Axel G. Schmidt

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Axel G. Schmidt (* July 2, 1958 , † December 19, 2010 in Kasel ) was a German university professor for business administration .

Life

Born in Eifel, he studied economics and psychology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and completed his studies with a degree in economics. From 1983 to 1995 he was a research assistant at the Institute for SME Research in Bonn, most recently as deputy managing director. From 1987 to 1993 he was also a freelancer for the Society for SME Research and Consulting in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. He did his doctorate in 1988 under Horst Albach on the management of the risks of company pension schemes. The habilitation took place in 1994 at the University of Cologne with Herbert Hax on the relationship between company size and profitability. Schmidt received the Venia Legendi for the subject of business administration. In 1995 he was appointed to the professorship for business administration and medium-sized business economics at the University of Trier . In the same year he founded the Institute for Medium-Sized Business Economics (Inmit) at the University of Trier.

Until his death on December 19, 2010, Schmidt was head of the professorship for medium-sized business economics and head of the institute in Trier. Among other things, he dealt with topics such as business start-ups in rural areas, innovative working time models, the compatibility of work and family and much more, which shapes the everyday operational life of medium-sized companies in Germany. Schmidt was also active on several supervisory boards and corporate advisory boards. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 (posthumously) he received the so-called Golden Funnel of the Economics and Social Sciences student body at the University of Trier, the student award for the best teaching. Schmidt did not accept an appointment at the Swiss University of St. Gallen in 2001.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Region owes him a lot . In: Trierischer Volksfreund , December 23, 2010. Accessed March 13, 2011. 
  2. ↑ Student Council awards prizes for university teachers . In: Trierischer Volksfreund , January 21, 2011. Accessed March 13, 2011. 

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personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Axel G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German university professor for business administration
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd July 1958
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 2010
Place of death Chasuble