Research Institute for International Management

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Insight

The Julius Bär "next generation" monthly discussions focus on the long-term trends and what these game changers mean for us individually, socially and ecologically. Next Generation Strategist, Amanda Kayne, discusses the role of diversity in companies with Prof. Dr. Winfried Ruigrok, Dean of the Executive School of Management, Technology and Law. Watch the interview here.
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Through a case study of Altana, a specialty chemicals company with worldwide R&D and sales operations, co-authors Axel Thoma and Christoph Senn have found that a closer collaboration between R&D and KAM unlocks synergies and value creation potential while avoiding the negative side effects of customer integration. Read more…

Our Research

We aim to advance the understanding of international business structures and foreign cultures, and of global business developments. 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

Research centers at the University of St.Gallen foster collaboration between institutes to address interdisciplinary topics. We thus collaborate with the Center for Aviation Competence (CFAC-HSG) and we domicile the Asia Connect Center (ACC-HSG).

News

May 20, 2013
To be successful in global B2B relationships, companies need to install “Customer General Managers” who orchestrate value co-creation with dedicated customers. The new California Management Review article „Customer-centric leadership: The rise of the Customer General Manager”, authored by Christoph Senn, Axel Thoma and George S. Yip, identifies the advantages of such a role and provides a guide to action with cross-industry examples. To obtain a free copy of the article please contact us at cgam@unisg.ch.

April 20, 2013
On 16 April, FIFA Transfer Matching System GmbH (FIFA TMS) has published the "Global Transfer Market 2012" report, an in-depth analysis on the international transfer market of professional football players. FIM-alumnus Martin Engeler has contributed to the production of the report in his new job at PwC's Sports Practice. More information about FIFA TMS as well as a free download of the report's highlights are available on www.fifatms.com

March 21, 2013
The University of St.Gallen launched its new magazine "HSG Focus" as an app. The first issue deals with football. Martin Engeler, Peder Greve and Winfired Ruigrok published a brief article on "The perfect team" which you can download here Get the full first issue with an article by FIM colleague Gudrun Sander plus videos and more articles here: http://hsgfocus.ch/

 

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Agenda

From June 25th  to June 28th, 2013
Prof. Dr. Winfried Ruigrok will conduct the third and fourth day of the Eden Doctoral Seminar on "Doctoral Dissertation Writing and Publishing".
During this seminar he will i.a. deal with the case study method based upon the work by Michael Gibbert and himself.

Contact

University of St.Gallen
Research Institute for International Management
Dufourstrasse 40a
Ch-9000 St.Gallen

Phone: +41 (0)71 224 24 48
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E-Mail: 
www.fim.unisg.ch