Public Relations at WHU
Our daily business –
Conveying experts for your purposes.
The press office is the interface between the business school and the public. For your interviews, we convey experts who will provide you with qualified information concerning various economic topics as well as studying at WHU.
WHU Management Experts
First-class business researchers –
Expertise for newspaper, TV or radio interviews.
Our faculty covers a broad spectrum of business and economic topics. In research and teaching, they deal with economic and monetary policy issues, start-up, leadership and corporate governance issues as well as marketing, financing, controlling and logistics topics. They are happy to support you with their respective expertise for newspaper, TV or radio interviews.
Find your expert –
Explore the WHU database.
A total of 56 WHU professors are currently engaged in research and have received significant academic acclaim through their involvement in numerous research projects both at home and abroad. Feel free to browse through our expert database to find out more about the current areas of expertise of our WHU professors.
Professor Dr. Markus Rudolf
Areas of expertise:
- Asset Management, Banking, Capital Market Theory, Financial Risk Management, Portfolio Optimization, Panama Papers
- Brexit, Grexit, Euro, Crypto Currency, European Monetary Union, Interest Rate Structure, Private Banking
Dean of WHU, Chair of Finance
Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander
Areas of expertise:
- Company Succession, Family Business, Family Firm, Family Office, Leadership, German Mittelstand
- Corporate Venturing, Digitalization, Employer Branding, Entrepreneurial Exit, Innovation
Chair of Family Business
Professor Dr. Martin Fassnacht
Areas of expertise:
- Brand Image, Dynamic Pricing, Marketing, Price Management, Consumer Behavior
- Discounter, Retail, Trade Goods, Luxury Brands, Online Retail, Omnichannel Business
Chair of Marketing and Commerce
Professor Dr. Christoph Hienerth
Areas of expertise:
- Business Creation, Business Start-Up, Entrepreneurship, Founder, Incubator, Start-Up Scene
- Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Risk and Uncertainty, Social Entrepreneurship
Chair of Entrepreneurship and New Business Development
Professor Dr. Christian Hagist
Areas of expertise:
- Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Reform, Pension Schemes, Retirement, Social Insurance
- Ageing, Demography, Economic Policy, Economics of Family Firms, Fiscal Sustainability
Chair of Intergenerational Economic Policy
Professor Dr. Miriam Müthel
Areas of expertise:
- Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, Ethics, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Shared Leadership
- Crisis Management, Chinese Companies, International Management, Sino-German Collaborations
Chair of Organizational Behavior
Professor Dr. Sascha L. Schmidt
Areas of expertise:
- Bundesliga, Football, Future of Sports, e-sports, Sports Business, SPOAC, Sporttech, National Team, Olympics
- Careers for Top Athletes, Digitalization, Sports Management, Sports Economics, Strategic Mangement, Sports Innovation
Chair of Sports and Management
Make also use of the WHU expertise –
on all the economical questions revolving around the corona crisis.
You want to know specifically in what way the corona crisis is affecting different economic branches or the world economy as a whole? WHU professors are continuously focusing on the current events and shed light on the correlations.
News & stories
The latest updates from WHU – On student life, research, and more.
Discover current news from WHU in regards to student life, research, and WHU in general. Furthermore, please also find the latest media appearances of our experienced WHU faculty members in newspapers, magazines, on radio, and TV.
Studying abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic? Three students share their experiences.
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Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander assessed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on family businesses (from 6:10).
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Contact us
Contact the team –
We look forward to hearing from you.
The Public Relations team is looking forward to answering any questions you may have about WHU, the programs, or the latest research findings. Furthermore, please get in touch with the team if you are looking for an expert statement of one of the WHU Professors. For general requests please reach out to us via presse(at)whu.edu
For journalist requests:
Bernadette Wagener
Press Officer / Associate Director Public Relations
+49 (0)261 6509 540
bernadette.wagener(at)whu.edu
Nicolas Vogt
Manager Public Relations
+49 (0)261 6509 544
nicolas.vogt(at)whu.edu
Internal communication:
Trainee:
WHU Marketing