Doctoral Course Program

Find all doctoral courses of the Graduate Center of TUM School of Management as well as further information on doctoral course requirements in general and the process of recognizing courses from other institutions here.

  • All doctoral candidates who entered the list of doctoral candidates after January 1, 2014, have to successfully complete 10 SWS (weekly semester hours) of doctoral courses in methods and/or theory of their field. Courses offered by the Graduate Center of TUM School of Management are on doctoral level, comprise at least 2 SWS (21 hours class time) and minimum 3 ECTS workload per course. As a result, all doctoral candidates have to complete at least 5 courses.
    The recognition of external courses that do not differ significantly from those of the Graduate Center of Management with regard to the level of competence and workload is possible upon application to the Graduate Center. If you plan to take an external course, please make sure to contact us well in advance.
  • The registration for our doctoral courses is binding. Please deregister if you are unable to participate after all.
  • If not indicated differently, all doctoral courses are taught in English.
  • After successful completion of a course, please enter the course and all necessary details in DocGS.
  • If you have any suggestions for the course program of the Graduate Center of the TUM School of Management, we would be pleased to receive an email from you.

Summer School 2023
in Heilbronn

Save the date September 18. - 29., 2023

 

Course 1: Prof. Dr. Christoph Ann: Technology protection for Doctoral candidates

Course 2: Prof. Dr. Paul Momtaz: Blockchain Technology and Digital Assets

Course 3: Prof. Dr. Jochen Hartmann: Machine Learning Lab

Course 4: Prof. Fehmi Tanrisever (Bilkent University): Emerging Topics in Operations Management

 

More information regarding the program and registration will follow soon.

Summer Term 2023

  • The course covers basic and advanced panel data estimation methods and related topics like difference in-difference or synthetic control methods.

    In particular, the course will cover the following topics:
    • Static Panel Data Methods (FE vs RE, Inference, Time Effects)
    • Dynamic Panel Data Methods (GMM Estimation, Nickell Bias, Bias-Correction)
    • Large-T Panels
    • Difference-in-Difference and Synthetic Control Methods

     

    Syllabus: Advanced Panel Data Econometrics

     

    Registration: Until March 20, 2023, via email to farbmacher@tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Arturas Juodis (University of Amsterdam)

     

    Course dates: March 27-30, 2023 (in person) (9am to 4pm, room tba)

     

    Location: Campus Munich - March 27: 2566 (building 0505) and March 28-30: Z534/Z536 (building 0505)

  • This course offers an introduction into causal inference with directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). DAGs combine mathematical graph theory with statistical probability concepts and provide a powerful approach for causal modeling. Originally developed in the computer science and artificial intelligence field, they recently gained increasing traction also in other scientific disciplines (such as economics, political science, sociology, health sciences, and philosophy). DAGs allow to check the validity of causal statements based on intuitive graphical criteria, that do not require algebra. In addition, they open the possibility to completely automatize the causal inference task with the help of special identification algorithms. As an encompassing framework for causal reasoning, DAGs are becoming an essential tool for everyone interested in data science and machine learning.

     

    Syllabus: Causal Inference and Data Fusion in Management and Economics Research

     

    Registration: Please register for the course directly with the instructor via email.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Paul Hünermund (Copenhagen Business School)

     

    Course dates: The course consists of a total of ten sessions with two sessions daily and a lunch break in-between, as well as a coffee break during the periods that take place in the afternoon. April 24-28, 2023 (10am to 4pm)

     

    Location: Campus Munich - Room tba.

  • This course is designed to help (in particular) junior scholars in the field of management gain exposure and experience with techniques on the written communication of academic work, specifically, how to write interesting and important introductions. The course requires reading and the discussion of readings, but it is fundamentally a “learning-by-doing” course. I hope to have you undergo an iterative process where you a) communicate your research, b) receive feedback, c) revise your communication, and then cycle through this process again in your own journey. The goal of this course is to start you on the path of being a great communicator of your research and increase the odds of publishing in a top journal. Here, top journal implies primarily the “Top 6” (AMJ, AMR, ASQ, ManSci, OrgSci, SMJ), the leading journals in other disciplines (e.g., AJS, ASR, MISQ, Nature, Science…), and also, though to a lesser degree, top field journals that are often part of the “FT 50” – a list of 50 strong management journals listed by the Financial Times. The central question for publishing in these top journals is, usually, how can I make a “theoretical contribution?” Therefore, this course aims to help you clarify your core ideas and craft the introduction so that you articulate the contribution.

     

    Syllabus: Communicating Management Research: (Re)writing Introductions

     

    Registration: Please sign up for the course via email to amy.zhaoding@tum.de by August 11, 2023, with your up-to-date academic resume and a paragraph introducing your research interest and stage of the paper we will discuss during the course. Also email me if you have any questions regarding the course.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Amy Zhao-Ding, Ph.D. (TUM)

     

    Course dates:

    All courses take place at the Entrepreneurship Research Institute (Building 5433) at Garching (Room 2001), from 10:00am-6:15 pm (changes subject to the number of students enrolled). Below are the dates and topics for the sessions, please see “Course Outline” for details on each session’s content and required preparations.

    18.08.2023 - What makes good theory? The clarification of ideas
    01.09.2023 - How to make a contribution? The craft of introduction: I
    12.09.2023 - How to make a contribution? The craft of introduction: II

     

    Location: TUM Campus Garching - Room 2001 (5433.02.001)

  • Econometric analysis aims at uncovering economic mechanisms, their causes and effects. Understanding the mechanisms behind a phenomenon is indispensable if one is to give advice to managers or policy makers, or to build theory. Simple regressions on cross-sectional data show associations, but not causality, so we need more sophisticated methods. This course shall convey econometric methods that allow causal inference, or at least to come closer to uncovering causal effects. The focus will be on applicable knowledge, less on details of the theory. The course is part of a series of econometrics courses at TUM School of Management that also comprises “Econometrics I: Research Design and Estimation Methods” by Professor Hottenrott and “Econometrics III: Advanced Econometrics and Machine Learning” by Professor Farbmacher.

    Topics comprise various methods to address selection issues and come close to causality:
    1. Randomized controlled trials and natural experiments
    2. Matching
    3. Regression discontinuity design
    4. Instrumental variables
    5. Panel data
    6. Differences-in-Differences
    7. Heckman selection models

     

    Syllabus: Econometrics II: Causal Inference

     

    Registration: Until April 19, 2023, via Moodle.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Joachim Henkel (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Kick-off Friday April 21, 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm in person (room will be announced). The course will be taught as a series of seven half-day seminars in June and July, either in the morning or on the afternoon. Dates will be coordinated with participants. The course is planned to be held in person.

     

    Location: Campus Munich - The course is planned to be held in person (room will be announced).

  • The first key element of this course is experimental design. The ultimatum game serves as an example of a design that can be and has been used to address multiple research questions. In addition, we will work with other selected standard designs intensively.
    The second key element is to understand when a laboratory experiment is an appropriate method to address a research question or to find research questions in your area of interest that laboratory experiments can address. We will thus consider recent research. You can strongly influence the contents of the course by suggesting a research question or idea (see application process).
    The third key element is to understand how to conduct a laboratory experiment. Along with questions about software, recruitment of participants, or funding, a visit to the laboratory gives you a specific idea of the procedures.
    Along with these key contents, we will be touching on various other issues, including criticism of the experimental method, and what can be done about potential weaknesses.

     

    Syllabus: Introduction to Experimental Economics

     

    Registration: Write to Andreas Ostermaier no later than July 21, 2023 to sign up (ostermaier@sdu.dk). Please state your primary research area and method. Mention also what motivates you to sign up for this course and whether you are planning to run an experiment.
    If you have a research question or idea for an experiment that you would like to see as an assignment, remember to include a very brief proposal in your application. If you have any introductory readings, feel free to suggest these, too.
    Please make sure you can attend the full course before signing up. From a pedagogical angle and out of fairness toward the other participants, you should not miss any part of the course for any reason, including the supervision of student exams.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostermaier (University of Southern Denmark)

     

    Course dates: The seminar is scheduled to be held on July 24–26, 2023 in room 0505.03.539.

     

    Location: Campus Munich - Room 0505.03.539

  • Many real life systems are subject to uncertainty and should therefore be modelled with stochastic models. In this course we focus on the theory and the application of two different classes of stochastic models: Discrete Time Markov Chains and Continuous Time Markov Chains. The students should gain knowledge about these models such that they are able to construct these models and apply them to solve real life problems. For illustration we use among others, models of inventory systems, manufacturing systems, maintenance systems, and queuing systems. We show how formulas for performance measures can be derived, and how they can be computed. Further, the students learn numerical methods to obtain solutions, which have to be implemented.
    Knowledge about Markov Chains is necessary to understand Markov Decision processes.This course is covering the prior knowledge necessary for the course on Markov Decision Models, including basics about reinforcement learning, that is given in the next semester.

     

    Syllabus: Markov Chains and Queuing Models

     

    Registration: PhD Students interested in the course can send an e-mail to office.cdt@mgt.tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Gudrun Kiesmüller (TUM)

     

    Course dates:

    20.03.2023: 16.00-17.30: Kick of meeting online - During the kick-off meeting we will discuss the organization of the course and the schedule


    The following meetings can be organized hybrid
    27.03.2023: 9.30-11.00: Lecture, Discrete Time Markov Chains: Modelling issues
    27.03.2023: 11.00-12.30: Exercise, Discrete Time Markov Chains: Modelling issues
    27.03.2023: 13.00-15.00: Lecture, Discrete Time Markov Chains: Analysis
    27.03.2023: 15.00-17.00: Exercise, Discrete Time Markov Chains: Analysis

    03.04.2023: 9.30-11.00: Lecture, Continuous Time Markov Chains: Modelling issues
    03.04.2023: 11.00-12.30: Exercise, Continuous Time Markov Chains: Modelling issues
    03.04.2023: 13.00-15.00: Lecture, Continuous Time Markov Chains: Analysis
    03.04.2023: 15.00-17.00: Exercise, Continuous Time Markov Chains: Analysis

    08.05.2023: 10.00-17.00: Presentation of projects

     

    Location: online / can be organized hybrid

  • Many real life systems are subject to uncertainty and should therefore be modelled with stochastic models. In this course, we focus on the theory and the application of Markov Decision Processes and Semi Markov Decision Processes. The students should gain knowledge about these models such that they are able to construct these models and apply them to solve real life problems. For illustration, we use among others, models of inventory systems, manufacturing systems and maintenance systems. We practice to derive the Bellmann equation for these systems and show how an optimal solution can be computed numerically. Besides the traditional solution approaches, we also discuss approaches based on reinforcement learning.

     

    Syllabus: Markov Decision Processes and Reinforcement Learning

     

    Registration: PhD Students interested in the course can send an e-mail to office.cdt@mgt.tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Gudrun Kiesmüller (TUM)

     

    Course dates:

    The course will take place in September/October 2023
    Kick-off meeting 90 minutes
    1 days traditional solution methods for Markov Decision Processes
    1 days reinforcement learning approaches for Markov Decision Processes
    1 day project presentation and discussion

     

    Location: tbd

  • The course provides an overview of the peer-review process in international scientific journals in business (i.e., submission procedures and requirements, editorial decisions, hierarchies). It offers guidance regarding how to write constructive reviews (i.e., generic template for a review, review expectancies for different outlets and different publication stages, serving as a discussant) and equips participants with tools and information how to analyze reviews which they received on their papers (i.e., identifying and aggregating received comments etc.). Finally, the course prepares participants with tools and information on how to respond to reviews (i.e., writing a response note). We will talk about strategies for answering reviewer comments, setting priorities, and getting into a constructive mindset. Various real-life examples illustrate the topics.

     

    Syllabus: Mastering the Review Process: Writing and Responding to Peer-Reviews

     

    Registration: Please send an e-mail to the email address with a short registration request that includes your name and the title of your paper (see Assessment). Application deadline: April 12, 2023

     

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jens Foerderer (TUM)

     

    Course dates:

    20.4.2023: Course administration, presentation by instructor on writing reviews (09:00-15.00)
    17.5.2023: Q&A, presentation by instructor on responding to reviews (13:00-16.00)

    Two presentation days in June (dates will be coordinated with the participants).

     

    Location: Course will be held online via Zoom. Login details will be distributed after registration.

  • The study of networks has become crucial for the understanding of organization. In this class, we discuss research on social networks and examine how it informs our understanding of organizations – informing a variety of topics such as strategy, innovation, or entrepreneurship.


    The goal of the class is to understand the theory as well as the methods underlying research on social networks.

     

    Syllabus: Networks and Organizations

     

    Registration: Until July 3, 2023, via Moodle.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Henning Piezunka (INSEAD)

     

    Course dates: July 10th, 2023 – July 14th, 2023

     

    Location: Campus Munich - Rroom will be announced.

  • This course gives doctoral students an introduction to the psychological theories and concepts that have been most influential for management research and practice. At the end of the course, participants will be familiar with the key concepts, respective empirical findings, and their application to management practice. To this end, each participant will be asked to present in class recent research pertaining to the theory s/he chooses, and to conduct an interactive exercise to facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the theory’s relevance for management research and practice.

     

    Syllabus: Psychological Theories

     

    Registration: By email to regina.dutz@tum.de (Dr. Regina Dutz) until April 3, 2023. Participants will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus and Dr. Regina Dutz (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Course will be held in person at the TUM main campus (Arcisstr. 21, Building 0505, Room Z577).

    Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

    Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 9.00 am to 1 pm, online (Group Feedback)

    Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Presentation Day 1)

    Friday, 7 July 2023, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Presentation Day 2

     

    Location: Campus Munich - Room Z577

  • Qualitative research has gone through a renaissance in many social sciences over the past two decades. Albeit operating in a mainly quantitative field, agricultural and applied economists have found themselves using qualitative research approaches, especially in dealing with wicked problems, such as sustainability, and small numbers of cases, such as in agribusiness contexts or institutional economics issues. Often perceived as exploratory research, qualitative approaches offer much more than initial data for framing a quantitative project when used in a rigorous and skilled manner. This course provides an introduction to qualitative research paradigm(s), qualitative research methods (e.g., in-depth interviews, (participant) observation, focus group discussions, and action research), issues in qualitative research (e.g., the researcher as the research instrument, reflexivity), qualitative data analysis, and the development of theory based on qualitative (and quantitative) data.

     

    Syllabus: Qualitative Research and Developing Grounded Theory in Social Sciences

     

    Registration: Registration via TUMOnline and the Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics. Please register and apply via TUMonline and the program. No costs for participation in the program apply.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Vera Bitsch (TUM)

     

    Course dates: 24.-28.07.2023

     

    Location: Campus Freising - Room tbd

  • This course targets PhD students and Post Docs and offers guidance on how to write high quality papers, targeted at top journals (e.g., Operations Research, Management Science, POM, MSOM, Transportation Science, …) in the field of Operations Research and Management Science. Among others, we will discuss strategies and methodologies on how to structure and organize papers, how to use proactive writing to anticipate referee criticisms, as well as a diverse toolset on how to convey your research’s main findings. The course contains a mix of lectures and hands on exercises for which students are required to bring a (not necessarily finished) working paper to the first meeting. Ultimately, the course prepares students to convey their research findings in a profound and at the same time comprehensive manner that enables them to prepare publications that are submittable to top-level journals in the field.

     

    Syllabus: Scientific Writing in the fields of Operations Research & Management Science

     

    Registration: Please send an e-Mail with a short application request that includes your name and the title of a working paper that you will bring to the course. Application deadline is April 17th. Places are limited and will be assigned based on fit and in case of a tie by first-come first-serve.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Maximilian Schiffer (TUM)

     

    Course dates: April 27th, May 15th, June 1st

     

    Location: TUM Campus Munich, room to be defined.

  • We will begin with the foundational issues in strategy and see how the field made substantial progress by relaxing and addressing head-on a number of restrictive assumptions in mainstream economics about information, decision-making, and behavior in organizations. We will start with the early progress made by using the theories and approaches of industrial organizational economics, in addition to a number of very important (and controversial) insights that strategic management provided. We will cover a family of theories that make up so-called “organizational economics” that address key questions related to the organizational and geographic scope of the firm, and we will cover a series of competence-based, evolutionary, and learning perspectives on competitive advantage and firm dynamics. Finally, some attention will also be given to theories that are newer and have been used less often in different streams of strategy research but hold considerable promise, including information economics and real options theory. By design and necessity, breadth will be prioritized over depth, but by the end of the course you will have familiarity with a considerable body of theoretical material that has provided the bedrock for strategic management research over the past few decades. Equally important to you, all of the theories we will cover are topical and provide the basis for scholars’ research programs today.

     

    Syllabus: Seminar on Strategic Management (I): Theoretical Foundations of Strategy

     

    Registration: Please register for the course via self-registration in Moodle (https://www.moodle.tum.de/course/view.php?id=88698)

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Jeffrey J. Reuer, PhD (University of Colorado)

     

    Course dates: Theoretical Foundations of Strategy (week of July 3, 2023; Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/5539784611)
    1. Foundational Issues in Strategy (Monday, 15:00-18:30)
    2. Industrial Organization Economics (Tuesday, 15:00-18:30)
    3. Resource-Based View (Wednesday, 15:00-18:00)
    4. Knowledge-Based View and Dynamic Capabilities (Wednesday, 18:30-21:30)
    5. Transaction Cost Economics (Thursday, 15:00-18:30)
    6. Information Economics (Friday, 15:00-18:00)
    7. Real Options Theory (Friday, 18:30-21:30)

     

    Location: Online (Zoom)

  • This course will build upon the earlier course of “Theoretical Foundations in Strategy.” In this class, we will go deeper into the theories we covered and give particular attention to empirical design issues and the development and testing of hypotheses. We will begin by examining the implications of firm heterogeneity for empirical research as well as the implications of “fit” (e.g., between organizations and their environments, between organizational forms and attributes of transactions, etc.) for empirical testing. We will also focus on firm survival and exit, and in later sessions cover modeling choices suitable for testing the theories we have covered in the first course. As part of our sessions, we will consider some award-winning strategy dissertations so you can identify what makes for a good dissertation. We will also have a workshop on developing your own research ideas based on what we are learning in the course.

     

    Syllabus: Seminar on Strategic Management (II): Empirical Research in Strategic Management

     

    Registration: Please register for the course via self-registration in Moodle (https://www.moodle.tum.de/course/view.php?id=88699)

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Jeffrey J. Reuer, PhD (University of Colorado)

     

    Course dates: Empirical Research in Strategic Management (week of July 17, 2023; Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/5539784611)
    6. Firm Heterogeneity and Fit (Monday, 15:00-18:30)
    7. Survival and Exit (Tuesday, 15:00-18:00 and 18:30-21:30)
    8. Transaction Cost Economics (Wednesday, 15:00-18:00 and 18:30-21:30)
    9. Information Economics (Thursday, 15:00-18:30)
    10. Implications of Strategic Decisions (Friday, 15:00-18:30)

     

    Location: Online (Zoom)

  • Through reading materials, course discussions, and group work, students will gain insight into the fundamental aspects of private equity investing, the perspective of fund managers and investors, those who transact with such funds, and those who regulate the fund industry. The course will provide a unique South African perspective, especially now that South Africa has adopted a Twin Peaks Regulatory Framework, like Australia and the United Kingdom. The course will start with an introduction to private equity and specifically third-party private equity funds, which represents the dominant organisational form. In addition, the course will discuss private equity in relation to finance, legal practice, tax, types of private equity, fund structuring, latest trends, as well as the key principles of fiduciary law related thereto.

     

    Syllabus: The Fundamentals of Private Equity Funds and Investing

     

    Registration: Plese send an email to: sekretariat.jura@tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Richard Stevens, LL.M. (University of Stellenbosch)

     

    Course dates:

    • The course will commence on Monday 26 June 2023.
    • The course consists of a total of 24 hours of direct class interaction, which will be split over five (5) classes.
    • The dates of the five (5) classes will be:
      o Lecture 1: 26 June 2023 (9h00 – 13h00; 14h00-15h00)
      o Lecture 2: 27 June 2023 (9h00 – 13h00; 14h00-15h00)
      o Lecture 3: 28 June 2023 (9h00 – 13h00; 14h00-15h00)
      o Lecture 4: 29 June 2023 (9h00 – 13h00; 14h00-15h00)
      o Lecture 5: 30 June 2023 (9h00 – 13h00)

     

    Location: Campus Munich - Room 1355

  • The course …

    (1) makes participants familiar with the problem of collecting massive data from Internet sources,
    (2) guides participants to evaluate the costs and benefits of automating data collection,
    (3) introduces participants to the structure of web sites,
    (4) reviews the most effective approaches for collecting data from web sources,
    (5) provides hands-on implementations using Python,
    (6) and outlines ethical and methodological considerations.

     

    Syllabus: Web Scraping for Scientists: An Introduction with Python

     

    Registration: Please send an email to the above stated address with a registration request that includes your name (see below) and your TUM eMail-address. Registration deadline: 21.04.2023

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jens Foerderer (TUM)

     

    Course dates:

    27.04.2023, 09:00-17:00: Day 1 (Fundamentals, HTML, Crawling, Fetching, Parsing)
    28.04.2023, 09:00-17:00: Day 2 (Advanced Scraping, Methodological and Ethical Issues)

    One Q&A meeting in May (date will be coordinated with the participants)

     

    Location: Course will be held online via Zoom. Login details will be distributed after registration.

  • What does it take to write a research paper that is published in one of the top management journals? Editors and reviewers at top journals seek papers that make important ‘contributions’ to the literature. But what is a contribution? How do you know when your paper is contributing? More importantly, how do you write your paper to make a contribution that editors and reviewers recognize such that they want to publish your paper?

     

    Syllabus: Workshop on “Contributing” to the Management Literature

     

    Registration: To apply, please send an email to o.alexy@tum.de, and copy hposen@wisc.edu on the email. In this email, please specify (a) where you are in your doctoral program, (b) what you currently expect to do once you finish your doctoral program, and (c) what you hope to get out of this class. On top of that, please (d) attach the current version of the working paper you hope will be improved as a result of this workshop and (e) paste the abstract of the working paper to the bottom of the email. TUM students will need to apply before Jan 15, 2023; they will of course be able to submit an updated version of their working paper at a later date.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Hart E. Posen (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

     

    Course dates:

    April 17 (Monday): 9:00 – 12.00 and 14:00 – 17:00
    April 18 (Tuesday): 9:00 – 12.00 and 14:00 – 17:00
    April 19 (Wednesday): 9:00 – 12.00 and 14:00 – 17:00
    Zoom (3h; day& time TBA)  How to apply my key learnings in my Ph.D. studies at TUM (Prof. Alexy; mandatory for TUM participants, open to others)

     

    Location: To be announced (either at TUM’s Garching campus or downtown)

     

Winter term 2022 / 2023

  • This doctoral course aims at giving doctoral students at the School of Management an overview of the essentials quantitative methods. We will not focus on the econometrics, but aim at developing the students’ understanding of what the methods are all about and how they work in practice.

     

     

    Syllabus: Econometrics I: Research Design and Estimation Methods

     

    Registration: Apply via Email to the instructor until December 20th 2022.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Hanna Hottenrott (TUM)

     

    Course dates: The course will be held in January 2023 during the week of January 9th 2023 (Mon-Fri from 9:30am to 4pm). The first session in a day will start at approx. 9am and last to about noon, after a short lunch break it will continue from about 1pm to 2:30pm. The second session in a day will last from 2:45pm to about 4pm.

     

    Location: 05.05 2518 (Campus Munich)

  • The course is part of a series of econometrics courses at TUM School of Management that also comprises “Econometrics I: Research Design and Estimation Methods” by Prof. Dr. Hanna Hottenrott, “Econometrics II: Causal Inference” by Prof. Dr. Joachim Henkel and “Econometrics IV: Machine Learning” by me.

    Econometrics III will be a block lecture but conceptualized as a seminar based on student presentations. The course covers a selection of state-of-the-art methods in econometrics. It aims to provide students with a sound understanding of the methods discussed, such that they are able to do research using modern econometric techniques, as well as critically assess existing studies.


    In particular, the course will cover the following topics:
    • Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) Estimation
    • Potential Outcomes and Treatment Effects
    • Panel Data Estimation
    • Regression Shrinkage Methods (Ridge, Lasso, Elastic Net)
    • Double Machine Learning

     

     

    Syllabus: Econometrics III: Advanced Econometrics (only PhD)

     

    Registration: Until March 13, 2023, via email.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Helmut Farbmacher (TUM)

     

    Course dates: 1st part in person: March 13-14, 2023 (9.30am to 4pm, room 2544)
    2nd part via Zoom: March 20, 2023 (individual sessions)
    3rd part in person: March 23-24, 2023 (9.30am to 4pm, room 2544)

     

    Location: Munich

  • The seminar “Economics of Aging” will cover several economic and sociological aspects of demographic change. A special focus will be given to the analysis of: 1) the consequences of aging for the sustainability of the social security systems; 2) the interactions between economic decisions and health outcomes and 3) the consequences of aging on labor, capital and goods markets.

     

    Solid knowledge of quantitative empirical research methods is essential. Successful prior completion of "Applied Econometrics" (Prof. Hottenrott) or comparable courses is required. Successful completion of "Advanced Econometrics: Causal Inference" (Prof. Henkel) or comparable courses is strongly recommended.

     

    Syllabus: Economics of Aging

     

    Registration by e-mail to kneip@mea.mpisoc.mpg.de until September 26, 2022

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Axel Börsch-Supan (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy)

     

    Course dates:  Wednesdays, 10.30 to 12.00 a.m.

    The course takes place throughout the term (incl. lecture-free time). Students need to participate for a sufficient amount of presentation time (22.5 hours) to arrive at the full credit of 4 ETCS.

    Kick-Off: October 12

    Location: Munich Center for Economics of Aging, Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik, Room 313, Amalienstraße 33, 80799 München

  • The course is aimed at Ph.D. candidates who are currently in the process of writing their dissertations or papers. The focus will be the work-in-progress of each participant- perfecting a difficult chapter, preparing a journal article for publication, or contemplating a paper for an upcoming conference. It aims to teach effective scientific writing fundamentals and create a space for intensive writing sessions and discussions.

     

     

    Syllabus: Efficient Academic Writing

     

    Registration:

    Deadline for registering: 30.09.2022

    For applying please send your CV and a short cover letter to Chengguang Li (chengguang.li@tum.de)

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Chengguang Li (TUM)

     

    Course dates: The preliminary course dates are 24.10., 31.10., 7.11., 14.11., 21.11., 28.11., 5.12., from 2:30 to 5:30 pm.

     

    Location: tbd

  • The course provides an overview of the peer-review process in international scientific journals in business (i.e., submission procedures and requirements, editorial decisions, hierarchies). It offers guidance regarding how to write constructive reviews (i.e., generic template for a review, review expectancies for different outlets and different publication stages, serving as a discussant) and equips participants with tools and information how to analyze reviews which they received on their papers (i.e., identifying and aggregating received comments etc.). Finally, the course prepares participants with tools and information on how to respond to reviews (i.e., writing a response note). We will talk about strategies for answering reviewer comments, setting priorities, and getting intro a constructive mindset. Various real-life examples illustrate the topics.

     

    Syllabus: Mastering the Review Process: Writing and Responding to Peer-Reviews

     

    Registration: Please send an e-mail to the email address (office.cdt@wi.tum.de) with a short registration request that includes your name and the title of your paper (see Assessment).

    Application deadline: November 1, 2022

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jens Foerderer (TUM)

     

    Course dates:  Course will be held online via Zoom. Login details will be distributed after registration.

    18.11.2022: Course administration, presentation by instructor on writing reviews (08:30-15.30)

    09.12.2022: Q&A, presentation by instructor on responding to reviews (09:00-12.30)

    27.01.2023: Presentation day 1 (9:00-15.00)

    03.02.2023: Presentation day 2 (9.00-15.00)

     

    Location: online

  • The course is intended for Ph.D. students in Strategic Management, International Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. The goal is to develop ideas and working manuscripts with the aim of later submission for review in top management journals.

     

     

    Syllabus: Paper and Proposal Development in Strategic Management: Meet the Editors at HEC Paris

     

    Registration: 

    Deadline for registering: 30.09.2022

    For applying please send your CV and a short cover letter to Chengguang Li (chengguang.li@tum.de). Please also submit an extended abstract (between 5 and 10 pages of text) of your project proposal. Submitted abstracts should describe the project, the intended theoretical contribution, the research design, the empirical approach, and the status of the project idea to date. Please note that submission of an abstract does not guarantee acceptance. The quality of the proposal will be taken into consideration.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Chengguang Li (TUM)

     

    Course dates: The course will start at the beginning of the WS 22/23 (the exact kick-off date will be announced soon). It will end with a roundtable discussion on the 25th of November 2022 at the HEC in Paris.

     

    Location: HEC Paris

  • In this course, PhD students will be guided on how to communicate their research findings in research manuscripts and presentations. From an initial draft to a submitted manuscript, the different stages of the writing process will be covered based on the participant’s individual research projects in logistics and supply chain management.

     

    Syllabus: Paper writing and communication in logistics and supply chain management

     

    Registration: Email to logistics.log@mgt.tum.de until October 24, 2022

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Stefan Minner (TUM)

     

    Course dates:  Tuesdays, 1:30-3pm in room 1577, October 25-February 10.

     

    Location: 0505.01.577 (Campus Munich)

  • This course gives doctoral students an introduction to the psychological theories and concepts that have been most influential for management research and practice. At the end of the course, participants will be familiar with the key concepts, respective empirical findings, and their application to management practice. To this end, each participant will be asked to present in class recent research pertaining to the theory s/he chooses, and to conduct an interactive exercise to facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the theory's relevance for management research and practice.

     

    Syllabus: Psychological Theories

     

    Registration: By email to martin.fladerer@tum.de (Dr. Martin Fladerer) until December 9, 2022. Participants will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus (TUM) and Dr. Martin Fladerer (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Course will be held in person at the TUM main campus (Arcisstr. 21, Building 0505, Room Z577).
    Friday, 16 December 2022, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
    Friday, 3 February 2023, 9.00 am to 1 pm, online (Group Feedback)
    Thursday, 16 February 2023, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Presentation Day 1)
    Friday, 17 February 2023, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Presentation Day 2)

     

    Location: Munich

  • Qualitative research has become an established method of inquiry in human and social sciences, including management and related fields. Qualitative papers are published in leading management journals (e.g. Academy of Management Journal). In this seminar you will learn about: the notion of methodological fit; ontological and epistemological assumptions; qualitative research designs; research methods for qualitative data collection; and research methods for qualitative data analysis.

     

    Syllabus: Qualitative Research

     

    Registration: Since the doctoral seminar is interactive in nature, it is limited to 15 participants. If you are interested in it, send a short letter of motivation and CV to Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz until October 31, 2022 (email: frank.belz@tum.de).

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Frank-Martin Belz (TUM)

     

    Course dates: 05.12.2022, 12.12.2022, 13.12.2022, 31.01.2023

     

    Location: Munich

  • A structured introduction to learning methodological approaches for successful research in stochastic models in logistics and supply chain management at the beginning of the PhD program. It is expected that all participants will prepare one core topic (including some implementation) and present this to the other participants.

     

    Syllabus: Research on Stochastic Modeling and Optimization

     

    Registration: Apply until November 30, 2022 by sending an email to: stefan.minner@tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Stefan Minner (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Kickoff-Meeting on December 5, 1pm in room 1577. 3 day block course on February 20 - 22, 2023

     

    Location: Munich

  • The seminar requires solid knowledge in advanced mathematics, especially the knowledge of linear algebra, probabilities and fundamental optimization, etc. Mathematical maturity and the ability to write down precise and rigorous arguments and proofs are also important. Computer programming skills are expected. Doctoral students are the target audience.

     

    Syllabus: Robust Optimization

     

    Registration: Self-registration in Moodle.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jingui Xie (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Kick-off meeting via Zoom by annoucement. The course will be taught as a series of seminars on Thursday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 am weekly. Dates could be coordinated with participants. If possible, the course will be held in person; otherwise, via Zoom.

     

    Location: online

  • The goal of this course is to present and discuss current state-of-the-art research in finance. Therefore, renowned researchers from various international universities will present their latest asset pricing, corporate finance, and financial intermediation research. Extensive discussion in class is encouraged. Thereby, students will learn to know and discuss critically current topics in finance. They will also learn more about state-of-the-art research methodologies.

     

    The target audience is Ph.D. students and post-docs in finance. A requisite for participation is a specialization in finance and/or accounting.

     

    Syllabus: Topics in Finance Research

     

    Registration: Please send an email to matthias.hanauer@tum.de by October 10, 2022. In your email, please state your department and specify the topic and state of your Ph.D. thesis or research area (post-docs). Strict preference will be given to individuals with a specialization in finance and/or accounting.

     

    Lecturer: Dr. Matthias Hanauer (TUM)

     

    Course dates: See

    https://www.professors.wi.tum.de/fm/research-seminar/.

     

    Location: Munich

  • This course …

    (1) is a beginner’s course for web scraping

    (2) makes participants familiar with the problem of collecting massive data from Internet sources

    (3) guides participants in evaluating the costs and benefits of automating data collection

    (4) introduces participants to the structure of websites

    (5) reviews the most effective approaches for collecting data from web sources

    (6) provides hands-on implementations using Python

    (7) outlines ethical and legal considerations

     

    Syllabus: Web Scraping for Scientists: An Introduction with Python

     

    Registration: Please send an e-mail to the email address (office.cdt@wi.tum.de) with a registration request that includes your name (see below).

    Application deadline: November 1, 2022

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jens Foerderer (TUM)

     

    Course dates:  The course will be held completely online via Zoom. Login details will be distributed after registration.

    12.01.2023, 08:30-17:30: Day 1

    13.01.2023, 08:30-17:30: Day 2

    26.01.2023: Q&A (9:00-13.30)

     

    Location: online

Summer School 2022

  • The goal of the doctoral course Empirical Sustainability Analytics is to promote an openminded discussion forum for all doctoral students who are interested in more details about the techniques and perspectives of providing, using, and processing sustainability data. The focus lies on the managerial and investor evaluation of environmental, societal, and (corporate) governance characteristics (ESG characteristics) and their role as corporate performance and cost drivers. Following completion of the course, the participants are able to successfully analyze empirical research questions in the broad field of corporate sustainability.

     

    Syllabus: Empirical Sustainability Analytics

     

    Registration: The course is limited to 15 participants. If there are more expressions of interests than places available, the participation decisions are assigned by lot.
    Please register via the portal of the TUM School of Management PhD Summer Academy 2022. The registration deadline is July 1, 2022.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Michael Stich (TUM)

     

    Course dates: September 12 to 16, 2022; The course will be taught in-person at Campus Heilbronn.

  • This course aims to provide PhD students at the School of Management with a practical introduction to conducting field experiments, with a particular focus on field experiments in economics. Rather than focusing on the (econometric) theory of experiments, we will provide students with hands-on advice on how to solve concrete challenges related to planning, conducting, analyzing, and presenting the results of experimental field studies.

     

    Syllabus: Field Experiments: Start to finish

     

    Registration: Apply via Email to the instructor until July 1, 2022.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Philipp Lergetporer, PhD (TUM)

     

    Course dates: September 19 - 23, 2022 (9:00 am to 4:00 pm); The course will be taught in-person at Campus Heilbronn.

  • Doctoral students need to publish their work eventually. In management research, the publication procedure is quite structured with a peer-review process. Experts read and comment on submitted papers during this review process and may demand specific improvements. The editors may invite the submitting authors to revise and resubmit their work. This sequence repeats until a paper eventually converges and is accepted for publication (or rejected). At the end of this course, students will be familiar with the different paths an article can take until submission. The focus of this course is on publishing in journals in the UT Dallas list, essentially a subset of the best Financial Times 50 listed journals. We will also use examples of non-FT-50 listed journals to discuss differences in the process.

     

    Syllabus: Reviewing and Revising

     

    Registration: There is a limit of 15 students maximum for this course. Please use the official procedure for the TUM SoM Ph.D. Summer School. The application deadline is July 1.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. David Wuttke (TUM)

     

    Course dates: The course takes place in the first week of the TUM SoM Ph.D. Summer School from September 12 to September 16, 2022. We will meet in person each morning/noon. Students will review key concepts in the afternoon sessions, read papers and reviews, and prepare for the next day’s session.

     

  • This is a research-oriented doctoral seminar on the field of information systems. This course shall provide a primer on the core but also most current research questions of interest in the economics of information systems field. This field is concerned with understanding the implications that information technology has for firms’ value creation, market structures, and competition. The references contain a list of exemplary papers from this field.


    The primary goal of this seminar is to familiarize participants with the current topics concerning the management and economics of the digitalization, in particular:
    - Principles of information good (cost of production, bundling, versioning, network effects)
    - Impact of IT on market structures
    - Platforms
    - Privacy
    - Copyright
    - Artificial Intelligence
    - Blockchains
    - Piracy

    To become familiar with these topics, students will be assigned a set of papers to present and evaluate. All participants will discuss the papers. The course starts with an introductory presentation by the instructor. The remainder of the course is based on group work and presentations by the participants.

     

    Syllabus: The Economics of the Digitalization and Information Systems

     

    Registration: There is a limit of 15 students maximum for this course. To apply, please use the official application procedure for the TUM SoM PhD Summer School. The application deadline is July 1, 2022.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer (TUM)

     

    Course dates: The course takes place in the second week of the TUM SoM PhD Summer School from September 19 to September 23, 2022. We will meet in person on Campus Heilbronn.

Summer Term 2022

  • Dynamic programming is an optimization approach that has been widely applied in operations management. In this course, the students will study the most recent and advanced models in dynamic programming.

     

    Syllabus: Advanced Dynamic Programming

    Registration: self registration in moodle

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jingui Xie (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Kick-off April 28, 2022 via Zoom every Thursday morning. Dates could be coordinated with participants.

    If possible, the course will be held in person in TUM Campus Heilbronn; otherwise, via Zoom.

  • This seminar aims at teaching the basics of cognitive neuroscience and how it is applied more or less meaningfully in management and organisational research. We will specifically focus on non-invasive brain stimulation, electroencephalogram, and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Graduate students will be enabled to understand these methods, successfully read respective papers and their method section, and to assess the potential as well as the pitfalls of neuroscientific methods in their fields of research.

     

    Syllabus: Basic Neuroscience for Organisational Research and Economics

     

    Registration: e-mail to franziska.emmerling@tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Dr. Franziska Emmerling (TUM)

     

    Course dates: The seminar will include four sessions (first session a 4.5 hours, three further sessions a 6 hours).
    Session I: 09.06., 9:30-12:00 & 13:00-15:00, digital
    Session II: 07.09., 9:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00, digital
    Session III: 08.09., 9:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00, digital
    Session IV: 09.09., 9:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00, digital

  • The advantages of a Bayesian approach to data analysis have been known for a long time (e.g., Edwards, Lindman, & Savage, 1963). Recent developments in computer science have made the practical application of these approaches accessible. Bayesian methods avoid many of the problems of frequentist methods—such as not being able to confirm the null hypothesis or that p-values depend on the goals during participant recruitment (e.g., Wagenmakers et al., 2017; Kruschke, 2014). In addition, Bayesian statistics is more intuitive than frequentist statistics, in that it evaluates a hypothesis given the data rather than the other way round. Bayesian approaches are therefore likely to eventually replace frequentist approaches in data analysis. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the logic and practice of Bayesian statistics as well as to provide an introduction to cognitive modeling.

     

    Syllabus: Bayesian data analysis and cognitive modeling

     

    Registration: e-mail to pachur@tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. phil. Thorsten Pachur (TUM)

     

    Course dates: September 20 - 22, 2022; 9:00 am - 6:00 pm; Room: tbd

  • The course … (1) makes participants familiar with the problem of collecting massive data from Internet sources, (2) guides participants to evaluate the costs and benefits of automating data collection, (3) introduces participants to the structure of web sites, (4) reviews the most effective approaches for collecting data from web sources, (5) provides hands-on implementations using Python, and (6) outlines ethical and legal considerations.

     

    Syllabus: Collecting Massive Internet Data

     

    Registration: Please send an email to Office.cdt@wi.tum.de with a registration request that includes your name (see below). Registration deadline: April 15, 2022.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Course will be held online via Zoom. Login details will be distributed after registration.
    04.08.2022, 09:00-18:00: Day 1
    05.08.2022, 09:00-18:00: Day 2
    19.08.2022: Q&A (9:00-13.30)

  • Econometric analysis aims at uncovering economic mechanisms, their causes and effects. Understanding the mechanisms behind a phenomenon is indispensable if one is to give advice to managers or policy makers, or to build theory. Simple regressions on cross-sectional data show associations, but not causality, so we need more sophisticated methods. This course shall convey econometric methods that allow causal inference, or at least to come closer to uncovering causal effects. The focus will be on applicable knowledge, less on details of the theory. The course is part of a series of econometrics courses at TUM School of Management that also comprises “Econometrics I: Research Design and Estimation Methods” by Professor Hottenrott and “Econometrics III: Advanced Econometrics and Machine Learning” by Professor Farbmacher.

    Topics comprise various methods to address selection issues and come close to causality:

    Randomized controlled trials and natural experiments Matching Regression discontinuity design Instrumental variables Panel data Differences-in-Differences Heckman selection models

     

    Syllabus: Econometrics II: Causal Inference

     

    Registration: Until April 20, 2022, via Moodle.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Joachim Henkel (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Kick-off Friday April 29, 2022, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm in person (room will be announced). The course will be taught as a series of seven half-day seminars in June and July, either in the morning or on the afternoon. Dates will be coordinated with participants. The course is planned to be held in person.

  • The course covers a selection of state-of-the-art methods in econometrics and machine learning. It aims to provide students with a sound understanding of the methods discussed, such that they are able to do research using modern econometric techniques, as well as critically assess existing studies.

    In particular, the course will cover the following topics:

    Regression Shrinkage Methods (Ridge, Lasso, Elastic Net)
    Adaptive Lasso Regression
    Classifier-Lasso Regression
    Double Machine Learning

     

    Syllabus: Econometrics III

     

    Registration: tbd

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Helmut Farbmacher (TUM)

     

    Course dates: March 21 - 25, 2022 (9 am to 4 pm); Z534/Z536

  • The course is part of a series of econometrics courses at TUM School of Management that also comprises “Econometrics I: Research Design and Estimation Methods” by Prof. Dr. Hanna Hottenrott, “Econometrics II: Causal Inference” by Prof. Dr. Joachim Henkel and “Econometrics III: Advanced Econometrics” by me. Econometrics IV will be a block lecture but conceptualized as a seminar based on student presentations.

     


    The course covers a selection of state-of-the-art methods in econometrics and machine learning. It aims to provide students with a sound understanding of the methods discussed, such that they are able to do research using modern econometric techniques, as well as critically assess existing studies.

     

    In particular, the course will likely cover the following topics:

    • Regression Shrinkage Methods (Ridge, Lasso, Elastic Net)
    • Decision Trees, Random/Causal Forests
    • Advanced Identification Strategies (e.g., Double Machine Learning)
    • Introduction to Neural Networks

    In the first meeting, we will discuss the econometric methods and/or machine learning techniques (including some applications to illustrate them). Students will then apply these methods and will replicate recent research papers in health economics. I will assign a (replication) project to each student, which (s)he will present at the second meeting. The presentation (roughly 15 minutes) together with a short report that summarizes the assigned paper (roughly 5 pages w/o figures, tables and references) will be relevant for the grading.

     

    Syllabus: Econometrics IV: Machine Learning

     

    Registration: Until July 31, 2022, via Moodle.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Helmut Farbmacher (TUM)

     

    Course dates: 1st part in person: August 1, 2022 (9am to 5pm, room 2544); 2nd part in person: September 13-14, 2022 (9am to 5pm, room 2544)

  • An introduction to basics of intellectual property (IP) and competition law in light of innovation in the global market. Topics covered are: Open and close strategies of useful information; obtaining, licensing and enforcing patents; copyrigth law basics and controversies; trade secrets protection and misapporation; data protection and use of big data; standardization; licensing standard essential patents to supply chains; pharmaaceutical patents; and sustainable IP strategies.

     

    Syllabus: Innovation and Law

    Registration: Plese send an email to: sekretariat.jura@tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Yuko Kimijima (Keio University)

     

    Course dates: Every Monday and Tuesday in July from 9:00 to 12:00 am (July 4, July 5, July 11, July 12, July 18, July 19, July 25, and July 26, 2022)
    Room: 1355

  • This course is for researchers on the doctoral or post-doctoral levels who are beginners in economiclaboratory experiments. It will enable you to decide whether a laboratory experiment is appropriate to address some research question; find research questions in your area of interest that a laboratory experiment can address;
    develop an experimental design to address such a research question.

     

    In addition, the course will offer you hands-on training on how to bring experiments to the laboratory. It will cover common practical issues, such as which software to use, how to recruit participants, or how to conduct an experiment.

     

    The course will be most beneficial for you if you plan to run your own experiment soon. It will be particularly helpful for you if you consider using experimenTUM, TUM’s laboratory for experimental research in economics.

     

    Syllabus: Introduction to Experimental Economics

     

    Registration: Write to Andreas Ostermaier to sign up (ostermaier@sam.sdu.dk). Please state your primary research area and method. Mention also what motivates you to sign up for this course and whether you are planning to run an experiment.

     

    If you have a research question or idea for an experiment that you would like to see as an assignment, remember to include a very brief proposal in your application. If you have any introductory readings, feel free to suggest these, too.

     

    Please make sure you can attend the full course before signing up. From a pedagogical angle and out of fairness toward the other participants, you should not miss any part of the course for any reason, including the supervision of student exams.

     

    Lecturer: Dr. Andreas Ostermaier (University of Southern Denmark)

     

    Course dates: The seminar is scheduled to be held on July 25 – 27, 2022 in room 0505.Z1.534Z (https://portal.mytum.de/displayRoomMap?Z534@0505). If so mandated by TUM’s health and safety requirements, the seminar will be held online.

  • The course (1) provides an overview of the peer-review process in international scientific journals 

    in business (i.e., submission procedures and requirements, editorial decisions, hierarchies), (2) provides guidance regarding how to write constructive reviews (i.e., generic template for a review, review expectancies for different outlets and different publication stages, serving as a discussant), (3) helps students analyzing reviews they received for their papers (i.e., identifying and aggregating received comments etc.), (4) to respond to reviews (i.e., writing a response note). The course provides practical examples from real peer review processes. The course starts with an introductory presentation by the instructor. Then, participants write peer reviews for the papers of other participants. After receiving reviews for their papers, students respond to the received reviews by writing response letters. Students will present their responses to the class.

     

    Syllabus: Mastering the Review Process: Writing of and Responding to Peer-Reviews

     

    Registration: Please send an email to office.cdt@wi.tum.de with a short registration request that includes your name and the title of your paper. Registration deadline: April 18, 2022.

     

    Formally, each participant requires a written paper draft. This paper will be reviewed by one other course participant. The paper should be a working paper and not be published.

     

    FAQ: Which paper should I submit for the course?

    • You should be interested in developing your paper. This is given if your paper is part of your dissertation, or if you intend to publish it in a scientific journal or in the proceedings of a conference.
    • All types of papers are welcome—including literature reviews, theoretical papers, empirical papers.
    • It is not necessary that your paper is fully completed. Nevertheless, it must be at least 8,000 words long. Empirical papers must at least report some (early) findings.
    • There are no formatting requirements for the working paper.
    • It is not possible to submit your paper after the first course day. This is because your paper will be distributed on the first course day for peer-review.

     

    The course is limited to 15 participants (first come, first served). The course will be offered as part of the International Doctoral Network in Information Systems – IDIS.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer (TUM)

     

    Course dates: Course will be held online via Zoom. Login details will be distributed after registration.

    25.04.2022: Course administration, presentation by instructor on writing reviews (13:00-16.00)
    30.05.2022: Q&A, presentation by instructor on responding to reviews (13:00-16.00)
    30.06.2022: Presentation day 1 (9:00-17.30)
    01.07.2022: Presentation day 2 (9.00-17.30)

  • The study of networks has become crucial for the understanding of organization. In this class, we di

    scuss research on social networks and examine how it informs our understanding of organizations – informing a variety of topics such as strategy, innovation, or entrepreneurship.

    The goal of the class is to understand the theory as well as the methods underlying research on social networks.

     

    Syllabus: Networks and Organizations

     

    Registration: Self-registration via Moodle until June 13, 2022. The number of participants is not limited.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Henning Piezunka, Ph.D. (INSEAD)

     

    Course dates: 20 – 24 June, 2022. The course will be taught in-person unless announced otherwise.

  • The purpose of this course is to give students a grounding in theoretical and empirical research in 

    strategic management research. During an in-class week in June, the focus will be on theoretical foundations of strategy. Moreover, workshops related to developing ideas and navigating the publication process will be provided.

     

    Syllabus: Seminar on Strategic Management

     

    Registration: self-registration in Moodle

     

    Maximum number of participants: 15

     

    Lecturer: Professor Jeffrey J. Reuer, PhD (University of Colorado)

     

    Course dates: The course will be held in presence (seminar room 0514):
    06.06.2022: 09:00 – 12.30
    07.06.2022: 09:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 17:00
    08.06.2022: 14:00 – 17:00
    09.06.2022: 09:00 – 12:30
    10.06.2022: 09:00 – 12.30 and 14:00 – 17:00

  • The purpose of this course is to give doctoral candidates a grounding in theoretical and empirical r

    esearch in strategic management research. During the online week in July, particular attention will be devoted to empirical research. As this course builds on the content of the PhD Seminar on Strategic Management (I): “Theoretical Foundations of Strategy” which is held in presence in the week from June 6 to June 10, 2022, only students who attended this first course should take part in the second course “Empirical Research in Strategic Management”.

     

    Syllabus: Seminar on Strategic Management

     

    Registration: self-registration in Moodle (https://www.moodle.tum.de/course/view.php?id=77170)

     

    Maximum number of participants: 15

     

    Lecturer: Professor Jeffrey J. Reuer, PhD (University of Colorado)

     

    Course dates: The course will be held online (via Zoom):
    04.07.2022: 15:00 – 18.30
    05.07.2022: 15:00 – 18:00 and 18:30 – 21:30
    06.07.2022: 15:00 – 18:00 and 18.30 – 21:30
    07.07.2022: 15:00 – 18:30
    08.07.2022: 15:00 – 18.30

  • Qualitative research has gone through a renaissance in many social sciences over the past two decade

    s. Albeit operating in a mainly quantitative field, agricultural and applied economists have found themselves using qualitative research approaches, especially in dealing with wicked problems, such as sustainability, and small numbers of cases, such as in agribusiness contexts or institutional economics issues. Often perceived as exploratory research, qualitative approaches offer much more than initial data for framing a quantitative project when used in a rigorous and skilled manner. This course provides an introduction to qualitative research paradigm(s), qualitative research methods (e.g., in-depth interviews, (participant) observation, focus group discussions, and action research), issues in qualitative research (e.g., the researcher as the research instrument, reflexivity), qualitative data analysis, and the development of theory based on qualitative (and quantitative) data.

     

    Syllabus: Qualitative Research and Developing Grounded Theory in Social Sciences

     

    Registration: Registration via the Doctoral Certificate Program in Agricultural Economics. Please register and apply via the program. No costs for participation in the program apply.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Vera Bitsch (TUM)

     

    Course dates: 04.-08.07.2022
    Course will be held online via Zoom.

  • What this course is It is a readings course in which we critically discuss recent working papers or 

    What this course is
    It is a readings course in which we critically discuss recent working papers or published papers in empirical financial and sustainability accounting.

    What this course is not
    This course is not an introduction to accounting and/or econometrics. It is not a lecture but an interactive class with controversial discussions.

     

    Syllabus: Readings In Empirical Accounting Research

     

    Registration: Please write an e-mail to benedikt.downar@tum.de by April 29, 2022 at the latest.

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ernstberger (TUM)

     

    Course dates: The kick-off meeting is on May 2, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. This first session provides an overview of important criteria for assessing the quality of empirical accounting research papers. In the following sessions, we discuss overview papers, seminal papers on specific topics, or state-of-the-art papers. Students can make suggestions for suitable papers which are related to their dissertation topics. In the following sessions, we discuss current working papers which are presented in research seminars and we participate in these seminars to learn how to present and discuss a paper.

  • Through reading materials, course discussions, guest lectures, and group work, students will gain in

    sight into the fundamental aspects of private equity investing, the perspective of fund managers and investors, those who transact with such funds, and those who regulate the fund industry. The course will provide a unique South African perspective, especially now that South Africa has adopted a Twin Peaks Regulatory Framework, like Australia and the United Kingdom. The course will start with an introduction to private equity and specifically third-party private equity funds, which represents the dominant organisational form. In addition, the course will discuss private equity in relation to finance, legal practice, tax, types of private equity, fund structuring, latest trends, as well as the key principles of fiduciary law related thereto.

     

    Syllabus: The Fundamentals of Private Equity Funds and Investing

     

    Registration: Plese send an email to: sekretariat.jura@tum.de

     

    Lecturer: Prof. Richard Stevens, LL.M. (University of Stellenbosch)

     

    Course dates: The course consists of a total of 24 hours of direct class interaction, which will be split over six(6) classes of four(4) hours each.

     

    The dates of the six(6) classes will be:

     

    • Lecture 1: June 13, 2022
    • Lecture 2: June 14, 2022
    • Lecture 3: June 15, 2022
    • Lecture 4: July 6, 2022
    • Lecture 5: July 7, 2022
    • Lecture 6: July 8, 2022


    Each class session will be from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on the above days.