Prof. Dr. Susan Müller
Profile
Prof. Dr. Susan Müller Dozentin
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
Business School
Institut Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Brückenstrasse 73
3005 Bern
Activities
Responsibilities
Head of Degree Programme Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation
Development and teaching of entrepreneurship modules
Focus areas
Entrepreneurship Education
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Activities of entrepreneurs
Teaching
Degree programmes
MSc in Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation
CAS Sustainable Business Development
Subjects
Interdisciplinary Future Week (IDFW), MSc Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation
Academic Foundations in Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (EACF), MSc Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation
My Own Project 1–3 (EOP1-3), MSc Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation
Sustainable Business Models, Sustainable Innovation, Sustainable Strategy, CAS Sustainable Business Development
Research
Specialisations
Entrepreneurship
Focus areas
Gründungsausbildung
Soziales Unternehmertum
Soziale Innovation
Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum
Aktivitäten von Gründer:innen
CV
Biography
- Prof. Dr. Susan Müller is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Institute for Innovation & Strategic Entrepreneurship at the Business School of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship education, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, sustainable entrepreneurship, and the activities of founders.
Her research has been published in journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Small Business Economics, Journal of Small Business Management, and Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. She is co-author of the textbook Entrepreneurship: Models – Implementation – Perspectives, now in its fifth edition, published by Springer Gabler.
She co-founded the Swiss Centre for Entrepreneurial Thinking and Action (szUDH), which promotes entrepreneurial skills in vocational education. Thanks to the “myidea” learning programme, which she co-developed, thousands of vocational learners further develop their entrepreneurial competences every year.
Professional experience
- Since 01/2025 Head of Degree Programme MSc in Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation Bern University of Applied Sciences, Business School
- Since 08/2020 Professor of Entrepreneurship Bern University of Applied Sciences, Business School
- 02/2015-07/2020 Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship University of St. Gallen, Swiss Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- 01/2015-04/2015 Lecturer for business ethics and social entrepreneurship Institute for Shipboard Education, Semester at Sea
- 03/2012-08/2014 Project leader of the research project “Social Innovations in Germany” that was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany EBS Universität for Business and Law (Germany), World Vision Center for Social Innovation
- 09/2007-04/2012 Senior Research Associate University of St. Gallen, Swiss Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- 04/2010-09/2010 Visiting Professor for Entrepreneurship University of Hohenheim (Germany)
- 04/2009-06/2009 Visiting Scholar Babson College (USA)
- 11/2001-08/2007 Consultant rosenbaum nagy unternehmensberatung (Germany)
- 04/2001-10/2001 Knowledge Manager Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (Germany)
- 05/2000-03/2001 Customer Relationship Manager Bioropa GmbH (Start-up) (Germany)
Education
- 2003-2009 Dr. oec. HSG University of St. Gallen
- 07/1998-04/2000 Master of Business Administration University of Pittsburgh
- 07/1998-04/2000 Master of Business Administration Pforzheim University
- 09/1995-09/1998 Bachelor’s degree in business and computer sciences Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University
Projects
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Mueller, S. (2012). The Transformative Power of Social Entrepreneurship. Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 1(9-10), 1-2.
Books and Book Sections
Fueglistaller, U., Müller, C., Müller, S., and Volery, T. (2015). Entrepreneurship. Modelle –Umsetzungen—Perspektiven, 4th Edition. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Kopf, H., Müller, S., Rüede, D., Lurtz, K., and Russo, P. (Eds.) (2014). Soziale Innovationen in Deutschland – Von der Idee zur gesellschaftlichen Wirkung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
Fueglistaller, U., Müller, C., Müller, S., and Volery, T. (2012). Entrepreneurship. Modelle –Umsetzungen—Perspektiven, 3. Auflage, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Conference Presentations
Müller, S. (2024). Strengthening Critical Thinking Skills. Presentation at the UNECE Forum on Education for Sustainable Development. Empowering Youth for Sustainable Futures. Limassol, Cyprus. June 27–28, 2024.
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.
Memberships
External memberships
Academy of Management (AOM)
Awards
Social Entrepreneurship Research Award 2015
Award for the article «The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship to Rethink Capitalism», 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (G-Forum), October 2015
Upcoming Scholar of the Year
Awarded «Upcoming Scholar of the Year 2012» at EBS Business School for the co-authored paper «What Do Entrepreneurs Actually Do? An Observational Study of Entrepreneurs’ Everyday Behavior in the Start-Up and Growth Stages» which was published in the journal «Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice».
Best Paper Award
Best Paper Award at the Conference IntEnt 2008 - Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training with the contribution: «Increasing Entrepreneurial Intention: Effective Entrepreneurship Course Characteristics»
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- German - Native or bilingual proficiency
- English - Full professional proficiency
- French - Elementary proficiency