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Dr. Ricarda Schauerte awarded the "Dr. Andreas Dombret doctoral thesis award 2022”

On 1 February 2023, the Dr. Andreas Dombret doctoral thesis award 2022 was awarded to Dr. Ricarda Schauerte at the School Business & Economics. The "Summa cum laude dissertation" submitted by Ricarda Schauerte to the Chair of Marketing & Media of Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau is entitled "How Digitalization Transforms Media Markets". 

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Can entrepreneurial investments kill customers or even save lives?

Research contribution of the Institute for Entrepreneurship published in the prestigious journal "Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice"

Does entrepreneurship in established companies have an impact on product recalls? Is there a relationship between investments in startups and alliances on product safety? These questions are addressed by Prof. Dr. David Bendig and Dr. Julian Schulte from the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the University of Münster, together with Prof. Dr. Simon Hensellek from TU Dortmund in their new article "Beneficial, Harmful, or Both?

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„PRME“ – The faculty commits to the education of responsible graduates

Our mission as a faculty is to provide our students not only with sound knowledge on economics and business administration, but also to strengthen their awareness for questions and challenges related to sustainability and social responsibility. Simultaneously, the WWU and its institutions themselves are large-scale users of energy and other resources. The current political and economic situation emphasizes how important sustainable and future-proof solutions are in this context.

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Michael Gerke wins BDD science award

In the last week of September, the German Direct Selling Association (BDD) held this year's Direct Selling Congress at Andel's Vienna House in Berlin. One of the many items on the program of the two-day congress was the presentation of the Science Awards. Here, Michael Gerke from the Chair of Marketing Management was honored with the €1,500 prize in the "Best Paper" category for an essay entitled "Direct Selling Distributor Turnover in Europe: Detecting Potential Leavers Across Countries."

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SBE welcomes 100 "Incomings" at the start of the winter semester

Even in turbulent times, the study exchange with the international partners of the department continues. Martin Schmidt, incoming coordinator at the School of Business and Economics, welcomed 100 incoming students from all over the world at the start of the semester. The majority of the students come from the diverse ERASMUS+ partnerships of the school - mainly from Spain, France, Italy and Poland, but also from Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Portugal and Greece.

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On the future of virtual realities

An interview with Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hohenberg

Experts see great potential for the application of virtual reality technologies, especially in the entertainment sector. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hohenberg talks to the US-American Authority Magazine about the potential of the technology and application scenarios outside the entertainment industry. In August, Sebastian Hohenberg started at the University of Münster as the holder of the Chair of Digital Transformation.

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Shanghai Ranking 2022: Business Administration at University of Münster among the Top-5 in Germany

In the current Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Business Administration at the University of Münster is once again among the top 200 worldwide. In the national ranking, the University of Münster is ranked fourth among the universities in Germany. The ranking is based on a comparison of the research performance of 1,800 universities in 54 subject area. The current ranking is based on data from 2016 to 2020.

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Invitation to the first WWU Hackathon

Students and young scientists work together on their start-up ideas

As a joint initiative of all 15 faculties of the University of Münster (WWU), the first WWU Hackathon will take place from September 23-25 at the REACH EUREGIO Start-up Center. During the event, students and scientists will work together on their start-up ideas and will be supported by experienced coaches. The Hackathon is intended to promote interdisciplinary collaboration on promising start-up projects. The best results will be awarded by a jury of start-up experts. More information on the prizes for the best ideas will follow shortly.

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12th EIASM Conference on Current Research in Taxation

On July 11th and 12th, the Institute of Accounting and Taxation hosts its annual EIASM Conference in Current Research in Taxation. In its 12th iteration, we welcome researchers from around the world with an interest in empirical tax research to attend the presentations and discussions of 18 interesting and current research projects. Among the highlights of the conference are the presentations of our keynote speakers.

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