PhD in Economics and Social Sciences
Selma Saracevic is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at NEOMA Business School.
She holds a PhD in Economics and Social Sciences from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. Prior to joining NEOMA, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Marketing at Copenhagen Business School and an External Lecturer at WU Vienna. Before entering academia, she gained industry experience in sales and marketing at La Prairie and Generali.
Her research examines consumer behavior at the intersection of social responsibility and service innovation, with a particular focus on consumer misbehavior, brand activism, and vulnerability in service contexts.
Areas of research
- Consumer Behavior
- International Marketing
- Responsible Marketing
- Sustainability and Consumer Culture
- Service Innovation
SARACEVIC, S., T. SCHAEFERS, "“Winter Package on Demand” vs. “Seat Heating on Demand”: How the Level of Construal Influences Consumer Reactions to On-Demand Features." in Frontiers in Service Conference, 2024, Amelia Island, Florida, United States
SARACEVIC, S., T. SCHAEFERS, "On-Demand Product Features: How Abstract vs. Concrete Communication Influences Consumer Reactions." in AMA SERVSIG 2024 Conference, 2024, Bordeaux, France
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "Antecedents, Manifestations, and Outcomes of Corporate Activism: A Systematic Literature Review." in Global Marketing Conference Academy, 2023, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "From Motivation to Outcome: A Structured Narrative Review of the Literature on Corporate Activism", Journal of Business Research, January 2026, vol. 202
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "Activist Brand Perceptions: Conceptualization, Scale Development and Validation.", Journal of Business Research, July 2024, vol. 180
SARACEVIC, S., T. TONG WU, B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "How Normative Appeals Influence Pro- Environmental Behavior: The Role of Individualism and Collectivism", Journal of Cleaner Production, April 2022, vol. 344
KOLBL, Ž., S. SARACEVIC, "Identifikacija porabnikov z blagovno znamko: vloga porabnikove potrebe po edinstvenosti in vloga porabniških stereotipov", Economic and Business Review, December 2020, vol. 22, no. 4
DOI : 10.15458/2335-4216.1030
SARACEVIC, S., T. SCHAEFERS, "“Winter Package on Demand” vs. “Seat Heating on Demand”: How the Level of Construal Influences Consumer Reactions to On-Demand Features." in Frontiers in Service Conference, 2024, Amelia Island, Florida, United States
SARACEVIC, S., T. SCHAEFERS, "On-Demand Product Features: How Abstract vs. Concrete Communication Influences Consumer Reactions." in AMA SERVSIG 2024 Conference, 2024, Bordeaux, France
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "Antecedents, Manifestations, and Outcomes of Corporate Activism: A Systematic Literature Review." in Global Marketing Conference Academy, 2023, Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "Moving toward a new Consumer Brand Activism Perception Scale (BAP)." in Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, 2023, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "How Consumers Perceive Brand Activism: Conceptualizing and Probing the Dimensions of the Construct." in Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference, 2023, Melbourne, Australia
SCHLEGELMILCH, B. B., S. SARACEVIC, "Corporate Activism in Europe, India and the US: Diagnostic Framework and Future Research Agenda." in Academy of International Business Conference,, 2022, Miami, Florida, United States
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, "Capturing International Consumer Perceptions of Brand Activism: Moving Towards Scale Development." in AMA Global Marketing SIG Conference, 2022, Crete, Greece
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, T. TONG WU, "The Role of Self-Construal Level in the Relationship between Norms and Pro-Environmental Consumer Behavior: A Cross-Country Comparison." in Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, 2022, Monterey, California, United States
SARACEVIC, S., B. B. SCHLEGELMILCH, T. TONG WU, "Individualism and Collectivism as Moderators of the Relationship between Norms and Pro-Environmental Consumer Behavior" in Virtual American Marketing Association Summer Conference, 2021
DIAMANTOPOULOS, A., Z. KOLBL, S. SARACEVIC, "“Blending in vs. Sticking Out?” The Impact of Brand Buyer Stereotypes vs. Consumers' Need for Uniqueness on Consumer-Brand Identification." in Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy Conference, 2019, Hamburg, Germany
BLECIC, A., S. SARACEVIC, M. MICEVSKI, T. SCHAEFERS, A. LINDGREEN, "Stereotypes at the Frontline: Mapping Disability Perceptions to Service Outcomes and Testing Interventions for Equitable Encounters." in AMA SERVSIG Conference, 2026, Braga, Portugal
SARACEVIC, S., T. SCHAEFERS, "The Desirability-Opportunism Effect: Consumers’ Bypassing Behavior in On- Demand Product Features." in American Marketing Association Winter Conference, 2026, Madrid, Spain
HUTH, F., S. SARACEVIC, J. KLEIN, T. SCHAEFERS, S. HENKEL, "On-Demand Features – Exploring Customer Perceptions." in Frontiers in Service Conference, 2025, Montreal, Canada
HUTH, F., S. SARACEVIC, J. KLEIN, T. SCHAEFERS, S. HENKEL, "On-Demand Product Features: How Abstract vs. Concrete Communication Influences Consumer Reactions." in 19th International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management (QUIS19), 2025, Rome, Italy