Svenja Friess, M.Sc.
Doktorandin und wissenschaftliche MitarbeiterinEhemalige wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
+49 89 24246-569
svenja.friess(at)ip.mpg.de
Arbeitsbereiche:
Verhaltensgrundlagen von Innovation, Organisationsökonomik, Ungleichheit
Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang
Seit 09/2024
Postdoktorandin, Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Seit 09/2020
Research Appointment am Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH), Harvard Business School
01/2022 - 06/2022
Gastwissenschaflerin, Harvard University, Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, Boston (MA), USA, Gastgeber: Karim R. Lakhani
07/2019 – 09/2024
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Doktorandin am Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research) sowie an der Munich Graduate School of Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Dissertation: “Behavioral Insights into Knowledge Work: Information Sourcing, Peer Dynamics, and Gender Disparities in Ideation“
07/2018 – 08/2018
Summer School, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
10/2016 – 03/2019
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Volkswirtschaftslehre, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
08/2014 – 01/2015
Auslandssemester, Universität Kopenhagen, Dänemark
10/2012 – 08/2016
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Politischer Ökonomik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Beruflicher Werdegang
02/2018 - 05/2019
Werkstudentin, Webasto SE (Automobilzulieferer, Abteilungen: Corporate Strategy & Development, Global Business Development)
06/2017 - 03/2018
Geprüfte wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft am lehrstuhlübergreifenden Experimentallabor (MELESSA), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
04/2016 - 09/2016
Studentische Hilfskraft, Leibniz-Zentrum für europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
08/2015 - 10/2015
Praktikum, Deutsche Bank Research, Deutsche Bank AG
Ehrungen, Stipendien, wissenschaftliche Preise
01/2022 - 05/2022
Stipendiatin der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Fulbright-Kommission (Fulbright Germany) für Forschungsvorhaben an der Harvard Universität im Rahmen der Dissertation
02/2013 - 03/2019
Stipendiatin der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes e.V.
Publikationen
Beiträge in Sammelwerken
(2021). Women in Creative Labor: Inventors, Entrepreneurs and Academics, in: Ulla Weber (
Diskussionspapiere
(2023). Reputational Concerns and Advice-Seeking at Work, Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 23-17.
- We examine the impact of reputational concerns on seeking advice. While seeking can improve
performance, it may affect how others perceive the seeker's competence. In an online
experiment with white-collar professionals (N=2,521), we test how individuals navigate this
tradeoff and if others' beliefs about competence change it. We manipulate visibility of the
decision to seek and stereotypes about competence. Results show a sizable and inefficient
decline in advice-seeking when visible to a manager. Higher-order beliefs about competence
cannot mediate this inefficiency. We find no evidence that managers interpret advice-seeking
negatively, documenting a misconception that may hinder knowledge flows in organizations. - Available at SSRN
Vorträge
25.10.2023
Unpacking Gender Gaps in Creative Performance – Experimental Evidence on the Role of Competition and Male-majority Environments
Behavioral Brown Bag Seminar, LMU
Ort: München
19.09.2023
Harnessing the Power of Interactive Peers – Evidence form Online Learning Environments on Engagement and Performance
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Department Seminar
Ort: Schloss Ringberg
12.07.2023
Where Does the Gender Innovation Gap Arise? Idea Gen(d)eration, Selection or Evaluation
1st Organizational Economics Summer Symposium (OESS)
Ort: Ohlstadt
16.06.2023
Peer Effects of Social Interactions in Online Education
Internal Research Seminar at Chair for Organizational Economics, LMU
Ort: München
22.05.2023
Advice Seeking at Work: Stereotypes and Reputation Concerns
Concerns”, Internal Research Seminar at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) – invited presentation
Ort: Amsterdam, Niederlande
24.04.2023
Advice Seeking at Work: Stereotypes and Reputation Concerns
Internal Research Seminar at the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST) – invited presentation
Ort: Palaiseau, Frankreich
23.03.2023
Advice Seeking at Work: Stereotypes and Reputation Concerns
25th Colloquium for Personnel Economics (COPE)
Ort: Amsterdam, Niederlande
27.02.2023
Where Does the Gender Innovation Gap Arise? Idea Gen(d)eration, Selection or Evaluation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Department Seminar
Ort: Frauenchiemsee
20.12.2022
Advice at Work: Reputation Concerns & Stereotypes
Research on Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship Workshop (RISE5),
Ort: München
08.12.2022
Advice at Work: Reputation Concerns & Stereotypes
Behavioral Brown Bag Seminar, LMU
Ort: München
05.10.2022
Advice at Work: Reputation Concerns & Stereotypes
2nd Berlin Workshop on Public Economics: Gender Economics
Ort: Berlin
24.06.2022
Can It Ever Hurt to Ask? Advice & Gender
LMU Munich’s Organizational Economics Chair Lunch
Ort: München
16.06.2022
Can It Ever Hurt to Ask? Advice & Gender
Economic Science Association World Meeting
Ort: Cambridge (MA), USA
11.06.2022
When does Diversity in Peer Interactions help Online Learning?
Strategy Science Conference
Ort: New York City (NY), USA
10.12.2021
Digital Peer Interactions & Knowledge Transfers – Evidence from Online Business Education
Lunchtime Seminar, Organizational Economics Chair, LMU
Ort: München
01.10.2021
Advice & Gender – First Pilot Data Evidence
Forschungsseminar
Ort: Feldkirchen-Westerham
25.06.2021
Digital Peer Interactions & Knowledge Transfers – First Empirical Evidence & Paths Forward
LMU Applied Micro Summer Seminar
Ort: Ohlstadt
24.03.2021
Digital Peer Interactions & Knowledge Transfers – First Empirical Evidence
Forschungsseminar
Ort: online
19.11.2020
The Contingent Effect of Alliance Design on Alliance Dynamics and Performance: An Experimental Study
Discussant, TIME Colloquium
Institute for Strategy, Technology & Organization (LMU), Chair in Technology & Innovation Management (TUM), Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb
Ort: online
07.-11.09.2020
Peer Interactions & Learning on a Platform / Updates on Advice Seeking
Forschungsseminar
Ort: online
04.06.2020
Can It Ever Hurt to Ask? Advice Seeking and Gender
Behavioral Brownbag Seminar, LMU
Ort: München
02.-05.03.2020
Can It Ever Hurt to Ask? Advice Seeking and Gender
Forschungsseminar
Ort: Zugspitze