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We would be pleased to carry out research and development for you, and also advise and support you with your questions.

Our main objective in our research is a sustainable improvement in outcomes for our clients and the transfer of knowledge to our teaching and consulting. We develop scientifically-based, innovative solutions to current challenges in collaboration with private and public organisations. Our competence centres draw on the interdisciplinary knowledge and expertise of our extensive network of international partners in practice and academia. The insights gained from our latest research continually flow into our teaching practice in undergraduate and continuing education.   
Depending on the issues raised and the available budget, you can choose between different forms of research cooperation, from student projects and commissioned research to government-sponsored research projects along with other practice partners.

Core competencies

  • Digital Economy and Transformation & Social Business

  • Empirical business and social resarch

  • Financial Management

  • Marketing and Communication

  • Human Resource Management

  • Business Development

Typical research activity

  • Study for company / organisation ("contract research")
  • Research project supported by the Federal Government or other funding organisation (CTI / SNF, Gebert Rüf, etc.)
  • International research project supported by the EU

Typical service activity

  • Secondary analyses of all types (including data analyses)
  • Steering of strategy, organisational or cultural development
  • In-house development
  • Key note and workshop
  • Coaching and monitoring of processes
  • Expertise and audit

Student projects

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News FHNW School of Business

  • 3.12.2025

    The new textbook “Strategic Digital Transformation”

    Marc K. Peter and Johan Lindeque have developed a new educational resource on the topic of strategic digital transformation in companies. By combining the...

  • 17.11.2025

    MAKEathon 2025: Students Create Innovative AI Solutions for Real-World Business Challenges

    On October 25 and 26, the FHNW Campus Olten became a hub for the innovative use of artificial intelligence. As part of the MAKEathon 2025, 60 students dev...

  • 10.11.2025

    Cybersecurity Protection & Adoption: How much more will it need? Determinants of risk-driven cybersecurity adoption in Swiss SMEs

    A research team from the FHNW School of Business and other universities reviewed the state of cybersecurity preparedness, response efficacy and implementa...

All News FHNW School of Business

Events FHNW School of Business

  • Nov 7

    REHES VII Conference

    7.11.2025, 8:45–17:00 | Olten

    Institutionalised competition and cooperation in higher education and science.

  • Nov 19

    Bridging the Divide? Switzerland, China, and the Geopolitics of High Tech

    19.11.2025, 17:15–19:00 | Olten
  • Dec 12

    Nachhaltigkeitsregulierung in der EU – wie weiter?

    12.12.2025, 17:30–19:00 | Online

    Teil der Eventreihe Sustainable Finance Gespräche

All Events FHNW School of Business

Contact research

  • Prof. Dr. Arie Hans Verkuil

    Head of Institute of Management

    Telephone+41 56 202 72 97
    emailarie.verkuil@fhnw.ch

Contact for services

  • Prof. Dr. Christian E. Weber

    Head of Institute for Competitiveness and Communication

    Telephone+41 62 957 26 19
    emailchristian.weber@fhnw.ch

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Collaboration in research and services

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Institute for Competitiveness and CommunicationInstitute for FinanceInstitute for Human Resource ManagementInstitute for Information SystemsInstitute of ManagementInstitute for Nonprofit- and Public ManagementStudent projectsResearch and Services
Arie Hans Verkuil

Prof. Dr. Arie Hans Verkuil

Head of Institute of Management

Telephone

+41 56 202 72 97

E-mail

arie.verkuil@fhnw.ch

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