Word: theisen
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...According to some experts, there is a rampant illegal trade in doctor titles in Germany, preying on people's desire to gain the social kudos that comes with getting a Ph.D. "The investigation in Cologne is just the tip of the iceberg," says Manuel René Theisen, professor of business administration at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. "Around a dozen academic consultancies have been on the market for years offering Ph.D.s for money." Theisen says he estimates that of the 25,000 doctorates awarded each year in Germany, up to 1,000 are obtained through illicit means. "The consultancies...
...This is a paradigm shift in German corporate culture. The cozy times are over," says Manuel Theisen, a management professor at Munich's Ludwig Maximilian University and a leading expert on German supervisory boards...
...German parliament, making it harder for Schröder's coalition with the Greens to push through economic reforms. Since his re-election, Schröder has seen his popularity plummet because of rising unemployment, labor unrest and a gaping budget deficit. "Should the SPD lose," says Heinz Theisen, a political scientist at Cologne's Catholic Technical College, "Schröder will have no choice but to enter into an informal coalition with the CDU if he wants to be able to run the country." - By Ursula Sautter...