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WHU Makes it to the Top in Germany
In the FT European Business School Ranking, WHU has moved up to first place in Germany and #16 in Europe
WHU Makes it to the Top in Germany
In the FT European Business School Ranking, WHU has moved up to first place in Germany and #16 in Europe

News & Insights

The latest news, cutting-edge research, and upcoming events
Coordinating and Advancing Action on Sustainability
Newly founded WHU Sustainability Management Center gets to work
Coordinating and Advancing Action on Sustainability
Newly founded WHU Sustainability Management Center gets to work

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The latest news, cutting-edge research, and upcoming events
Great Demand for "Analytics Translators" in German Industry
New WHU Master in Business Analytics will train executives at the interface between data analysts and corporate management
Great Demand for "Analytics Translators" in German Industry
New WHU Master in Business Analytics will train executives at the interface between data analysts and corporate management
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From the latest news and cutting-edge research to upcoming events and alumni success stories—you’ll find it all here! Check out our magazine to learn more about what matters to our community and to the wider world of global business. Visit our WHU Knowledge platform to access an ever-growing library of articles showcasing our world-renowned expertise in business, economics, and leadership. You can also take a look at our event calendar to find more information on upcoming events, both in-person and online, including meet-ups, info sessions, summits, and open houses. Discover in detail the latest works from WHU’s research experts, published in peer-reviewed journals focused on business-related topics.

Latest from the WHU Magazine

How AI is Changing Corporate Recruiting

How AI is Changing Corporate Recruiting

WHU Professor Fabiola H. Gerpott and alumna Dr. Annika von Mutius published in Harvard Business manager

 
Healthy Eating and a Wealth of Knowledge

Healthy Eating and a Wealth of Knowledge

WHU Toddlers caretaker becomes “gourmet ambassador”

 
Team offsite event at the HSLU Lucerne University

Team offsite event at the HSLU Lucerne University

From July 2 to July 4, 2024, the Chair of Digital Marketing hosted a joint PhD colloquium with friendly research colleagues at the HSLU Lucerne…

 
MBA Event, Global Online MBA Event
Coffee Chat, Seoul, South Korea
 
Off-campus / August 21, 2024
MBA Event, Global Online MBA Event
Access MBA in Seoul
 
Off-campus / August 22, 2024
MBA Event, Global Online MBA Event
Access MBA in Tokyo
 
Off-campus / August 24, 2024
MBA Event, Global Online MBA Event
Coffee Chat, Tokyo, Japan
 
Off-campus / August 25, 2024
MBA Event
MBA Virtual Information Session
 
Off-campus / August 29, 2024
EMBA Event
EMBA Online Info Session
 
Online / September 04, 2024

Selected publications

Economics Group

What’s your reference point?

Stommel, E., Gottschalck, N., Hack, A., Eddleston, K., Kellermanns, F., Kraiczy, N. (accepted pre-print), What’s your reference point? How price volatility and organizational context affect the reference points of family and nonfamily managers, Small Business Economics.

Management Group

There and back again

Rivkin, W., Gerpott, F., Unger, D. (accepted pre-print), There and back again: the role of morning- and evening commute recovery experiences for daily resources across the commute-, work-, and home domain, Human Relations.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Integrated women's football teams can attract larger stadium crowds

Hadwiger, J., Schmidt, S., Schreyer, D. (accepted pre-print), Integrated women's football teams can attract larger stadium crowds, European Sport Management Quarterly.

Marketing and Sales Group

Rheindorf, J., Hagist, C., Schlereth, C., Petry, H. (accepted pre-print), Getting midwives back to hospitals: a discrete choice experiment, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 157, 104813.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Brattström, A., Faems, D. (accepted pre-print), Innovation theater in corporate venturing units: cultural design as a (de)legitimizing mechanism, Journal of Product Innovation Management.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Lehnen, S., Rilke, R. (accepted pre-print), Formalization of annual performance feedback and employees’ job satisfaction in the SME context, Journal of Small Business Management.

Economics Group

Wolff, S., Günther, C., Moog, P., Audretsch, D. (accepted pre-print), Author correction: The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities—a first glance based on German data, The Journal of Technology Transfer.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Kammerlander, N., Kurta, E., Heider, A. (accepted pre-print), The role of financial investors in successful family‐firm takeovers: a configurational approach, European Management Review.

Management Group

Et Al., Gerpott, F. (accepted pre-print), LeverAge: a European network to leverage the multi-age workforce, Work, Aging and Retirement.

Management Group

Stollberger, J., Gerpott, F., Rivkin, W. (accepted pre-print), How we get along depends on how you make me feel: an episodic perspective on leader-follower emotional entrainment and daily interaction quality, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Amberger, C., Scholz, P., Schreyer, D. (accepted pre-print), Season ticket holder no-show behavior in the Czech Republic, Managing Sport and Leisure.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Palm, M., Kraft, P., Kammerlander, N. (accepted pre-print), Family firms, M&A strategies, and M&A performance: a meta-analysis, Journal of Management.

Supply Chain Management Group

Lu, J., Yan, T., Browning, T. (accepted pre-print), Into the unknown? Explaining management nonresponse after a supply-base disruption, Journal of Operations Management.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Maus, C., Greven, A., Kurth, N., Brettel, M. (accepted pre-print), How do investor characteristics of business angels and venture capitalists predict the occurrence of co-investments?, Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Riar, F. J., Qian, S., Miao, C., Debicki, B. J., Kellermanns, F. (accepted pre-print), Meta-analytic review, synthesis, and directions for the future of entrepreneurial passion research, European Management Journal.

Economics Group

What’s your reference point?

Stommel, E., Gottschalck, N., Hack, A., Eddleston, K., Kellermanns, F., Kraiczy, N. (accepted pre-print), What’s your reference point? How price volatility and organizational context affect the reference points of family and nonfamily managers, Small Business Economics.

Management Group

There and back again

Rivkin, W., Gerpott, F., Unger, D. (accepted pre-print), There and back again: the role of morning- and evening commute recovery experiences for daily resources across the commute-, work-, and home domain, Human Relations.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Integrated women's football teams can attract larger stadium crowds

Hadwiger, J., Schmidt, S., Schreyer, D. (accepted pre-print), Integrated women's football teams can attract larger stadium crowds, European Sport Management Quarterly.

Marketing and Sales Group

Rheindorf, J., Hagist, C., Schlereth, C., Petry, H. (accepted pre-print), Getting midwives back to hospitals: a discrete choice experiment, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 157, 104813.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Brattström, A., Faems, D. (accepted pre-print), Innovation theater in corporate venturing units: cultural design as a (de)legitimizing mechanism, Journal of Product Innovation Management.

Economics Group

Günther, C., Lehnen, S., Rilke, R. (accepted pre-print), Formalization of annual performance feedback and employees’ job satisfaction in the SME context, Journal of Small Business Management.

Economics Group

Wolff, S., Günther, C., Moog, P., Audretsch, D. (accepted pre-print), Author correction: The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities—a first glance based on German data, The Journal of Technology Transfer.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Kammerlander, N., Kurta, E., Heider, A. (accepted pre-print), The role of financial investors in successful family‐firm takeovers: a configurational approach, European Management Review.

Management Group

Et Al., Gerpott, F. (accepted pre-print), LeverAge: a European network to leverage the multi-age workforce, Work, Aging and Retirement.

Management Group

Stollberger, J., Gerpott, F., Rivkin, W. (accepted pre-print), How we get along depends on how you make me feel: an episodic perspective on leader-follower emotional entrainment and daily interaction quality, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Amberger, C., Scholz, P., Schreyer, D. (accepted pre-print), Season ticket holder no-show behavior in the Czech Republic, Managing Sport and Leisure.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Palm, M., Kraft, P., Kammerlander, N. (accepted pre-print), Family firms, M&A strategies, and M&A performance: a meta-analysis, Journal of Management.

Supply Chain Management Group

Lu, J., Yan, T., Browning, T. (accepted pre-print), Into the unknown? Explaining management nonresponse after a supply-base disruption, Journal of Operations Management.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Maus, C., Greven, A., Kurth, N., Brettel, M. (accepted pre-print), How do investor characteristics of business angels and venture capitalists predict the occurrence of co-investments?, Journal of Business Economics : JBE = Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft : ZfB.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Riar, F. J., Qian, S., Miao, C., Debicki, B. J., Kellermanns, F. (accepted pre-print), Meta-analytic review, synthesis, and directions for the future of entrepreneurial passion research, European Management Journal.

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Our short-term online program is specifically designed for undergraduate business students from Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
 
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A two-week course on that is specifically designed for MBA students from our partner schools in their second year, who are interested in International Business, Finance, and Corporate Strategy.
 
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Specifically designed to be integrated into the BBA, MBA, or Executive MBA programs of our non-European partner schools, and are tailor-made to suit their needs and curriculum.
 
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