Ms M.Sc. Kristin Krebs
Biography
Kristin Krebs has been a research associate at the UNESCO Chair for Entrepreneurship and Intercultural Management since October 2021. Previously, she worked as a student assistant at the Center for Transformation Research and Sustainability at the University of Wuppertal, where she supported the junior research group "UrbanUp – Upscaling Strategies for an Urban Sharing Society."
She earned her Bachelor's degree in International Business Studies (B.Sc.) from Aachen University of Applied Sciences, with a double degree from Edinburgh Napier University. Following two internships, she pursued a Master's degree in Sustainability Management at the University of Wuppertal, where she deepened her knowledge of sustainable business practices and transformation research. During her studies, she spent a semester at Rikkyo University in Japan and volunteered with various organizations, including Students for Future and Enactus Wuppertal.
Research Areas and Topics for Bachelors- and Masters Theses:
- Sustainable entrepreneurship & innovation
- Sustainability management
- Pubic goods & sustainable prosperity in urban areas
- Regenerative Economy
Memberships:
- Elected Member of the Sustainability Commission Nachhaltigkeitskommission of the University of Wuppertal
- Member of the TEAM Nachhaltigkeit zur Begleitung der Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie NRW
- Member and Auditor of the Association for Ecological Economic Research (VöW
Publications
Krebs, K., Volkmann, C., Grünhagen, M. (2023): Cultivating the impact of sustainable entrepreneurship: A discussion of upscaling approaches in entrepreneurial ecosystems, in: Adams, R. et al. (eds.), Artificiality and sustainability in entrepreneurship – Exploring the unforeseen, and paving the way to a sustainable future; Cham; Springer, 241-264.
Krebs, K., Volkmann, C., Bafera, J. (2025): Impact Ecosystems: Scaling Socio-Ecological Impact in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, in: Vogel, A. et al. (eds.), Impact Entrepreneurship: Reimagining Entrepreneurial Purpose and Research for Driving Societal Impact, Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, 77(4), Cham: Springer.
