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SoSe 20: Bachelor's Programmes

Bachelor's programme in Economics (as of winter semester 2018/19)

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  • Investition und Finanzierung (Investment and Corporate Finance)

    0170dA1.5

    learning objectives:
     Learning objectives: Students learn to be aware that individual’s actions in corporate finance are evaluated in terms of generating income, while other factors that influence behavior in businesses mostly go ignored. They gain basic skills and knowledge in financial mathematics and learn which tools to use when making decisions about investments and financing measures. When applying the tools they learned about, students take into account the fact that decisions are usually long term and that it cannot be taken for granted (especially with financing decisions) that all parties are equally well informed. In addition to learning how to incorporate risk considerations into decision-making, the students also come to understand that the effects of taxes should not be ignored when making finance decisions.

    course content:
     Net present value and internal interest rate, investment decisions under certainty, investment decisions under uncertainty, traditional forms of financing, capital structure policy and dividend policy, risk management with futures trading

    language of instruction:
     German

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every summer semester

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  • Grundlagen der Mikroökonomie (Fundamentals of Microeconomics)

    0171dA1.2

    learning objectives:
    Students gain an understanding of microeconomic concepts and their principles. With guidance, students learn to solve practical problems by applying the knowledge they gain in order to analyze microeconomic issues related to budgeting and business decisions. In addition, they learn to describe the interactions between suppliers and demanders in markets, to examine market efficiency, as well as describe to what extent state intervention to avoid market failure is justified. The module will continuously be augmented with integrated gender and diversity elements, which are aimed at preparing students for real-life professional experiences where diversity plays an ever more important role in businesses and organizational structures.

    course content:
    Consumption theory and budgeting decisions, production theory and business decisions, market equilibrium in complete and incomplete markets, game theory concepts, general equilibrium theory

    language of instruction:
    German/English

    workload
    180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every summer semester

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    • 102003 Lecture
      Fundamentals of Microeconomics (V) (Andreas Asseyer)
      Schedule: Mi 10:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-15)
      Location: Onlinelehre - zeitUNabhängig, siehe Blackboard
    • 102004 Practice seminar
      Grundlagen der Mikroökonomie (Ü/T) (Boryslav Brekhov, Max Poburski)
      Schedule: Mi 12:00-14:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-15)
      Location: Onlinelehre - zeitUNabhängig, siehe Blackboard

  • Einführung in die Statistik (Introduction to Statistics)

    0171dA1.6

    learning objectives:
     Students gain basic knowledge of information reduction when dealing with one-dimensional and multidimensional data on different measurement levels (“descriptive statistics”). Students also learn how to use the tools of probability theory to deal with the randomness of statistical information. Based on the concept of probability, students learn to derive the concept of random variables. In addition to learning about basic concepts and definitions, students also learn how to describe important distribution models. Students also use software to display central statistical concepts, such as the dispersion of results within a distribution model. They learn to process simple statistical analyses themselves using a computer. The module integrates intercultural and international diversity as a cross-sectional topic that students should be aware of when it comes to research methods and evaluations.

    course content:
     One-dimensional and multidimensional empirical distribution, principles of probability theory, random variables, ratios and indices, discrete distribution models.

    language of instruction:
     German/English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every summer semester

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  • Spieltheorie (Game Theory)

    0171dB1.1

    learning objectives:
     Students gain an understanding of strategic thinking in situations involving interactions where multiple individuals have to make interdependent decisions. They learn to describe and solve problems in these types of situations using the methods of game theory. Students also learn how to apply game theory methods to cases of strategic interactions in markets and organizations.

    course content:
     Decision theory under uncertainty, strategic form games, extensive form games, extensions of the Nash equilibrium, games with imperfect information.

    language of instruction:
     German/English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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    • 102042 Lecture
      Spieltheorie (V) (Uwe Dulleck)
      Schedule: Di 08:00-10:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-21)
      Location: Online
    • 102043 Practice seminar
      Spieltheorie (Ü) (Uwe Dulleck)
      Schedule: Di 12:00-14:00, Mi 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-21)
      Location: Online

  • Grundlagen und Kontroversen der Marxistischen Wirtschaftstheorie (Principles and Controversies of Marxist Economic Theory)

    0171dB1.12

    learning objectives:
     Students learn how Marxist theory, in conjunction with Keynes’ and Schumpeter’s approaches, can be used to analyze today’s economic problems and develop strategies based on this knowledge. In addition, they analyze Marx’s relevance in today’s theoretical debates. Students also deal with current interpretations of Marx critics and determine to what extent their critique is justified.

    course content:
     Principles of political economy, monetary system and capital, added value, accumulation of capital, profit and profit rate, economic crises, overaccumulation, internationalization, state intervention.

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Monetäre Außenwirtschaft (International Monetary Economics)

    0171dB1.2

    learning objectives:
     Students gain methodological and analytical skills in the field of international monetary economics. They learn about the effects and determinants of exchange rate movements and international monetary flows and how to describe them based on theoretical models. Students learn to describe monetary flows and models of international monetary economics. They learn to use this knowledge to deal with macroeconomic problems and questions in an open economy.

    course content:
     Review and enrichment of basic principles (balance of payments, currency systems, exchange rates); central models of international monetary economics; financial market models: portfolio models.

    language of instruction:
     German/English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Makroökonomie (Macroeconomics)

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    learning objectives:
     Students build on the knowledge they gained in the introduction to macroeconomics and take their qualifications in the area of macroeconomics to a deeper level. They learn to apply their understanding of theoretical and empirical methods to concrete economic policy issues. A significant additional skill that the students gain is the ability to create theoretical models that take into account important international relationships. Students improve their analytical skills and learn to produce descriptive models that are more realistic as well as explain new interaction effects.

    course content:
     Study of the necessity and effectiveness of state intervention in fiscal and monetary policy for example in order to combat unemployment and inflation; discussion of different assumptions about how private economic subjects form expectations; study of macroeconomic relationships in the open economy; foreign exchange market; determinants of exchange rates.

    language of instruction:
     German/English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Verhaltensökonomie (Behavioral Economics)

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    learning objectives:
     Students learn to explain models that depict how economic behavior relates to different psychological factors. They also learn how to integrate their knowledge of behavioral economics into the study of organizations and markets. Students gain an understanding of how to investigate economic issues in different areas of application using empirical and experimental methods.

    course content:
     Introduction to behavioral economic approaches, social and reference-dependent preferences, time preferences and self-control problems, selected examples of practical applications.

    language of instruction:
     German/English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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    • 102096 Lecture
      Verhaltensökonomie (V) (Peter Mohr)
      Schedule: Mi 08:00-10:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-15)
      Location: K 005 Seminarraum UG (Garystr. 21)
    • 102097 Undergraduate Course
      Verhaltensökonomie (S) (Peter Mohr)
      Schedule: Mo 08:00-10:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-20)
      Location: Hs 108a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Einführung in die Ökonometrie (Introduction to Econometrics)

    0171dB2.1

    learning objectives:
     Students learn to quantify and verify economic behavioral equations using statistical methods and observational data. They learn to describe and apply the basic methods of regression analysis including testing parameters. Through a trained understanding of econometric models, they can also identify the effects of deviating or violating models on estimates and regression parameter tests and develop appropriate strategic solutions. By including a practical computational exercise, students learn to perform regression analyses by themselves and interpret the results appropriately. Another important objective is to use student diversity as a resource and make a conscious effort to include it in the students’ daily life.

    course content:
     Fundamental methods of econometrics, for example: The classical linear regression model, parameter estimation with the least squares method, confidence ranges and parameter tests, modeling structural breaks and season, heteroscedasticity, and autocorrelation of residuals.

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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    • 102038 Lecture
      Einführung in die Ökonometrie (V) (Dieter Nautz)
      Schedule: Mo 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-20)
      Location: Hs 105 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 102039 Methods Tutorial
      Einführung in die Ökonometrie (Ü1) (Lea Sieckmann)
      Schedule: Fr 12:00-14:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-17)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 102085 Practice seminar
      Einführung in die Ökonometrie (Ü2)
      Schedule: Di 12:00-14:00, Di 14:00-16:00, Mi 12:00-14:00, Mi 14:00-16:00, Do 12:00-14:00, Do 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-14)
      Location: K 006a PC Pool 1 (Garystr. 21)

  • Einführung in die Mikroökonometrie (Introduction to Microeconometrics)

    0171dB2.4

    learning objectives:
     Students expand their knowledge of basic econometrics to include important questions and approaches in applied microeconometrics. This includes learning about which methods to use to analyze consumer and producer behavior in product and factor markets. Students learn about the most significant microeconometric models and gain practical knowledge about how to perform empirical studies themselves. They learn to use statistics software to work on topics with empirical data. Furthermore, students learn to apply modern microeconometric methods to practical problems and are able to conduct empirical analyses independently.

    course content:
     Panel data models, discrete choice models, limited-dependent variable models.

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Angewandte Zeitreihenökonometrie (Applied Time Series Econometrics)

    0171dB2.7

    learning objectives:
     Students are advised to take “Introduction to Econometrics” before starting this module. Students in this seminar are prepared to complete their own independent academic research through work on a current issue in the field of applied time series econometrics. They master techniques used to study source material and research literature effectively. They learn different citation styles and gain an overview of methodological demands in the specific field of economics as they pertain to academic research. Students develop their own research paper on a certain issue and present it in the seminar. These tasks help them develop their ability to present academic material and to participate in the discourse on economic issues.

    course content:
     Current research questions in the field of applied time series econometrics, building on content from the “Introduction to Time Series Analysis” module.

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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    • 102088 Lecture
      Big Data in Economics (V) (Lars Winkelmann)
      Schedule: Fr 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-17)
      Location: Hs 108a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 102089 Undergraduate Course
      Big Data in Economics (PS) (Lars Winkelmann)
      Schedule: Fr 12:00-14:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-24)
      Location: K 006b PC-Pool 2 (Garystr. 21)

  • Einführung in die Arbeitsmarkttheorie (Introduction to Labor Market Theory)

    0171dB3.3

    learning objectives:
     Students learn the basics of environmental economics based on allocation theory. They come to understand environmental problems as problems with the efficient allocation of limited environmental resources. Using the tools of game theory, the participants learn to categorize the environmental problem as a public-good problem and a commons problem. In addition, they learn to describe and assess possible environmental policy tools that can be used to address market failures. Students also learn to perform economic analyses on environmental policy problems on their own and come up with potential solutions and/or evaluate potential solutions based on economic efficiency criteria.

    course content:
     Environmental policy’s foundation in welfare theory, presentation of the basic environmental-economic problem: Prisoner’s dilemma, public goods and commons: Theory and examples, environmental policy tools: Command and control strategies, eco-taxes, environmental certificates, subsidies for environmental conscious behavior, voluntary commitments, regulatory policies and liability law, issues of intergenerational distribution (the debate on sustainability).

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Umweltökonomik (Environmental Economics)

    0171dB3.4

    learning objectives:
     Students learn the basics of environmental economics based on allocation theory. They come to understand environmental problems as problems with the efficient allocation of limited environmental resources. Using the tools of game theory, the participants learn to categorize the environmental problem as a public-good problem and a commons problem. In addition, they learn to describe and assess possible environmental policy tools that can be used to address market failures. Students also learn to perform economic analyses on environmental policy problems on their own and come up with potential solutions and/or evaluate potential solutions based on economic efficiency criteria.

    course content:
     Environmental policy’s foundation in welfare theory, presentation of the basic environmental-economic problem: Prisoner’s dilemma, public goods and commons: Theory and examples, environmental policy tools: Command and control strategies, eco-taxes, environmental certificates, subsidies for environmental conscious behavior, voluntary commitments, regulatory policies and liability law, issues of intergenerational distribution (the debate on sustainability).

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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    • 102066 Lecture
      Umweltökonomik (V) (Ronnie Schöb)
      Schedule: Di 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-14)
      Location: Hs 104 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 102067 Practice seminar
      Umweltökonomik (Ü) (Svenja Miltner)
      Schedule: Mo 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-20)
      Location: Hs 105 Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Finanzwissenschaftliche Steuerlehre (Economics of Taxation)

    0171dB3.6

    learning objectives:
     Students gain a basic understanding of the economics of taxation. They learn how to interpret and apply theoretical analyses of the impact of taxes on economic behavior. In addition, they learn to evaluate changes in behavior from a normative perspective. They develop their ability to articulate the extent to which alternative taxation concepts influence the welfare costs of taxation.

    course content:
     Basic concepts of taxation and tax theory; overview of tax types and scope of taxation in Germany; tax effects; welfare analysis.

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Komparative Ökonomie von Wirtschaftssystemen (Comparative Economic Systems)

    0171dB3.8

    learning objectives:
     Students learn the normative principles of comparative economics and economic systems. They gain a basic understanding of the role of private property and markets through comparisons with other non-capitalist economic systems. They also learn how to apply relevant concepts from welfare theory and other theoretical instruments and use them as interpretive tools. With the knowledge they gain, participants can assess and evaluate broad questions regarding the systems.

    course content:
     Critique of capitalism; normative principles for evaluating economic systems; general community property; planned economy; self-governance; market socialism; socialist market economy; stock market socialism; basic income.

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Finanzkrisen und Geldsysteme (Financial Crises and Monetary Systems)

    0171dB3.9

    learning objectives:
     Students gain deeper knowledge about current issues and fundamental questions in economic research. They learn to recognize and debate implications as well as to develop and defend their own positions. Through steady participation, they gain both factual and conceptual knowledge that they can understand, apply, analyze, and assess. Students will encounter multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts through interactive discussions, which lead to the reorganization into or merger with new, coherent competencies.

    course content:
     International experts on economics, politics, and research will present different perspectives on the broader topic of money and financial crises: historical reflections, current views, and hypotheses for the future. Interactions, group discussions, and independent work combine to produce heterogeneous perspectives and interrelations as well as new approaches.

    language of instruction:
     German / English

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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    • 102076 Lecture
      Finanzkrisen und Geldsysteme (V) (Carsten Dreher)
      Schedule: Mo 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-20)
      Location: Onlinelehre - zeitUNabhängig
    • 102077 Practice seminar
      Finanzkrisen und Geldsysteme (Ü) (Daniel Weiss, Laurissa Malwina Mühlich)
      Schedule: Do 16:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-23)
      Location: Onlinelehre - zeitABhängig

  • Privatrecht (Private Law)

    0171dB5.1

    learning objectives:
     Students learn the basic structure of civil property rights, i.e. property rights and their content, what they protect, and how they are acquired, as well as rights to third-party services (contract). They also become familiar with the normative justification of property rights as an order of equal freedom. They learn to solve cases based on legal texts.

    course content:
     Role of private law in the legal system; rights to third-party services: Content of the law, cancellation and damages in the event of default (including warranty law), principles of contract acquisition; presentation of the most important types of contracts; rights to property: Content of the law, compensation in cases of culpable damage, principles of property acquisition; retention of title and collateral security; unjust enrichment claims; glimpse at company law and intellectual property rights.

    language of instruction:
     German

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / every summer semester

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    • 102026 Lecture
      Privatrecht (V) (Florian Rödl)
      Schedule: Do 10:00-13:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-16)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 102027 Practice seminar
      Privatrecht (Ü) (Franziska Brachthäuser)
      Schedule: Mi 16:00-18:00, Do 14:00-16:00 (Class starts on: 2020-06-03)
      Location: Mi Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21), Do Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Öffentliches Recht (Public Law)

    0171dB5.2

    learning objectives:
     Students gain basic knowledge of public law, especially in the context of business and economics. They get an overview of the most important aspects of state organization, constitutional principles, and law enforcement. This will enable them to solve problems related to constitutional and administrative law.

    course content:
     Introduction to public law, overview of the structural principles of state and state objectives, presentation of doctrine of fundamental rights, discussion of specific fundamental rights important to business and economics (especially, freedom of occupation and ownership), discussion of basic questions in general administrative law and trade law, as a selected area of special administrative law.

    language of instruction:
     German

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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    • 102024 Lecture
      Öffentliches Recht (V) (Helge Sodan)
      Schedule: Mo 10:00-12:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-20)
      Location: Hs 104a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)
    • 102025 Practice seminar
      Öffentliches Recht (Ü) (Christian Janssen)
      Schedule: Mi 16:00-18:00 (Class starts on: 2020-04-22)
      Location: Hs 108a Hörsaal (Garystr. 21)

  • Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (Commercial Law and Corporate Law)

    0171dB6.2

    learning objectives:
     Students gain an overview of the special rules for merchants stipulated by the German Commercial Code (HGB) and the typical issues involved. Participants learn how to identify and interpret the structures of corporate law. Based on examples, they learn how to prepare solutions for cases involving commercial and corporate law issues and can formulate arguments to defend the solutions.

    course content:
     Fundamentals of commercial and company law, description of the term "merchant", the company, publicity of the commercial register, merchant representation in legal transactions, contract types in the HGB (commercial purchases, commission), partnership law (BGB-Gesellschaft, OHG, KG), norms of the German civil code (BGB) and the HGB, overview of laws governing stock corporations (AG, GmbH).

    language of instruction:
     German

    workload
     180 hours (6 ECTS)

    duration / frequency
    one semester / irregular

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  • Modules w/o courses in this semester

    32 Modules
    • Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre (Introduction to Business Administration) 0170dA1.1
    • Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre (Introduction to Economics) 0171dA1.1
    • Grundlagen der Makroökonomie (Fundamentals of Macroeconomics) 0171dA1.3
    • Staat und Allokation (Government and Allocation) 0171dA1.4
    • Mathematik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (Mathematics for Economists) 0171dA1.5
    • Schließende Statistik (Inferential Statistics) 0171dA1.7
    • Volkswirtschaftstheorie (Theoretical Economics) 0171dB1.10
    • Volkswirtschaftstheorie: Ausgewählte Fragestellungen (Theoretical Economics: Selected Topics) 0171dB1.11
    • Paradigmen und Kontroversen ökonomischer Theorien (Paradigms and Controversies of Economic Theories) 0171dB1.13
    • Außenhandelstheorie und -politik (Foreign Trade Theory and Policy) 0171dB1.3
    • Wirtschaftswachstum (Economic Growth) 0171dB1.4
    • Volkswirtschaftliche Rechnungssysteme (National Accounting) 0171dB1.5
    • Dogmengeschichte (History of Dogma) 0171dB1.6
    • Mikroökonomie (Microeconomics) 0171dB1.7
    • Statistische Modellierung (Statistical Modeling) 0171dB2.2
    • Einführung in die Zeitreihenanalyse (Introduction to Time Series Analysis) 0171dB2.3
    • Stichprobenverfahren (Sampling Procedure) 0171dB2.5
    • Quantitative Methoden (Quantitative Methods) 0171dB2.6
    • Quantitative Methoden: Ausgewählte Fragestellungen (Quantitative Methods: Selected Topics) 0171dB2.8
    • Wohlfahrtsstaat und Globalisierung (The Welfare State and Globalization) 0171dB3.1
    • Finanz- und Wirtschaftspolitik (Fiscal and Economic Policy) 0171dB3.10
    • Finanz- und Wirtschaftspolitik: Ausgewählte Fragestellungen (Fiscal and Economic Policy: Selected Topics) 0171dB3.11
    • Europapolitik (European Economic Integration) 0171dB3.2
    • Wirtschaftsgeschichte (Economic History) 0171dB3.5
    • Wirtschaftspolitik (Economic Policy) 0171dB3.7
    • Grundlagen externer Unternehmensrechung (Fundamentals of Financial Accounting) 0170dA1.2
    • Supply and Operations Management (Supply and Operations Management) 0170dA1.7
    • Grundlagen der Personalpolitik (Introduction to Employment Relations) 0170dA1.9
    • Grundlagen des Innovationsmanagements (Fundamentals in Innovation Management) 0170dB2.3
    • Entscheidungstheorie (Decision Theory) 0170dB7.5
    • Management (Management) 0171dB4.1
    • Arbeitsrecht (Labor Law) 0171dB6.1

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