Institution: VHB ProDok

Lecturer: Franz Rothlauf (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Information Systems and Business Administration)

Date: 10.-13. Oktober 2016

Place: Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Jakob-Welder-Weg 9, 55128 Mainz

Registration: Please send your registration by Email to doktorandenprogramm@vhbonline.org

Abstract:
Modern heuristics like evolutionary algorithms, genetic programming, variable neighborhood search, tabu search, simulated annealing, and others are widely applied to large, difficult, or realistic optimization problems, for which efficient classical optimization methods are not available. Unfortunately, many text books teach such methods by providing detailed descriptions of the functionality of single examples of modern heuristics neglecting the underlying and common concepts. As a result, the design and application of modern heuristics is often not a systematic task but a result of repeated trial and error. Applicants apply textbook approaches and are wondering why they do not perform well when used for problems of realistic size or complexity.

This course takes a different approach. It teaches the basic, method-independent principles and design guidelines of modern heuristics and how they can be used to systematically develop superior heuristic optimization methods for problems of choice.

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Institution: VHB ProDok

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Joachim Gassen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Date: 13. bis 16. September 2016 in Berlin

Place: Berlin

Registration: Please send your registration by Email to doktorandenprogramm@vhbonline.org

Abstract:
This course focuses on empirical archival accounting research, covering theoretical, methodological and technical aspects of this research program. The course concentrates on financial accounting issues but also touches on some auditing topics. After this course, participants should

• have a clear understanding about the theoretical foundations of positive and capital market-based financial accounting research,
• understand the methodological approaches to and common pitfalls of empirical archival research designs,
• have acquired information about how to execute empirical archival studies, including the concept, usability and inter-operability of different data sources, like Compustat, CRSP, Worldscope, Datastream and I/B/E/S,
• and, based on their own research proposal, have received constructive feedback on how to design and execute a viable study in the area of empirical financial accounting research.

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Institution: VHB ProDok

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christian D. Schade (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Date: 27. bis 30. September 2016 in Berlin

Place: Harnack-Haus, Berlin, Ihne-Str. 16-20, 14195 Berlin, www.harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de

Registration: Please send your registration by Email to doktorandenprogramm@vhbonline.org

Abstract:
Part of business research is moving away from the assumption of homo economicus and rational decision making. Consequently, decision making of consumers, investors, managers, entrepreneurs etc. is now often modelled differently than it has been only few years ago. Whereas applying approaches of normative decision theory has been the standard and still is in some fields, many researchers are now taking into account replicable and systematic features of actual behavior that are underlying the models of behavioral decision and game theory.

After this course, participants will understand this shift in paradigm, know the basic approaches of behavioral decision and game theory, will be able to understand research papers in those fields, and will be able to develop research ideas in their fields of interest, based on behavioral approaches.

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Part of business research is moving away from the assumption of homo economicus and rational decision making. Consequently, decision making of consumers, investors, managers, entrepreneurs etc. is now often modelled differently than it has been only few years ago. Whereas applying approaches of normative decision theory has been the standard and still is in some fields, many researchers are now taking into account replicable and systematic features of actual behavior that are underlying the models of behavioral decision and game theory.

After this course, participants will understand this shift in paradigm, know the basic approaches of behavioral decision and game theory, will be able to understand research papers in those fields, and will be able to develop research ideas in their fields of interest, based on behavioral approaches.

Date of Event: 24. – 27. September 2015

Location:
Harnack-Haus, Berlin
Ihne-Str. 16-20
14195 Berlin
www.harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de

Speaker: Christian D. Schade (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

Registration: Please send your registration by Email to doktorandenprogramm(at)vhbonline(dot)org.

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This course covers two important concepts in empirical social science research: Mediation/intervening effects (the “how” and “why” of cause and effect relations) and moderation/interaction effects (the “when” of cause and effect relations). Both concepts as well as combinations of them (“conditional processes”) will be applied in the context of linear/nonlinear regression models and structural equation models with latent variables.

Date of Event: 15. – 18. September 2015

Location:
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Schumpeter School of Business and Economics
Room: K.11.07
Gaußstr. 20
42119 Wuppertal

Speaker: Dirk Temme (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)

Registration: Please send your registration by Email to doktorandenprogramm(at)vhbonline(dot)org.

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