Ulrike Eidel

Prof. Ulrike Eidel is a Professor of Accounting and Controlling at Pforzheim University since 2002, specializing in financial accounting, corporate valuation, and behavioral finance. She holds a PhD from Saarland University and served as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her roles include Program Director of the Bachelor’s program in Controlling, Finance, and Accounting (since 2020) and leadership in conflict management initiatives.

Education:

• Diplom in Business Administration (Ecole de Management Lyon, 1994)
• Diplom (Universität des Saarlandes, 1994)
• PhD (Saarland University, 1999)
• Research stay at UIUC, United States (1998)

Research Interests: Focuses on financial reporting standards, corporate valuation, behavioral finance, and conflict resolution in negotiations. Integrates legal compliance and international accounting practices into academic and practical applications.

Administrative Contributions:

• Supervises trainees in the Bachelor’s program since 2013
• Member of the Faculty Council
• Co-founder of the interdisciplinary conflict management working group at Pforzheim University

Labs/Teams: Active in the university’s conflict management initiatives, co-authoring works like Konflikte lösen - Verhandeln unter Stress (2019).