Eduard Gaugler

Eduard Gaugler
Born (1928-06-23)23 June 1928
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died 12 April 2014(2014-04-12) (aged 85)
Residence Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Nationality German
Fields Business Administration, Human Resource Management
Institutions University of Regensburg, University of Mannheim
Alma mater Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Notable awards Honorary doctorates from Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and the University of Passau[1]

Eduard Gaugler (23 June 1928 – 12 April 2014) was a German researcher, economist and former professor for human resource management at both the University of Regensburg and the University of Mannheim from 1972 to 1989. Moreover, he served as rector of the University of Mannheim between 1973 and 1976.[2][3]

Education

Gaugler was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He studied economics and business administration at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 1949 to 1954, where he obtained his Diplom-Kaufmann (former German master's equivalent). Afterwards, he obtained his Ph.D. in business administration and his habilitation in 1966 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Academics

He worked from 1967 to 1972 as professor at the University of Regensburg. After a proposal in 1972, he became professor for human resource management and general business administration at the University of Mannheim (UMA) where he succeeded August Marx. At the University of Mannheim his research focused primarily on human resource management, Corporate Governance and corporate social politics. In 1973 Gaugler became professor of the university. Furthermore, he succeeded Peter Frankenberg in his role as rector of the university in 1973 and remained in this position until 1976. From 1991 to 1998, Gaugler served as director of the Institute für Mittelstandsforschung (Institute for Small- and Medium Sized Companies) at the UMA, where he conducted research on the German Mittelstand.[4]

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