Fabian Sting

Prof. Dr. Fabian Sting is a Full Professor and Director of the Department of Supply Chain Management – Strategy and Innovation at the University of Cologne, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. He also holds a part-time Chaired Professorship of Digital Supply Chain Innovation at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, where he previously served as Associate and Assistant Professor. He has been a visiting professor at Singapore Management University and IESE Business School, and held a postdoctoral fellowship at INSEAD.

Education:

• Doctorate in Production Management (Dr. rer. pol., summa cum laude), WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
• M.Sc. in Mathematics - Methods and Models, University of Hagen
• Diploma in Management Science, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• Exchange studies at University of Melbourne

His research centers on digital innovation, Industry 4.0, strategy implementation, and employee-driven innovation in operations and supply chains. He investigates how organizations innovate processes, manage change, and harness front-line employee ideas. His work integrates behavioral and strategic perspectives in operations management.
His recent publications in MIS Quarterly, Management Science, Academy of Management Journal, and Harvard Business Review reflect a strong trend toward digital transformation, idea evaluation biases, and collaborative innovation mechanisms. The articles emphasize knowledge transfer, learning-by-doing, and the behavioral aspects of digital change.

Scientific Awards:

• Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize, MIT Sloan Management Review
• Jürgen Hausschildt Award for Innovation Management, VHB
• Top Academic Article Award, ERIM

Fabian Sting serves as Associate Editor for Management Science and Senior Editor for Production and Operations Management. He has received multiple teaching awards for courses such as "Operations Management" and "Primaire Processen." He is Academic Director of the Industrial Excellence Award in Europe, in collaboration with IESE, INSEAD, and WHU. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to innovation and sustainable industrialization. There is no mention of specific labs or research teams in the provided texts.