Curriculum Vitae

Degrees

10/86 - 12/91 Study of Business Administration at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt with the focus on industrial management and organization. Degree/Graduation: Dipl.-Kfm.
5/92 - 6/96 PhD candidate at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, title of the dissertation "Zielorientierte Leistungsbeurteilung. Konzeptualisierung eines Beurteilungsverfahrens für das Lower- Management" (Goal-oriented performance appraisal. A conceptualization of an appraisal method for lower management)
2/02 postdoctoral lecture qualification and obtaining of the venia legendi for Business Administration at the faculty of economics at the University of Bielefeld; title of the postdoctoral lecture qualification: "Theorie des Entrepreneurship. Perspektiven zur Erforschung der Entstehung und Entwicklung junger Unternehmungen" (Entrepreneurship theory. Perspectives for research on the formation and development of young enterprises)

5/92 - 7/96 Research assistant at the chair of Business Administration, esp. Personnel and Organizational science at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, held by Prof. Dr. Fred G. Becker
8/96 - 03/02 Research associate at the chair of Business Administration, esp. Organization, Personnel and Management at the University of Bielefeld, held by Prof. Dr. Fred G. Becker
04/02 Nomination as Assistant Professor at the faculty of Economics at the University of Bielefeld
04/03 - 09/03 Substitute Professor for Business Administration, esp. Management of small and middle-sized businesses (Prof. Dr. A. Pinkwart), University of Siegen
10/03 - 04/04 Substitute Professor at the chair of Personnel and Organization, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
07/08 - 03/16 Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics
since 05/04 Professor at the chair of Human Resource Management and Organization, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Laureate of the Wolfgang Ritter-Award 2003 "for outstanding scientific performances in the field of economics and business administration" (Wolfgang Ritter-Foundation, Bremen).
March 2003: Nomination for the Karl Peter Grotemeyer-Award by the board of students of the faculty of economics at the University of Bielefeld– for „brilliant performance und personal commitment in teaching“ (Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft)

from 11/96 to 10/03 managing director of the Bielefelder Instituts for Human Resource and General Management e.V.
member of the Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e. V., the Verbandes der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e. V., des Verbandes der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e. V. and as well as Academy of Management
summer '99 visiting scholar (invited by William Bygrave) at Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Babson College, Boston/Mass.
member of the advisory board in serveral foundation encouraging institutions
from 10/99 to 03/01 moderator of the "Bielefelder Gründerstammtisch"
since 12/04 appointment as member of the examination board by the advisory committee of the chamber for economic auditions
since 12/04 member of the working group Arbeitsgruppe Nachwuchsförderung of the association of Professors of Business Administration e.V
2006 and 2007 Joint Faculty at Mannheim Business School ; Executive MBA-Course "Organizational Behaviour"
12/07 Election to the Pro-Dean of the faculty of economics at Bergische University Wuppertal
since june 2008 Dean of the faculty of economics at Bergische University Wuppertal
patron of Redekunst e.V., patron of BdvB, patron of psykomdia