Dr. Stefan Raff-Heinen

Profile

Dr. Stefan Raff-Heinen Dozent Tenure Track

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    Business School
    Institut Digital Technology Management
    Brückenstrasse 73
    3005 Bern

Research

  • Innovation Management

  • Deep Tech Innovations

  • Innovation Methods (Design Thinking)

  • Smart Products & Services

CV

  • is an assistant professor at Bern University of Applied Sciences, Business School, Institute for Digital Technology Management, Switzerland, and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Sloan School of Management, United States. He holds a PhD in business administration from RWTH Aachen University, Germany. His current research interests include innovation management, services marketing, and consumer behavior in digital environments. His recent research has been published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Retailing, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Sloan Management Review.
  • 07/2024 - today Research Affiliate MIT Sloan School of Management
  • 02/2022 - today Assistant Professor Bern University of Applied Science BFH, Institute for Digital Technology Management
  • 02/2024 - 06/2024 Visiting Scholar MIT Sloan School of Management
  • 06/2022 - 07/2022 Visiting Scholar Copenhagen Business School, Department of Operations Management
  • 05/2020 - 11/2021 Assistant Professor RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing
  • 01/2020 - 04/2020 Postdoctoral Research Associate RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing
  • 02/2019 - 05/2019 Visiting Scholar Tel Aviv University, Coller School of Management, Technologiy & Information Management department
  • 07/2016 - 12/2019 Research Associate (Doctoral Candidate) RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing
  • 2016 - 2019 Ph.D. (Dr. rer. pol.) RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing
  • 2014 - 2016 Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) in Economics and Business Administration, spec. Marketing Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University
  • 2010 - 2013 Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in Business Administration, spec. Industry Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart DHBW

Projects

Publications

Memberships

  • Association of Information Systems (AIS)

  • European Marketing Academy (EMAC)

Awards

The Borchers Badge is awarded to doctoral students of RWTH Aachen University, who have passed their PhD examination "with distinction".

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English - Full professional proficiency
  • French - Professional working proficiency