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We are pleased to congratulate Theresa Bernhard on completing her excellent PhD dissertation. Theresa’s thesis concentrated on “Managing Global Mobility. The Role of Reputation, Cultural Intelligence, and Turnover Intentions”. Two papers have already been published in prestigious international manag...

Professor Dirk Holtbrügge and the team of the Department of International Management warmly welcome Aisha Munir, M.Sc.,  as a new member of the IM-team. As successor of Dr. Laura Kirste who left the team for new responsibilities, Aisha contributes to our team as a research and teaching associate. If...

The article “Multinational enterprises and sustainable business in emerging markets” by Maoliang Bu (Nanjing University), Faith Hatani (Copenhagen Business School), Dirk Holtbrügge and Ari Van Assche (HEC, Montréal) has been published in the Journal of International Management. More information c...

The question of whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has positive or negative effects on the home and host countries is more relevant than ever in times of growing protectionism. With respect to the environmental impact of FDI, the pollution haven hypothesis argues that multinational corporations...

AI has the potential to transform higher education by offering personalized learning experiences tailored to individual student needs. Classes often consist of a diverse group of students with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds and with different communication and learning styles. This ca...

The article “Apologize or Deny? How Companies Defend Legitimacy of Wall Street, Main Street and Market Street after Corporate Misconduct" by Prof. Dr. Marc Oberhauser (ESCP Madrid), Dr. Marcus Conrad (Schaeffler) and Prof. Dr. Dirk Holtbrügge has been accepted for publication in Corporate Social Res...

Professor Dr. Dirk Holtbrügge, Dean of International Affairs, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on research and teaching with Staffordshire University, School of Business, UK. Staffordshire University is located in Stoke-on-Trent, the twin city of Erlangen. The agreement allows students of ...

Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development” attended the Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business 2024 in Seoul, Korea. We presented our latest research on topics including CSR in established and emerging industries, sustainability in global supply ...

The third edition of our book “The Internationalization of Firms. Case Studies from the Nürnberg Metropolitan Region" edited by Prof. Dr. Dirk Holtbrügge and Prof. Dr. Helmut Haussmann was published. For the third edition, all case studies were revised and updated, and two new case studies were adde...

Every year, the journal International Business Review chooses the best articles written by junior scholars to mark their achievements. It is our pleasure to announce that this year's Best Paper led by an Early Career Researcher Published in International Business Review 2023 Runner up Award was give...