Master Theses Current Current Carolina Ferro «The impact of Luxury Fashion Collaborations on Artists' Brands.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Monika Kritzmöller] María Gabriela Fuertes Jiménez «Ecocide in the Ecuadorian Amazon? Analysis of the Chevron-Texaco Case.» [Prof. Dr. Alexander Proelß (Universität Hamburg), Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Thomas Simmonds «The roadmap towards a circular foodball club. Case study of FC St. Gallen.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen] Vinzenz Zander «Produktdiversifikation Schweizer Auktionshäuser.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph] Noëmi Rhyner «Missing persons in Mexico. How the ICRC restores trust between their families and the Mexican government.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Antoinette Weibel] Jorge Miguel Sanz-Agero «The Management of Central American Investments by Swiss Impact Funds.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Harald Tuckermann] Denis Widler «Smart Stadium: Die Neugestaltung des Stadionerlebnisses im digitalen Zeitalter am Fallbeispiel des FC Luzern.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister] Angelo Kaufmann «Networking for social movements: An analysis of the pop-up mode.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. em. Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens] Completed 2022 Completed 2022 Claudio Schärer «Slums Under Water – A Comparative Analysis of Flood Resilience Policies in Dhaka, Lagos and Rio de Janeiro.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler] Leandro Neff «Sustainable Urbanization and Organizational Learning – Best Practice Analyses in Latin America and the Caribbean with Focus on Colombia.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Oliver Westerwinter] Lena Hilfiker Tomas «Land Value Capture in Colombia. Maximizing the potential of CEPACs in financing the Bogota metro line: Go-to-market considerations.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Dr. Anthony Boanada Fuchs] Lynn Sara Tschirky «The Potential of Blockchain Technology to Combat Illegal Logging in the Amazon Rainforest.» [Prof. Dr. Florian Wettstein, Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs] Maxine Hiltscher «Kunstauktionen und Geschäftsmodellinnovationen: Veränderungen und Potentiale durch digitale und analoge Einflussfaktoren.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Naomi Häfner] Petra Böhl Puga «Incentivos gubernamentales para el desarrollo del mercado de automóviles eléctricos en el Ecuador.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, PD Dr. Matias Dewey] Tatjana Bottiglieri «Knowledge Management meets Digital Transformation – Business Model Innovation of Knowledge Management Information Systems for Organizations addressing Urban Informality.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2021 Completed 2021 Andrea Real Mattar «The influence of precarious Venezuelan conditions on e-commerce: the case of DiCasa Concept Store.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph] Esther Franziska Schmid «Eine Untersuchung der Implikationen für das Management von Kunstmuseen durch digitale Vermittlungsformate.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Paula Bialski] Marius Konstantin Baur «Price Transparency in the Colombian Cocoa Market.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Florian Wettstein] Veronica C. Castillos «The Effect of the Pandemic: How COVID-19 has impacted the relevance of consumer preference towards sustainable products in Bogotá.» [Prof. Dr. Omid Ashari, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Ricardo Abad «M&A by European Apparel Industries in Latin America.» [Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz] Completed 2020 Completed 2020 Calebe Künzle «Introducing waste-to-energy incineration technology for a sustainable integrated municipal solid waste management in Rio de Janeiro based on a Swiss approach.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Elena Soto Mena «The integration of Argentinian beachwear into European luxury fashion boutiques.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Jasmin Verena Weber «Kunstmuseen, Ökonomisierung und die «neue Museologie». Über die Entstehung strategischer Initiativen im Kunstmuseum St.Gallen.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Simon Grand] Florian Wieser «Translating market practices between actors from global production networks and slums. The role of entrepreneurs in linking the formal and informal sectors of the economy.» [Dr. Urs Jäger, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Joshua Forster «Der Umgang verschiedener sozialer Gruppen in Kolumbien mit digitalen Bankgeschäften.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Heiko Gebauer] Juan Sebastián Galindo Ramírez «Administrative resignification in the Colombian peace process.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Dr. Andreas G. Koestler] Nina Hehlen «The impact of social media on recruiting young people into drug trafficking. A case study in Mexico.»[Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Vanessa Boanada-Fuchs] Thomas Käslin «Multi-Modal First/Last Mile Offering in Bogotá: A Problem-Oriented Comparative Framework to Evaluate Modes of Transport.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Claudio Di Pizzo «Affordable Housing in Brazil and its Impact on the Geography of Criminality.» [Prof. Dr. Patrick Emmenegger, Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs] Claudio Schärer «The Challenge of Resilient Housing and current practices in Mexico.» [Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler, Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs] Fabienne Zumbühl «Social Innovation in Sustainable Urban Development.» [Prof. Dr. Sabrina Bresciani, Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs] Sonja Anwander «The Impact of Chinese Investments in the Brazilian Amazon.» [Dr. Vanessa Boanada Fuchs] Completed 2019 Completed 2019 Adrian Listmann «Facilitative Diplomacy: the role of the international community in the colombian peace process.»[Dr. Paul Widmer, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Alessandro Taiana «CEO compensation in Argentina – Initial findings in an opaque setting.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Christoph Lechner] Jan Felix Soland «Markteintrittsstrategien kolumbianischer Kaffeeunternehmen in der Schweiz.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph] Judith Philipona «Knowledge Transfer in Adhocracies. An analysis of four international, project-based organizations in the sports and humanitarian sector.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Dr. Florian Wettstein] Karin Augsburger «Fortalecimiento de Barrios Comerciales" programme as the Chilean model of a Business Improvement District.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dirk Lehmkuhl] Lukas Jaehn «The Informal Economy in Latin America - a Taxonomic Analysis of Policy Interventions.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler] Tabea Savoldelli «Fostering Social Entrepreneurship in Ecuador - Gaps in the Enterpreneurial Ecosystem.» [Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2018 Completed 2018 Bruno Marks «Unternehmensverantwortung von Schweizer Galerien.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Florian Wettstein] Germain Groppi «The adaptation of a value creation process to an NGO in Colombia: a digital training project.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Peter Leibfried] Giovanni Bizzozero «The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss Confederation: a complex relationship.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Roland Füess] Morgane Lerville «El esprectro populista en la democracia argentina: los dilemas de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] Jaime Alejandro Rivera Caballero «“Gamification in Tourism” – The case of the social tourism project “Vamos Juntos” in Bolivia.» [Prof. Dr. Pietro Beritelli, Prof. Dr. Christian Laesser] Luzia Gysin «Environmental Policies after the Paris Agreement. Innovative cement production and CO2 emissions in the case of Colombia.» [Dr. Urs Heierli, Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen] Completed 2017 Completed 2017 Andrés Vicaría Aguilar «Partnering in Colombia– market entry and expansion challenges faced by Swiss companies.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Martin Eppler] Stefano Raffa «The inclusion of socio-cultural factors into risk assessment and monitoring frameworks: a closer look at Venezuela and the Petrozuata case.» [Prof. T, Flemming Ruud, PhD, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Tobias Bitzer «Exploring new strategies of SME inclusion as drivers of Integrated Value Creation (IVC) in the Mexican automotive industry.» [Prof. Dr. Günther Müller-Stewens, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Ludwig Romberger «Veränderung des Kunstmarks im Web 2.0.» [Prof. Dr. Franz Schultheis, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Thierry Hediger «The purpose of Swiss corporate collections and their influence on the art market.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2016 Completed 2016 Lubomir Yotov «Changing Museums through Interorganisational Collaboration.» [Referat: Prof. PhD Chris Steyaert, Korreferat Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Moritz Burkhardt «Changing Museums through Interorganisational Collaboration.» [Prof. Dr. Roland Füess, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Héléne Tschopp «The gentrification process from a real estate perspective - Analysis of the use art as a real estate strategy at the example of Paris 19th arrondissement.» [Prof. Dr. Franz Schultheis, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Hélène Albugues «The Eease of Doing Business Index applied to the case of small foreign companies in Chile.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Patrick Emmenegger] Sebastian Waldmann «Die strategische Entwicklung bedeutsamer Unternehmensgruppen in Kolumbien.» [Prof. Dr. Günther Müller-Stewens, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2015 Completed 2015 Ana Amrein «An Assessment on Knowledge Sharing Processes as a means of Non-profits Downward Accountability in Costa Rica» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Urs Jäger] Laurie Kirby «Internationalization strategy in the context of telemedicine in Latin America.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Christoph Müller] Linda Koenig «Impact Investing in Vocation Training: A Business Model Transformation in Brazil.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Dr. Christa Binswanger] Luca Laloli «The Dragon in the American Backyard – An Analysis of China’s Policy on Latin America and the Caribbean in Light of Classical Realism and Neoliberalism.» [Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2014 Completed 2014 Jakob Maximilian Ritter «The financial market in Venezuela from 1965 until today: a socio-economic analysis fifty years after Dr. Henri Meier's Dissertation.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Emilia García-Appendini] Ana Amrein «Multidimensional Assessment of the Alleviation of Social Exclusion in Costa Rica: A Case Study of Educational Interventions.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Urs Jäger] Completed 2013 Completed 2013 Mario Fiasconaro «Brazil, a Hegemon in South America? A Theoretical Approach.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] Completed 2012 Completed 2012 Jasmin Amsler «Der völkerrechtliche Schutz der indigenen Sprachen.» [Prof. Dr. Kerstin Odendahl, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Fabio Sonderer «Business opportunities and Cultural Challenges for Colombian companies in Switzerland.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Michaël Tuil «Creating Shared Value: development of the concept and application in Costa Rica.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Urs Jäger] Felix Armsen «Bankers' jargon and image creation in print media and film.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Martin Brown] Janine Gemperle «Auswirkungen der Beziehungen Kolumbiens zu Ecuador und Venezuela auf den internen Konflikt.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2011 Completed 2011 Michael Borgensten «Higher Education Reforms in Venezuela: A case Study of Three Universities.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Santo Marco Panciotto «Auge explosivo: las cooperativas bancarias dentro del sistema financiero del Paraguay.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2010 Completed 2010 Walkeimar Sigrist «Les déterminations culturelles de la comptabilité - un exemple appliqué au Brésil et à la Suisse.» [Prof. Dr. Vincent Kaufmann, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Jana Carina Caduff «Estrategias de mercadeo para microseguros en Venezuela. Aproximación exploratoria a base de entrevistas con expertos.» [Prof. Dr. Martin Eppler, Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Philipp Mettler «Models of Mediation Applied to the FARC-Conflict in Colombia: Intercultural Barriers.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Andrés Felipe Marín Salazar «Viable Implementation of Swiss Patterns for Portfolio Management in South America.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2008 Completed 2008 Christian Egli «Ein schmaler Weg aus prekären Verhältnissen in die Bildungselite: Stipendienvergabe privater Stiftungen in Lateinamerika.» [Prof. Yvette Sánchez] Damian Philipp Hegg «Brazilian Sports Academies: Resource allocation and organization of social enterprises.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Thierry Volery] Katrin Rosenberg «Colombia en su laberinto. Derechos humanos y sociedad civil.» [Prof. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Kerstin Odendahl] Completed 2007 Completed 2007 Nadja Eichin «Politische Transición und kultureller Wandel in Chile. Der lange Weg von Pinochet zu Bachelet.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Roland Kley] Bianca Marty «El potencial del sistema educativo en función del crecimiento económico en Oaxaca.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Christoph Frei] Nicolas Meng «La corrupción en Ecuador: ¿«quinto» poder del estado?» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Hans Vest] Adrien Illien «Der Einsatz von Licht und Farbe in der Politik. Wahltrailer, politische Werbung und Fernsehen im US-amerikanischen Wahlkampf.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez] Completed 2005 Completed 2005 Alex Heshusius «Guerra y narcotráfico en Colombia: factores sociopolíticos y económicos.» [Prof. Dr. Yvette Sánchez, Prof. Dr. Jean-Max Baumer]