Research Institute for International Management

Insight

In an article published in "The European Business Review" (Jan/Feb 2012 edition), Prof.Dr. Winfried Ruigrok explores the triple hurdle of diversity management that companies need to overcome in order to successfully develop their diversity management policies.  Download the article here

Mathias Imbach of the India Competence Center at the University of St.Gallen was interviewed by the national Swiss radio station DRS1 about key findings in the recently conducted study on "Swiss Market Entry Challenges for Swiss SMEs".

Our Research

Our team carries out research in a number of subfields of international management:
1. Internationalisation strategies and performance implications
2. Top management team and board composition and processes: Antecedents and consequences
3. Diversity management
4. Global account management
5. Emerging Markets: The rise of Emerging Market Multinationals and the development of business ties between Europe and Asia
6. Case study methodology

About us

We aim to advance the understanding of international business structures and foreign cultures, and of global business developments.
Our team has an international outlook. Over the past years we have employed junior and senior researchers from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, China, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, and the USA.