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Prof. Dr. Claudia Brunner

Claudia Brunner has studied business administration, as well as philosophy and combines her interests in sustainability and the interaction between corporations and NGOs. Her work, characterised by a keen focus on practical sustainability issues, has led to several publications in this area. Her approach to research and teaching reflects her commitment to understanding and addressing critical environmental and social challenges in the modern business landscape

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In interactions with students and businesses, I always emphasize: Sustainability is not an add-on, but the core of business activities. My passion: Conveying this message through teaching and dialogue.

Overview

At a glance

Person	Prof. Dr. Claudia Brunner Claudia.Brunner@sdi-muenchen.de
Title	Professor for business studies Professor for Innovation and Sustainability Management
at the university	President
outside the university	CEO Dr. Claudia Brunner Unternehmensberatung
Network	LinkedIn
research	I am currently researching: The role of the supervisory board in sustainable transformation NGO-business partnerships in sustainable transformation
Publications	Brunner, C. & Oltmanns, T. (2024). Partnering for Sustainable Transformation – Creating a Win-Win-Win for NGOs, Businesses, and the Environment. Int. J. Sustainable Development, Vol. 27, No. 4 Marxt, C., & Brunner, C. (2013). Analyzing and improving the national innovation system of highly developed countries – The case of Switzerland. Technological Forecasting and Social Change; 80(6), 1035-1049 Elkuch, A., Brunner, C., & Marxt, C. (2013). Reciprocal crowdfunding as means to enable student and graduate entrepreneurship in Africa – as case study of Rwanda. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 19(4), 498-515 Brunner, C., & Marxt, C. (2013). Nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and businesses in joint product innovation – Development of a theoretical framework for "green" products. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 192-211. Danko, A., Brunner, C., & Kraus, S. (2011). Social Entrepreneurship – An Overview of the Current State of Research. European Journal of Management, 11(1), 82-90. Danko, A., & Brunner, C. (2010). Social Entrepreneurship – Zum State-of-the-Art der aktuellen Forschung. Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, 2(58. Jahrgang), 157-174. Refereed Conference Articles Brunner, C. (2012). Empirical evidence on the evolution of social innovation, social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in scientific literature – A literature study. Paper presented at the International Society of Third Sector Research – ISTR, Siena, Italy. Brunner, C. & Marxt, C. (2012). Nongovernmental Organizations and Business in Joint Innovation Projects. Paper presented at the International Society for Professional Innovation Management – ISPIM, Barcelona. Marxt, C., & Brunner, C. (2011). The Swiss Innovation System: Past – Present – Future. Paper presented at the PICMET, Portland. Project Reports Brunner, C., & Oltmanns, T. (2023). Transformative Partnerschaften – Wie Frenemies eine Win-Win-Win Situation für das Klima, NGOs und Unternehmen schaffen können. Brunner, C., Neumann, P. (2017) The Crime-Terror Nexus and Public-Private Partnerships in Public Security Brunner, C., & Marxt, C. (2010). Ausbildung an der Schnittstelle von Wirtschaft und Technik – Region Rheintal. Vaduz. Marxt, C., & Brunner, C. (2009) Innovationssystem Schweiz – Eine Bestandsaufnahme 2009: Schweizer Wissenschafts- und Technologierat (SWTR) Vorträge (excerpt) Brunner, C. (2023). Die Frenemy-Formel: Wie NGOs und Unternehmen gemeinsam Nachhaltigkeit neu definieren. Move, Berlin, Germany. Dissertation “New partners for innovation – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs): A theoretical framework to offer mutual benefits for NGO-business partnerships in open innovation (2014)