Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. Heike Proff

Time period	Activity
since 2009	Chair of “General Business Administration & International Automotive Management” at the University of Duisburg-Essen
2008	Establishment of the Center for Automotive Management (CAMA)
2004 - 2009	"Zeppelin Chair for International Management" at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen
2003	"Visiting scholar" at the Wharton School, Philadelphia, USA
2002	"Visiting professor" at Dong-A University, Pusan, South Korea
1994 - 2002	Working on a postdoctoral thesis on “Consistent overall corporate strategies between market and resource orientation. Theoretical foundations and empirical review in the highest-revenue, diversified German industrial companies” at the Chair of International Management at the University of Mannheim, Prof. Dr. M. Perlitz • 1995 – 1997 DFG research grant • July 2002 Completion of the habilitation process
1991 - 1993	Work on a dissertation on “The effects of the policies of international financial institutions (IMF and World Bank) on import-intensive and export-oriented companies in Ghana” at the Chair of World Trade Economics, Prof. Dr. R.H. Schmidt, University of Frankfurt/M. • Nov. 1993 Doctorate in political science
1985 - 1990	Studied business administration at the Universities of Frankfurt and Mannheim. Thesis on the Japanese automotive industry with support from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
1966	Born in Remscheid, married, 2 children

Collaboration in research networks and associations

Time period	Activity
since 2009	Groupe d' Etudes et de Recherches Permanent sur l' Industrie et les Salariés de l' Automobile (Gerspisa)
since 2003	International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP), principal researcher
since 2001	European Academy of Management (EURAM)
since2000	Association for Competence-Based Management (ACBM)
since 2000	Association of University Professors of Business Administration, International Management Commission
since 1999	Strategic Management Society (SMS), local representative der global strategy interest group
since 1997	Pan-Pacific Business Association (PPBA)
since 1997	European International Business Academy (EIBA)