Auszeichnungen
Regelmäßig werden die Mitglieder der WHU-Fakultät für ihre herausragenden wissenschaftlichen Publikationen sowie für ihre Leistungen als Peer-Reviewer mit nationalen und internationalen Preisen und Awards ausgezeichnet:
Best Paper Awards
Nominee for Best Conceptual Paper IFERA 2020, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2020
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia de Groote, Merck Finck Assistant Professor of Family Business
Winner of the Runner Up Best Paper Award 2021 at the International Product Development Conference with the paper ‘Innovation theater in corporate venturing activities.’, Product Development and Management Association, 2021
Prof. Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
Winner of the 2021 SIG Strategic Management CENA Best Paper Award at the Euram conference with the paper ‘What drives the appointment of directors: Linking resource dependence and monitoring to human capital value in wind farm joint ventures.’, European Academy of Management, 2021
Prof. Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
2021 Best Research Methods Paper Prize at the SMS Conference, Strategic Management Society (SMS), 2021
Prof. Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
2022 Best Paper Award of the Strategic Management SIG at the EURAM conference, European Academy of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
Finalist for Best Family Firm Paper Award with Jonas Soluk, Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. (FGF), 2019
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best PhD Student Paper Award for Jonas Soluk, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2019
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Honorable Mention for FBR Best Paper 2019, Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI), 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Innovation Paper Award, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Finalist EURAM 2021 Best Conference Paper, European Academy of Management, 2021
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Honorable Mention for FBR Best Paper 2020, Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI), 2021
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
IFERA Best Conference Paper Award, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2021
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
IFERA Best Conference Theme Paper Award, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2021
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Academy of Management Best Paper Award for Jana Hermle-Boersig, Academy of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
EBS Best Paper Award, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, 2020
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Priscilla Kraft, Technology & Innovation Management (Ass. Prof.)
Best Paper Award BFGA Conference 2022, Giessen Graduate Centre for Social Sciences, Business, Economics and Law (GGS) , 2022
Prof. Dr. Christian Andres, Chair of Empirical Corporate Finance
Best Paper in Track: Industrial Marketing & Supply Chain Management, American Marketing Association, 2020
Prof. Dr. Ove Jensen, Chair of Sales Management and Business-to-Business Marketing
Best Paper Notification Entrepreneurship Division AOM, Academy of Management, 2019
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Nicole Gottschalck, Economics (Ass. Prof.) at BLS
Best paper Proceedings of the AoM 2019 Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Finalist Best paper award G-Forum, Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. (FGF), 2019
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Finalist for Best paper Award at G-Forum, Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. (FGF), 2020
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best conference paper selection at BCERC, Babson College, 2021
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best conference Paper Selection, Academy of Management, 2021
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best Conference Paper Selection, Babson College, 2022
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best Paper Award: Reversing the lens: developing a taxonomy of destructive follower behavior, Herbst Workshop 2020 der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personal, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, 2020
Prof. Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
OB Division: Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
Academy of Management Best Student Paper, SAP Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Prof. Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Carolyn B. Dexter Award, Winner 2019, Academy of Management, 2019
Prof. Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Carolyn B. Dexter Award Finalist, Academy of Management, 2021
Prof. Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Best Paper Award, SAP Division, Academy of Management, 2021
Prof. Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Miriam Müthel, Chair of Organizational Behavior
Best Management Accounting Paper Award American Accounting Association, American Accounting Association, 2021
Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer, Institute of Management Accounting and Control
Management Accounting Section Dissertation Paper Award, American Accounting Association, 2021
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Victor Van Pelt, Management Accounting & Control (Ass. Prof.)
"TOP 20 most read papers in JBL" among articles published between January 2017 and December 2018: Article "Multimarket Contact and the Use of Power in Buyer-Supplier Relationships" published in Journal of Business Logistics, 2017, 38 (1), 18-34,, John Wiley & Sons, 2019
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
AoM Conflict Management Division Best Paper Award for New Directions: Lutz Kaufmann and Katja Wölfl received the award for their paper “Changing Perspective – Toward a Configurational Perspective on Deception in Business Negotiations from a Target’s Viewpoint”, co-authored with Craig Carter (ASU). The judges nominated the paper both for its overall high quality and its innovative use of research methodologies., Academy of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
"TOP 20 most read papers in JBL" among articles published between January 2017 and December 2018: Article: Reimann, F./Shen, P./Kaufmann, L.: Multimarket Contact and the Use of Power in Buyer-Supplier Relationships, in: Journal of Business Logistics, 2017, 38 (1), 18-34., John Wiley & Sons, 2019
Prof. Dr. Felix Reimann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement II
EURO Award for the Best European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) Paper 2021, The Association of European Operational Research Societies, 2021
Prof. Dr. Liji Shen, Chair of Operations Management
Best Reviewer Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award 2019; Journal of Product Innovation Management, John Wiley & Sons, 2020
Prof. Dr. Holger Ernst, Chair of Technology and Innovation Management
Top 1% Peer Reviewer Award, Elsevier, 2019
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management, 2021
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Reviewer Award AOM – Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Prof. Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
Journal of Business & Psychology - Reviewer of the Year Award, 2022
Prof. Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
Academy of Management Outstanding Reviewer - SAP Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Prof. Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Accounting Association, 2022
Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer, Institute of Management Accounting and Control
OSCM Outstanding Reviewer Award 2022: Lutz Kaufmann received a best reviewer award from the AoM Operations & Supply Chain Management (OSCM) division, after he was in 2021 the first ever Distinguished Scholar Award winner at the AoM across divisions from a continental European institution., Academy of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
Other Awards
Winner of the 2019 SITE Innovation Management Award, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, 2019
Prof. Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2020: Rank 99, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2020
Prof. Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
Albert L. Page Outstanding Professional Contribution Award 2018 with Alfredo De Massis, Lorraine Uhlaner, David Audretsch, John Wiley & Sons, 2019
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Ranking "Top 100" Ökonomen unter 40, Handelsblatt GmbH, 2019
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Project Proposal Award for Alexander Fries, Forschungszentren und Institute für Familienunternehmen (FIFU), 2019
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Koblenzer Hochschulpreis for Stephanie Querbach for dissertation, Hochschule Koblenz, 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Ten Clarenwater Award for best Bachelor Thesis for Julian Lessing, Stichting Ten Clarenwater, 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
IFERA Best Dissertation Award by Jonas Soluk, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
FIFU Project Award for PhD Student Alexander Fries for literature review " Like father...like son?", Forschungszentren und Institute für Familienunternehmen (FIFU), 2020
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Research Video Award, University of Vermont (UVM), 2021
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
TOP 100 Influencer (TOP 15) des Online-Magazin "Family Capital", Family Capital, 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Presenter Award at the Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition (SG-FECC) by Daniel Welz, University of Vermont (UVM), 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Schulze Publication Award 2021 (Category Family Business)), Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange (EIX), 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
IFERA Best PhD Research Proposal Award for Rolf Wilmes, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Nomination for the 2022 William H. Newman Award for Jana Hermle-Boersig, Academy of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Top Research-Oriented Economists under 40: Rank 9, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Top Research-Oriented Economists between 2018 and 2022: Rank 23, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Lifetime Achievement in Business Education, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Lifetime Achievement in Business Education, WirtschaftsWoche Ranking ranking of the most successful research-oriented economists 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Franz Kellermanns
Best Dissertation Award at the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 2019
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Priscilla Kraft, Technology & Innovation Management (Ass. Prof.)
Wirtschaftswoche Ranking "Die Top-Forscher in der BWL aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 2020, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, 2020
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Wirtschaftswoche-Ranking "Lebenswerk", WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, 2020
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Excellence in Refereeing 2021 (Journal of Accounting Research ), The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 2022
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Top Research-Oriented Economists under 40: Rank 1, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Top Research-Oriented Economists between 2018 and 2022: Rank 14, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Lifetime Achievement in Business Education: Rank 92, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
MAFAT Young Reseacher Award, Universität Mannheim, 2020
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Stage, Financial Accounting and Business Taxation (Ass. Prof.)
WirtschaftsWoche-Ökonomen-Ranking (unter 40) 2018, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2019
Prof. Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomenranking (unter 40), Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2019
Prof. Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
BME-Wissenschaftspreis für die Dissertation von Dr. Jörg Ralf Rottenburger; Betreuer und Co-Autor, Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME), 2019
Prof. Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
2nd place at the Goldmedia-Award for Marie Walter’s master thesis "Elections 2019: Lessons Learned?", Goldmedia-Gruppe, 2020
Prof. Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
Selection of our article for the "feature article" in Journal of Interactive Marketing (2021), vol. 49 (3): The article is selected by the editors as a feature article, based on its theoretical contribution and practical relevance, Marketing EDGE, 2021
Prof. Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
Amazon Research Awards (ARA), Amazon Science, 2023
Prof. Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
IHK-Hochschulpreis der Wirtschaft 2019: WHU-Alumnus Daniel Davydov: „Internationalization Strategy and Location Analysis for an SME“, IHK Koblenz, 2019
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Junge Elite - die Top 40 unter 40, Capital Magazin, 2019
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best Family Business Review Article Honorable Mention, Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI), 2020
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Helena Yli-Renko Research Impact Award, Marshall School of Business, 2021
Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Top Research-Oriented Economists under 40: Rank 54, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
Lifetime Achievement in Business Education, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Peter-Jürgen Jost, Chair of Organizational Theory
Emerald Literati Award for an Outstanding Autor Contribution, Emerald Publishing Ltd., 2021
Prof. Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
2021 Excellence Reviewing Recognition Award of the European Accounting Review (EAR), European Accounting Association, 2022
Prof. Dr. Lukas Löhlein, Institute of Management Accounting and Control
2019 SCM List University Research Ranking, Arizona State University, 2019
Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Chair of Production Management
SCM Journal List Ranking, Arizona State University, 2020
Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Chair of Production Management
WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2020, Handelsblatt GmbH, 2020
Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Chair of Production Management
Lifetime Achievement in Business Education, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Chair of Production Management
BME-Wissenschaftspreis 2019 for Jörg Rottenburger: Jörg Rottenburger received the award of the German Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement, and Logistics (BME) for his work on „Differentiating Deception: New Insights into Bluffing, Lying and Paltering in Business Negotiations“. The scientific jury pointed out that Jörg Rottenburger’s research yielded both, significant theoretical contributions and practically useful insights. The work was supervised by Professor Kaufmann., Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME), 2019
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
IPSERA Doctoral Dissertation Award 2019 for Jens Esslinger: Jens Esslinger received the award for his work on “Managing Unexpected Events in Joint Buyer-Supplier Projects.” The award is given to the author of the best doctoral dissertation in the field of Purchasing & Supply Management each year. The award committee judges all dissertations written at universities worldwide along the criteria originality, rigor, and scientific and practical impact. The work was supervised by Professor Kaufmann., IPSERA, 2019
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
In Praxi Outstanding Thesis Award 2020 for Charlotte Both: In her bachelor thesis, entitled "Sustainability’s Unintended Consequences", Charlotte Both identifies the (negative) unintended consequences of sustainable supply chain management initiatives (SSCM). The award is presented annually to recognize bachelor and master theses that examine topics of high relevance and practical impact to both business and society. The thesis was supervised by Professor Kaufmann., In Praxi e.V. - WHU alumni Association, 2020
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
IPSERA Doctoral Dissertation Award 2021 for Jiachun Lu: Jiachun Lu received the award for her work on “An Exploration of the Role of Advice Exchanges in Supply Management”. The award is given to the author of the best doctoral dissertation in the field of Purchasing & Supply Management each year. The award committee judges all dissertations written at universities worldwide along the criteria originality, rigor, and scientific and practical impact. The work was supervised by Professor Kaufmann., IPSERA, 2021
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
Distinguished Scholar Award of the Academy of Management: The Academy of Management (AoM) annually presents their most prestigious and significant awards for researchers, called “Distinguished Scholar Awards”. In August 2021, Lutz Kaufmann won the global award in the Operations & Supply Chain Management (OSCM) division. Across all AoM divisions, there has so far been no award winner from a continental European institution., Academy of Management, 2021
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
Lifetime Achievement in Business Education, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement I
IPSERA Doctoral Dissertation Award 2021, International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA) , 2021
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jiachun Lu, International Business & Supply Management (Ass. Prof.)
Finalist for the BME Wissenschaftspreis 2022, Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME), 2022
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jiachun Lu, International Business & Supply Management (Ass. Prof.)
Best Associate Editor Award of the Journal of Supply Chain Management (JSCM): With the Best Associate Editor Award, JSCM recognizes exceptional contributions of their Associate Editors to the development of the Journal and the supply chain community. The award was presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts, John Wiley & Sons, 2019
Prof. Dr. Felix Reimann, Chair of Business Negotiations & Procurement II
"Top BWL Professor" - WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2020, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2020
Prof. Dr. Stefan Spinler, Chair of Logistics Management
"Lifetime Achievement" - WirtschaftsWoche, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2020
Prof. Dr. Stefan Spinler, Chair of Logistics Management
Top Research-Oriented Economists between 2018 and 2022, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Stefan Spinler, Chair of Logistics Management
Lifetime Achievement in Business Education, WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2022, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2022
Prof. Dr. Stefan Spinler, Chair of Logistics Management
InPraxi Outstanding Thesis Award for Patience Saugweme, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, 2022
Prof. Dr. Arne Strauss, Mercator Endowed Chair of Demand Management & Sustainable Transport