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
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
Professor 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
Professor Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
Nominated for SMS Best Research Method Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society (SMS), 2021
Professor Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
Best Paper Awards at AoM ENT division published in proceedings with Sabrina Schell, Julia de Groote, and Andreas Hack, Academy of Management, 2018
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Nomination for Best Conference Theme Paper Award with Philipp Bierl at IFERA, Zwolle, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2018
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Runner-up for Most Inspirational Paper Award With Sabrina Schell, Julia de Groote, and Andreas Hack at EURAM, European Academy of Management, 2018
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Nomination for best FFI Qualitative Paper Award with Jonas Soluk at EURAM, European Academy of Management, 2018
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Finalist for Best Family Firm Paper Award with Jonas Soluk, Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. (FGF), 2019
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best PhD Student Paper Award for Jonas Soluk, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2019
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, 2020
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Honorable Mention for FBR Best Paper 2019, Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI), 2020
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Innovation Paper Award, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, 2020
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, 2020
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Finalist EURAM 2021 Best Conference Paper, European Academy of Management, 2021
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Honorable Mention for FBR Best Paper 2020, Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI), 2021
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
IFERA Best Conference Paper Award, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2021
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
IFERA Best Conference Theme Paper Award, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2021
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
2018 Family Firm Institute best unpublished paper award, Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI), 2018
Professor Dr. Franz Kellermanns
Thomas Hustad Best Young Scholar Paper Award, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 2018
Assistant Professor Dr. Priscilla Kraft, Technology & Innovation Management (Ass. Prof.)
EBS Best Paper Award, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, 2020
Assistant Professor Dr. Priscilla Kraft, Technology & Innovation Management (Ass. Prof.)
Best Paper in Track: Industrial Marketing & Supply Chain Management, American Marketing Association, 2020
Professor Dr. Ove Jensen, Chair of Sales Management and Business-to-Business Marketing
Zweitbetreuer und Co-Autor des Hauptpapers von Dr. Jörg Rottenburger's Dissertation, ausgezeichnet mit bester dissertation award, Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME), 2019
Professor Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
Best Paper Notification Entrepreneurship Division AOM, Academy of Management, 2019
Assistant Professor Dr. Nicole Gottschalck, Economics (Ass. Prof.) at BLS
Best paper Proceedings of the AoM 2019 Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Finalist Best paper award G-Forum, Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. (FGF), 2019
Professor 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
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best conference paper selection at BCERC, Babson College, 2021
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best conference Paper Selection, Academy of Management, 2021
Professor 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
Professor Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
SO! WHAT Best Paper Award in "Strategic Organization", SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018
Professor Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Academy of Management Best Student Paper, SAP Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Professor Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Carolyn B. Dexter Award, Winner 2019, Academy of Management, 2019
Professor Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Carolyn B. Dexter Award Finalist, Academy of Management, 2021
Professor Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Best Paper Award, SAP Division, Academy of Management, 2021
Professor Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Best Management Accounting Paper Award American Accounting Association, American Accounting Association, 2021
Professor Dr. Utz Schäffer, Institute of Management Accounting and Control
JBL 2018 Best Paper Award: The 2018 Bernard J. La Londe Best Paper Award was awarded to Craig R. Carter (Arizona State University), Lutz Kaufmann, and Claudia M. Wagner (WHU) for their paper “Reconceptualizing Intuition in Supply Chain Management”. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) annually presents the Best Paper Award to the most valuable paper published in the Journal of Business Logistics (JBL), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, 2018
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management I
"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
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management 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
Professor Dr. Felix Reimann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management II
EURO Award for the Best European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) Paper 2021, The Association of European Operational Research Societies, 2021
Professor Dr. Liji Shen, Chair of Operations Management
Emerald Highly Commended Paper Award 2018, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Emerald Publishing Ltd., 2018
Professor Dr. Carl Marcus Wallenburg, Chair of Logistics and Services Management
Best Reviewer Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award 2019; Journal of Product Innovation Management, John Wiley & Sons, 2020
Professor Dr. Holger Ernst, Chair of Technology and Innovation Management
Top 1% Peer Reviewer Award, Elsevier, 2019
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management, 2021
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Reviewer Award, Journal of Services Marketing, Emerald Publishing Ltd., 2018
Professor Dr. Tillmann Wagner, Chair of Service Psychology
Best reviewer award, Academy of Management ENT Division, Academy of Management, 2018
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
VU Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2018
Professor Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
Best Reviewer Award AOM – Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Professor Dr. Fabiola Gerpott, Chair of Leadership
Academy of Management Outstanding Reviewer - SAP Division, Academy of Management, 2019
Professor Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
Other Awards
Chair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management SocietyChair of the Strategy Process Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society, Strategic Management Society (SMS), 2018
Professor Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
Winner of the 2019 SITE Innovation Management Award, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, 2019
Professor Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2020: Rank 99, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2020
Professor Dr. Dries Faems, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation
VuFO Science Award 2018 with Max Leitterstorf, Antonia Schickinger and Philipp Bierl (15,000 EUR), Verband unabhängiger Family Offices e. V. (VUFO), 2018
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Family Business and Mittelstand Research Award with J. Soluk, Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung e.V. (FGF), 2018
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Albert L. Page Outstanding Professional Contribution Award 2018 with Alfredo De Massis, Lorraine Uhlaner, David Audretsch, John Wiley & Sons, 2019
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Ranking "Top 100" Ökonomen unter 40, Handelsblatt GmbH, 2019
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Project Proposal Award for Alexander Fries, Forschungszentren und Institute für Familienunternehmen (FIFU), 2019
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Koblenzer Hochschulpreis for Stephanie Querbach for dissertation, Hochschule Koblenz, 2020
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Ten Clarenwater Award for best Bachelor Thesis for Julian Lessing, Stichting Ten Clarenwater, 2020
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
IFERA Best Dissertation Award by Jonas Soluk, The International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA), 2020
Professor 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
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Research Video Award, University of Vermont (UVM), 2021
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, Chair of Family Business
Best Dissertation Award at the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 2019
Assistant Professor 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
Professor Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
Wirtschaftswoche-Ranking "Lebenswerk", WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, 2020
Professor Dr. Martin Jacob, adidas Chair of Finance, Accounting and Taxation
MAFAT Young Reseacher Award, Universität Mannheim, 2020
Assistant Professor Dr. Barbara Stage, Financial Accounting and Business Taxation (Ass. Prof.)
WirtschaftsWoche-Ökonomen-Ranking (unter 40) 2018, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2019
Professor Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
WiWo Ökonomenranking (unter 40), Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2019
Professor 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
Professor 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
Professor Dr. Christian Schlereth, Chair of Digital Marketing
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research Award 2018 together with Min Liu: “Where does sustainable entrepreneurship emerge? The regional interplay of incumbents and sustainable new ventures in the German electricity Market“, Hans Sauer Stiftung, 2018
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
In Praxi Outstanding Thesis Award 2018:Sebastian Schwärzler: „Analysis of Competence Assessment Practices in the Economic Integration of Refugees in Northern Rhineland-Palatinate“, In Praxi e.V. - WHU alumni Association, 2018
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
IHK-Hochschulpreis der Wirtschaft 2019: WHU-Alumnus Daniel Davydov: „Internationalization Strategy and Location Analysis for an SME“, IHK Koblenz, 2019
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Junge Elite - die Top 40 unter 40, Capital Magazin, 2019
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Best Family Business Review Article Honorable Mention, Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI), 2020
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Helena Yli-Renko Research Impact Award, Marshall School of Business, 2021
Professor Dr. Christina Günther, IHK-Chair of Small and Medium Sized-Enterprises
Sydney University Postgraduate Research Association (SUPRA) Supervisor of the Year, The University of Sydney, 2018
Professor Dr. Jane Lê, Chair of Strategic Management
2019 SCM List University Research Ranking, Arizona State University, 2019
Professor Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Chair of Production Management
SCM Journal List Ranking, Arizona State University, 2020
Professor Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Chair of Production Management
WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2020, Handelsblatt GmbH, 2020
Professor Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Chair of Production Management
BME National Research Award for Tobias Kosmol: Tobias Kosmol was honored with the award of the German Association Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics (BME) for his dissertation "Supplier Quality Management in Emerging Markets – The Interplay of Behavior and Cognition". The scientific jury noted that Tobias Kosmol’s research yielded both significant theoretical contributions and valuable practical insights. The work was supervised by Professor Kaufmann., Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME), 2018
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management I
IPSERA Highly Commended Dissertation Award 2017 for Jörg Rottenburger: Jörg Rottenburger received the award for his work on "Differentiating Deception: New Insights into Bluffing, Lying, and Paltering in Business Negotiations". The dissertation was recognized for its outstanding practical and scholarly contributions. The work was supervised by Professor Kaufmann., IPSERA, 2018
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management I
CSCMP Doctoral Dissertation Award 2018 for Tobias Kosmol: Tobias Kosmol received the award of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) for his work on “Supplier Quality Management in Emerging Markets – The Interplay of Behavior and Cognition”. CSCMP annually presents the award to doctoral students who demonstrate significant originality and technical competence in any supply chain function. The work was supervised by Professor Kaufmann., Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, 2018
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management I
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
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management 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
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management 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
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management 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
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management 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
Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management I
IPSERA Doctoral Dissertation Award 2021, IPSERA, 2021
Assistant Professor 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
Professor Dr. Felix Reimann, Chair of International Business & Supply Management II
"Top BWL Professor" - WirtschaftsWoche Ökonomen-Ranking 2020, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2020
Professor Dr. Stefan Spinler, Chair of Logistics Management
"Lifetime Achievement" - WirtschaftsWoche, Handelsblatt Media Group GmbH & Co. KG, 2020
Professor Dr. Stefan Spinler, Chair of Logistics Management
Supervised student winning the Runner-up May Hicks Award, The Operational Research Society, 2018
Professor Dr. Arne Strauss, Mercator Endowed Chair of Demand Management & Sustainable Transport