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Inauguration: July 1, 2013
Chair: Catalina Stefanescu-Cuntze, Professor of Management Science, Deutsche Post DHL Chair, and Dean of Faculty
The Deutsche Post DHL Chair supports teaching, research and publication focused on the design, analysis, and application of statistical models and methods for managerial decision-making. This encompasses topics such as revenue management, analytics, and competition in the era of the data-based economy.
Inauguration: May, 2011
Chair: Matthew S. Bothner, Professor of Strategy and Deutsche Telekom Chair in Leadership and HR Development
As a founding partner, the Deutsche Telekom AG and ESMT Berlin have extensively collaborated to produce quality scientific research and practical knowledge transfer. The Deutsche Telekom Chair in Leadership and HR Development addresses the measurement and consequences of status, social networks, and organizational design, with research and teaching that centers on agile leadership, ambidexterity, innovation, and the Matthew Effect.
Inauguration: September 28, 2010
Chair: Jörg Rocholl, President, Professor of Finance, and EY Chair in Governance and Compliance
Honoring ESMT and EY’s longstanding cooperation, the EY Chair in Governance and Compliance created an important platform for dialogue on the topic of successful corporate governance. Research and teaching focuses on topics such as politically connected boards of directors, corporate governance in banking, and risk-taking incentives among banks.
Inauguration: February 6, 2019
Chair: Gianluca Carnabuci, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Ingrid and Manfred Gentz Chair in Business and Society, and Associate Dean of Executive Education
The chair’s aims to develop relevant scientific knowledge to help leaders act competently and responsibly. With emphasis on corporate responsibility, the chair’s research and teaching focuses on role of trust-based networks and leadership.
Inauguration: May 16, 2018
Chair: Linus Dahlander, Associate Professor of Strategy and Lufthansa Group Chair in Innovation
The Lufthansa Group Chair in Innovation focuses on areas such as network dynamics, communities, and open and distributed innovation. Key and reoccurring themes of publications, teaching and presentations include corporate management, entrepreneurship and innovation for organizations.
Inauguration: June 15, 2016
Chair: Tamer Boyaci, Professor of Management Science, Michael Diekmann Chair in Management Science, and Director of Research
The Michael Diekmann Chair in Management Science aims to consolidate the interconnectedness of sustainability and profitability. It focuses on the development and application of concepts to solve managerial issues. With interdisciplinary approaches, the chair supports companies in making sustainable decisions.
Inauguration: May 15, 2017
Chair: Henry Sauermann, Associate Professor of Strategy, POK Pühringer PS Chair in Entrepreneurship, and Director of the Institute for Endowment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance (IFEE)
The POK Pühringer PS Chair in Entrepreneurship examines the role of human capital in science, innovation, and entrepreneurship as well as crowdfunding and crowd-based business models. Among others, research topics include the role of individuals’ ability, preferences, and structural constraints in shaping founding decisions or decisions to join new ventures as early employee.