Dr. Marc Oberhauser
Chair of International Management
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Research Focus
Corporate social (ir)responsibility (CSIR); corporate misconduct; business ethics; management in emerging markets.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2019 | Visiting researcher National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia |
| 2017-2021 | Doctorate in International Management (Dr. rer. pol.) Department of International Management, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany Doctoral thesis titled "Social Responsibility of International Managers, Firms, and Governments: Studies on the Moral Dimension of International Business" |
| 2016 | Semester abroad Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bangalore, India |
| 2015-2017 | Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Management School of Business, Economics, and Society, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
| 2013 | Semester abroad Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile |
| 2011-2015 | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Business Administration and Economics University of Hohenheim, Germany |
Academic positions
| 09/2025-10/2025 | Visiting Professor Groupe de Recherche en Management (GRM-lab), IAE Nice, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France |
| since 09/2025 | Associate Professor of International Business Department of Management, ESCP Business School, Madrid, Spain |
| 10/2021-08/2025 | Assistant Professor of International Business Department of Management, ESCP Business School, Madrid, Spain |
| since 03/2021 | Postdoctoral Researcher / Senior Research and Teaching Associate Department of International Management, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
| 06/2017-02/2021 | Research and Teaching Associate Department of International Management, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany |
Non-academic work experience
| 2017 | Internship Mercedes-Benz Distribution Indonesia, Marketing & Sales Commercial Vehicles, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2015-2016 | Student assistant Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department of International Management, Nürnberg, Germany |
| 2014-2015 | Internship Daimler AG, Marketing Strategies, Competitor Analysis Mercedes-Benz Vans, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2011 | Service Manager Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 2009-2011 | Apprenticeship as banker Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany |
- Baldermann, S., Coeurderoy, R., Duplat, V., Oberhauser, M., & Schmid, S. (2025). After globalisation? The future of European multinationals in an era of geopolitical uncertainty. European Management Journal.
- Rapior, M. C., & Oberhauser, M. (2025). Human rights violations in global value chains: A locally grounded governance framework. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-28.
- Oberhauser, M., Conrad, M., & Holtbrügge, D. (2025). Apologize or deny? How companies defend the legitimacy of Wall Street, Main Street, and Market Street after corporate misconduct. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 32(1), 341-356.
- Kirste, L., Oberhauser, M., & Holtbrügge, D. (2024). What drives the dissemination of CSR practices in global value chains? An institutional and psychological perspective. International Business Review, 33(1), 102218.
- Oberhauser, M. (2024). The Chinese belt and road initiative: Development project with strings attached? International Journal of Development Issues, 23(2), 212-244.
- Oberhauser, M., Holtbrügge, D., & Gurkov, I. (2023). Shaping the attitudes of Russian managers in ethical issues–personal attributes and environmental pressure. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 18(11), 4734-4753.
- Holtbrügge, D., & Oberhauser, M. (2019). CSR orientation of future top managers in India. Journal of Indian Business Research, 11(2), 162-178.
- Wang, Z. & Oberhauser, M. (2025). From Corporate Diplomacy to Quasi-Sovereign Corporate Power: Geopolitical Competition and the Reshaping of the Global Order. In Impacts of Geoeconomics and Geopolitics on International Business. IGI Global Scientific Publishing.
- Oberhauser, M. (2022). MNEs’ approach to contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals - An exploratory study. In The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations' SDGs (pp. 100-115). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Oberhauser, M., & Conrad, M. (2022). How companies respond to self-inflicted crises. A comparison between countries, types of crises, and response strategies. In International Business in Times of Crisis: Tribute Volume to Geoffrey Jones (pp. 113-130). Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Academy of International Business (AIB), (2025*), 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
- Academy of International Business (AIB) UKI, 2025
- European Academy of Management (EURAM), 2025, 2019
- European International Business Academy (EIBA), (2025*), 2021, 2017
- World Business Ethics Forum (WBEF), 2025
- Sinergie SIMA Management Conference, 2025
- Australasian Conference on Information Systems, (2024*)
- Academy of Management (AOM), 2023
- VHB Wissenschaftliche Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement, 2022, 2021
- International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (IVBEC), 2018
(* by co-authors)
EURAM 2025 Most Inspirational Paper Award “Violent conflicts, institutional frictions and foreign divestment. The case of MNCs’ market exit from Russia” (w/Holtbrügge & Kirste) European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2025 Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy
Best Paper Award for the Business and Society General Track“Apologize or Deny? How Companies Regain Stakeholder Legitimacy After a Corporate Misconduct” (w/Conrad & Holtbrügge) European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2019 Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal
Languages
- German (native language)
- English (fluent)
- Spanish (fluent)