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04AUG 2026
News
New publication in the Journal of International Business Studies
We are delighted to announce a new publication by Professor Dr. Dirk Holtbrügge, Dr. Marc Oberhauser, and Dr. Laura Kirste in the Journal of International Business Studies. Their article, “Violent conflicts, institutional friction, and foreign divestment: The case of MNCs’ market exit from Russia,” examines how geopolitical conflicts influence multinational companies’ decisions to remain in […]We are delighted to announce a new publication by Professor Dr. Dirk Holtbrügge, Dr. Marc Oberhauser, and Dr. Laura Kirste in the Journal of International Business Studies. Their article, “Violent conflicts, institutional friction, and foreign divestment: The case of MNCs’ market exit from Russia,” examines how geopolitical conflicts influence multinational companies’ decisions to remain in […]
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17JUL 2026
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Looking Back on the Summer Semester 2026
As the summer semester 2026 ends today, we would like to look back on some of the teaching, research, and MIBS-community highlights of the past few months. Teaching Highlights Once again, our students benefitted greatly from the expertise and commitment of our external lecturers, who have now become highly valued lecturers in the “Master International […]
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13JUL 2026
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Neue Veröffentlichung: Personalmanagement, 9. Auflage
Die neue, neunte Auflage des Lehrbuchs Personalmanagement ist soeben erschienen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.
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07JUL 2026
Excursions
Excursion to Berlin: Learning beyond the classroom
At the end of June, members of the Department of International Management (Dr. Theresa Bernhard and Jacob Metzler) accompanied 19 students from the Master’s program International Business Studies on a two-day excursion to Berlin, providing first-hand insights into business, infrastructure, and politics in Germany. The first day of the excursion focused on Germany’s infrastructure, exploring […]At the end of June, members of the Department of International Management (Dr. Theresa Bernhard and Jacob Metzler) accompanied 19 students from the Master’s program International Business Studies on a two-day excursion to Berlin, providing first-hand insights into business, infrastructure, and politics in Germany. The first day of the excursion focused on Germany’s infrastructure, exploring […]
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07JUL 2026
Conferences
Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business 2026 in Manchester, UK.
Members of the Department of International Management presented their research at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business that took place in Manchester, UK, from 29 June to 3 July 2026. The following papers were presented in interactive and competitive formats: Marc Oberhauser, Dirk Holtbrügge and Hinrich Voss (University of Bristol): Goodbye Is Not the End: A Typology of Firm Succession After Foreign […]Members of the Department of International Management presented their research at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business that took place in Manchester, UK, from 29 June to 3 July 2026. The following papers were presented in interactive and competitive formats: Marc Oberhauser, Dirk Holtbrügge and Hinrich Voss (University of Bristol): Goodbye Is Not the End: A Typology of Firm Succession After Foreign […]
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17JUN 2026
Awards
Dirk Holtbrügge is ranked 81 in Germany among Best Scientists in 2026
Prof. Dr. Dirk Holtbrügge is again ranked as one of the Best Scientists in the field of Business and Management worldwide and in Germany. The list includes only scientists with a Discipline H-index of at least 30 for academic publications in the area of Business and Management. More information can be found here: The full ranking for Germany is […]
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16DEC 2025
Awards
Best Paper Award at EIBA 2025
The Department of International Management is proud to announce that Dirk Holtbrügge, Marc Oberhauser (affiliated with FAU and ESCP Madrid) and Laura Kirste have won the Best Paper Award for their paper titled “MNC Exit from Russia: A Theory of Institutional Friction and Foreign Divestment” in their track on drivers and outcomes of foreign divestment […]
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27OCT 2025
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Informationen zum Modul “Personalmanagement”
Das Modul Personalmanagement wird im Wintersemester 2025/2026 nicht regulär angeboten. Studierende, die im Wintersemester 2025/2026 die Prüfung nicht bestanden haben oder nur einen Teil der Modulprüfung (d. h. lediglich das Seminar) absolviert haben, können an der Wiederholungsprüfung teilnehmen. Diese findet im Zeitraum 09.12.2025, 12:00 Uhr, bis 10.12.2025, 12:00 Uhr statt. Bitte melden Sie sich […] Das Modul Personalmanagement wird im Wintersemester 2025/2026 nicht regulär angeboten. Studierende, die im Wintersemester 2025/2026 die Prüfung nicht bestanden haben oder nur einen Teil der Modulprüfung (d. h. lediglich das Seminar) absolviert haben, können an der Wiederholungsprüfung teilnehmen. Diese findet im Zeitraum 09.12.2025, 12:00 Uhr, bis 10.12.2025, 12:00 Uhr statt. Bitte melden Sie sich […]
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23OCT 2025
Guest Speakers
Guest Lecturer
Last week, the Department of International Management had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Farok J. Contractor, affiliated with Rutgers Business School, as a guest lecturer. Professor Contractor delivered a research seminar on foreign direct investment for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the Department. He also shared valuable advice with junior and early-career researchers on […]Last week, the Department of International Management had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Farok J. Contractor, affiliated with Rutgers Business School, as a guest lecturer. Professor Contractor delivered a research seminar on foreign direct investment for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the Department. He also shared valuable advice with junior and early-career researchers on […]
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