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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Research and Teaching at the highest international level, consistent quality management, international focus and distinctive practical orientation constitute the central points of the philosophy of the Business School at the University of Mannheim.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Center for Doctoral Studies in Business (CDSB) represents the postgraduate training pillar of the Business School of University of Mannheim. It is part of the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) founded in 2006. The graduate school provides doctoral training in empirical and quantitative methods and their application to business, economics, and the social sciences. It is funded by the “Excellence Initiative”, an initiative by the German federal and state governments to promote top-level research in Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As part of the doctoral program “Operations & Information Systems” at CDSB we offer a dedicated IS specialization track. Admission to the doctoral program takes place on an annual basis for the programs starting in September of the respective year. Applications handed in before February 15 will be treated as early applications and decided on before the official deadline which is April 15. Applications from candidates, who are not accepted in the early application round, will be reviewed again with all other applications after April 15. All students admitted to the program are offered financial support.</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Further information is available at our web site: <a href="http://gess.uni-mannheim.de/CDSB/">http://gess.uni-mannheim.de/CDSB/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Feel free to approach me in case of any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Professor Dr. Alexander Mädche</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>University of Mannheim | Business School <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Chair of Information Systems IV (ERIS) | Institute for Enterprise Systems (InES)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>L 15, 1-6 | 4<sup>th</sup> floor | 68131 Mannheim | Germany | Phone +49 621 181-3606 | Fax +49 621 181-3627<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Email: <u><a href="mailto:maedche@uni-mannheim.de">maedche@uni-mannheim.de</a></u></span><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://eris.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://eris.bwl.uni-mannheim.de</span></a><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ines.uni-mannheim.de/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://ines.uni-mannheim.de</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>