Svenja Tams is Professor of Organization and Project Management at City University of Applied Sciences Bremen. Her research and teaching focus on organizational learning and change, leadership development, career ecosystems, and sustainability transformation—particularly in knowledge-intensive and project-based organizations.
Before joining Hochschule Bremen, Svenja held academic positions at SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, the University of Bath (UK), the London School of Economics, Birkbeck, University of London, and London Business School. She holds a PhD in Management from London Business School, an MSc in Analysis, Design, and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics, and an MSc in Management from Boston University. She was a Fulbright Scholar in International Studies at the University of Miami, following her initial business studies at the University of Trier.
Her research explores how organizations and professionals adapt and innovate at the intersection of business, people, and society. Research projects examine user engagement in corporate sustainability, adaptive responses to demographic and digital shifts, shared leadership, and cultural diversity. Her work is published in leading international journals, including Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Relations, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Career Development International, and Personnel Review.
Svenja’s academic leadership extends to curriculum design, executive education, the creation of experiential learning environments, and doctoral supervision. She leads the Talent Challenge, an action research initiative with students, practitioners, and organizations in the Bremen talent and career ecosystem. Her contributions to leadership and organizational development have been recognized through a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA, UK).
