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WHU Knowledge is the school’s online expertise platform
Search for specific topics in one of our nine fields of interest or simply browse through our latest articles, podcasts, and videos. You never know what you might find!
WHU Knowledge is the school’s online expertise platform
Search for specific topics in one of our nine fields of interest or simply browse through our latest articles, podcasts, and videos. You never know what you might find!

About WHU Knowledge

WHU Knowledge is the online expertise platform of WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, one of Germany’s leading business schools. It provides hands-on insights for business executives, journalists, politicians, associations, and fellow researchers on a variety of economic and managerial subjects. WHU Knowledge combines the expertise of the school’s many chairs and promotes a lively exchange of ideas.

Search for specific topics in one of our nine fields of interest or simply browse through our latest articles. You never know what you might find! All of our articles have a solid research foundation and have been selected for their practical relevance. They are quick to the point and easy to read—and all are based on the expertise of one of Europe’s most renowned faculties in the field of economics or that of our prominent guest collaborators. Get inspired!

We are happy to inform you of our latest articles via our newsletter. If you wish to submit an article for publication, please contact us at presse(at)whu.edu.

Steering a 350-year-old global company through complex transformation
Finance & Accounting

Steering a 350-year-old global company through complex transformation

Helene von Roeder, CFO of Merck, on balancing short-term market expectations and Merck's long-term family ownership

 
From coal and nuclear power to renewable energies
Finance & Accounting

From coal and nuclear power to renewable energies

Dr. Michael Müller, CFO of RWE AG, on the structural upheavals and international expansion of one of Germany's largest energy suppliers

 
From the Combustion Engine to New Technologies
Finance & Accounting

From the Combustion Engine to New Technologies

Dr. Yorck Schmidt, CFO of AVL List, on the transformation of the automotive industry 

 
Deals, Profitability, and Fierce Competition
Finance & Accounting

Deals, Profitability, and Fierce Competition

Emmanuel Thomassin, former CFO of Delivery Hero, on the development of today’s food delivery business

 
Monsanto, Investors, and Demand in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Finance & Accounting

Monsanto, Investors, and Demand in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Bayer CFO Wolfgang Nickl in the Leading Corporate Transformation Podcast

 
Speeding Up the Energy Transition
WHU Knowledge

Speeding Up the Energy Transition

EU member states could reach their climate targets quicker if the transfer of energy technologies were coordinated better

 
We have bad news
Finance & Accounting

We have bad news

Professor Markus Rudolf on the economic situation in Germany

 
We have bad news
Finance & Accounting

We have bad news

Professor Markus Rudolf on the economic situation in Germany

 
"We want to serve the market—not oversupply it"
Entrepreneurship & Innovation

"We want to serve the market—not oversupply it"

Harald Wilhelm, CFO of Mercedes Benz, on the company’s strategy and its advancement in e-moblity

 
The “Too Big to Fail” Problem Still Unsolved
WHU Knowledge

The “Too Big to Fail” Problem Still Unsolved

Despite a single resolution mechanism in place for failing banks, investors still rely on state aid

 
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