📌 Key facts
- When: Start anytime. Applications are open!
- How to apply: Send us an e-mail (at the end of this page) with your CV and a grade report.
💡 Background
Financial literacy is essential for making informed decisions in various areas such as saving, budgeting, investing and managing personal finances. It encompasses the skills and knowledge needed to understand financial concepts and navigate everyday financial choices. This bachelor thesis aims to identify unique datasets that can expand research in financial literacy, personal finance, and household finance.
Potential outcomes:
- Identification of potential unique data sets
- Structured Literature Review
- Think about what you are interested in and what exciting research ideas you have.
🦾 Who We Are
The Chair for Strategy and Organization is focused on research with impact. This means we do not want to repeat old ideas and base our research solely on the research people did 10 years ago. Instead, we currently research topics that will shape the future. Topics such as Agile Organisations and Digital Disruption, Blockchain Technology, Creativity and Innovation, Digital Transformation and Business Model Innovation, Diversity, Education: Education Technology and Performance Management, HRTech, Leadership, and Teams. We are always early in noticing trends, technologies, strategies, and organisations that shape the future, which has its ups and downs.
🎓 Profile - what we value
- Interest and basic knowledge of: Personal finance, financial markets and financial literacy.
- Organizational skills and proactive communication.
- Reliable and self-driven working style.
- Proficient German language skills are preferred for research in the German market.
📝 How to Apply
If you are interested, please contact Simon Hochstraßer by submitting your CV and grade report. Please also briefly outline why you are interested in that topic and why you would be a good fit. Please don't use ChatGPT for your cover letter. If you prefer, you can also write to me in German.
📬 Contact
Simon Hochstraßer (Chair for Strategy and Organisation)