further exemplary theses can be found on the their website https://jums.academy/ JUMS - get inspired!