Prof. Dr. Susan Müller

Head of Degree Programme Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation

Development and teaching of entrepreneurship modules

Entrepreneurship Education

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Innovation

Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Activities of entrepreneurs

Master Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation

Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Innovations

Entrepreneurship Education

Entrepreneurs’ Actions

Business models of social enterprises

Design principles of social innovations

Impact of entrepreneurship education

The link between entrepreneurs’ actions and success

Mueller, S. (2011). Increasing Entrepreneurial Intention: Effective Entrepreneurship Course Characteristics. In International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (Vol. 13, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13644

Mueller, S., Nazarkina, L., Volkmann, C., & Blank, C. (2011). Social Entrepreneurship Research as a Means of Transformation: A Vision for the Year 2028. In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 2, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13991

Zeyen, A., Beckmann, M., Mueller, S., Dees, G. J., Khanin, D., Krueger, N., Murphy, P. J., Santos, F., Scarlata, M., Walske, J., & Zacharakis, A. (2012). Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: Shedding New Light on the “Bigger Picture.” In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 4, Issue 1). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13992

Mueller, S., & Loock, M. (2012). Talking About a Better Place: How Shai Agassi Is Creating a Mass Market for Electric Vehicles. In The Journal of Entrepreneurship (Vol. 21, Issue 2). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13643

Mueller, S., Volery, T., & von Siemens, B. (2012). What Do Entrepreneurs Actually Do? An Observational Study of Entrepreneurs’ Everyday Behavior in the Start-up and Growth Stages. In Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (Vol. 36, Issue 5). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13245

Volery, T., Mueller, S., Naepflin, C., & del Rey, N. (2013). The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Human Capital at Upper-Secondary Level. In Journal of Small Business Management (Vol. 51, Issue 3). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13640

Mueller, S., Chambers, L., & Neck, H. (2013). The Distinctive Skills of Social Entrepreneurs. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 21, Issue 3). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13639

Mueller, S., Lorz, M., & Volery, T. (2013). Entrepreneurship Education: A Systematic Review of Impact Studies and Applied Methodologies. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 21, Issue 2). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13246

Bergmann, H., Mueller, S., & Schrettle, T. (2014). The use of global entrepreneurship monitor data in academic research: a critical inventory and future potentials. In International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (Vol. 6, Issue 3). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13641

Mueller, S., D’Intino, R., Walske, J., Ehrenhard, M. L., Newbert, S. L., Robinson, J. A., & Senjem, J. C. (2015). What’s Holding Back Social Entrepreneurship? Removing the Impediments to Theoretical Advancement. In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 6, Issue 3). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13993

Mueller, S., Brahm, T., & Neck, H. (2015). Service Learning in Social Entrepreneurship Education: Why Students Want to Become Social Entrepreneurs and How to Address Their Motives. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 23, Issue 3). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13642

Volery, T., Mueller, S., & von Siemens, B. (2015). Entrepreneur Ambidexterity: A study of Entrepreneurs Behaviours and Competencies in Growth-oriented Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. In International Small Business Journal (Vol. 33, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13646

Zeyen, A., Beckmann, M., Mueller, S., Dees, G. J., Khanin, D., Krueger, N., Murphy, P. J., Santos, F., Scarlata, M., Walske, J., & Zacharakis, A. (2012). Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: Shedding New Light on the “Bigger Picture.” In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship (Vol. 4, Issue 1). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13992

Mueller, S., & Fellnhofer, K. (2018). «I Want to Be Like You!»: The Influence of Role Models on Entrepreneurial Intention. In Journal of Enterprising Culture (Vol. 26, Issue 2). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13645

Mueller, S., Berger, G., & Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, E. (2020). Establishing Entrepreneurial Thinking and Acting in Swiss Vocational College. In Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education (Vol. 11, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.14272

Müller, Susan; Kirst, Alyssa; Bergmann, Heiko; Bird, Barbara (2022). Entrepreneurs’ actions and venture success: a structured literature review and suggestions for future research. Small Business Economics, Published online 2022-09-30.

Keim, J., Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2024). Whatever the problem, entrepreneurship is the solution! Confronting the panacea myth of entrepreneurship with structural injustice. In Journal of Business Venturing Insights (Vol. 21). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.20557

Anica Zeyen, Markus Beckmann, & Mueller, S. (2025). Social Entrepreneurship and Broader Theories: A Critical Reassessment and Future Agenda. In Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.24451/dspace/11858

Fueglistaller, U., Fust, A., Müller, C., Mueller, S., & Zellweger, T. (2019). Entrepreneurship. Modelle – Umsetzungen – Perspektiven. Mit Fallbeispielen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Springer Gabler. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/40545

Mueller, S. (2012). Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship (C. K. Volkmann, K. O. Tokarski, & K. Ernst, Eds.). Springer Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13994

Vogel, C., & Mueller, S. (2024). Low-Cost Private Schools – An Under-researched Social Entrepreneurship Phenomenon. 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC). Bern University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22587

Keim, J., Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2023). How entrepreneurship turns a blind eye to structural injustice. 39th EGOS Colloquium. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19503

Keim, J., Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2023). Why entrepreneurship overlooks structural injustice: Biases, blind spots & paradigmatic assumptions. 83rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19504

Mueller, S., & Dey, P. (2022). Entrepreneurship: Causing, Perpetuating or Mitigating Structural Injustices? Rencontre de St. Gall. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18531

Müller, S., von Grone, J., Grégoire, D., Ucbasaran, D., Keim, J., Bird, B. (2022). Entrepreneurs’ Actions and Success: How Entrepreneurs Navigate Critical Events During the Startup-process. Accepted for presentation at the 2022 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), June, Waco, TX, USA.

Müller, S., Forsblom, L., Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, E. (2022). Entrepreneurship Education and Negative Knowledge: Learning from Other People’s Failure. Accepted for presentation at the International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD), June, Lugano, Switzerland.

Müller, S., von Grone, J., Grégoire, D., Ucbasaran, D., Bird, B. (2020). Entrepreneurs’ Actions and Venture Success. Accepted for presentation at the 24th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum), Virtual Conference.

Jajjawi, N., Müller, S., Munzinger, A. (2020). The Case of Global Antimicrobial Resistance: The Need for Institutional Entrepreneurship and Reconsideration of Ethical Analysis. Accepted for presentation at the 24th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum), Virtual Conference.

Kirst, A., Müller, S., Bird, B., von Grone, J. (2018). Entrepreneurs’ Behavior and Success: A Review and Suggestions for Future Research. Accepted for presentation at the 22nd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum), Stuttgart, Germany.

Müller, S. (2018). The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship to Rethink Entrepreneurship. Paper discussed at the Rencontres de St-Gall 2018, St. Gallen.

Oser, F., Müller, S., Forsblom, L. (2017). 4th Interdisciplinary (Post)Doc‐Colloquium, Transitions from School to Work, Solothurn (Switzerland).

Müller, S., Forsblom, L., and Oser, F. (2016). Learning from Failure and Corresponding Coping Strategies in Entrepreneurship. Research project presented at the EARLI SIG 14 Learning and Professional Development Conference 2016, Regensburg, Germany.

von Grone, J., Müller, S., Grégoire, D., and Volery, T. (2016). Developing and Validating a New Instrument for Measuring Regulatory Foci in Entrepreneurship. Accepted for presentation at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), Bodø, Norway.

Mueller, S. (2015). The Potential of Social Entrepreneurship to Rethink Capitalism. Accepted for presentation at the 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Kassel, Germany.

Mueller, S. and Lurtz, K. (2014). Mechanisms of Value Creation in Social Entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the Rencontres de St. Gall, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Volery, T. and Mueller, S. (2014). Managing Paradoxes: A Key Element of Entrepreneurs’ Leadership Behaviour. Paper discussed at the Rencontres St. Gall, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Mueller, S., D’Intino R.S., and Walske, J. (2013). What's Holding Back Social Entrepreneurship? Removing the Impediments to Theoretical Advancement. Professional Development Workshop conducted at the Academy of Management 2013, Orlando, FL, USA.

Mueller, S., Nazarkina, L., and Neck, H. (2012). Distinctive Skills of Social Entrepreneurs: Implications for Social Entrepreneurship Education. Presentation at the 16th Annual Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Conference, Potsdam, Germany.

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