The aim of our research is to achieve sustainable improvements for our customers and to transfer valuable expertise in teaching and consulting.
Depending on requirements and budget, we offer various forms of research cooperation: from practical student projects and targeted contract research to government-funded research projects with partners from industry.
Our research areas
We draw on interdisciplinary knowledge and the expertise of a broad network of national and international partners in practice and academia.
Accounting, Auditing and Controlling
Transparency, accuracy and sound analysis are the foundation of any successful corporate management. In accounting, auditing and controlling, we combine scientific methods with practical solutions to provide a reliable basis for decision-making.
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- Institute for Finance
Business Artificial Intelligence
Strategically exploiting the potential of AI
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- Institute for Information Systems
Communication
The Institute for Competitiveness and Communication at FHNW is your partner for innovative communication solutions. We develop and implement practice-oriented research and consulting projects that help companies and organizations achieve a holistic, effective communication presence.
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- Institute for Competitiveness and Communication and School of Business
Computational Intelligence
Strategically exploiting the potential of AI
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- Institute for Information Systems
Data Science & Empirical Research
At the Institute for Competitiveness and Communication at FHNW, we use data science and empirical research to help organisations make informed decisions by analysing large amounts of data.
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- Institute for Competitiveness and Communication
Digital Leadership & Organisational Change
The increasing dynamism in politics, economics, technology, society, etc. requires organizations to transform themselves with foresight.
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- Institute for Human Resource Management
Digital Trust
We are committed to making digital trust understandable, tangible, and effective.
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- Institute for Information Systems
Entrepreneurship and innovation
Our center is a competent partner for students, researchers, start-ups, SMEs, large companies, ecosystem players, and government institutions, ensuring long-term success through entrepreneurial thinking and creative solutions.
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- Institute of Management
Financial Markets and Household Finance
In the Financial Markets & Household Finance research area, we analyse the investment behaviour of private households and institutional investors such as pension funds, asset managers and consulting firms.
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- Institute for Finance
Flexibility and Lifelong Learning
We help organizations design flexible working models and sustainable solutions that combine performance and innovation.
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- Institute for Human Resource Management and School of Business
Marketing
At the Institute for Competitiveness and Communication at FHNW, we embrace an integrated approach to marketing that combines both digital and traditional methods. We continuously develop and seek out the best marketing solutions to make companies and non-profit organizations even more successful.
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- Institute for Competitiveness and Communication and School of Business
Public Management and Governance
Our focus is on the interfaces between the state and the market, the legal framework, state resource allocation, and governance issues.
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- Institute for Nonprofit and Public Management and School of Business
Public Policy
We analyze and support processes of policy formulation, decision-making, implementation, and impact assessment.
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- Institute for Nonprofit and Public Management and School of Business
Public value and civic engagement
We examine the state and future of civil society, the role of non-profit organizations, and aspects of ethical and sustainable development.
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- Institute for Nonprofit and Public Management and School of Business
Sustainable Business and Circular Economy
Sustainable finance has become increasingly important both nationally and internationally in recent years. This represents a major opportunity for banks, insurance companies, and businesses in the region and throughout Switzerland, but it also poses growing challenges in terms of continuous knowledge building and ever-changing (strategic) issues.
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- Institute of Management and School of Business
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable finance has gained considerable importance both nationally and internationally in recent years. For banks, insurance companies, and businesses in the region and throughout Switzerland, this represents a significant opportunity, but one that also comes with increasing challenges in terms of continuous knowledge building and ever-changing (strategic) issues.
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- Institute for Finance and School of Business
Sustainable working environment & Future HR
Numerous trends are leading to people and the quality of their relationships becoming an increasingly important competitive factor. Companies are expected to commit to sustainability and to put it into practice.
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- Institute for Human Resource Management and School of Business
Ventures in Asia
Based on the institute's key topics, we bring together various activities, participants, and their expertise and place them in the Asian context.
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- Institute of Management and School of Business
Selected projects
We conduct research projects in collaboration with industry, government agencies and academic organisations.
Bridging Gaps in Women’s Heart Health
User-Centered Needs Assessment Informed by Patient and Clinician Interviews
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- Institute for Information Systems
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- Business Artificial Intelligence
Digital Time and Task Management for Hotel Housekeeping Operations
Our project delivers an MVP prototype for Los Lorentes Recidences. We developed a role-based, mobile-friendly application with reporting possibilities.
Lead AI
An Organisational Digital Twin based Leadership Consulting Eco-System
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- Institute for Information Systems and Institute for Human Resource Management
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- Digital Business
Strengthening Employer Attractiveness at the University of Basel through Social Media
A Focus on Administrative, IT, and Third Space Staff.
News and stories
News
New best practice guide published on reducing indirect emissions in cities and regions
A research team from the Institute of Management at the FHNW has published the ‘Scope 3 Best Practice Guide for Cities and Regions’. The guide is based on the findings of a research project commissioned by the canton of Basel-Stadt. It provides a practical overview of the strategies and measures that are particularly promising for reducing indirect greenhouse gas emissions, known as Scope 3 emissions.
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- 9.10.2025
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- Institute of Management
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New decision support system for university incubators
The ImpactLab of the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland has developed an open-source decision support system that any university incubator can use and extend to increase its success rate.
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- 31.10.2024
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Your contact for research
Prof. Dr. Arie Hans Verkuil
Head of the Institute of Management