Business Research Seminar at the School of Business and Economics
Covering the entire spectrum of research in business and management and different backgrounds and career stages, the Business Research Seminar invites scholars from institutions around the globe to present their work in Tübingen. The Business Research Seminar is hosted by Dr. Julie Schnaitmann.
Talks take place either on campus (Fakultätssitzungsraum, Nauklerstr. 47 ground floor) or online (Zoom), and they usually start on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. (local time). Exceptions are made to accomodate different time zones of speakers.
Program Summer Term 2025
| May 7 | Charlene Chen, Macquarie University, Sydney “Auditors as Tax Compilance Enforcers? Mandatory Internal Control Audits and Corporate Tax Avoidance” Homepage |
| May 14 | Christina Kühnl, Universität Stuttgart Homepage |
| May 28 | Maurizio Daniele, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zürich “Deep Learning Based Residual in Non-linear Factor Models: Precision Matrix Estimation of Returns with Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio” Homepage |
| June 4 | Sebastian Mielke “Werkschau Insolvenzverwaltung” Homepage |
| June 25 | Martin Jacob, IESE Business School, University of Navarra |
| July 9 | Harm Schütt, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management |
| July 16 | Sebastian Gehricke, University of Otago, New Zealand |
| July 23 | Marlene Koch, Maastricht University |
Previous Guest Speakers
2024 Summer Term:
Simone Wies, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing Strategy & Performance (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Dr. Max Braun, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management (LMU München)
Felix W. Vetter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Accounting & Taxation (University of Mannheim)
Dr. Robert Simmons, Professor of Organizational Economics (Lancaster University Management School, England)
Dr. Lucas Stich, Professor of Marketing Analytics (Universität Würzburg)
2023/24 Winter Term
Dr. Patricia Breuer, Assistant Professor of Accounting (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Dr. Reeyarn Li, PostDoc (Universität Paderborn)
Dr. Sebastian Reiche, Professor of the Department of Managing People in Organizations (IESE Business School University of Navarra)
Dr. Wladislaw Mill, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Economics (Universität Mannheim)
Dr. Timo Vogelsang, Associate Professor of Controlling / Managerial Accounting (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
2023 Summer Term
Dr. Gopal Krishnan, Professor of Accounting, Trustee Professor (Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts)
Dr. Sebastian A. Tideman, Assistant Professor in Accounting (Syracuse University)
Dr. Max Pachali, Assistant Professor, (Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Department of Marketing)
Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, Professor of Management, (London School of Economics)
2022/23 Winter Term
Dr. Christoph Schneider, Professor of Finance (WWU Münster)
Thomas Keusch (PhD), Assistant Professor of Accounting and Control (INSEAD, France)
Klaus Schaeck (PhD), Professor of Banking and Finance (University of Bristol, UK)
Dr. Thomas TLPR Peeters, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics of the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
2022 Summer Term
Alex Krumer (PhD), Professor of Sports Economics (Molde University College, Norway)
Dr. Philipp Klein, Assistant Professor Chair of Banking (WWU Münster)
Dr. Michael Lechner, Professor of Econometrics (Co-Head of the Swiss Institute of Empirical Economic Research at the University of St. Gallen)
Dr. Katrin Talke, Professor of Marketing (TU Berlin)
2021/22 Winter Term:
Nicole Gillespie (PhD), KPMG Chair in Organizational Trust and Professor of Management (University of Queensland Business School)
Dr. Lara Lobschat, Assistant Professor for Marketing & Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Economics (Maastricht University)
Dr. Vanessa Flagmeier, Assistant Professor for Business Administration with a focus on Accounting (University of Passau);
2021 Summer Term
Dr. Sönke Sievers (Professor for International Accounting (University of Paderborn)
Bradley L. Kirkman, Ph.D. Professor of Leadership (Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University)
Dr. Daniel Blaseg,Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship (ESADE Business School);
2020 Summer Term
Dr. Matthias Heinz Professur für Strategie (Universität zu Köln)
Dr. Martin Jacob Professor für Betriebswirtschaftliche Steuerlehre, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Dr. Alexander Bleier Assistant Professor of Marketing (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
Paolo Saona (Ph.D.) Professor of Finance (Saint Louis University Madrid)
2019 Winter Term
Dr. Anja Iseke, Professur für BWL, insb. Personalmanagement (Technische Hochschule OWL)
Maximilian Todtenhaupt (PhD), Assistant Professor, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Dr. Max Bruche, Professor of Finance (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Dr. Klaus Miller, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Marketing (Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main)
2019 Summer Term
Daniel Saavedra (PhD), Assistant Professor of Accounting (UCLA Anderson School of Management, California)
Ana-Maria Fuertes (PhD), Professor of Finance and Econometrics (Cass Business School, University of London)
Dr. Andreas Walter, Professor of Financial Services (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen)
Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch, Professor of International Business (Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien)
Dr. Mark Heitmann, Professor of Marketing & Customer Insight (University of Hamburg)
Andrew Smith (PhD), Professor of Consumer Behaviour (Nottingham University Business School)
Dr. Martin Thomas Hibbeln, Professor of Finance (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Frank Germann (PhD), Associate Professor of Marketing (Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame, Indiana);
2018/19 Winter Term
Ass. Prof. Dr. Sebastien Bradley (LeBow College of Business, Drexel University)
Dr. Corinna Woyand (WWU Münster)
Ass. Prof. Dr. Christoph Sextroh (Tilburg University)
Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze (Universität Konstanz)
Konstantin Wagner, M.Sc. (Halle Institute for Econonmic Research);
2018 Summer Term
Dr. Markus Nagler (LMU München)
Ass. Prof. Leslie Robinson (Tuck School of Business)
Linh T.Tô (Harvard University)
Prof. Dr. Kay Blaufus (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Prof. Dr. Bernd Frick (Universität Paderborn)
Prof. Dr. Nicola Breugst (TUM Entrepreneurship Research Institute)
Dr. Patrick Buchmüller (Deutsche Postbank AG)
2017/18 Winter Term
Dr. Patrick Herbst (University of Stirling)
Associate Professor Dr. Christoph Merkle (Kühne Logistics University)
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ulf Brüggemann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Dr. Julia Müller (Universität Münster); Prof. Dr. Martin Spann (LMU München)
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Müller (GGS Heilbronn)
2017 Summer Term
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfingsten (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Assistant Professor Nathan Seegert (The University of Utah)
Assistant Professor Edlira Shehu (University of Denmark, SDU)
2016 Summer Term
Prof. Dr. Peter Zweifel (University of Zurich)
Prof. Dr. Steffen Rapp (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Prof. Pooyan Khashabi, PhD (LMU)
Prof. Dr. Nina Smith (Aarhus University)
Ass. Prof. Dr. Jana Thiel (Maastricht University)
Dr. Johannes Jaspersen (LMU)
Prof. Dr. Zacharias Sautner (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Christopher Bleibtreu (Universität Konstanz)
Dr. Simona Mutu (UBB Klausenburg);
2015/16 Winter Term
PhD Harm Schütt (LMU München)
Assistant Professor Daniel Saavedra (UCLA Anderson School of Management, USA)
2015 Summer Term
Dr. Vijaya Bhaskar Marisetty (RMIT University)
Prof. Dr. Franziska Völckner (Universität zu Köln)
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Stefani (Universität Konstanz)
Prof. Dr. Sebastien Bradley (Drexel University Philadelphia, USA)
2015
Dr. Michael Ebert (Universität Mannheim)
Prof. Dr. Werner Güth (Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Jena)
Prof. Dr. Dirk Schindler (NHH Bergen)
Prof. Dr. Deborah Schanz (LMU München)
2014
Alexandra Hess (PhD) Waikato Management School, Hamilton Neuseeland)
Prof. Dr. Dirk Sliwka (Universität zu Köln)
Prof. Dr. Martin Jacob (WHU)
Hendrik Vrijburg Assistant Professor (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Voget (Universität Mannheim)
2013
Dr. Lars Helge Haß (Senior Lecturer, Lancaster)
Frank Germann (PhD, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame Indiana, USA)
Prof. Dr. Christian Leuz (Professor of International Economics, Finance and Accounting, University of Chigaco Booth School of Business)
Prof. Valentyna Melnyk - Assoc. Professor of Marketing, Massey University)
Prof. Harald van Heerde - Professor of Marketing, Massey University)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Carsten Bienz (Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) Bergen)