Birgit Teufer,MA
Birgit Teufer has headed the Institute of Business & Psychology at Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH since October 2024. Until September 2024, she worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Business & Psychology. Her research interests lie in the areas of (sustainable) consumer behaviour, consumer perception and sustainable development, as well as ‘green’ marketing.
As part of her doctoral studies at the University of Klagenfurt, she focussed on collaborative consumption in consumer networks and similar social innovations, using a variety of different research methods.
Birgit Teufer previously worked for several years as a research assistant at the University for Continuing Education Krems and IMC Krems, where she was involved in both national and international research projects in the fields of health promotion, collaboration and cooperation (e.g. open innovation, community-based initiatives) and sustainable marketing. Since 2016, she has regularly taught research methods, business psychology and marketing at several Austrian universities.
Career Path
| Since 10/2024 | Head of department - Department of Business and Psychology at Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH |
09/2023 - 09/2024 | Lecturer & Researcher Institute of Business and Psychology, Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH, Wiener Neustadt |
2020 – 2023 | Scientist/PhD Student Department of Business, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems |
| 2016 – 2020 | Research Associate in the Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation at the University of Continuing Education Krems (formerly Danube University Krems) |
2013 – 2016 | Assistant in the Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation at the University of Continuing Education Krems (formerly Danube University Krems) |
| 2011 | Assistant of the CEO, PayLife Service GmbH, Vienna |
| 2009 – 2010 | Employee sales/internal service, PayLife Bank GmbH, Vienna |
Education
| 2020 – 2024 | Doctoral Studies in Social and Economic Sciences (Business Administration), Doctoral Program: Health and Sustainability Communication and Management, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt |
2014 – 2016 | Master's degree in "Business Administration and Business Psychology" at the Ferdinand Porsche FernFH, Wiener Neustadt |
2017 – 2023 | Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the Distance-Learning University of Hagen (expected graduation 12/2023) |
| 2009 – 2013 | Bachelor studies "European Economy and Business Management" at the University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna |
Memberships of Academic Societies
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American Council on Consumer Interests
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American Marketing Association (AMA)
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Association for Consumer Research: Transformative Consumer Research
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ENOUGH - the International Network for Sufficiency Research & Policy
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European Academy for Standardisation EURAS
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European Marketing Academy (EMAC)
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Responsible Research in Business and Management Network
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Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI)
Birgit Teufer