Hi, I’m
Adwoa Twumwaa Ansah
Research Assistant And Doctoral Student
Dusseldorf
Summary
A passionate qualitative researcher whose interests centre on the nuances of organizational culture, as well as organizational response to: demands for accountability in sustainability-related issues, and social pressures associated with digital transformation. Currently researching the nature of "Failure Culture" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Miriam Muethel.
Overview
4
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education
4
Languages
Education
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of ManagementDusseldorf, Germany
Ph.D. from Organizational Behavior
05.2021 - Current
University Overview
- Research Topic: Failure Culture in Organizations
- Research Method: Qualitative
Technical University of MunichMunich, Germany
Master of Science from Management and Innovation
05.2019 - 05.2020
University Overview
- Thesis Title: Employee-oriented and Customer-oriented Cultures as Drivers of Service Innovation: A Study of the German Startup Ecosystem
- Thesis Grade: 1.0 (Excellent)
HEC ParisParis, France
Master in Management from Management and Innovation
09.2018 - 10.2020
KNUST School of BusinessKumasi, Ghana
Bachelor of Science from Business Administration
09.2013 - 06.2017
University Overview
- Major: Business Information Technology
- Thesis Title: "The Prospects of Implementing A Mobile Voting
- System To Increase Voter Turnout and Eliminate Queueing In
- Elections In Tertiary Institutions (A Case Study of KNUST)"
- Thesis Grade: A
Work History
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of ManagementDusseldorf
Research Assistant
09.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Research Assistant for “VW for Integrity” project in collaboration with Volkswagen AG.
- Collaborates with supervising professor and VW Integrity team to develop training material for management training at all levels of hierarchy in VW.
- Supervises Bachelor's and Master's students' theses.
- Prepares case material for teaching.
SpeedinvestMunich
Visiting Analyst
04.2021 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Organized the first Industrial Tech Talk on Climate Tech on behalf of the Industrial Tech team, which saw a conversion rate of 50%
- Prepared a comprehensive overview of the regional and national startup grants landscape of the EU
- Created the first edition of the Industrial Tech team’s public newsletter
- Prepared marketing and communications material for the Industrial Tech team including PR and panel briefings, blog posts, and event slide decks
- Member of the 2021 Speedinvest x Dealroom Industrial Tech report project team.
Celonis SEMunich
Junior Communications Associate
01.2020 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Drafted follow-up communications for weekly company meetings on behalf of co-CEOs
- Created and managed the Executive & Internal Communications Confluence space
- Completed and presented benchmarking study of the sustainability efforts of 18 partners and customers to the Director of Sustainability to aid in the development of the company’s sustainability initiatives
- Member of several cross-functional project team. E.g., company values launch, company sustainability program, employee engagement program during COVID-19 home office model.
KNUST School of BusinessKumasi
Teaching and Research Assistant
08.2017 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Collaborated with lecturers at the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems to research on Information Systems related topics
- Held tutorials for undergraduate students in various courses to expound concepts and principles taught by lecturers
- Attended to individual students who required extra academic attention outside class hours.
Vodafone Ghana LimitedAccra
Vodafone Vibrant Ambassador
09.2016 - 08.2017
Job overview
- Increased penetration of Vodafone’s youth data package (Vodafone X) on KNUST campus by signing 200 students onto the package
- Collaborated with the Vodafone Resourcing and Talent team and campus administration, to support hosting and organizing Vodafone events in KNUST.
Vodafone Ghana LimitedAccra
Marketing Department Intern
06.2016 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Led the department’s team of interns to develop and pitch to the Senior Management Team an innovative way of marketing the MyVodafone mobile application which was subsequently implemented
- Led the department’s team of interns in presenting a report on customer data cleansing activities and findings to the Chief Marketing Officer.
Office Automation Systems International LimitedAccra
Accounting Department Intern
07.2015 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Facilitated a smooth transition to accounting software by computing entries from accounting books into the accounting software system.
Office Automation Systems International LimitedAccra
Marketing Department Intern
06.2014 - 08.2014
Job overview
- Reviewed and drafted five product proposals.
Skills
- Academic Writing
Accomplishments
- Co-authored a paper on mobile voting which was presented at the International Conference on E-education, E-business and Technology in Toronto, Canada (September 2017) and published in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library. [Available at: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3141163 ]
- Awarded in May 2017 as Best Student in Business Information Technology (2016/2017 academic year) at the 2017 Royal Bank-CoHss Awards.
- Awarded in July 2017 for academic excellence by the Youth Excellence League of BEIGE Foundation-Ghana.
Timeline
Research Assistant
WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
09.2021 - Current
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Ph.D. from Organizational Behavior
05.2021 - Current
Visiting Analyst
Speedinvest
04.2021 - 08.2021
Junior Communications Associate
Celonis SE
01.2020 - 03.2021
Technical University of Munich
Master of Science from Management and Innovation
05.2019 - 05.2020
HEC Paris
Master in Management from Management and Innovation
09.2018 - 10.2020
Teaching and Research Assistant
KNUST School of Business
08.2017 - 08.2018
Vodafone Vibrant Ambassador
Vodafone Ghana Limited
09.2016 - 08.2017
Marketing Department Intern
Vodafone Ghana Limited
06.2016 - 07.2016
Accounting Department Intern
Office Automation Systems International Limited
07.2015 - 08.2015
Marketing Department Intern
Office Automation Systems International Limited
06.2014 - 08.2014
KNUST School of Business
Bachelor of Science from Business Administration
09.2013 - 06.2017
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