Appointments can be arranged individually. Please send me an email (with a suggested date and topic for the conversation). The discussions will take place via Zoom or telephone until further notice.

Since 2021: Professor of general business administration, especially corporate banking, Technical University of Central Hesse

2019-2021: Professor of General Business Administration, IU International University

2014-2018: Product Manager for Leadership and Stewardship; Implementation manager for digital media and blended learning, Academy of German Cooperatives, Montabaur

October 2014: Doctorate (PhD) Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland

2008-2014: Research assistant, Central Hesse University of Technology, Giessen

2008: Credit/Cash Flow Analyst Asset Finance/Corporate Finance, Landesbank Hessen Thüringen, Frankfurt/Main

2005-2008: Marketing Manager for Private Customer Business, Sparkasse Wetzlar

2002-2005: Private customer advisor, Sparkasse Wetzlar

1999-2002: Vocational training as a bank clerk, Sparkasse Wetzlar

Publications

"A Perspective on Resilient and Sustainable Financial Strategies for SMEs", in Durst, S.; Henschel, T. (Ed.): Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Resilience - Strategies for Risk and Crisis Management (2024), Springer, pp. 167 - 180, ISBN 978-3-031-50835-6.

"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the German banking industry - a critical analysis of regulatory easing for banks", Managerial Economics 22 (02), pp. 95-112, together with Hastenteufel, J. and Eschenröder, M.

“The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the German banking sector - A critical analysis of the supervisory relief for credit institutions”, BankPraktiker 11/2021, pp. 385-391, together with Hastenteufel, J. and Eschenröder, M.

“SME lending relationships: A learning perspective”, The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 17 (3), 2016, pp. 184-193, together with Henschel, T.

“Learning in SME Financing – A German Case”, together Henschel, T., in: Tegtmeier, L., Sandner, P,. (Ed.): Merseburger Writings on Corporate Management Volume 16, Shaker Verlag, 2016, pp. 121-142, ISBN978-3-8440-3745-6

“Credit Guarantees in SME Finance”, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2015, ISBN 978-659-7572-1.

“Without guarantees, fewer loans”, Banken + Partner, Magazine for Strategy and Management 1.2015, 2015, p. 5.

“Guarantees have a positive influence on access to credit”, IHK WirtschaftsForum, Volume 138, May 3rd, 2015, p. II.

“Do guarantee banks affect SME lending?”, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 12 (4), 2013, pp. 481-496, together with Henschel, T.

“Credit guarantee schemes and their impact on SME lending: existing literature and research gaps”, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing 5 (4), 2013, pp. 391-405, together with Wolf, B.

“The ability of Credit Guarantee Schemes to improve access to bank lending for SMEs” (2011), Conference Paper 56th^World Conference for Small Business (ICSB), Stockholm.

Conference papers

“SME Lending Relationships: A Learning Perspective”, 4th Annual Conference of Economic Forum of Entrepreneurship & International Business, Paris, 2014.

“Guarantee banks and their importance for SME financing”, Third Forum Medium-Sized Companies Research, Frankfurt am Main, 2012.

“German guarantee banks and their impact on access to finance for SMEs”, 56th^World Conference for Small Business (ICSB), Stockholm, 2011.

“The impact of German Guarantee Banks on the access to finance for SMEs”, Second Forum Medium-Sized Companies Research, Siegen, 2010.

“Credit Guarantee Schemes for SMEs in Germany: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Analysis”, ICAS Research Development Conference, Edinburgh, 2010.

“The impact of German Guarantee Banks on the access to finance for SMEs”, ScotDoc, Edinburgh, 2010 and Annual Research Conference Edinburgh Napier University, 2009 – 2012.