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Welcome to the Chair of Business Administration,
esp. media management

by Prof. Dr. Joachim Eigler

The professorship introduces itself

The professorship for "Business Administration, in particular Media Management" deals with questions and problems of the management of companies in the media industry. It examines the framework conditions and functioning of the most important media markets and the special features of media products. An important focus is on strategy options for media companies and film financing in the film industry. Other focal points are the structures, processes and business models of digital business (electronic business and electronic commerce) and their theoretical foundations.

The professorship at the School of Economic Disciplines, Business Information Systems and Business Law at the University of Siegen has been in existence since 2001 and offers a comprehensive teaching program for numerous Bachelor's and Master's degree courses. The content of the business administration and management-oriented courses is aimed at students of business administration, media studies, industrial engineering, Business Information Systems as well as teacher training students and prospective business lawyers.

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Welcome SoSe 2026

Dear students,

I would like to welcome you to the upcoming lecture period for the summer semester 2026. Please note that the chair's courses begin in the first week of lectures and in presence at the university. The dates and rooms are listed in unisono. You can find the welcome letter here.

New publication by Mr. Timo Jenne M.A. has been published

The publication "More than a tool: How organizationally embedded AI competence enables sustainable competitive advantages in media companies." by Mr. Timo Jenne M.A. has been published. We wish the publication a wide reception and much success!

Unteres Schloss im Frühling

Seminar on the topic " 'Music Was My First Love - And It Will Be My Last': Music Industry and Music Business Management in Transition": Music Industry and Music Business Management in Transition"

The seminar entitled " 'Music Was My First Love - And It Will Be My Last': Music Industry and Music Business Management in Transition" is suitable for students of the Bachelor's degree programs "BWL", "LA BK WiWi" and "DEWR" (PO 2011; from the 4th semester) as well as the "Ergänzungsfach Medienmanagement" (from the 4th semester).

Application period for theses in summer semester 2026

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that you can apply for a place to supervise your thesis at the professorship of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Joachim Eigler in the period from 02.01.2026 to 31.01.2026.

Research
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Master's thesis by Ms. Nastasja Brecht will be published on 26.01.2026

On 26.01.2026, SpringerGabler will publish the master's thesis supervised by our professorship entitled: "Deepfakes and generative artificial intelligence in the media industry - innovation potentials, challenges and ethical implications for the content production of the future" in the "BestMasters" series.
We wish the publication a wide reception and much success!

Our research profile

The professorship's research topics are strategic media management with a view to developments in the moving image markets. In the context of the management of media companies, research work also deals with personnel management and organizational structures of creative processes in film and series production. Other areas of research include the film industry and film financing. In addition, data-centric business models in digital business management have been the subject of research projects. New profile-defining focal points are film franchises in the film industry as well as serial concepts and self-publishing in the publishing industry.

Main research areas

  • Employment and personnel management for media companies
  • Organizational structures in the creative-artistic organizational area of media companies
  • Film industry, film franchise concepts, film financing
  • Implications of self-publishing for the publishing industry
  • Transaction cost theoretical foundation of e-business and e-commerce


Journal article
2024

Trustworthiness in the Media Industry and its Significance for the Strategic Programme Planning of Moving Image Providers in Germany

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Implications of artificial intelligence for publishing houses: prospects for publishers and their business model

The dissertation examines the publishing business model and its value chain under the influence of artificial intelligence in the context of the Internet of Things.

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Generating Competitive Advantages in an Altering Market: The Economic Impact of Self-Publishing on Traditional Book Publishers

The project examines strategies of self-publishers in the book industry and strategies of traditional book publishers in the context of developments in the self-publishing market. It examines the factors that lead to self-publishing becoming established in the book industry alongside publication by traditional publishers and which strategies of production and distribution self-publishing authors pursue. Based on this, the project looks at which potentials from the self-publishing market are already being used by traditional book publishers or can be utilized in the future.


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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Joachim Eigler

Professor
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Timo Jenne M.A.

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
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Jessica Knodel M.A.

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Contact the working group

Opening hours

Monday 07:30-12:30 Tuesday 07:30-12:30 Wednesday 07:30-12:30 Thursday 07:30-12:30

Postal address

Prof. Dr. Jens O. Brunner
University of Siegen
School of Economic Disciplines III,
Business Information Systems and Business Law
Professorship of Management Science
US-D 425
Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2a
57076 Siegen

Visitor address

Prof. Dr. Jens O. Brunner
Chair of Management Science
US-D 425
Unteres Schloß 3
57072 Siegen

Secretariat

Please contact Prof. Dr. Jens O. Brunner.