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    Academic Excellence

    Research and teaching at the interface of management and technology

    At TUM School of Management, we conduct research and teaching with an interdisciplinary approach at the interface of management and technology. This unique combination attracts outstanding students and academics from all over the world who contribute to our international standing and guarantee our global perspective.

    Our commitment to rigorous research as well as to practical relevance made us a center of excellence and one of the leading business schools in Germany. Our faculty is devoted to bridging the gap between management and engineering as well as the natural and life sciences, contributing to key international research activities and real-world solutions alike. In addition, TUM School of Management is home to research centers and institutes that pool knowledge of faculty from different disciplines, both within the school and in strong and rewarding collaboration with external partners.

    21
    honorary professors
    40
    professors
    55
    postdocs
    ~250
    doctoral students

    Since the founding of TUM School of Management, our efforts in research have been widely recognized in prestigious rankings, confirming our leading position:

    In the 2014 Handelsblatt research ranking, TUM School of Management topped the list of all the German universities that were analyzed. Handelsblatt is Germany’s leading financial newspaper and regularly conducts studies into the quality of business administration research in higher education institutions in the German-speaking world, based on internationally established standards for the evaluation of economic research.

    Additionally, in the same year, our Bachelor’s program in Management and Technology reached the top group in research in the CHE ranking. It is thereby positioned above all other universities, including those in Switzerland and Austria. The ranking is conducted by the German think tank Centre for Higher Education Development and includes over 300 universities offering Bachelor degrees in Business Administration.

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    Academic Departments

    Innovation & Entrepreneurship

    Innovation & Entrepreneurship

    Marketing, Strategy & Leadership

    Marketing, Strategy & Leadership

    Operations & Supply Chain Management

    Operations & Supply Chain Management

    Finance & Accounting

    Finance & Accounting

    Economics & Policy

    Economics & Policy

    Interdisciplinary Research Centers

    LSM - Center for Life Sciences and Management

    The Center for Life Sciences and Management brings together closely networked specialist sectors such as forestry and agriculture, chemicals, plastics, food & food technology, and plant engineering. It thus builds a bridge between technology, ecology and economic efficiency.
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    CEM – Center for Energy Markets

    With the support of Munich Municipal Utilities (Stadtwerke München GmbH (SWM)), TUM School of Management has founded the Center for Energy Markets (CEM).
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    CEFS - Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies

    In 2003 the Chair in Entrepreneurial Finance (Prof. Dr. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner) and the Chair of Financial Management (Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer) jointly founded the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS).
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    ERI – Entrepreneurship Research Institute

    Entrepreneurship is an emerging and important research field in business, economics, and psychology.
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    Partner Research Centers

    CDTM – Center for Digital Technology and Management

    The Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) is a joint institution of TUM and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU).
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    MIPLC – Munich Intellectual Property Law Center

    TUM and TUM School of Management, the University of Augsburg and the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, together with the George Washington University Law School (Washington D.C., USA) jointly founded the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC).
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    MCTS – Munich Center for Technology in Society

    The Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) is one of three Integrative Research Centers at TU Munich and the latest institutional addition to the vibrant TUM community.
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    MEA - Munich Center for the Economics of Aging

    The Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) is one department of the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy. The mission of MEA is to evaluate, anticipate and accompany the micro- and macroeconomic aspects of demographic change.
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    DFG Research Training Group “Advanced Optimization in a Networked Economy” (AdONE)

    The research training group „Advanced Optimization in a Networked Economy“ is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and has successfully started in September 2017, admitting the first Ph.D. student cohort to the program and shaping the research agenda in a 3-day workshop. The group is a joint initiative of researchers at TUM School of Management, TUM School of Informatics, TUM School of Mathematics, and, due to its interdisciplinary focus, part of the IGSSE (International Graduate School of Science and Engineering) within TUM Graduate School.

    Joint supervision, mentoring and various formats of scientific training assist and encourage young researchers to scientific independence. Lectures given by guests and researchers of the group during the regular AdONE Seminar are open to the interested public.

    For further information, please visit our homepage.

    Coordinator of the research training group and contact:

    Dr. Yoshimi von Felbert

    Phone: 49-89-289-28383
    Email: adone@tum.de

    Adjunct Faculty

    TUM Dinstinguished Affiliated Professors

    Prof. Ph. D. Stefan J. Reichelstein

    Prof. Ph.D. Mitchell M. Tseng

    Prof. Ph.D. Elke Weber

    TUM Emeritus of Excellence

    Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Ralf Reichwald

    Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Horst Wildemann

    TUM Honorary Professors

    Prof. Dr. Florian Bauer
    Geschäftsführer Vocatus Diagnostics GmbH

    Prof. Dr. Florian Bieberbach
    CEO Stadtwerke München GmbH

    Dr. Andreas Biagosch
    CEO IMPACTING I GmbH & Co. KG

    Prof. Dr. Manfred Bruhn
    Ordinarius for Business and Economics,in particular for Marketing and Corporate Management, at the University of Basel

    Prof. Dr. Franz Doetsch
    Presiding Judge at the Supreme Tax Court Munich

    Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem
    Partner in the international Attorneys’ Society
    White & Case LLP

    Prof. Dr. h.c. Rudolf Faltermeier
    Former Vice President, Sparkassenverband Bayern

    Prof. Dr. Bernd Grottel
    Mitglied des Vorstands der KPMG Bayerische Treuhandgesellschaft AG, München; Member of KPMG Europe LLP

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Huckemann
    Partner
    Deloitte Consulting GmbH

    Prof. Dr. jur. Ruediger Kessler
    Former Chairman of Hydrotec Technologies AG

    Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Edward G. Krubasik
    Former Member of the Central Board of Directors Siemens AG

    Prof. Dr. Ing. Uwe Loos
    Former Chairman of the Board of Directors Dekra AG

    Prof. Dr. Gerhard Plasonig
    Founder and CEO of GP International S.A.
    Member of the Supervisory Board of WoodWelding AG

    Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle
    former Chairman of the Board of Directors Linde AG and
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board Continental AG

    Prof. Randolf Rodenstock
    President of the Bavarian business association vbw

    Helmut Schönenberger
    CEO UnternehmerTUM GmbH

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Stepken
    Chairman of the Board of Management of TÜV Süd AG

    Prof. Dr. Michael Süß
    Chief Chairman of the Board of Management of Georgsmarienhütte-Gruppe

    Prof. e.h. Dr. h.c. Horst Teltschik
    Former Board Member BMW AG

    Prof. Dr. Dieter H. Vogel
    CEO Lindsay Goldberg Vogel GmbH
    Former Chairman of the Thyssen Group in Duesseldorf

    Prof. Dr. Konrad Weckerle
    Former Chairman of the Board of Directors Rhein-Main-Donau AG, Munich
    and E.ON Wasserkraft AG in Landshut

    Prof. Dr. Mark Woessner
    Chairman of the Citigroup Germany and Member of the Supervisory Board of diverse companies
    Former Chairman of the Board Bertelsmann AG

    TUM Honorary Doctorates

    Prof. Dr. h.c. Carliss Y. Baldwin, Ph.D.
    William L. White Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School

    Prof. Dr. Jonathan F. Bard
    Graduate Program in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering The University of Texas at Austin

    Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger
    Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board
    Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

    Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Adolf G. Coenenberg
    Em. Ordinarius of the Chair of Business Management – Auditing and Controlling
    University of Augsburg2000 – 2002 Founding Dean of the TUM School of Management

    Dr. h.c. Thomas Ganswindt
    Former member of the Central Board of Directors Siemens AG

    Prof. em. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h.c. mult. Hermann Haken
    Emeritus Professor of the Chair of Theoretical Physics at the University of Stuttgart and Founder of Synergetics

    Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Ulrich Kuepper
    Emeritus Professor and Chairman of the Institute for Production Management and Controlling Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen

    Prof. Dr. h.c. Josh Lerner, Ph.D.
    Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at the Harvard Business School

    Prof. Dr. h.c. Tian Lipu
    President of the Public Office of Intellectual Property of the People’s Republic of China

    Prof. Dr. h.c. Dean A. Shepherd, Ph.D.
    Randall L. Tobias Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership
    Professor of Management and EntrepreneurshipKelley School of Business Indiana University

    Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Martin Winterkorn
    Vorsitzender des Vorstands der Volkswagen AG

    Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Eberhard Witte (1928 – 2016)
    Em. Ordinarius of the Chair of Business Management Seminar
    for Empiric Microeconomic Research, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen

    Featured Insights

    Dividing the pie – Equity distribution in entrepreneurial teams

    Like the founders of Facebook who took each other to court over equity issues (and later settled this lawsuit for an unknown sum to one of the initial founders), many entrepreneurial teams struggle with the equity distribution in their start-up. The decision on how to divide the pie has to be made very early in the entrepreneurial process, but the consequences are far-reaching and completely unpredictable. In an article published in the Journal of Business Venturing, Professor Breugst, Professor Patzelt, and Dr. Rathgeber of the TUM School of Management address this problem and focus on the long-term consequences of the equity split for entrepreneurial teams and ventures. The study shows that the essential factor in equity distribution is the perception Read More here

    Embedded Lead Users – The benefits of employing users for corporate innovation

    It is crucial for every company to learn from the users of its products. Interestingly, and overlooked by many, some of the most insightful users may be nearby – the company’s own employees. This study by Dr. Tim Schweisfurth and Prof. Dr. Christina Raasch (TUM) introduces the concept of “embedded lead users” – employees who are lead users of their employer’s products or services. Lead users are users who perceive new product-related needs ahead of others and would particularly benefit from a solution. Embedded lead users are ubiquitous in many consumer goods industries, e.g., in food and beverages, automotive, consumer electronics, software, and leisure products. Unlike external lead users, these are regular employees with employment contracts and secrecy clauses that Read More here

    The user innovation paradigm: impacts on markets and welfare

    Innovation has traditionally been seen as the province of producers. However, theoretical and empirical research now shows that individual users – consumers – are also a major and increasingly important source of new product and service designs. In this paper, we build a microeconomic model of a market that incorporates demand-side innovation and competition. We explain the conditions under which firms find it beneficial to invest in supporting and harvesting users’ innovations, and show that social welfare rises when firms utilize this source of innovation. Our modeling also indicates reasons for policy interventions with respect to a mixed user and producer innovation economy. From the social welfare perspective, as the share of innovating users in a market increases, profit-maximizing firms Read More here

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