Bachelor & Master thesis supervision

We like to stay in touch with outstanding students who bring exceptional interest and talent for strategic management as well as an impeccable grade and track record. If you are interested in writing your thesis at our Institute you can find the most important information below. You are strongly advised to read our thesis guide prior to applying for a supervision.

Bachelor thesis supervision at ISM

We offer outstanding students the opportunity to write their bachelor thesis about interesting topics in the area of Strategic Management (mainly focusing on Strategic Alliances).

Since we only have very limited capacities, we have implemented a competitive tendering procedure with three submission deadlines per year (end of January, end of May, end of September).

For each deadline students are invited to submit their application (including CV, letter of motivation, GPA, grade certificate) via a form which will be accessible two weeks prior to the deadline. Within two weeks we will select the students with the best fit and grant them the opportunity to write their thesis at ISM.

Please note that the successful completion of a course on Strategic Management (ideally "International Strategic Management 1" and "International Strategic Management 2" of the "Cross Functional Management" specialization) and "Grundlagen wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens"/"Academic Research Techniques" constitutes a prerequisite for applying for a bachelor thesis supervision at our Institute.

Download bachelor thesis guide

The next application deadline is January 31, 2019.

Master thesis supervision at ISM

We regularly offer master thesis topics in the area of strategic management (strategic alliances, business model innovation, strategy processes/open strategy). These topics will be communicated on this site.

In order to apply for one of the topics, please follow the instructions for application of the respective call.

Download master thesis guide

Current master thesis topic on alliances and CEOs:

• Ownership and leadership in Joint Ventures

• Mergers & Acquisitions vs Alliances

• The choice between Joint Venture and Mergers & Acquisitions in uncertain time

• Uncertainty – a risk or an opportunity for CEOs/TMT?

• Influence of CEOs on strategic decisions

• Influence of CEOs on alliance or M&A decisions

• Narcissism – Characteristics of a narcissistic leader

• Narcissism effect on strategic decisions

 

If you are interested in writing your master thesis on one of the above topics or have further questions regarding one of these topic please contact ann-kathrin.herfeld@wu.ac.at.

Below you find other calls. For questions regarding the topic please contact the person mentioned in the call.