Significance, Impact, and Relevance

In this course participants will get a basic understanding of how different goals of empirical research are realized and what kind of results can be achieved.

General information

Target groupMBR
Course typeSeminar
RotationWinter termin 2025/2026
SWS4
ModuleB1
GradingPresentation, discussion, and a two-page paper
Course languageEnglish
Time/RoomPlease refer to Syllabus (PDF, 375 KB)
LecturerProf. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sönke Albers

Course overview

Course objectives

In this course participants will get a basic understanding of how different goals of empirical research are realized and what kind of results can be achieved. The course is interactive with participating doctoral students presenting certain topics that are discussed intensively afterwards.

For more information on the course, its schedule, and grading, please refer to the Syllabus (PDF, 375 KB).

Lecturer

Sönke Albers has published and edited 20 books and more than 200 articles, among others, in Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing Research, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. He was winner of the ISMS-MSI Practice Prize Competition and awarded with the European Marketing Academy Distinguished Scholar Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Selling & Sales Management Special Interest Group (Sales SIG) of the American Marketing Association. He has served as president of the Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft.

Registration

Please register for the course using this online form.

Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

The registration deadline is: October 31, 2025

Earlier registration is recommended for having time for preparation.