Research at the Department of Business and Economics

A wide range of research activities characterizes our department. Information about research activities within the department can be found on the webpages of the professors, organized into thematically grouped academic units.

Currently, there are numerous research projects underway within the department, involving approximately 40 research staff members in collaborative doctoral programs.

Many of our educators are also actively engaged in national and international research projects. An overview of these activities can be found in our research database.

To consolidate our research efforts, several in-house institutes have formed within the department:

• Controlling Plus+ Institute (CPI)
• Harriet Taylor Mill-Institute (HTMI)
• Institute for Entrepreneurship, German Mittelstand and Family Firms (EMF)
• Institute for Sustainability at HWR Berlin (INa)
• Institute for Data-Driven Digital Transformation (d-cube)
• Institute for International Political Economy Berlin (IPE)