Professor für Management und International Business
Studiengangsleiter MBA Focus International Business

• International Business & Strategy (dynamics of international competition; strategy creation; environmental analysis and strategic positioning; strategic alternatives and market entry strategies; competitive strategy; corporate social responsibility; foreign subsidiary management; strategic change management. In general, and related to SMEs and/or MNEs, regional focus on East Asia, Africa and Europe).
• Management of Cross-border Alliances (challenges and risks associated with cross-border alliances such as international joint ventures or M&A; partner selection criterias and strategies; restructuring and organizational change; managing HR and cultural diversity; developing and maintaining trust and reputation; conflict resolution; business failure and exit strategies. In general, and related to SMEs and/or MNEs, regional focus on Asia, Africa and Europe).
• Entrepreneurship (micro- and macroeconomic perspectives; cross-cultural comparisons; creating vision and strategic direction; entrepreneurial power and influence; innovation management; patterns of behavior and motivation; managerial skills in the context of social, ethical, environmental, legal, and political issues. In general, entrepreneurship related to economies in transition - like China, South Africa ‑, related to Asia, and related to Europe).
• Leadership and Cross Cultural Management (framing the culture concept; experiences of crossing cultures in IB; collaborative working relationships; global teams; impacts of culture and diversity on leadership; developing a global mindset; shaping culture and values in organizations. In general or related to East Asia and/or Europe).
• Sport Management (internationalisation of sport, professional sport club management; HRM in professional sport; teambuilding and coaching; dealing with cultural diversity in sports; mega-sporting events; branding and global merchandise).
• International Human Resources Management (recruiting and selecting staff for international assignments; training and development in the global enterprise; global compensation and benefits; high involvement HRM; individual adaptation strategies in the host country; family issues for international assignments; international performance management; repatriation and career issues. In general or related to Asia and USA).
• Methods of Cross-Cultural Social Research; Methods of Data Analysis (graduate or undergraduate).
• East Asian Economy, introductory Chinese and/or Japanese Economy (graduate or undergraduate, general survey or research oriented track).

Prior to joining German Graduate School of Management and Lawin September 2006 Harald Dolles received his Diploma in business administration from the University Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, with a focus on East Asia. From 1990 to 1992 he joint the team of Professor Horst Steinmann, Department of Business Administration and Strategic Management at Erlangen-Nuremberg University. He continued lecturing at the Department of International Management at Erlangen-Nuermberg University (Professor Briji Nino Kumar) till 1996, when he received his doctorate in international business/strategic management. In the same year he was appointed as assistant professor at the Department of Leadership and Human Resource Management at Bayreuth University (Professor Kühlmann) and taught on the University's sports business programme. From 2001 to 2006 Harald joined the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) - the German government supported think tank in Asia - as senior research fellow and was visiting faculty at Chûô University, Faculty of Commerce, Tôkyô . Besides researching at the DIJ, Harald served in administrative positions at the DIJ. He was an elected member of the Institute's Scientific Advisory Board and the Board of Trustees of the German Humanities Institutes Abroad Foundation (DGIA Foundation) as the research fellows' representative. He thereby represented more than a hundred research fellows working in the nine German federal research institutes in social sciences worldwide abroad, which are all united under the DGIA Foundation.
Based in Japan Harald continued doing research on IHRM, IJVs, international management, entrepreneurship, and sports business. He has held visiting positions across the globe and published books, book chapters and numerous articles. He is a member of the editorial boards of Asian Business & Management and International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship and contributes frequently to the meetings of the Academy of International Business, the European Academy of Management, the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association and the Association for Japanese Studies in Social Sciences. From childhood up Harald has been an active sports fan and sports man, more recently involved in classic motorcycle racing and sidecar racing with his kids.

• January 2008 - present
  Member of the Committee for External Evaluation of the University of Luxembourg (Expert Panel Member, Section Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance) by appointment of the Minister of Culture, Higher Education and Research in Luxembourg.
• January 2008 - present
  Appointment as External Assessor in the College of Law, Governance and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.
• November 2000 - present
  Executive secretary and treasurer of the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association. Elected by the Annual General Assembly I carry out legal, ethical, financial, and fiduciary responsibilities of the Association. As member of the EAMSA Board I ensure compliance with the law and, going beyond legal requirements, inquire as to the ethical nature of the actions of the Association, which has about 200 members worldwide.
• November 2005 - July 2006
  Research Assessment Exercise and Change Management Committee at D.G.I.A. Foundation by appointed of the German Federal Ministry of Education & Research. The mission of the committee is to manage research assessments and prioritize change within the foundation's organizational structures. The committee also works to review policies and procedures associated with change requests by the German government.
• August 2003 - July 2006
  Elected Research Fellows'
  Representative on the Board of Trustees of the D.G.I.A. Foundation. The Board of Trustees ensures compliance with the aims of the Foundation, and defines the position of the research institutes on fundamental questions of research policy. Within this Board I represented a multi-cultural workforce of more than a hundred research fellows working in ten German federal research institutes in social sciences located in Europe, Asia and the USA.
• March 2003 - July 2006
  Elected Spokesperson for all DIJ research fellows and member on the DIJ Scientific Advisory Board. The Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for establishing and monitoring the scientific goals and mission of the DIJ.

Monographs and Editorials

• [With Sten Söderman, eds.] Mega-Sporting Events in Asia: Impacts on Society, Business & Management, special issue Asian Business & Management, vol. 7, no. 2 (June), ISSN 1472-4782, 2008.
• [With Isa Ducke and Matthias Hoop, eds.] Mißverständnisse in der Begegnung mit Japan [Misunder­standings in Encounters with Japan], München: Iudicium, ISBN 3-89129-378-x, 2003. 358 p.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann, eds.] Sino-German Business Relationships during the Age of Economic Reform, München: Iudicium, ISBN 3-89129-674-6, 2002. 202 p.
• Keiretsu: Emergenz, Struktur, Wettbewerbsstärke und Dynamik japanischer Verbundgruppen. Ein Plädoyer für eine interkulturell-interpretative Erweiterung ökonomischer Analysen in der vergleichenden Management­forschung [Keiretsu: Emergence, Structure, Competitive Strengths and Organizational Dynamics of Corporate Groupings in Japan], Frankfurt am Main et al.: Peter Lang, ISBN 3-631-30543-5, 1997. 316 p.
• [With Brij N. Kumar, eds.] New Management Concepts and Changing Managerial Roles in Euro-Asia Business, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association, Lehr­stuhl für Betriebs­wirtschaftslehre insbesondere Internationales Management (Prof. Dr. Brij N. Kumar), Nürnberg: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg, ISSN 0945-0610-x, 1993. 500pp.

Articles in Refereed Academic Journals

• [With Sten Söderman] Mega-Sporting Events in Asia: Impacts on Society, Business & Management - An Introduction, special issue Asian Business & Management, vol. 7, no. 2 (June), ISSN 1472-4782, 2008, pp. 1-16. [With Sten Söderman] The Network of Value Captures: Creating Competitive Advantage in Football Management, Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter Österreich [Austrian Economic Policy Papers], special issue in regards to FIFA EURO Austria-Switzerland 2008 Tournament, vol. 55, no.1 (April), ISSN 1605-8704, 2008, pp. 39-58.
• [With Sten Söderman] Strategic Fit in International Sponsorship - The Case of the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, in: International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, vol. 9, no. 2 (January), ISSN 1464-6668, 2008, pp. 95-110.

Articles in Professional Journals

• [With Eva Morlok] Die Betreuung von Mitarbeitern und deren Familien während des Auslandseinsatzes: Balanceakt zwischen divergenten Einflußfaktoren [Supporting the Expatriate and Its Family Abroad: Balancing Between Contradictory Influencing Factors], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deut­schen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 14, no. 6 (June), ISSN 1341-6871, 2005, pp. 21-23.
• [With Eva Morlok] Die Auslandsentsendung aus der Sicht der mitreisenden Familie. Teil 2: Verbesserungs­wünsche und Empfehlungen [Managing the Overseas Assignment from a Family Perspective. Part 2: Requests and Recommendations], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deut­schen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 14, no. 2 (February), ISSN 1341-6871, 2005, pp. 22-25.
• [With Eva Morlok] Die Auslandsentsendung aus der Sicht der mitreisenden Familie.Teil 1: Umzug nach Japan [Managing the Overseas Assignment from a Family Perspective. Part 1: Moving to Japan], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deut­schen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 14, no. 1 (January), ISSN 1341-6871, 2005, pp. 22-25.
• [With Martin Abraham] Reputation als Erfolgsfaktor im internationalen Geschäft [Reputation as Success Factor in International Business], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deut­schen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 13, no. 4 (April), ISSN 1341-6871, 2004, pp. 28-30.
• Personalerhaltungsmaßnahmen im Niederlassungsmanagement: Die Entgeltgestaltung als zentrale Größe [A Question of Remuneration? How to Keep Your Workforce in Foreign Subsidaries], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deut­schen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 12, no. 12 (December), ISSN 1341-6871, 2003, pp. 17-19.
• Der japanische Reis - „Handelsware" oder „Kulturgut"? [Japanese Rice - "Commodity" or "Cultural Asset"?], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deut­schen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 12, no. 8 (August), ISSN 1341-6871, 2003, pp. 21-23.
• "Vertrauen ist gut, Kontrolle ist besser" - Zum Stellenwert von Vertrauen und Kontrolle in deutsch-japanischen Unternehmenskooperationen ["It is Promising to Trust, but Control is Even Better" - On the Value of Trust and Control in German-Japanese Co-operative Ventures], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deut­schen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 11, no. 7 (July), ISSN 1341-6871, 2002, pp. 22-24.
• Die Qual der Wahl - Personalauswahl für den Einsatz in Japan [The Question of Choice - Personal Selection Instruments for International Assignments to Japan], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deutschen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 11, no. 4 (April), ISSN 1341-6871, 2002, pp. 13-15.
• „Crisis" oder „Honeymoon"? Die entscheidenden ersten Wochen der Auslandsentsendung [Crisis or Honeymoon? The Crucial First Weeks of Expatriates' Assignments to Japan], in: Japan Markt. Magazin der Deutschen Industrie- und Handelskammer in Japan [Journal of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan]. Vol. 10, no. 12 (December), ISSN 1341-6871, 2001, pp. 17-23.
• Netzwerk mit Prinzipien, [Principles of Corporate Networks in Japan], in: Absatzwirtschaft. Zeitschrift für Marke­ting. Vol. 37, no. 1 (January). 1994, pp. 26-29.

Refereed Book Chapters

• The Changing Environment for Entrepreneurship Development: Private Business in the People's Republic of China, in: Sten Södermann (ed.): Emerging Multiplicity: Integration and Responsiveness in Asian Business Development, Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave, ISBN 1403991766, 2006, pp. 234-254.
• [With Niklas Wilmking] Trust or Distrust? China's Accession to the World Trade Organization and its Strategic Implications for Chinese-foreign Joint Ventures, in: Axèle Giroud, Deli Yang and Alexander Mohr (eds.): Multinationals and Asia: Organizational and Institutional Relationships, Abington/New York: Routledge/Curzon, ISBN 0-415-34323-2, 2005, pp. 87-109.
• Vertrauen, Misstrauen und Kontrolle - Erfolgskritische Faktoren im internationalen Management deutsch-japanischer Unternehmenskooperationen [Trust, Mistrust and Control - Factors of Success in Managing German-Japanese Co-operative Ventures], in: Wolfgang Dorow and Horst Groenewald (eds.): Personalwirtschaftlicher Wandel in Japan. Gesellschaftlicher Wertewandel und Folgen für die Unternehmungskultur und Mitarbeiterführung. Wiesbaden: Gabler, ISBN 3-409-12370-9, 2003, pp. 159-179.
• [With Hanns Günther Hilpert] Sogo Shosha im Zeitalter der Restrukturierung der japanischen Wirtschaft [Sogo Shosha's Competitive Survival Strategies in the Current Period of Recession in Japan], in: Joachim Zentes, Dirk Mor­schett and Bernhard Swoboda (eds.): B2B-Handel: Perspektiven des Groß- und Außenhandels. Wies­baden: Deutscher Fachverlag, ISBN 3-87150-798-9, 2002, pp. 178-194.
• Internationale Kooperationen im Mittelstand: Vertrauen und vertrauensbildende Maß­nahmen in deutsch-japanischen Unternehmenskooperationen [International Co-operative Ventures of SMEs: Trust and Trusting Actions in German-Japanese Co-operative Ventures], in: Manfred Pohl and Iris Wieczorek (eds.): Japan 2001/2002. Politik und Wirtschaft. Hamburg: Institut für Asien­kunde, ISBN 3-88910-284-0, 2002, pp. 140-163.
• Der Schritt in die Selbständigkeit im deutschen Handwerk: Eine Analyse anhand des motivations­psycho­logischen Handlungsphasenmodells nach Heckhausen [On the Process of Founding Craftsmen's Enterprises: Research based on Heckhausen's Framework of Motivation and Action], in: Heinz Klandt and Jochen Weihe (eds.): Gründungs­for­schungs­forum 2001. Dokumentation des 5. G-Forums Lüneburg. Lohmar: Eul, ISBN 3-89936-024-9, 2002, pp. 289-306.
• „Gebrannte Kinder" - Selbst- und Fremdbild privater chinesischer Unternehmesgründer ["Burnt Children" - Chinese Entrepreneur's Concept of the Self and as seen by Stakeholder Groups], in: Heinz Klandt, Klaus Nathusius, Josef Mugler and Heinricke Heil (eds.): Gründungs­forschungsforum 2000. Dokumen­tation des 4. G-Forums Wien. Lohmar: Eul, ISBN 3-89012-850-5, 2001, pp. 529-546.
• [With Brij N. Kumar] Überlegungen zur strategischen Führung und Wettbewerbsstärke japanischer Unter­nehmen: Ein Plädoyer für eine interkulturell-interpretative Erweiterung der ökonomischen Analyse [A New Approach to Strategic Leadership and Sustained Competitive Advantages of Corporate Groupings in Japan], in: Johann Engelhard (ed.): Strategische Führung internationaler Unternehmen. Paradoxien, Strategien und Erfahrungen. Wiesbaden: Gabler, ISBN 3-409-13249-x, 1996, pp. 39-68.
• [With Brij N. Kumar and Philipp Epple] Tätigkeit mittelfränkischer Unter­neh­men in Asien. Empirische Befunde über einige Erfolgsfaktoren [Foreign Direct Investment of German Medium-sized Companies in Asia. Core Competences and Factors for Success], in: Karl Albrecht Schachtschneider (ed.): Wirt­schaft, Gesellschaft und Staat im Umbruch. Festschrift der Wirtschafts- und Sozial­wissen­schaftlichen Fakultät der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, ISBN 3-428-08410-1, 1995, pp. 112-139.
• [With Kathrin Köster] Der Rückzug des Staates - Zur Privatisierung der japanischen Staatsbahn, [Withdrawal of the State. Privatization of the Japanese National Railway], in: Gesine Foljanty-Jost and Anna-Maria Thränhardt (eds.): Der schlanke japanische Staat. Vorbild oder Schreckbild?. Opladen: Leske+Budrich, ISBN 3-8100-1270-x, 1995, pp. 182-203.

Articles in Conference Proceedings (Refereed)

• [With Sten Söderman] Sport Businesses and Sport: Facing the Challenges of Internationalization, in: Oded Shenkar and Tungs Kiyak (eds.): Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing MI: Academy of International Business. 2007, p. 120 (panel, abstract).
• [With Sten Söderman] Strategic Fit in International Sponsorship - The Case of the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, in: Oded Shenkar and Tungs Kiyak (eds.): Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing MI: Academy of International Business. 2007, p. 192 (interactive session, abstract).
• [With Sten Söderman] Early Sponsor Awareness - The Case of the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, in: Martin Hemmert (ed): "Emerging Economies in Asia and Europe: New Challenges for Competition and Collaboration" Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association, Korea University Business School (Seoul, Korea). 2006, pp. 402-419 (workshop paper).
• [With Sten Söderman] Implementing Professional Football in Japan (J-League) - Challenges to Research in International Business, in: Mary Ann Von Glinow and Tungs Kiyak (eds.): Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing MI: Academy of International Business. 2006, p. 77 (interactive session, abstract).
• [With Sten Söderman] Transfer of Institutional Practices in Sports - From European Football to the Development of Professional Football in Japan (J-League), in: Wolfgang Dorow (ed): "The Transfer of Organisational Practices: Enhancing Competitiveness in Asia/Pacific - European Business Relationships" Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association, European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder, Germany), Collegium Polonicum (Slubice, Poland). 2005, pp. 81-105 (competitive paper).
• [With Sten Söderman] Globalization of Sports - The Case of Professional Football and its International Management Challenges, in: Yves Doz and Tungs Kiyak (eds.): Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing MI: Academy of International Business. 2005, p. 46 (poster presentation, abstract).
• [With Andreas Moerke] Managing Cross-border Alliances of MNCs in Turbulent Times: A Question of National vc. Corporate Perception in Corporate Governance, in: Oliver H.M. Yau, C.S. Tseng, Fany S.L. Cheung (eds.): "Harmony v Conflict: Euro-Asian Management in a Turbulent Era" Proceedings of the 21th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association. Hong Kong SAR, ISBN 962-442-259-1, 2004, pp. 410-421 (workshop paper).
• [With Niklas Wilmking and Andreas Moerke] International Joint Ventures in The People's Republic of China: The Impact of China's WTO Accession on Bargaining Power, Strategic Positioning and Trust Relations, in: Nakiye Boyacigiller and Tungs Kiyak (eds.): Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing MI: Academy of International Business. 2004, p. 43 (competitive paper, abstract).
• [With Andreas Moerke] Corporate Governance in Multinational Corporations - Investigations in the Japanese Automotive Industry, 4th Conference European Academy of Management, Track "Global, National and Local Practices in Multinational Corporations"), University of St Andrews, St Andrews (United Kingdom). Online proceedings (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/euram04) 2004 (interactive paper).
• The Evolution and Status of China's Private Entrepreneurship: An Economic Actor's Perspective, in: Sten Södermann (ed.): "Local Responsiveness versus Global Integration" Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association. Stockholm (Schweden), ISBN 91-631-4539-1, 2003, pp. 79-110 (competitive paper).
• [With Michael Babo] The Development of Entrepreneurship in Transitional Economies: The Perspective of Chinese and South African Entrepreneurs, in: Udo Zander and Harvey Arbeláez (eds.): Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing MI: Academy of International Business. 2003, p. 84 (workshop paper, abstract).
• China's Accession to the World Trade Organization and its Effects on Reciprocal Dependency and the Trusting Relationship within Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures, 3rd Conference European Academy of Management, Trust track, Mailand (Italien). Online proceedings (http://www.sdabocconi.it) Milano (Italy). 2003 (competitive paper).
• Trust or Law? China's Accession to the World Trade Organization and its Effects on Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures, in: Hafiz Mirza, Axèle Giroud, Deli Yang and Alexander Mohr (eds.): "Competition and Cooperation in Asia and Europe - Corporate and Government Perspectives and Strategies" Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association. Bangkok (Thailand), ISBN 1-85143-191-8, 2002, pp. 9-26 (competitive paper).
• [With Shuichi Manchu und Akihiro Koyama] Building Trust into Intercultural Co-operative Ventures: Implications for a Trust Sensitive Management of Japanese-German Joint Ventures, in: Sung-Jo Park, Sierk Horn and Katrin Quant (eds.): "Asia and Europe in the New Global System - Intercultural Cooperation and Competition Scenarios" Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association, Freie Universität Berlin (Ostasieninstitut). Berlin (Deutschland). Online proceedings (http://www.eamsa.de) 2001 (competitive paper).
• Hat das Handwerk immer noch einen „goldenen Boden"? - Fallstudien zur Gründungs­entscheidung im deutschen Handwerk [Does Craftsmanship still Provide a "Golden Floor"? Case Studies of German Craftsmen], 5th Forum Gündungsforschung - Inter­disziplinäre Jah­reskonferenz zur deutsch­sprachigen Gründungsforschung. Lueneburg (Germany). Online proceedings (http://www.g-forum.de) 2001 (competitive paper).
• [With Michael Babo] Enterprise Development and Economic Reforms: A Comparison of Private Entrepreneur­ship between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa, in: Hellmut Schütte (ed.): "Globalisation and the Uniqueness of Asia" Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association. INSEAD, Asia Campus (Singapore). 2000, pp. 434-458 (competitive paper).
• „Gebrannte Kinder" - Selbst- und Fremdbild privater chinesischer Unternehmesgrün­der ["Burnt Children" - Chinese Entrepreneur's Concept of the Self and as Seen by Various Stakeholder Groups], 4th Forum Gündungsforschung - Interdiszi­plinäre Jah­reskonferenz zur deutsch­sprachigen Gründungsforschung. Vienna (Austria). Online proceedings (http://www.g-forum.de) 2000 (competitive paper).
• [With Michael Babo] Development of private SMEs in the People's Republic of China and South Africa - Micro and Macro-economic Aspects, "Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development and Management in the New Millennium", Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research, The Aarhus School of Business. Aarhus (Denmark). 2000, pp. 85-93 (competitive paper).

Articles in Books and Journals

• [With Isa Ducke, eds.] Mißverständnisse in der Begegnung mit Japan - Eine Hinführung [Misunder-standings in Encounters with Japan - An Introduction], in: Harald Dolles, Isa Ducke and Matthias Hoop (eds.) Mißverständnisse in der Begegnung mit Japan, Japanstudien, vol. 15, München: Iudicium, ISBN 3-89129-378-x, 2003, pp. 17-36.
• [With Niklas Wilmking] The Trust Factor in Chinese-German Joint-Ventures: Implications for Japanese Co-operative Ventures in China, in: René Haak and Hanns Günther Hilpert (eds.): Focus China. The New Challenge for Japanese Management. München: Iudicium, ISBN 3-89129-844-7, 2003, pp. 193-221.
• [With A. Bosch, T. Reichenbach and S. Schramm] Hoffnungsmarkt China: Stand und Perspektiven des Transformationsprozesses [China as a Promising Market in the Future: On the Process of Economic and Political Transition in China], in: Dieter Böhn, Aida Bosch, Hans-Dieter Haas, Gert Schmidt and Torsten M. Kühlmann (eds.): Deutsche Unternehmen in der Volksrepublik China - Märkte, Partner, Strategien. Wiesbaden: DUV, ISBN 3-8244-0687-x, 2003, pp. 17-32.
• Neue Partner im chinesischen Transformationsprozess: Chinesische Private Unternehmen [New Partners for Collaborative Strategies in the Chinese Process of Economic and Political Transition - Private Entrepreneurs], in: Dieter Böhn, Aida Bosch, Hans-Dieter Haas, Gert Schmidt and Torsten M. Kühlmann (eds.): Deutsche Unter­nehmen in der Volksrepublik China - Märkte, Partner, Strategien. Wiesbaden: DUV, ISBN 3-8244-0687-x, 2003, pp. 166-178.
• Trust in Intercultural Co-operative Ventures between Japanese and German Small and Medium-sized Companies, in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Area Studies, Business and Culture. Research Results of the Bavarian Research Network forarea. Hamburg: LIT, ISBN 3-8258-6623-8, 2003, pp. 372-382.
• 日独企業間の国際提携における信頼関係 [Nichidokukigyokan no kokusai teikei ni okeru shinraikankei. The Trust Relationship in International Co-operative Businesses between German and Japanese Companies], in: Die Brücke kakebashi. Journal der Japanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft e.V. Tōkyō . No. 563 (February). 2003, p. 9.
• Spielt Vertrauen eine Rolle? Untersuchungen in deutsch-japanischen Unternehmenskooperationen [What Role Does Trust Play? An Analysis of German-Japanese Co-operative Ventures], in: Die Brücke kakebashi. Journal der Japanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft e.V. Tōkyō . No. 563 (February). 2003, p. 9.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann] Sino-German Business Relationships during the Age of Economic Reform (Introduction), in: Torsten M. Kühlmann and Harald Dolles (eds.): Sino-German Business Relationships during the Age of Economic Reform. München: Iudicium, ISBN 3-89129-674-6, 2002, pp. 7-11.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann] Privately Owned Enterprises in China: Context, Functions, and Outcomes, in: Torsten M. Kühlmann and Harald Dolles (eds.): Sino-German Business Relationships during the Age of Economic Reform. München: Iudicium, ISBN 3-89129-674-6, 2002, pp. 161-181.
• Keiretsu: Strukturelle Merkmale und wettbewerbs­stra­tegische Hand­lungen vertikaler und horizontaler Verbundgruppen in Japan. Ihre Be­deu­tung für die Geschäfts­tä­tigkeit ausländischer Unternehmen in Japan [Keiretsu: Organiza­tional Structure and the Competitive Strategies of Corporate Groupings in Japan. Implications for Successful Management of Foreign Subsidiaries in Japan], in: Hannelore Eisen­hofer-Halim, Peter Pörtner and Holger Wohlbier (eds.): Facetten des modernen Ja­pan. Frankfurt am Main et al.: Peter Lang, ISBN 3-631-34094-x, 1999, pp. 379-431.
• Investieren in Chinas Sonderwirtschaftszonen - Eindrücke aus Dalian und Shanghai (Teil 2: Shanghai) [Investing in China's Special Economic Zones. Dalian and Shanghai (Part 2: Shanghai)], in: BF/M Spiegel [Journal of the Research Centre of Medium-Sized Firms' Affairs, Bayreuth University]. Vol. 10, no. 1 (April). 1999, pp. 17-21.
• Investieren in Chinas Sonderwirtschaftszonen - Eindrücke aus Dalian und Shanghai (Teil 1: Dalian) [Investing in China's Special Economic Zones. Dalian and Shanghai (Part 1: Dalian)], in: BF/M Spiegel [Journal of the Research Centre of Medium-Sized Firms' Affairs, Bayreuth University]. Vol. 9, no. 2 (July). 1998, pp. 1-3.
• [With Akihiro Koyama] 日独企業の比較分析のために（3）金融系列の基本的再検討 [Japanese and German Companies in Comparison: Focusing on kin'yu keiretsu (3)], in: The Society for Economics in Gakushuin University, Tōkyō (eds.): Gakushuin dai­gaku keizai ronsho [Gakushuin Economic Papers]. Vol. 33, no. 3/4 (January). 1997, pp. 149-161 [In Japanese].
• [With Akihiro Koyama] 日独企業の比較分析のために（2）金融系列の基本的再検討 [Japanese and German Companies in Comparison: Focusing on kin'yu keiretsu (2)], in: The Society for Economics in Gakushuin University, Tōkyō (eds.): Gakushuin dai­gaku keizai ronsho [Gakushuin Economic Papers]. Vol. 30, no. 4 (February). 1994, pp. 423-438 [In Japanese].
• [With Yoshiaki Takahashi] Wide Human Resource Manage­ment - Structure, Practice And Strategy in Comparison Between Japan And Germany, in: The Society of Business and Commerce in Chūō University, Tōkyō (eds.): Shogaku Ronsan [The Journal of Commerce]. Vol. 24, no. 5-6 (July). 1993, pp. 389-441.
• Das Mysterium "Keiretsu" oder "Die Erfahrungen von T. Boone Pickens!" [The Keiretsu Values. The Case of T. Boone Pickens' Investment in Japan], in: Peter Ackermann (ed.): Japan: Selbstbild - Fremd­bild. Zürich: Offizin, ISBN 3-907495-45-4, 1993, pp. 122-129.
• Interkulturelles Management und Geschichten um das Sitzen [Intercultural Management in Japan. How to Sit Appropirately], in: Peter Ackermann (ed.): Japan: Selbstbild - Fremdbild. Zürich: Offizin, ISBN 3-907495-45-4, 1993, pp. 57-63.
• [With Horst Steinmann and Brij N. Kumar] Eintritts- und Führungsstrategien deutscher Unternehmen in Japan [Market Entry Strategy and Competitive Strategies of German Companies in Japan], in: Brij N. Kumar and Helmut Haussmann (eds.): Handbuch der Internationalen Unternehmenstätigkeit. München: C.H. Beck, ISBN 3-406-35079-8, 1992, pp. 995-1011.
• [With Akihiro Koyama] 日独企業の比較分析のために（1）金融系列の基本的再検討 [Japanese and German Companies in Comparison: Focusing on kin'yu keiretsu (1)], in: The Society for Economics in Gakushuin University, Tōkyō (eds.): Gakushuin dai­gaku keizai ronshu [Gakushuin Economic Papers]. Vol. 29, no. 2 (July). 1992, pp. 113-126 [In Japanese].

Discussion Papers (Monographs)

• [With Niklas Wilmking] International Joint Ventures in China after WTO Accession: Will Trust Relations Change?, Working Paper no. 05/7. German Institute for Japanese Studies. Tōkyō 2005. 34 p.
• [With Sten Söderman] Implementing a Professional Football League in Japan - Challenges to Research in International Business, Working Paper no. 05/6. German Institute for Japanese Studies. Tōkyō 2005. 39 p.
• [With Sten Söderman] Ahead of the Game - The Network of Value Captures in Professional Football, Working Paper no. 05/5. German Institute for Japanese Studies. Tōkyō 2005. 42 p. (also Working Paper Stockholm University, Business School. Stockholm March 2006).
• [With Sten Söderman] Ahead of the Game - The Network of Value Captures in Professional Football, Working Paper. Stockholm University, Business School. Stockholm 2006. 42 p.
• [With Sten Söderman] Globalization of Sports - The Case of Professional Football and its International Management Challenges, Working Paper no. 05/1. German Institute for Japanese Studies. Tōkyō 2005. 28 p.
• [With Andreas Moerke] Corporate Governance in Multinational Corporations during Turbulent Times - Cases from the Automotive Industry, Working Paper no. 04/3. German Institute for Japanese Studies. Tōkyō 2004. 33 p.
• [With Michael Babo] The Development of Entrepreneurship in Transitional Economies: The Perspectives of Chinese and South African Entrepreneurs, Working Paper no. 03/1. German Institute for Japanese Studies. Tōkyō 2003. 44 p.
• Spielt Vertrauen eine Rolle? Analysen deutsch-japanischer Unternehmenskooperationen [What Role Does Trust Play? An Analysis of German-Japanese Co-operative Ventures], Working Paper no. 02/5. Philipp Franz von Siebold Stiftung - Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien. Tōkyō 2002. 28 p.
• [With Jörg Maier and Volker Dittmeier] Zum Existenzgründungsprozeß im Handwerk. Analyse von Motiven und Handlungen im Handwerk im Raum Bayreuth [The Process of Starting Craftsmen's New Ventures. An Empirical Study of Motivation and Foundation Strategies in Northern Bavaria], Arbeitsmaterialien zur Raumordnung und Raumplanung (Bericht zum Geländepraktikum für Studenten im Studiengang Diplom in Geographie), Bayreuth: Lehrstuhl Wirtschaftsgeographie und Regionalplanung. 1999. 128 p.
• [With Brij N. Kumar, Philipp Epple, Ina Graf and Michael Schäfer] Determinanten und Erfolgsfaktoren des betrieblichen Engagements in Asien. Eine empirische Studie dargestellt am Bei­spiel der Asientätigkeit mittelfränkischer Unter­neh­men [Determining Factors and Crucial Issues for Successful Investment in Asia. An Empirical Study of Bavarian SMEs], Diskussionsbeitrag des Lehrstuhls für Betriebswirt­schafts­lehre ins­be­son­dere Inter­nationales Management (Prof. Dr. Brij N. Kumar), no. 5, Friedrich-Alexan­der-Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg. 1995. ISSN 0945-0610-x. 112 p.
• Keiretsu - Eine Organisationsform zwischen Markt und Hierarchie? Überlegungen zur Analyse japanischer Verbundgruppen [Keiretsu - Between Market and Hierarchy? How to Conduct Research on Corporate Groupings in Japan], Diskussionsbeitrag des Lehrstuhls für Betriebswirtschaftslehre ins­be­son­dere Internationales Management (Prof. Dr. Brij N. Kumar), no. 4, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg. 1995. ISSN 0945-0610-x. 78 p.
• [With Brij N. Kumar] New Management Concepts and Changing Man­agerial Roles in Euro-Asia Business - 10th Annual EAMSA Conference Nuernberg Germany, Diskussionsbeitrag des Lehr­stuhls für Betriebs­wirtschaftslehre insbesondere Internationales Management (Prof. Dr. Brij N. Kumar), no. 3, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg. 1993. ISSN 0945-0610-x. 500 p.
• [With Horst Steinmann and Brij N. Kumar] Das Management in Niederlassungen deut­scher Unternehmen in Japan - eine empiri­sche Unter­suchung unter be­son­derer Berücksichtigung von Klein- und Mittel­betrieben [Subsidiary Management of German Small- and Medium-Sized Companies in Japan], Diskussions­bei­trag des Lehr­stuhls für Betriebswirtschaftslehre insbesondere Inter­natio­nales Ma­nage­ment (Prof. Dr. Brij N. Kumar), no. 2, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg. 1993. ISSN 0945-0610-x. 156 p.
• [With Herbert F. Jung] Subcontracting in Japan [The Japanese Subcontracting System], Diskus­sions­beitrag des Lehrstuhls für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Unternehmensfüh­rung (Prof. Dr. Horst Steinmann), no. 58, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuernberg. 1990 (2nd edition, dto. 1991). ISSN 0171-9963-x. 125 p.

Articles in Conference Proceedings (other)

• Collaborative Strategies between Japanese and German Companies in the Environmental Protection Industry (Panel on "Influences on Environmental Protection in Japan" with Isa Ducke and Gabriele Vogt), Proceeding of the 9th Asian Studies Conference Japan. Sophia University, Tōkyō (Japan). 2005, pp. 40-41 (abstract).
• On the Uses of Trust in Intercultural Co-operative Ventures: A Comparative Study of Sino-German and Japanese-German Co-operative Relationships, in: Hanns Günter Hilpert, René Haak and Dennis Tachiki (eds.): Proceedings der Fachkonferenz des Deutschen Instituts für Japanstudien und des Fujitsu Research Institute. Tōkyō (Japan) 2001.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann] Chinesische Privatunternehmer: Ein neuer Partner für deutsche Unternehmen? [Private Entrepreneurs in the People's Republic of China: New Business Partners for German Sales to China?], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Erfolgreich auf asiatischen Märkten, FORAREA Arbeits­papiere, no. 16. 2001, pp. 33-­44.
• Privates Unternehmertum in China als Marktpartner für deutsche Unternehmen [Private Entrepreneurs in the People's Republic of China: Business Partners for German Sales to China?], in: Hans-Dieter Haas and Johannes Rehner (eds.): Bayerische Werkzeugmaschinen in China - Chancen und Risiken, Wege in den Markt -, Institut für Wirtschaftsgeographie an der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München. Munich (Germany). 2000, pp. 41-44.
• The Recent Development of Private Business in the People's Republic of China: A New Option for Foreign Direct Investment?, in: Po-Young Chu, Da-Nien Liu and Ching-Sung Wu (eds.): "Collaboration Between Europe and Asia", Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association. Taipei-Hsinchu (Republic of China). 1998. Supplement.
• [With Akihiro Koyama] Does Agency Theory Fail to Explain Japanese Manage­ment, Organization and Institu­tions? - A Step Toward an Asian Theory of the Firm, in: Jacques Liouville (ed.): "Asian Firms Looking Towards the Global Market", Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Euro-Asia Manage­ment Studies Association. Metz (France). 1997. Supplement.
• [With Peter Ackermann and Kathrin Köster] Privatization of the Japa­nese National Railway: A Model for the Transformation of the Deutsche Bundes­bahn/Deutsche Reichsbahn, in: Brij N. Kumar and Harald Dolles (eds.): New Management Concepts and Changing Managerial Roles in Euro-Asia Business, Dis­kus­sionsbeitrag des Lehrstuhls für Betriebswirtschaftslehre insbesondere Internationa­les Management (Prof. Dr. Brij N. Kumar), Friedrich-Alexander-Univer­sität Erlangen-Nuernberg, no. 3. ISSN 0945-0610-x, 1993, pp. 257-289.

Articles in Working Papers

• [With Dieter Fricke, Hans-Dieter Haas, Hans Hopfinger, Vicent J.H. Houben and Torsten M. Kühlmann] Chancen und Risiken interkultureller Kooperationen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen: Struktur, Verlauf und Erträge [Opportunities and Risks in Intercultural Co-operative Ventures by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Structure, Development and Outcomes], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Abschlußbericht über die dritte Förderphase 2000-2002, FORAREA Arbeits­papiere, no. 18, ISSN 0947-2894, 2002, pp. 55-88.
• Vertrauen in interkulturellen Kooperationen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen: Japan [Trust in Inter­cultural Co-operative Ventures between Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Japan], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Abschluß­bericht über die dritte För­der­phase 2000-2002, FORAREA Arbeits­papiere, no. 18, ISSN 0947-2894, 2002, pp. 171-184.
• [With Tosten M. Kühlmann und Oliver Schumann] Vertrauen in deutsch-mexikanischen Kooperationen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen [Trust in Intercultural Co-operative Ventures between German and Mexican Small and Medium-sized Enterprises], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Internationale Koopera­tionen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen, FORAREA Arbeits­pa­piere, no. 17, ISSN 0947-2894, 2002, pp. 30-31.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann and Oliver Schumann] Vertrauen in interkulturellen Kooperationen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen: Ein Vergleich zwischen Mexiko und Japan [Trust in Intercultural Co-operative Ventures between Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. A Comparison between Germany, Mexico and Japan], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Zwischenberichte der Projekte der dritten För­der­phase 2000-2002, FORAREA Arbeits­papiere, no. 15, ISSN 0947-2894, 2001, pp. 53-68.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann und Heike Bößenecker] Unternehmerhandeln in der Volksrepublik China: Bedingungen und Erscheinungsformen [Entrepreneurship in the People's Republic of China. Conditions and Manifestations (Final Report)], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Endberichte der Projekte der zweiten Förderphase 1998-2000, FORAREA Arbeits­papiere, no. 14, ISSN 0947-2894, 2000, pp. 53-68.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann and Heike Bößenecker] Unternehmerhandeln in der Volksrepublik China: Bedingungen und Erscheinungsformen [Entrepreneurship in the People's Republic of China. Conditions and Manifestations (Evaluation Second Half)], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Zwischenberichte über Projekte der zweiten För­der­phase 1998-2000, FORAREA Arbeits­papiere, no. 12, ISSN 0947-2894, 1999, pp. 25-31.
• [With Torsten M. Kühlmann und Heike Bößenecker] Unternehmerhandeln in der Volksrepublik China: Bedingungen und Erscheinungsformen [Entre­preneurship in the People's Republic of China. Conditions and Manifestations (Evaluation First Half)], in: Horst Kopp (ed.): Zwischenberichte über Projekte der zweiten Förder­phase 1998-2000, FORAREA Arbeits­papiere, no. 9, ISSN 0947-2894, 1998, pp. 23-28.
• Die strategische Rolle der kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen zur Schaffung von Wett­bewerbsvorteilen japanischer Verbund­grup­pen - Aufbau und Siche­rung von Markt­macht durch Eintritts- und Mobilitätsbarrieren [Strategic Positioning and Strategic Movement of SMEs in Corporate Groupings in Japan. Market Entry Barriers and Mobility Barriers], in: Werner Pascha (ed.): Duisburger Arbeits­papiere Ost­asien­wirtschaften, Gerhard-Mercator-Universität Ge­samt­hochschule Duisburg, no. 6. 1995, pp. 1-12.