Dr. Ruth Schültken

Ruth Schültken has been a Research Associate at the Endowed Chair in Procurement since November 2020. She worked as a Doctoral Candidate and Postdoctoral Researcher from October 2024 to April 2025 and has since been working as a Habilitation Candidate. Her research focuses on purchasing, procurement, and supply chain management with an emphasis on sustainability and risk management. She received the Südwestmetall Research Award for her dissertation, “Intra- and Inter-Organizational Misalignment Problems in Supply Management,” and was recognized as a runner-up for the IPSERA Mario and Lelio Raffa Doctoral Dissertation Award, as well as the 2025 Best B2B Marketing Management Ph.D. Prize Competition, which is hosted by the Industrial Marketing Management (IMM) Journal.

She has presented her research at numerous conferences, including the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM), the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, and the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA) Conference. She received the Best Reviewer Award from the Academy of Management (AoM)'s Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) Division for her reviews.

Prior to her doctorate, she completed her Master's degree in Business Administration with a focus on Supply Chain Management (M.Sc.) at the University of Cologne. She was awarded the Dean's Award for her outstanding academic achievements. During her Master studies, she spent a semester in Tallinn at the Estonian Business School (EBS), where she gained intercultural experience as well as in-depth knowledge of strategic management. She also completed her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (B.Sc.) at the University of Cologne. Her studies already focused on supply chain management. She also received the Dean's Award for outstanding academic achievements during her Bachelor's degree. During her Bachelor studies, she spent a semester in Dublin at Dublin City University (DCU), where she was able to deepen her knowledge of project management.