Kati Schaëfer

Kati Schaëfer is a Post-doctoral researcher at the LUT Business School, Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology (LUT University), Finland, specializing in Business Studies with a focus on sustainable supply chain management.

Her research centers on multi-tier supply chains, exploring themes such as supply chain transparency, lower-tier supplier management, and sustainability-related risk management. She investigates how governance mechanisms and power dynamics influence the effective cascading of sustainability practices across extended supply networks.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in integrating environmental and social sustainability within procurement and supply chain operations, particularly in complex, multi-tier contexts. Her work combines empirical case studies and theoretical modeling to develop actionable strategies for firms aiming to enhance resilience and ethical compliance across their supply bases.

Kati collaborates with leading scholars in the field, including Anni-Kaisa Kähkönen, Jukka Hallikas, and Donna Marshall, contributing to high-impact journals in operations and supply chain management.

She is actively engaged in research but there is no public information about student supervision, grants, or awards at this time.