I work at the intersection of organizational culture, leadership, and technological change. A defining thread throughout my academic and professional journey has been my engagement with three organizational and business contexts: Germany, Japan, and the United States. These contexts have influenced both how I understand organizations and the questions I choose to explore.
My academic background combines International Cultural and Business Studies at the University of Passau with Intercultural Communication at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. One of my master’s theses examined cultural dynamics and cooperative strategies in intercultural business communication across these three countries. In my second master’s thesis, I conducted a systematic literature review of transformational leadership in organizational change. Together, these studies laid the foundation for my continuing interest in culture, leadership, and organizational transformation.
The same international perspective is reflected in my professional experience. I have worked with large, globally operating companies headquartered across these three countries, including Allianz Investment Management SE, Daiichi Sankyo, and ResMed. My broader experience spans the pharmaceutical and medical technology, financial services, aviation, and education sectors. My professional work has included leadership development and talent management, executive coaching, as well as broader initiatives in organization development and change management. This experience has given me practical insight into how culture, communication, and leadership shape the ways people collaborate and respond to change. It has also taught me that organizational transformation is never purely technological. It is also cultural and human.
Building on these experiences, I am pursuing my doctorate at the SGW Doctoral Center under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Philipp David Schaller. My research explores how organizational culture and agentic AI systems influence one another. I examine how organizational values, assumptions, and practices shape the adoption, governance, and use of these systems and how they, in turn, influence organizational culture and established ways of working. I am particularly interested in the role of leadership in guiding cultural transformation as AI becomes increasingly embedded in organizational life.
Grounded in an established theoretical model of organizational culture, my doctoral project connects theory with practice. My goal is to deepen our understanding of the relationship between culture and AI and to develop practical insights for leaders and organizations navigating change associated with AI.
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