Rüdiger Waldkirch

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Waldkirch is a full Professor at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, where he has been teaching in the Department of Engineering and Economics since 2006. His academic journey includes research positions at Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, complemented by international experiences as a Visiting Scholar at The University of Auckland and teaching assignments at various universities since 2009.

Education:

• 1994-1995: Programme in International Business, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki
• 1997: Diplom in Betriebswirtschaftslehre (Business Administration), Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
• 2002: Dr. rer. pol. (Doctorate in Economics)

His research bridges Business Ethics and Controlling, with particular emphasis on corporate social responsibility, performance measurement methodologies, and institutional economics. He investigates both theoretical frameworks for corporate responsibility and practical applications in researcher evaluation systems, employing quantitative analysis of scholarly impact.

Publication analysis reveals two dominant themes: 1) Ethical dimensions of accounting and social security systems (2001-2009), and 2) Quantitative research evaluation through bibliometrics and performance metrics (2012-2018). His work consistently appears in internationally recognized journals including the Journal of Business Ethics and Critical Perspectives on Accounting.

Professor Waldkirch maintains an extensive advising portfolio, having supervised over 30 Bachelor, Master, and Diploma theses with topics ranging from controlling systems optimization to ethical business frameworks. He actively develops academic materials, authoring textbooks on Controlling and editing volumes on corporate ethics.

While no dedicated laboratory is mentioned, his research collaborations extend internationally through visiting positions and co-authored publications with institutions like Hamburg University of Technology.