Prof. Dr. Welf Weiger

Academic education

Since 09/2020 Chair of Marketing Department, Alfaisal University
Since 01/2020 Assistant Professor of Marketing, Alfaisal University
12/2017 - 08/2021 Professor at the Chair of Digital Marketing, Georg-August-University of Göttingen
12/2016 - 12/2017 Assistant Professor at the Chair of Marketing and Innovation Management, Georg-August-University of Göttingen
10/2010 - 12/2016 Research Assistant at the Chair of Marketing and Innovation Management, Georg-August-University of Göttingen.
Diploma thesis Performance effects of salaries in sports: An empirical analysis of the impact of payment structures on athletic and corporate success
09/2003 - 05/2010 Studies of economic sciences at the University of Mannheim.
Focus: Marketing; E-Business and Distribution Systems; Statistics / Econometrics.
06/2009 - 08/2009 Study abroad at the Boston University (USA)
01/2008 - 06/2008 Study abroad at the University of the West of Scotland (UK), Erasmus program

Professional qualification

10/2007 - 10/2010 SAP AG, Walldorf
Student assistant and web developer in Online Marketing Services
04/2009 - 07/2010 Department of Business Administration and Marketing II , Prof. H. Bauer, University of Mannheim
Student assistant in online support and IT- administration
02/2007 - 08/2007 SAP Deutschland AG & Co KG, Walldorf
Working student in online Marketing
08/2006 - 02/2007 SAP Deutschland AG & Co KG, Walldorf
Internship in online Marketing
01/2004 - 12/2009 Weiger Design GmbH
Project Management

Memberships

  • American Marketing Association (AMA)
  • European Marketing Academy (EMAC)

Professional Service

  • American Marketing Association (AMA)
  • European Journal of Marketing
  • European Marketing Academy (EMAC)
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • Internet Research
  • Journal of Business Research
  • Journal of Interactive Marketing
  • Journal of Service Management

Awards

  • Finalist, Best Paper Award in the track “Internet and the Digital Economy,” Hawaii International Conference on System Science 2022
  • Outstanding Research Award by Shell Saudi Arabia, College of Business, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia, 2021
  • Best Reviewer in the track "Crowds, Social Media and Digital Collaborations" at the International Conference on Information Systems 2019 in Munich, Germany
  • American Marketing Association Best Paper by Theme in the track "Metrics for Making Marketing Matter" at the Winter AMA Conference 2017 in Orlando, USA
  • Sponsorship award of the Marketing Foundation of the University of Mannheim for the diploma thesis
    "Performance effects of salaries in sports: An empirical analysis of the impact of payment structures on athletic and corporate success", 2011