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Dr.in Katharina de Melo

Dr.in Katharina de Melo (eh. Jarmai) ist Academic Expert für unternehmerische Verantwortung und Nachhaltigkeit am Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES).

Sie studierte Sozioökonomie an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien und promovierte im Rahmen des Programms „Innovation Economics Vienna“ von AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology und Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien zum Thema Impact von Foresight Prozessen im Europäischen Forschungs- und Innovationssystem.

Vor ihrer Tätigkeit an der FHWien der WKW arbeitete Dr.in de Melo als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (WIMAS) der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien und koordinierte dort unter anderem das von der Europäischen Union geförderte Forschungsprojekt „COMPASS – Evidence and Opportunities for Responsible Innovation in SMEs“ (2016-2019).

 

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Dr.in Katharina de Melo (eh. Jarmai)
Tel.: +43 690 40 476-155

Tätigkeiten

Forschung

Katharina de Melo forscht und berät als Expertin in den folgenden Bereichen:

  • Sustainable and responsible innovation
  • Corporate responsibility
  • Collective action

Publikationen

Ihre Forschungsarbeiten wurden u.a. in den folgenden internationalen Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht:

  • Journal of Responsible Innovation
  • Sustainability

Weitere Tätigkeiten

Neben ihrer Tätigkeit trägt Katharina de Melo einen Task zum EU Projekt ENDONANO bei. Sie fungiert als Skill Mentor beim circle17 Impacthon 2020 und war in der Vergangenheit Mentorin im Programm der Regional Academy der Vereinten Nationen (RAUN).

 

Specialization and Competence

Areas of Specialization

  • Responsible Innovation
  • Sustainability
  • Organisational Learning

Areas of Competence

  • Design and implementation of co-creation processes
  • Qualitative research methods
  • Research project management

Publikationen

Beitrag in wiss. Zeitschrift (peer reviewed)
  1. Jarmai, K. & Vogel-Pöschl, H.C. (2019). Meaningful Collaboration for Responsible Innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol. 7 (1), pp. 138-143.
  2. Auer, A. & Jarmai, K. (2018). Implementing Responsible Research and Innovation Practices in SMEs: Insights into Drivers and Barriers from the Austrian Medical Device Sector. Sustainability, Vol. 10 (1), pp. 1-18.
  3. Ribeiro, B., Bengtsson, L., Benneworth, P., Bührer, S., Castro-Martínez, E., Hansen, M., Jarmai, K., Lindner, R., Olmos-Peñuela, J., Ott, C. & Shapira, P. (2018). Introducing the Dilemma of Societal Alignment for Inclusive and Responsible Research and Innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol. 5 (3), pp. 316-331.
Herausgeberschaft
  1. Jarmai, K. (2019). Responsible Innovation: Business Opportunities and Strategies for Implementation. Dodrecht: Springer.
Beitrag in Sammelband/Conference Proceedings (full paper)
  1. Riegler, M., Burton, A., Scholz, M., Jarmai, K. (2022). Antecedents of Business Engagement in Partnerships for Sustainability. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Link
  2. Scholz, M., Riegler, M. Damoser, W., Jarmai, K. (2021). Collective Corporate Action for Sustainability. In Fritz, J. & Tomaschek, N. (Eds.): University – Society – Industry. Beiträge zum lebensbegleitenden Lernen und Wissenstransfer, Band 10, Waxmann Verlag.
  3. Tharani, A., Jarmai, K., Schönherr, N., & Urban, P. (2020). The COMPASS Self-Check Tool. In: Emad Yaghmaei & Ibo van de Poel (Eds.): Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices, London: Routledge, pp. 198-217.
  4. Jarmai, K. (2019). Learning from Sustainability Innovation. In: Jarmai, K. (Ed.) Responsible Innovation: Business Opportunities and Strategies for Implementation, Dodrecht: Springer
  5. Jarmai, K., Tharani, A. & Nwafor, C. (2019). Responsible Innovation in Business. In: Jarmai, K. (Ed.) Responsible Innovation: Business Opportunities and Strategies for Implementation, Dodrecht: Springer, pp. 7-17.
  6. Schönherr, N., Martinuzzi, A. & Jarmai, K. (2019). Towards a Business Case for Responsible Innovation. In: Jarmai, K. (Ed.) Responsible Innovation: Business Opportunities and Strategies for Implementation, Dodrecht: Springer, pp. 85-97.
Vortrag bei wissenschaftlicher Konferenz
  1. Riegler, M, Jarmai, K, Scholz, M (2021). Antecedents of Business Engagement in Inter-Organizational Collaborations for Sustainability. 37th EGOS Colloquium, Amsterdam (NL).
  2. Jarmai, K., Flick, C., Jégou, F. & Wiman, A. (2018). Development of Responsible Innovation Capabilities in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. . ISPIM Innovation Conference 2018 “Innovation, the name of the game”, Stockholm (SE).
  3. Jarmai, K. & Martinuzzi, A. (2018). Responsibility, Innovation and Networks: Linking Discourses and Concepts. 13th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management “Sustainability and Innovation in Chains and Network”, Ancona (IT).
  4. Jarmai, K. & Auer, A. (2017). Entry Points for Responsible Research and Innovation – A Case Study of Small and Medium-Sized Austrian Medical Device Enterprises. EU-SPRI Annual Conference “The Future of STI – The Future of STI Policy”, Vienna (AT).
  5. Jarmai, K. (2016). Evaluating the European Added Value of the Seventh European Framework Programme – Methodological Challenges and First Results. 12th Biennial Conference of the European Evaluation Society, Maastricht (NL).
  6. Jarmai, K. (2016). Evaluating the European Added Value of the Seventh European Framework Programme – Methodological Challenges and First Results. 12th Biennial Conference of the European Evaluation Society, Maastricht (NL).
  7. Jarmai, K. (2014). Generating Impact of Foresight on Policy-Making: The Importance of Client Commitment, Solid Policy Interface, and a "Good Question". ETEPS Research Meeting "Foresight as a tool for policy-making", Prague (CZ).
  8. Jarmai, K. (2012). Mutual Learning and Networking: Increasing the Innovation Potential through Foresight. ERSA, Bratislava (SK).
  9. Jarmai, K. (2012). Shaping Social Reality: Foresight as Catalyst for Institutional Change?. EU-SPRI Conference, Karlsruhe (DE).
  10. Jarmai, K. (2011). Foresight as Impulse for Change in Actor Behavior?. Yeditepe International Research Conference on Foresight and Futures, Istanbul (TR).
Technical Reports/White Papers
  1. Busch, A., Riegler, M., Jarmai, K. & Scholz, M. (2021). Unternehmerische Verantwortung durch Kooperation. FHWien der WKW, Study for the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, Vienna.
  2. Nwafor, C., Jarmai, K., Stacherl, B. & Montevecchi, F. (2017). Benchmark Report & Policy Paper: Integration of the RRI Approach into Collaborative R&D&I and SME Participation in European Funded Collaborative Research in Healthcare, Nanotechnology and ICT. Responsible Innovation COMPASS, Evidence and Opportunities for Responsible Innovation in SMEs, Vienna., Link
  3. Amanatidou, E., Giesecke, S., Jarmai, K., Loikkanen, T. & Warnke, P. (2012). Typology of RTDI Directed Towards Grand Societal Challenges. VERA – Forward Visions of the European Research Area, Karlsruhe., Link
  4. Martinuzzi, A., Indir-Bauer, P., Jarmai, K., Margula, S. & Endl, A. (2009). Evaluation des österreichischen Umweltzeichens für Produkte und Tourismusbetriebe. Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna.
  5. Hametner, M. & Jarmai, K. (2009). Sustainable Consumption and Production. In: Eurostat (Eds.) Sustainable Development in the European Union - 2009 Monitoring Report of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, pp. 118-139.
Beitrag in Branchenmedien
  1. Jarmai, K. (2021). Unternehmenskooperation mit Impact. corporAID Magazin, Heft 90, p. 33., Link
Podium bei Praxisveranstaltung
  1. Jarmai, K. (2021). Business Cooperation as Innovation Enabler. SDG Business Forum 2021, March 9.