Julia C. SchmittJohannes Kepler University of Linz | JKU · Institute for Integrated Quality Design
Julia C. Schmitt
Doctor of Business Administration
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Introduction
Julia C. Schmitt currently works at the Institute for Integrated Quality Design, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU). Julia does research in Innovation and Sustainability Management in particular on innovation processes for a circular economy. Her current project is 'Cradle to Cradle Innovation Processes (CCIP)'.
Additional affiliations
December 2015 - June 2020
Position
- Research Associate
Description
- Project Lead Cradle to Cradle Innovation Processes (CCIP)
November 2009 - February 2011
Position
- Student employee
Description
- Contributing to Open-I research project
Education
October 2009 - September 2011
October 2005 - October 2009
Publications
Publications (18)
Werner & Mertz is a large family-run business and manufacturer of sustainable cleaning agents based in Germany. It is well known for its 'Frosch' brand in German-speaking markets and beyond. It became a world leader in the circular economy and the first European company in its industry to commercialize a gold-level cradle to cradle (C2C) product ce...
Im Kontext von ausschweifendem Ressourcenverbrauch, Klimawandel und strenger werdenden politischen Regularien bietet sich eine auf Cradle to Cradle basierende Kreislaufwirtschaft als Innovationsstrategie für Unternehmen an. Dennoch sehen sich viele Firmen bei der Umsetzung einer Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie mit Unsicherheiten und Innovationsbarrie...
As a conceptual extension of the established life cycle approach, the objectives of the CE are aimed at keeping products, components and materials in cycles of usage that are stable, closed and as permanent as possible. In this way their quality is maintained or even improved. Therefore, the CE does not represent a “recycling economy” in the narrow...
From the second half of the 20th century on, plastics started to gain relevance as a prime packaging material for both food and non-food products. Through packaging innovation, long shelf-life, great freedom of design, and high convenience in handling were achieved. However, the extensive use of plastic packaging paired with their typically short l...
The circular economy (CE) aims at cycling products and materials in closed technical and biological loops. Cradle to cradle (C2C) operationalizes the CE with a product design concept rooted in the circulation of “healthy” materials because contamination of materials with substances of concern hampers cycling and may pose risks to people in contact...
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Die Circular Economy spielt eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Erreichung der Klimaziele, da ein Großteil der Treibhausgasemissionen auf die Gewinnung und Aufarbeitung von Primärrohstoffen zurückzuführen ist. Dabei bietet sie eine Vielzahl von Innovations...
The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a key perspective for advancing sustainable development in organizations and across entire value chains. A root concept of the CE is Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) – a circular product design concept with attached certification system. With C2C’s demand for eliminating toxic substances from the supply chain as requi...
What is the point of increasing material efficiency if products are used ever shorter? The circular economy represents a new paradigm of closed-loop value creation, serves as a source for new products, services, and business models and thus allows companies to develop sustained competitive advantage. In order to successfully innovate in the circula...
The product certification standard Cradle to Cradle (C2C) claims to offer a new, holistic understanding of quality by integrating material health, environmental, and social criteria into product design (Braungart, McDonough, & Bollinger, 2007). Our paper aims at gaining in-depth knowledge on the linkages between C2C and management systems – as base...
As advancement of sustainability-oriented innovation, circular innovation addresses not only the lacking environmental challenge integration but adopts a life cycle perspective. We apply absorptive capacity theory with its core processes identification, assimilation, and application for opening up the black box of circular innovation processes. We...
As advancement of sustainability-oriented innovation, circular innovation addresses not only the lacking environmental challenge integration but adopts a life cycle perspective. As a product design concept for the circular economy, Cradle to Cradle promotes closed biological and technical loops. We make use of the promotor network theory for unders...
The main differences between circular (cradle to cradle) and conventional innovation processes lie in the intensity of cooperation both, within and beyond the focal value chain. However, we lack micro-level knowledge about the innovation processes leading to circular products. Therefore, this project aims at generating in-depth knowledge on circula...
Unternehmen sind seit einigen Dekaden bereits darauf fokussiert ihre Betriebsabläufe zu optimieren und Ressourcen einzusparen, um die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu erhöhen. Durch die steigende Bedeutung der Lebenszyklus-orientierung – wie sie auch von zertifizierten Umweltmanagementsystemen seit kurzem gefordert wird (vgl. ISO 14001:2015) – rücken auch d...
Shared value not only offers a new concept to face the current business environmental dynamics but it also responds to macro-economic challenges. The creation of more value than mere profits can lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. Thus, it offers huge economic potential and presents a new challenge to corporate optimisation endeavours. Jul...
The article provides insights into the successful configuration of the innovative business strategy shared value. We examine small, German, fair-trade and organic apparel labelsa niche market of the highly competitive and cost-sensitive apparel industry. The analysis of these business models defines success factors for and obstacles to economic suc...
Questions
Question (1)
Please apply as Research Associate (Doctorate or PostDoc) in Circular Economy and Sustainability Innovation at Institute for Integrated Quality Design (IQD) of Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria. You need to have (or be close to) a Master's degree to apply for the entry level and a Doctorate degree for the PostDoc-level. Contribute to our pioneering research and teaching on collaboration, product/business model innovation, design strategies, and digitalization in the context of circularity and sustainability.
☑ Full or part time with high flexibility
☑ Low teaching load (2 hours/semester)
☑ Dynamic team of senior and junior scholars
☑ Unique scientific and industry networks
☑ High performance publication culture
☑ German language skills of advantage
Details on our website: https://www.jku.at/en/institute-for-integrated-quality-design/news/detail/news/vacancy-at-the-iqd-3/
Feel free to contact me for details. Looking forward to getting in touch.
Julia Schmitt (julia.schmitt@jku.at)
