Leo Schuster

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Leo Schuster (born July 8, 1937 in Fürth ) is a German economist.

Life

Schuster studied economics at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg , Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and the University of Vienna . In Erlangen-Nuremberg, he was in 1966 with the work of central bank policy and banking supervision in the EC countries to Dr. rer. pole. PhD .

In 1971, Schuster became director of the Institute for Banking at the Swiss University of St. Gallen . In 1975 he completed his habilitation at the University of St. Gallen with the book Power and Moral of Banks. In 1990 he changed to the chair for general business administration, finance and banking at the newly founded Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt . He was Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics there from 1991 to 1993. In 2000 he retired .

Among other things, Schuster worked as a consultant for Commerzbank AG at the United Nations in New York. He is also a member of the administrative and supervisory boards of banks and insurance companies (including Nürnberger Versicherung ) as well as banking committees in Switzerland and Germany.

Act

The focus of research is on socially-oriented and responsible banking management as well as international and intercultural references to bank management. Schuster is an advocate of Catholic social teaching .

Schuster published numerous books and over 250 articles. He is co-editor of various magazines.

In 2003 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon by the Bavarian State Minister for Science, Research and Art, Hans Zehetmair , for his commitment to teaching and science.

Fonts

  • New investment saving , Poeschel 1968, together with Roland Gosebruch
  • Power and Morale of the Banks , 1975, ISBN 3258026017
  • White-collar crime and banking , 1977, ISBN 3258026351
  • Power and Morals of International Investors , 1980, ISBN 3258029059
  • Banking policy in the mirror of current issues , 1990, ISBN 3258041245
  • Success factors of the banking business , Gabler 1990, ISBN 340914739X , together with Wilhelm Bühler, Rudolf Kemler
  • The social dimension of the company , Schmidt Berlin 1991, ISBN 3503032789 , together with Hans Corsten, Bernd Stauss
  • The responsibility of banks in money laundering , Pustet 1994, ISBN 3791714244
  • The company in international competition , Schmidt Berlin 1998, ISBN 3503036792
  • Bank management in global and regional upheaval situations , Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag 2000, ISBN 3791011499 , together with Wilhelm Bühler, Detlef Hummel
  • Shareholder Value Management in Banks , Palgrave 2000, ISBN 0312228422
  • The social responsibility of banks , Schmidt Berlin 2001, ISBN 3503043128
  • Theory and Politics of Banks in Transition , CH Beck 2002, ISBN 3406413846
  • Ways out of the banking and stock market crisis , Springer Berlin 2004, ISBN 3540211063 , together with Alex W. Widmer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thomas Pleil: Federal Cross of Merit for Prof. Leo Schuster. KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, September 5, 2003, archived from the original on September 29, 2007 ; accessed on September 24, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Schuster, Leo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Fuerth