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Interview
Research & Programs
HHL’s doctoral program – a success story
Established in 1996, HHL’s doctoral program
has produced 77 graduates to date and, with
89 candidates currently enrolled, it is growing
fast. In an interview, Dr. Emilio Matthaei (K16)
tells HHL news about his dissertation project,
the research journey and the great opportunities
that HHL has offered to him.
Doctoral degrees
awarded by HHL
January 2009: Richard Federowski
Unternehmensroutinen im Turnaroundmanagement
– Wie Routinen wirken und wie
die Krisenbewältigung routinenbewusster
gestaltet werden kann
Chair of Microeconomics
May 2009: Emilio Edgar Goswin Matthaei
The Nature of Executive Work
Center for Leading Innovation & Cooperation
(CLIC)
June 2009: Birgit Maria Sponheuer
Strategisches und operatives Employer
Branding als Bestandteil einer ganzheitlichen
Markenführung
Chair of Marketing Management
July 2009: Brit Evelyn Kästner
Kreativität als Bestandteil der Markenidentität –
Ein verhaltenstheoretischer Ansatz zur Analyse
der Mitarbeiterkreativität
Chair of Marketing Management
HHL news: What is your dissertation
about?
Dr. Matthaei: My thesis “The Nature of
Executive Work” presents what executives
do. The research focused on the activities of
senior executives of global organizations and
proposes role models on how to operate
and integrate the business, as well as how to
span boundaries across organizations. I am
very grateful to the Peter Pribilla Foundation
for their financial support of this project.
HHL news: Did you connect up with other
research institutions?
Dr. Matthaei: My research has been a jour-
ney so far. In parallel to my doctoral studies
at HHL, I worked as a Research Associate at
HHL and then the Friedrich-Alexander University
of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Moreover, I very
HHL was again able to secure the top spot in
a recent ranking on student satisfaction. Over
19,000 business students from 100 universities
in Germany were surveyed by Universum
Communications regarding their study experience,
job preferences, and career prospects.
Apart from the general perception of
the quality of studies, student satisfaction
HHL NEWS – SUMMER 2009
much enjoyed my final year as a DAAD
research scholar at the University of Oxford.
HHL news: What opportunities did HHL
offer you?
Dr. Matthaei: I had the chance to learn from
outstanding academics at HHL, in particular
my doctoral supervisor Professor Dr. Kathrin
M. Möslein. Throughout the years at HHL, I
was exposed to the topics strategy, innova-
tion, and entrepreneurship. Also, I worked on
several research projects funded by the BMBF
(Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
and the Stifterverband für die Deutsche
Wissenschaft. Results of one project on
entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized
companies have recently been published
entitled “Strategies for Innovators” (Gabler
2009) with Professor Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein.
Germany’s most satisfied students
study at HHL
HHL students celebrating
with regard to professors, course selection,
and access to student services was sur-
veyed. The study shows that the most satisfied
students study at private universities and
smaller institutions. HHL is proud of this renewed
confirmation that its individual attention and
study quality are setting a benchmark for university
education.