Prof. Mike Wasserman, Ph.D.

About me

I’m a professor at the Münster School of Business (FH Münster), where I teach, work with organizations, conduct research, and help manage the Bachelor in International Business and Management (IB&M) and the Master in Digital Business and Innovation Management (DigiBIM) programs.

My work focuses on disruptive technologies, sustainability in human elements of international supply chains, and knowledge management. Before joining FH Münster I was an associate professor at Clarkson University from 2002-2017, an assistant professor at George Mason University from 1997-2002, and a visiting guest lecturer at HTWG Konstanz from 2010-2017. I hold a Ph.D. in Management Strategy and Policy from Michigan State University.

On this site you’ll find an overview of the courses I teach, the research projects I’m currently working on, information about the programs I manage, and guidance for students who’d like to write their thesis with me.

Courses

Below are the courses I’m currently teaching. Enrolled students should check ILIAS/Moodle for week-by-week materials.

Research & publications

Full list on Google Scholar · ResearchGate.

• Chapter
  Fisher, S. L., Longoni, A., Luzzini, D., Pagell, M., Wasserman, M., & Wiengarten, F. (2024). A just transition towards making precarious work rare, safe, and legal. In S. Gold & A. Wieland (Eds.), The Supply Chain: A System in Crisis (pp. 111–125). Edward Elgar.
• Journal
  Nakabuye, Z., Bimbona, S., Mayanja, J., & Wasserman, M. (2024). Knowledge absorptive capacity: The secret sauce that helps entrepreneurs in Uganda convert technology orientation into export performance. African Journal of Business & Economic Research, 19(3).
• Conference
  Wormeck, L., Crome, C., Meyer-Hollatz, T., Hinsen, S., & Wasserman, M. E. (2024). Evaluating digital sustainability-oriented innovations: Criteria for the frontend of innovation. ECIS 2024 Proceedings, 13. Link
• Chapter
  Wasserman, M., & Fisher, S. (2020). Sailing in stormy weather: Digitalization, ethics and e-HRM. In T. Bondarouk & S. Fisher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Electronic HRM (pp. 156–162).
• Conference
  Feldmann, C., Delke, V., & Wasserman, M. E. (2019). Strategically aligning additive manufacturing supply chains for sustainability and effectiveness. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 52(10), 260–264.
• Practitioner
  Wasserman, M., & Mahmoodi, F. (2017). Disruptive technologies: Should you give them the green light? CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly, 24–29.
• Journal
  Beekman, A. V., Steiner, S., & Wasserman, M. E. (2012). Where innovation does a world of good: Entrepreneurial orientation and innovative outcomes in nonprofit organizations. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, 8(2), 22–36.
• Journal
  Pagell, M., Wu, Z., & Wasserman, M. E. (2010). Thinking differently about purchasing portfolios: An assessment of sustainable sourcing. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 46(1), 57–73.
• Journal
  Orvis, K. A., Fisher, S. L., & Wasserman, M. E. (2009). Power to the people: Using learner control to improve trainee reactions and learning in web-based instructional environments. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94(4), 960.
• Journal
  Sill, H. E., Fisher, S. L., & Wasserman, M. E. (2008). Consumer reactions to potential intrusiveness and benefits of RFID. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 7(1), 76–97.
• Journal
  Fisher, S. L., Wasserman, M. E., & Palthe, J. (2007). Management practices for on-site consultants: Lessons learned from the expatriate experience. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(1), 17.
• Chapter
  Stimpert, J. L., Wasserman, M. E., & Jayaram, M. J. (1998). Strategic trajectories and patterns of innovation. In G. Hamel, C. K. Prahalad, H. Thomas, & D. O’Neal (Eds.), Strategic Flexibility. Russian edition: St. Petersburg: Piter, 2005.

Programs I manage

I’m responsible for two programs at the Münster School of Business. For official admissions information, always consult the FH Münster website.

Writing your master thesis with me

I supervise theses primarily within DigiBIM and IB&M for topics close to my research.

Purely descriptive “overview of X” theses are not a good fit. I expect a clear research question, a defensible method, and engagement with academic literature.

Capacity is limited — earlier inquiries have a better chance.

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