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Doctoral research that advances theory and informs practice.
The EIM Research Institute has synthesized EIM’s 19-dissertation portfolio into an evidence-based research profile spanning digital transformation and AI, the future of work, learning and education, responsible performance and sustainable transition, and health innovation.
Research portfolio
EIM Doctoral Research Portfolio
EIM’s doctoral portfolio addresses significant professional and societal problems through rigorous, theory-informed research. The EIM Research Institute’s portfolio analysis shows how the studies extend theory, develop original frameworks and tools, and produce practical guidance for organizations, educators, policymakers, and health-related practitioners.
This page presents an original institutional research synthesis by the EIM Research Institute. The taxonomy, portfolio analysis, and cross-study interpretation are Institute outputs. The underlying dissertation findings remain the work of the respective authors.
Research Profile at a Glance
Across the corpus, dissertations investigate real problems in management, technology, education, sustainability, and healthcare-related practice. The abstracts show three recurring forms of theoretical contribution: contextual extension of established theories, development of integrative models and frameworks, and empirical testing or refinement of important relationships. The practical contributions include implementation processes, diagnostic instruments, leadership and work-design principles, curriculum guidance, and policy recommendations.
Five Research Pillars
Research pillars with academic depth and practical relevance
Our research is structured around five clearly defined pillars. Each one links robust theoretical perspectives with practical application in organizations, leadership, education, sustainability, and health.
Digital Transformation & AI examines how organizations adopt, govern, and scale digital technologies and artificial intelligence in sector-specific contexts.
THEORY
Extends technology-adoption, AI-readiness, human–AI interaction, digital-maturity, dynamic-capability, and IT-governance perspectives.
PRACTICE
Emphasizes readiness, trust, ethical governance, data foundations, human involvement, managerial competence, and measurable implementation.
Selected studies: Dobner · Wahler · Scuderi · Cargnelutti · Liepert · Vogeler
Future of Work & Human-Centred Organizations explores how hybrid, decentralized, and collaborative work can be designed for trust, autonomy, and performance.
THEORY
Integrates social capital, social exchange, socialization, adaptive structuration, leadership, and team theories.
PRACTICE
Translates findings into onboarding, communication, trust, autonomy, knowledge-sharing, boundary-management, and leadership practices.
Selected studies: Schäfer · Meneguz · Camerin · Schober · Winterberg · Dolling
Learning & Education Innovation focuses on how educational systems, learning journeys, and stakeholder collaboration can be improved for stronger outcomes.
THEORY
Applies and extends experiential learning, andragogy, human-capital, systems, stakeholder, and retention perspectives.
PRACTICE
Supports real-world curricula, learner involvement, stakeholder collaboration, adaptive learning, faculty development, and retention-focused resource allocation.
Selected studies: Ezra · Knees · Brackmann
Responsible Performance & Sustainable Transition investigates how organizations and financial systems can create resilient, ethical, and sustainable value.
THEORY
Extends stakeholder, ethics, social-capital, transition, institutional, systems, and resilience perspectives.
PRACTICE
Produces ethics measurement, knowledge-management guidance, context-sensitive transition-finance recommendations, and sustainable value-creation principles.
Selected studies: Schemmel · Fischer · Huo
Health, Well-Being & Rehabilitation addresses individualized and multidisciplinary approaches to health-related improvement and rehabilitation.
THEORY
Combines physiological, adaptation, motivational, and health-economic perspectives in an exploratory model.
PRACTICE
Identifies individualized and multidisciplinary applications while preserving the need for clinical and quantitative validation.
Selected studies: Boleslawsky
Student´s achievement
Doctoral Dissertations
A showcase of academic excellence: We are proud to present some doctoral dissertations, spanning a wide array of disciplines and offering fresh solutions for the future.
EIM´s focus on high quality dissertations is presented by the following dissertation that were publishes by ProQuest.
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Research Fellowship
Build a Credible Academic Profile in Your Field
Research. Publish. Teach.
A selective, fee-based 24-month pathway for doctorate-qualified professionals who want to strengthen their academic profile. Participants are assigned to a defined Fellowship Field such as Sustainable Finance, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, or Research Methods.
The fellowship combines two accredited PGCerts, one peer-reviewed publication, supervised teaching, and a final lifelong designation as EIM Lecturer in Higher Education.
Year 1 — Research Fellow
PGCert in Academic Research and Publication
Completion of the first accredited PGCert alongside at least one peer-reviewed publication within the assigned Fellowship Field.
Year 2 — Senior Research Fellow
PGCert in Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Completion of the second accredited PGCert together with a supervised teaching assignment in higher education.
Completion
Lifelong designation EIM Lecturer in Higher Education and public listing with the recognised Fellowship Field.
Duration
24 months
A structured two-year fellowship pathway.
Academic Value
2 PGCerts
60 ECTS total, benchmark value €5,940.
Investment
€500 per month
€12,000 total across the full fellowship.
Publications
Recent book publications with Fellows of the EIM Research Institute
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Recent peer-reviewed article publications with Fellows of the EIM Research Institute
This Research Code of Practice provides guiding principles and standards of good practice in research. It applies to all those undertaking research at the EIM Research Institute.