Wulff Plinke
Professor Emeritus and Founding Dean, ESMT Berlin at ESMT
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Wulff Plinke is the founding dean of ESMT Berlin in Germany. From the outset of the school in 2002 he served as dean and managing director, building the school from scratch to one of the respected European business schools. Today, ESMT is accredited from AMBA and AACSB. In 2011, Plinke retired from his office as a dean of ESMT Berlin and assumed responsibility as the chairman of the board of the Association of Friends of ESMT Berlin.
Wulff Plinke graduated in business administration from University of Cologne, Germany and received his doctoral degree in Business Administration from Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany. He attained his venia legendi (Habilitation) in business administration from Ruhr University of Bochum in 1981.
From 1981 to 1985, he was a professor of business administration at University of Hannover, Germany. From 1985 to 1993, he held the chair of Business Administration and Industrial Marketing Management at the Free University Berlin. From 1993 to 03/2008 he held the chair of Business Administration and Industrial Marketing Management at the Humboldt University of Berlin. From 1993 to 1996, he also served as the dean of the School of Business and Economics at Humboldt University of Berlin.
Professor Plinke has acted as academic director and chief executive to the Institute of Management and Technology IMT Berlin and Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft USW Schloss Gracht, both of which have been fully integrated into ESMT.
He has authored several books and numerous articles in the field of Industrial Marketing Management. His research interests cover business strategy in industrial markets, market-oriented management, relationship marketing, pricing in industrial markets, and market-based accounting.
In 2011, Professor Plinke has received the German Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse), for outstanding services to the common good, in particular the founding and growth of the international business school ESMT. In 2015 he was (together with Klaus Backhaus, Bernd Erichson, Rolf Weiber) awarded Personality of the Year for their leading textbook "Multivariate Analysemethoden" (14th ed. 2015), by Berufsverband Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher e.V.
Professor Plinke serves as a chairman of the Board of Trustees (Hochschulrat) of Universität Münster, Germany. He is a regular member of both Academy of Sciences Berlin and Brandenburg and the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). He serves as a member of the Board of the Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation, The Hague, Netherlands, and as a member of the Committee of the EFMD Deans Across Frontiers program, Brussels.
Education
- Habilitation and Venia Legendi (Ruhr University of Bochum)
- Dr. rer. oec (Ruhr University of Bochum)
- Dipl.-Kfm. (University of Cologne)
Research
Business strategy in industrial markets, market-oriented management, relationship marketing, pricing in industrial markets, and market-based accounting
Expertise
Topics
pricing policy (in industrial markets)
Languages
German, English
Publications
Journal Article Theoria cum praxi - Bemerkungen zur Entwicklung der Managementausbildung seit 100 Jahren Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung (ZfbF) 60: 846–863 Wulff Plinke (2008)
Journal Article Jaakko Honko 75 Jahre Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung (ZfbF) 11: 990–992 Wulff Plinke (1997)
Journal Article Asymmetrische Partner-Bindungen - Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet Absatzwirtschaft 39: 152–157 Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Albrecht Söllner (1996)
Book Multivariate Analysemethoden: Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung [Multivariate statistical analysis: A practical introduction] 13th ed. Berlin: Springer Klaus Backhaus, Bernd Erichson, Wulff Plinke, Rolf Weiber (2011)
Book Multivariate statistical analysis Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House Chinese version of the book "Multivariate Analysemethoden: Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung". Klaus Backhaus, Bernd Erichson, Wulff Plinke, Xuyi Wang, Rolf Weiber (2009)
Book Markt- und Produktmanagement: Die Instrumente des Business-to-Business-Marketing [Market and product management: Instruments of business-to-business marketing] 2nd ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Frank Jacob, Albrecht Söllner (2006)
Book Industrielle Kostenrechnung [Industrial cost calculation] 7th ed. Berlin: Springer Wulff Plinke, Mario Rese (2006)
Book Strategisches Business-to-Business Marketing [Strategic business-to-business marketing] Technischer Vertrieb, 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke (2002)
Book Technischer Vertrieb: Grundlagen [Technical sales: Basics] 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke (2000)
Book Auftrags- und Projektmanagement [Order and project management] Berlin: Springer Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke (1998)
Book Erlösplanung im industriellen Anlagengeschäft [Revenue planning in industrial plant business] Wiesbaden: Gabler Wulff Plinke (1997)
Book Geschäftsbeziehungsmanagement [Business relation management] Technischer Vertrieb, Berlin: Springer Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Rolf Weiber, Stephen Rieker, Bettina Preß (1997)
Book Marktleistung und Wettbewerb: Strategische und operative Perspektiven der marktorientierten Leistungsgestaltung [Market performance and competition: Strategic and operative perspectives of market-oriented performance structures] Wiesbaden: Gabler Klaus Backhaus, Bernd Günter, Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Heiko Raffée (1997)
Book Wirtschaftswissenschaft in christlicher Verantwortung [Economics and Christian responsibility] Berlin: Springer Wulff Plinke (1996)
Book Rechtseinflüsse auf betriebswirtschaftliche Entscheidungen: Ein Lehrbuch zur Allgemeinen Betriebswirtschaftslehre [Legal influences on business decisions: A general business administration textbook] Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Klaus Backhaus, Wulff Plinke (1986)
Book Kapitalsteuerung in Filialbanken [Capital management in branch banks] Wiesbaden: Gabler Wulff Plinke (1975)
Book Chapter Betriebswirtschaft In HÜTTE. Das Ingenieurwissen, ed. Horst Czichos, Manfred Hennecke, Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke, Mario Rese (2008)
Book Chapter Kundenbindung und Abhängigkeitsbeziehungen In Handbuch Kundenbindungsmanagement, ed. Manfred Bruhn, Christian Homburg, 77–102. Wiesbaden: Gabler. Wulff Plinke, Albrecht Söllner (2008)
Book Chapter Preisgestaltung im Produktgeschäft In Markt- und Produktmanagement, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Frank Jacob, Albrecht Söllner, 709–771. Wiesbaden: Gabler. Wulff Plinke, Albrecht Söllner (2006)
Book Chapter Unternehmensstrategie In Strategisches Business-to-Business Marketing, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, 1–56. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke (2002)
Book Chapter Analyse der Erfolgsquellen In Technischer Vertrieb. Grundlagen des Business–to–Business Marketing, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, 691–760. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke, Mario Rese (2000)
Book Chapter Grundkonzeption des Industriellen Marketing-Managements In Technischer Vertrieb. Grundlagen, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, 101–168. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke (2000)
Book Chapter Grundlagen des Marktprozesses In Technischer Vertrieb. Grundlagen, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, 3–98. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke (2000)
Book Chapter Grundzüge der Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung In Technischer Vertrieb. Grundlagen, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, 615–687. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke (2000)
Book Chapter Erlösgestaltung im Projektgeschäft In Auftrags- und Projektmanagement, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, 117–159. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke (1998)
Book Chapter Effizienz und Effektivität im Management industrieller Geschäftsbeziehungen In Entwicklungen des Investitionsgütermarketing, ed. Joachim Büschken, Margit Meyer, Rolf Weiber, 179–199. Wiesbaden: Gabler. Wulff Plinke (1998)
Book Chapter Marktorientierte Führung als Schnittstellenbewältigung In Probleme und Trends in der Marketing-Forschung, ed. Bernd Erichson, Lutz Hildebrandt, 261–287. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel. Wulff Plinke (1998)
Book Chapter Bedeutende Kunden In Geschäftsbeziehungsmanagement, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Rolf Weiber, Stephen Rieker, Bettina Preß, 113–158. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke (1997)
Book Chapter Grundlagen des Geschäftsbeziehungsmanagements In Geschäftsbeziehungsmanagement, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Rolf Weiber, Stephen Rieker, Bettina Preß, 1–62. Berlin: Springer. Wulff Plinke (1997)
Book Chapter Die Veränderung von Produktionssystemen im internationalen Wettbewerb: Ein Diskussionsbeitrag zu den Barrieren und Erfolgsvoraussetzungen von Innovationsstrategien In Optionen zukünftiger industrieller Produktionssysteme. Sonderdruck aus: Interdisziplinäre Arbeitsgruppe Optionen zukünftiger industrieller Produktionssysteme, ed. Günter Spur, 77–107. Berlin: Akademie Verlag. Wulff Plinke (1997)
Book Chapter Screening von Risiken in Geschäftsbeziehungen In Marktleistung und Wettbewerb. Strategische und operative Perspektiven der marktorientierten Leistungsgestaltung, ed. Klaus Backhaus, Bernd Günter, Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Wulff Plinke, Heiko Raffée, 331–363. Wiesbaden: Gabler. Wulff Plinke, Albrecht Söllner (1997)
Book Chapter Kundenorientierung als Grundlage der Customer Integration In Customer Integration, ed. Michael Kleinaltenkamp, Sabine Fließ, Frank Jacob, 41–56. Wiesbaden: Gabler. Wulff Plinke (1996)
Book Chapter Kundenanalyse In Handwörterbuch des Marketing, ed. Bruno Tietz, Richard Köhler, Joachim Zentes, 1328–1340. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel. Wulff Plinke (1995)
Book Chapter Auswirkungen der Europäischen Normung auf die Investitionsgüterindustrie In Investitionsgütermarketing. Positionsbestimmung und Perspektiven, ed. Mario Kliche, Thomas Baaken, Ronald Pörner, 333–348. Wiesbaden: Gabler. Mario Rese, Wulff Plinke (1990)
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