Klimmer

Prof. Klimmer is a Professor of Marketing, Organization, and Project Management at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in Business Administration (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Mannheim and has extensive industry experience, including roles as Project Leader at Fraunhofer ISI and Director of Corporate Development in a leading medical technology company since 1998. His research focuses on Organizational Design, Change Management, and Industrial Goods Marketing. He teaches courses such as Project Management and Product Planning.

Key research interests include optimizing organizational structures, managing change in industrial contexts, and strategic marketing for capital goods. His publications span books like Unternehmensorganisation (2025) and articles on topics like service marketing challenges and process efficiency in production systems. He actively supervises master’s theses on themes like customer satisfaction optimization and market analysis in China’s automotive sector.

His expertise bridges academia and industry, with a focus on practical solutions for operational and strategic challenges. He is reachable via m.klimmer@hs-mannheim.de and via Webex at https://hs-mannheim.webex.com/meet/m.klimmer.