Dr. Regine Komoss

Auf dem Foto ist Regine Komoss zusehen. Sie hat kurzes blondes Haar und trägt eine Brille, sowie ein schwarzes T-Shirt unter einer hellbraunen Strickjacke.

Organisation	Fakultät 1
Building, Room	B, 201
Address	Werderstraße 73 28199 Bremen
Phone: +49 421 5905 4224
Email

CV

seit 2023	Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the School of International Business
2022	State Minister for Children and Education of the State of Bremen
2018 - 2022	Director of the School District Bremerhaven
2010 – 2017	Managing Director in the Centre of the Education of Teachers at the University of Bremen
2005 - 2010	Researcher in the Office of Teaching and Academic Affairs at the University of Bremen
2000 - 2005	Accompanying research on the International Women's Computer Science Program at the University of Bremen
1998 -2000	Spokesperson for the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the Bremen State Parliament on labor, women’s issues, and social affairs
1997 - 1998	Junior Research Manager at rcm Market Research

Teaching

Strategic Management (engl,)
Project Study (engl.)

Fields of Research

Strategic Management, with a focus on strategic foresight, decision-making under uncertainty, innovation and organizational resilience.

Qualitative and mixed-methods research on the promotion of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), combining systemic and eco-system level perspectives with in-depth micro-level analysis.

Challenge-Based Learning as a core pedagogical approach focused on learning through real-world problem solving that also creates value for partner organizations.

Research and cooperation projects

THRIVE is a collaborative research initiative founded in 2023 in cooperation with Dr. Hylton Villet, Director of the Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. The project responds to the pressing challenge of high unemployment in Namibia, particularly among young people, and the central role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in livelihoods and job creation.

A defining characteristic of MSMEs in the Global South is the dominance of enterprises operating in the informal economy—legal but not officially registered businesses. Against this backdrop, THRIVE.research began with the broad question of how MSMEs can be effectively promoted and has progressively evolved into a more fine-grained research program. The project now focuses on the concrete challenges and opportunities of MSMEs by combining micro-level analysis—addressing entrepreneurial mindsets and business models—with a systemic perspective on ecosystems, institutions, and networks.

The project is structured in iterative research cycles.
The first cycle (April–October 2025) focused on laying the groundwork through stakeholder identification and qualitative interviews with MSME owners to develop an initial understanding of entrepreneurial context and challenges.
The second cycle (April–October 2026) will continue in-depth qualitative interviews to better understand lived realities, constraints and adaptive strategies. It also involves a comparative analysis of MSMEs in Windhoek and Bremen, conducted by a joint team of two Namibian and two German researchers.
THRIVE.research is funded by ASA/Engagement Global. From the second cycle onward, the project explicitly integrates Namibian early-career researchers, strengthening local research capacity and knowledge co-production.
A Mixed-Methods Prestudy (February 15 – March 18)

This mixed-methods prestudy - carried out in close cooperation with the Namibia Investment and Finance Academy (NIFA) - explores how micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Namibia can become innovation-driven and resilient businesses enabling them to generate sustainable employment and contribute to inclusive economic growth.

The prestudy will validate the methodological framework of the THRIVE research and pilot data collection tools. Through iterative feedback from local stakeholders it aims to ensure cultural appropriateness, contextual relevance and methodological robustness in the Namibian context.

The prestudy is funded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung.

Memberships and Functions

Member of the Programme Advisory Committee for the Review of the Bachelor of Business Management and Bachelor of Business Management Honours Programmes at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (2025 – 2029).
Agreement of Cooperation with the Namibia Investment and Finance Academy (NIFA) to establish cooperation between NIFA and the University of Applied Sciences Bremen in the field of research on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Namibia.

Publications

Komoss, Regine; Sørensen, Nina (2019): Wandel durch Lehrerkooperation? – Welchen Beitrag leisten Lehrerkooperationen für die Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung? In: Unterrichtsentwicklung macht Schule, p. 45-63. Link
Doff, Sabine; Komoss, Regine (2027) (Hrsg.): Making Change Happen. Wandel im Fachunterricht analysieren und gestalten. SpringerLink
Komoss, Regine ; Sørensen, Nina (2016) Die Perspektiven verbinden – Handlungskoordination zwischen Lehrerprofessionalisierung, Schulentwicklung und Unterrichtsgestaltung. In: Making Change Happen / Sabine Doff, Regine Komoss (Hrsg.) p. 157-166
Komoss, Regine ; Sørensen, Nina (2016) Die Perspektiven verbinden – Handlungskoordination zwischen Lehrerprofessionalisierung, Schulentwicklung und Unterrichtsgestaltung.
In: Making Change Happen / Sabine Doff, Regine Komoss (Hrsg.) p. 157-166. Link
Komoss, Regine; Peters, Maria (2016): Das Praxissemester an der Universität Bremen. In: Schüssler, Renate et.al: Im Praxissemester forschend Lernen – Umsetzung in Schule, Universität und Studienseminar. Bad Heilbrunnn: Klinkhardt.
Komoss, Regine (2007): Frauenstudiengänge zwischen Vorteil und Vorurteil. Link
Komoss, Regine; Viereck, Axel (Hrsg.) (2002): Brauchen Frauen eine andere Mathematik? Dokumentation des Symposiums am 18./19 Oktober 2002 in Bremen. Frankfurt am Main, New York: P. Lang.

Past Research Projects

2014 – 2017: Mitglied in der Creative Unit "Fachbezogene Bildungsprozesse in Transformation" an der Universität Bremen, ein mit Mitteln der Exellenzinitiative geförderter fachdidaktischer Forschungsverbund.
WS 2014/ SoSe 2015: Mitwirkung im vom Stifterverband und der Vodafone Stiftung im Rahmen des Projektes “Nah Dran! – Die Praxis als Vorbild” gefördertes Studienprojekt an der Universität Bremen zum Differenzierenden und Individualisierenden Lernen, das gemeinsam mit Preisträgerschulen des Deutschen Lehrerpreises und Studierenden durchgeführt wurde.
Im Sommersemester 2025 organisierten Studierende des Internationalen Studiengangs Global Management (ISGM) innerhalb des Moduls Strategic Management einen Workshop zum Thema Organizational Resilience. In Kooperation mit dem Foreign Business Club organisierten Studierende einen Workshop für Business Partnern, in dem sie die von Ihnen erarbeiteten Strategien für disruptive und volatile Zeiten zur Diskussion stellten.
Die Dokumentation zum Workshop kann hier heruntergeladen werden.
Gern möchte ich auf die Erfahrungen aus diesem Workshop aufbauen und weiter zum Thema Organizational Resilience forschen. Firmen und Business Partner, die an diesem zentralen Thema interessiert sind, können sich gern mit mir in Verbindung setzen. Der Workshop hat gezeigt, wie ein studentisches Lehrprojekt nicht nur die Qualifizierung zukunftsfähiger Talente fördert sondern auch wertvolle Erkenntnisse für Firmen und Business Partner bietet.

Office Hours

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Dr. Regine Komoss

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Teaching

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Research and cooperation projects

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Teaching

Fields of Research

Research and cooperation projects

THRIVE.Research – Trainingshub for Resilient and InnoVative Entrepreneurship

Beyond Barriers -Fostering Innovation and Resilience in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Namibia.

Memberships and Functions

Publications

Past Research Projects

Office Hours

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Call for Case Studies in International Economics – Edited Volume with Springer

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