Dr. Annika Mies

Biography

Annika Mies is an Assistant Professor in Operations and Sustainable Systems at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. Before joining Trinity, she was an associate researcher at the University of Kassel, Germany, where she completed her PhD on social sustainability and unintended consequences in transformation processes towards sustainable circular economies. She holds an MSc in Sustainable Economics and Management from the University of Kassel and a BA in Business and Cultural Studies from the University of Duisburg-Essen. Her research sits at the intersection of operations management and sustainability, with a particular focus on sustainable supply chain management, social sustainability, and related systemic interdependencies that create tensions, unintended consequences and complex social dynamics in sustainable transformation processes. Her work spans various contexts, including circular economy initiatives, manufacturing transformation, transport logistics and human-technology interaction. Annika has published in leading journals including the Journal of Business Ethics, Business Strategy and the Environment, and Journal of Cleaner Production. She is an active participant in the academic community, including the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) and the Academy of Management (AoM). She regularly presents her work at international conferences and serves as a reviewer for top-tier journals in operations and sustainability management. At Trinity, Annika teaches Introduction to Operations Management and Global Supply Chain Management. She has previously taught courses on sustainability management, paradoxes and unintended consequences in operations, decision support tools, and research methods including causal-loop modelling and qualitative comparative analysis. Her teaching approach emphasizes the practical application of theoretical concepts to real-world sustainability challenges and the interconnected nature of operational and sustainability challenges.