For his paper on “Direct Selling Distributors – Why Do They Stay or Leave!”, Julian Allendorf has been awarded with the GSSI 2017 Best Doctoral Student Paper Award. The prize-winning paper is based on joint work with professors Anne T. Coughlan, PhD (Northwestern University, USA) and Dr. Manfred Krafft (Muenster). The award was handed over to Manfred Krafft by the President of Mauritius, Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim (see photo) during a conference reception on June 8.

Immediately prior to the annual conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), the 30th EMAC Doctoral Colloquium was held from May 21 to May 23 in Groningen, the Netherlands. The colloquium was organized by the European Institute for advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and the EMAC in collaboration with the University of Groningen. Competition among all submissions for the available slots was fierce and Julian Allendorf from the Institute of Marketing was selected as one of 60 doctoral students among an overall of 136 applicants.

The Institute of Marketing assigns two master theses for the third quarter of 2017 in cooperation with Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO). Interested and motivated master students have the exciting opportunity of empirically analyzing potential marketing strategies for an international airport in a competitive environment.

The IfM assigns a master's thesis for the fourth quarter of 2017 in cooperation with "AMD-Netz". Interested and motivated master students are given the exciting opportunity of analyzing a large data set on the subject of patient care and can conduct research with practical relevance. Further information will be given during the informative meeting “Writing your theses at the MCM” on April 19th from 6 pm to 8 pm ULB Room 101.

In recognition of his significant and enduring contributions to the European Marketing Academy (EMAC) and his achievements of high levels of scholarship and as a leader in the field of marketing, Manfred Krafft has been appointed as EMAC fellow. Together with him, Ajay Kohli (Atlanta/USA, previous editor of Journal of Marketing) and Peter Verhoef (Groningen, VP Membership of EMAC) have been appointed as new fellows of EMAC. EMAC represents more than 1,000 European scholars in Marketing. The board of fellows consists of 17 recognized scholars, who stay fellows until their retirement.

Professor Manfred Krafft has been recently appointed as the first international member of the DSEF fellow program. The DSEF (Direct Selling Education Foundation) pursues the target of uniting science and economy by enabling an exchange among leading academics, students and industry executives. Currently, 75 renowned professors from various disciplines such as business administration, economics and law serve as DSEF fellows.