Dear Colleagues,

 

Our recent research project ‘Foreign Direct Investment in the Berlin-Brandenburg Area’* offers 2 post-graduate research associate positions (24 months contract, 0,6 FTE, Level 13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen).

 

Unfortunately, only applicants with an excellent and certified German language proficiency (minimum C1 level) can be considered! 

 

Closing date: Sept. 30, 2022

For details on the positions offered and access to the e-recruitment systems please see the attachments.

Further Information can be obtained from:

Prof. Dr. Christoph Dörrenbächer, [log in to unmask] (position at the HWR) 

Prof. Dr. Florian Becker-Ritterspach, [log in to unmask] (position at the HTW)

Kind regards,

Christoph Dörrenbächer and Florian Becker-Ritterspach

 

 

 

 

*Project: Foreign Direct Investment in the Berlin-Brandenburg Area

 

In spite of some high-profile investments by foreign companies, the flow and stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Berlin-Brandenburg area remains below average compared to other federal states in Germany. Nevertheless, foreign-controlled enterprises play an important role in the socio-economic development of the region. Foreign-controlled enterprises establish representative office in Germany’s capital, participate in the promising start-up sector in Berlin (e.g. GoEuro, Auto 1), or engage in high profile industrial investments (e.g. Alsthom/Bombardier; Tesla). What is more, despite ongoing efforts to municipalize infrastructure services, notable foreign investments can still be found in energy, housing and public transport (e.g. Vattenfall, Energie, Blackrock).

 

Till date, the activities of foreign-controlled companies in Berlin-Brandenburg have received little academic attention. The strategic goals of investors in the Berlin-Brandenburg region and the location factors that play an important role in this process have not been examined systematically, nor have the effects of these investments on Berlin-Brandenburg as a business location been analysed.

 

Using quantitative and qualitative methods, the project, at the interface of international business, economic geography and economic policy, aims to:

(1) determine the status of  FDI and distinct strategies of foreign investors in Berlin-Brandenburg,

(2) examine investor strategies with regard to their regional orientation (network effects) and their use of location-specific factors (e.g. sales market, labour force, infrastructure, production costs, socio-cultural environment) in order to

(3a) develop cooperation strategies for small and medium-sized enterprises in Berlin-Brandenburg, and

(3b) to derive a sustainable policy for attracting foreign investors that benefit the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

 

 

Dr. Christoph Dörrenbächer

Professor of Organizational Design and Behavior in International Business

Berlin School of Economics and Law / Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht (HWR)

Badensche Strasse 50/51

D-10825 Berlin

 

E-mail: [log in to unmask]

 

https://www.hwr-berlin.de/en/hwr-berlin/about-us/staff/139-christoph-doerrenbaecher/

 

Senior Editor: 'Critical Perspectives on International Business' (CPOIB)

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