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22 Research & Programs
PaC – a truly helpful course
When you start your studies at HHL
“Problem Solving and Communication (PaC)”
is one of the first courses you attend. Already
the first lecture makes you realize that in contrast
to other, knowledge-based, subjects
PaC aims at teaching a structured approach
to face problems that have to be solved. The
course, taught by Dr. Stephan Stubner, does
not only practice the structured breakdown
of a problem into smaller tasks but also trains
the skill to give interesting but professional
presentations of solutions. Especially students
who come from universities that focus
It’s a story of constant growth: 94 students
are currently enrolled in HHL’s Doctoral Program
and 80 students have graduated with
the title of “Dr. rer. oec.” over the years.
This summer, 60 students registered for
HHL’s Doctoral Program Summer School,
which is a record participation so far. The
Summer School took place July 13-17,
on theoretical knowledge rather than practical
know-how really benefit from this lecture.
The topics of the main presentation are either
real-life scenarios or even inquiries to HHL by
public or private institutions. If you talk to
“advanced” HHL students they will continuously
confirm that the methods taught in the
course really help to face problems during
your Master’s thesis or any other important
assignment.
Paul Erdmann (MSc4)
HHL’s Doctoral Program – a success story
Participants of the HHL Doctoral Program
Summer School 2009
2009, and centered on “Empirical and Quantitative
Methods in Business Research.” Professor
Leslie Hodder, Ph.D. and Professor
Patrick E. Hopkins, Ph.D., two renowned experts
from Kelley School of Business (Indiana
University, USA), and Professor Dr. Niklas
Wagner from the University of Passau in Bavaria
agreed to come and talk as guest lectur-
ers, focusing on international accounting
and finance. In addition, Professor Dr. Torsten
Wulf (HHL) and Dr. Tobias Raffel (Roland
Berger Strategy Consultants) reflected on the
topic from a scenario planning perspective,
while Professor Dr. Manfred Kirchgeorg
(HHL) and Thomas Wimmer (Brunswick
Group) added valuable insights into managing
corporate reputation. During the social
events, including a sightseeing tour and a
barbeque, students were able to get to know
Leipzig and to network with each other.
Franka Storzer
HHL News – wiNter 2009/2010
Doctoral degrees
awarded by HHL
July 2009
Daniel Timon Fischer
Die Bilanzierung von Mehrkomponentenverträgen
nach IFRS – Entwicklung einer
Bilanzierungsempfehlung zur Schließung der
Regelungslücke in der IASB-Rechnungslegung
Chair of Accounting & Auditing
September 2009
Andreas Fuchs
Kundenbindung im Einzelhandel –
Eine kausalanalytische Untersuchung
am Beispiel des Textilfacheinzelhandels
Chair of Marketing Management
October 2009
Nikolas Friedrich Wilhelm Westphal
Fairness Opinions in Germany – An empirical
investigation of their determinants, disclosure
characteristics and wealth implications
Chair of Finance
November 2009
Guido Olschewski
Rationality in social interactions
Chair of Economics and Information Systems
December 2009
Sabine Eckerle
Die Responsible Care-Initiative der chemischen
Industrie aus institutionenökonomischer Sicht
Dr. Werner Jackstädt Chair of Economic and
Business Ethics
December 2009
Lutz Ellermann
Organisation von diskontinuierlicher
Innovation – Ein ressourcenbasierter Ansatz
Center for Leading Innovation & Cooperation
(CLIC)
December 2009
Kathrin Jung
Ganzheitliche Markenführung von Messegesellschaften
– eine stakeholderbezogene
Markenidentitätsbetrachtung unter besonderer
Berücksichtigung von Markenportfolios
Chair of Marketing Management
Guest lecturers
Professor Dr. Christian Zielke
(University of Applied Sciences Gießen),
Application training
Dr. Frank Lorenz
Communication seminar