Dr. Ruth Schültken
Assistant Professor at the Endowed Chair of Procurement
Main fields of research
- Buyer-Supplier-Relationships
- Sustainable Procurement
Curriculum vitae
| 2018 | Bachelor (B.Sc. in Business Administration), University of Cologne |
| 2020 | Master (M.Sc. in Business Administration – Supply Chain Management), University of Cologne |
| 2022 | Visiting Researcher, Colorado State University |
| 2024 | Dr. rer. pol., University of Mannheim |
| Since 2025 | Assistant Professor (Habilitandin), University of Mannheim |
Selected memberships
- Academy of Management (AOM)
- Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
- International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA)
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
Prizes, awards, honors
- 2025: Südwestmetall Dissertation Award
- 2025: (Runner-up) IPSERA Mario and Lelio Raffa Doctoral Dissertation Award
- 2025: (Runner-up) Best B2B Marketing Management Ph.D. Prize Competition
- 2025: (Runner-up) Best Paper Award IPSERA 2025
Selected publications
- Schültken, R., Kokozinski, S. and Bode, C. (2025). Beyond buying bytes: Complementing agile new product development with an agile procurement process. Industrial Marketing Management, 126, 210–220.
- Schültken, R. (2024). Intra- and inter-organizational misalignment problems in supply management. Dissertation. Mannheim.
- Bode, C., Burkhart, D., Schültken, R. and Vollmer, M. (2023). Future of procurement. In Global logistics and supply chain strategies for the 2020s : vital skills for the next generation (S. 261–276). Cham: Springer.
- Bode, C., Schültken, R., Burkhart, D. and Vollmer, M. (2022). Unternehmerische Orientierung als Booster für die Nachhaltigkeitsperformance. Best in Procurement : BIP, 13, 46–48.