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Barbara Kump is an Associate Professor at the University of Twente, focusing on Business and Sustainability. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Graz and a habilitation in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Business and Economics. Her research explores the role of organizations and individual actors in sustainability transitions, particularly how established organizations can adopt sustainable practices. Kump has published in several academic journals and received the EURAM 2018 Inspirational Conference Paper Award. Previously, she has led the Knowledge Evolution Group at Graz University of Technology and served as an endowed professor in Organizational Learning and Development. Kump emphasizes engaged scholarship to apply knowledge in fostering sustainability transitions, and she is a co-founder of a science transfer blog and co-author of a book on employee activism for sustainability.
University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands
Associate Professor focusing on Business & Sustainability.
Institute SME Management, WU Wien • Vienna, Austria
Assistant Professor and deputy head at the Institute.
Vienna University of Applied Sciences • Vienna, Austria
Led applied research in Organizational Learning and Organization Development.
Knowledge Management Institute, Graz University of Technology • Graz, Austria
Research focused on Knowledge Management.
Includes specializations in Financial Engineering & Management, Healthcare Technology & Management, and Production & Logistics Management.