Hanna Plieth

Dr. Hanna Plieth serves as a Research Associate at the Center for Leading Innovation & Cooperation (CLIC) at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. Her academic foundation includes interdisciplinary training across German and French institutions.

Her educational background comprises:

• Bachelor of Arts in International Management from Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK)
• Dual Master's degree completed through Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and École de Management Strasbourg, France (graduated August 2011)

Research interests focus on innovation ecosystems and organizational dynamics, particularly examining:

• Open innovation frameworks and collaborative knowledge exchange
• Digital idea management systems in corporate environments
• Leadership structures during demographic transitions
• Strategic adaptation in organizational theory

Her current work centers on the TANDEM research project ("Exchange of Innovation and Experience in the Demographic Transition"), investigating cross-generational knowledge transfer in innovation contexts.

Scientific recognition includes:

• No documented awards or fellowships in source materials

As a research associate, she actively contributes to CLIC's innovation studies while mentoring early-career researchers. Her work interfaces with industry partners through HHL's corporate collaboration programs, though specific grants remain unlisted in available documentation. The TANDEM project represents her primary research vehicle, analyzing demographic shifts' impact on organizational innovation capacity.

She operates within HHL's Center for Leading Innovation & Cooperation (CLIC), a dedicated research unit focused on corporate innovation strategies and leadership development. The center facilitates industry-academia partnerships and hosts interdisciplinary research teams examining contemporary business transformation challenges.