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Current news from Department
New Deans elected
The department will have new Deans from 10/01/2024. The only change: Prof. Dr. Manuel Wiesche will then be the Vice Dean Studies.
![Photo JProf. Dr. Manuel Wiesche Photo JProf. Dr. Manuel Wiesche](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/b/0/csm_Manuel-Wiesche-Foto_74d1fd7177.jpg)
Reports in the Financial Times and Handelsblatt on multi-CEOs
Research by the Professorship of Strategic Management and Leadership in Academy of Management Discoveries shared in Financial Times and Handelsblatt.
![Montage of the logos of Financial Times and Handelsblatt Montage of the logos of Financial Times and Handelsblatt](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/3/c/csm_Montage-FinancialTimes-Handelsblatt_1a8d866a98.png)
SchnupperUni 2024
Lectures and workshops offer students a practical insight into different areas of economics.
![Graphics "SchnupperUni" The text "SchnupperUni" written in green chalk on a not quite cleanly wiped blackboard, next to it a painted magnifying glass and a half-filled test tube](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/a/a/csm_Grafik-SchnupperUni_b7a2cbceba.jpg)
Publication in Academy of Management Discoveries
It is hard to imagine that a CEO can manage more than one company well at the same time - so how do "multi-CEOs" explain themselves to their…
![Picture of "Multi-CEOs: A Legitimacy Perspective on Executives Leading Multiple Firms" in the journal Academy of Management Discoveries (AMD) Picture of "Multi-CEOs: A Legitimacy Perspective on Executives Leading Multiple Firms" in the journal Academy of Management Discoveries (AMD)](/storages/uf-wiwi/_processed_/8/f/csm_AMD_aad644476f.png)
Modeling the Transition of Energy and Transport
The professorship of Applied Economics takes part in the new Collaborative Research Center/Transregio granted to TU Dortmund University and Ruhr…
![Bild von Windkraftwerken und Netzwerken](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/c/4/csm_Transregio_cd51a81baa.png)
Microdata for Scientific Research
Hybrid event at the Professorship of Finance on research data centers on June 11, 2024.
![Logo von Finance Risk & Resource Management](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/8/9/csm_firrm_a595b74b4d.jpg)
Teaching Innovation Award 2023/2024
Awards were given to coruses in the categories "Practical Relevance", "Internationalization" and "E-Learning".
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Congratulations to All Graduates!
On 22.05.2024, the department celebrated recent graduates successfully completing their studies.
![Master Absolvent*innen](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/8/2/csm_EG1_8411_90752bbda0.jpg)
Professorship of Strategic Management and Leadership in the Journal of Management
Narcissistic CEOs appoint further narcissistic board members and thus generate higher turnover on the board
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Publication in the Journal of Management Information Systems
Professorship Digitale Transformation: „The Impact of Social Comparison on Turnover Among Information Technology Professionals”
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Information on the forthcoming Information Systems study program
We are set to start in the winter semester 2024/2025!
![Image on the new Business Informatics degree programme The comic-style picture shows 6 people of different skin colours (3 sitting, 3 standing behind them) in business outfits, poring over these documents in front of a table covered with pages of paper.](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/f/f/csm_Neuer-Studiengang-Wirtschaftsinformatik_3afea15323.png)
Teaching Awards 2023/24
Award-winning events "Controlling instruments" and "OR in operational application"
![Photomontage Prof. Dr. Anja Fischer, Laura Packheiser and Prof. Dr. Andreas Hoffjan Photomontage Prof. Dr. Anja Fischer, Laura Packheiser and Prof. Dr. Andreas Hoffjan](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/c/3/csm_Lehgrpreis2023-SS-WS-News_59e495b041.jpg)
Farewell to Professor Hartmut Holzmüller
Prof. Dr. Hartmut H. Holzmüller is stepping down from the Chair of Marketing after 26 years. The department thanks him for his active commitment.
![Photo Prof. Dr. Hartmut H. Holzmüller Photo Prof. Dr. Hartmut H. Holzmüller](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/b/1/csm_Hartmut-Holzmueller-Foto_2fbf8a2de6.jpg)
Publication in Information Systems Journal
Professorship Digital Transformation - Study on the careers of freelancers on digital work platforms in the gig economy.
![Logo ISJ (Information Systems Journal) Logo ISJ (Information Systems Journal)](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/6/3/csm_Logo-ISJ_cb11858280.png)
BMBF Project "Opt-IN" launched
Project of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) "Opt-IN" on information sovereignty for citizens in data ecosystems launched.
![BMBF-Project Opt-IN Logo](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/e/e/csm_Opt-IN_Logo_final_028a529d29.jpg)
Publication in European Journal of Information Systems
Professorship Digital Transformation - "Digital Desire Paths: Exploring the Role of Computer Workarounds in Emergent Information Systems Design".
![Logo EJIS (European Journal of Information Systems) Logo EJIS (European Journal of Information Systems)](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/5/e/csm_Logo-EJIS_072a70865a.png)
Best theses honored
In January, TMC Turnaround Management Consult honored the best theses at the Department of Business and Economics.
![Photo of award winners and supervising professors](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/0/3/csm_TMC_Award_bearbeitet_00a8da7b76.png)
Joint projects of the University Alliance Ruhr
Prof. Böhm (TU Dortmund University) and Prof. Wrona (University of Duisburg-Essen) are researching structural change in the German labor market.
![Logo: Mercator Research Center Ruhr](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/7/5/csm_Mercator_357e679617.png)
Five Decades of Business and Economics at TU Dortmund University
Looking back and great plans for the future.
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Current episode of WorkFORCE podcast: "Why are they paid so much?"
In the current Work FORCE podcast episode, Prof. Michael Böhm discusses the role of skill versus luck for individuals' earnings and success.
![Picture of Work Force Podcast Logo; Episode 2: Why are they paid so much?; with guest contributor Michael Böhm, Professor of Economics. Small photo of Prof. Michael Böhm.](/storages/wiwi/_processed_/6/9/csm_michael_boehm_LINKEDIN_9eb7685559.jpg)