Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hennig-Thurau

Current affiliations

  • Chair for Marketing & Media

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Digital and Social Media
  • Entertainment Marketing
  • Service Marketing
  • Relationship Marketing/CRM

Academic Education

2002Habilitation and venia legendi in Business Administration at University of Hanover
1998Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. pol.) at University of Hanover
1994Graduation with diploma in Business Adminstration (Diplom-Kaufmann) at University of Lüneburg
1989 - 1994Studies in Business Administration at University of Lüneburg

Work Experience

since 2010Professor and Chair of Marketing and Media at University of Münster
2005 - 2014Part-Time Research Professor of Marketing an der Cass Business School, City University London, UK
2003 - 2010Professor of Marketing and Media, School of Media, Bauhaus-University of Weimar
1994 - 2002Research Assistant at the Department of Marketing at University of Hanover

Functions and Memberships

since 2008Member of the European Marketing Association
since 2003Initiator and Editor of the journal ranking "VHB-JOURQUAL"
since 2001Member of the Association for Professors in Business Administration (VHB)
since 2000Member of the American Marketing Association
2010 - 2013Member of the Academic Council of the American Marketing Association

Appointments

2009Offer to a Professorship, University of Mannheim
2007Offer to a Professorship, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Publications

Jütte, David; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Cziehso, Gerrit; Sattler, Henrik (2024)
In: PloS one, 19
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Rodríguez-Camacho, Javier A.; Linder, Marc; Jütte, David; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten (2024)
In: Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 159
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Herting, Alina; Jütte, David (2024)
In: Journal of Interactive Marketing, 59
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Aliman, Dorothea Nilusha; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Henke, André (2024)
In: Business Horizons, 67
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Kupfer, Ann-Kristin; Marchand, André; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten (2024)
In: Journal of Retailing, 100
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2027
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/12/2021 - 31/03/2023
Funded by: MWIKE NRW - EFRE/JTF-Programm - EFRE Start-up Transfer.NRW - START-UP-Hochschul-Ausgründungen NRW
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021
Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Duration: since 01/08/2018
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 01/07/2018 - 30/04/2022
Funded by: Weltkino Filmverleih GmbH
Type of project: Individual project
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Talks

How Virtual Should the Metaverse Be? The Impact of Exposure To The Physical Reality on Consumers' Perceptions of And Reactions To Virtual Experiences
Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Freiboth, Philo (23/02/2024)
2024 AMA Winter Academic Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL
Type of talk: scientific talk
Social Media's Coming of Age - The Effects of Social Media Marketing Practices on Consumer Mindsets and Firm Success
Kaczinski, Alegra; Hennig-Thurau Thorsten; Paul, Michael (24/03/2018)
IMRC 2018, Frije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Type of talk: scientific talk

Prizes

Most-cited Scholar 2020 (2nd place)
Awarded by: PLOS Journal
Award given to: Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten
Announced at: 16/10/2020 | Date of awarding: 16/10/2020
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Best Paper Award - International Journal of Research in Marketing (IJRM) "Brand Crises in the Digital Age"
Awarded by: International Journal of Research in Marketing (IJRM) / European Marketing Academy (EMAC)
Award given to: Hansen, Nele; Kupfer, Ann-Kristin; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten
Announced at: 31/05/2019 | Date of awarding: 31/05/2019
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Best Paper Award - Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) "Pre-Release Consumer Buzz"
Awarded by: Sheth Foundation
Award given to: Houston, Mark; Kupfer, Ann-Kristin; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Spann, Martin
Announced at: 01/01/2019 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2019
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Best Paper Award of the Consumer Behavior Track at the AMA Winter Marketing Educators' Conference for the paper "Determinants of Consumer Choice Between Word-of Mouth Channels in the Digital Era"
Awarded by: American Marketing Association
Award given to: Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten ; Bartschat, Maria
Date of awarding: 01/01/2016
Type of distinction: Best publication award
Best Paper Award of the Branding and Brand Management Track at the AMA Winter Marketing Educators' Conference
Awarded by: American Marketing Association
Award given to: Knapp, Ann-Kristin; Pähler vor der Holte, Nora; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten
Date of awarding: 01/01/2016
Type of distinction: Best publication award
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Doctorates

How Digitalization Challenges the Marketing of Filmed Entertainment
Candidate: Pähler vor der Holte, Nora | Supervisors: Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Clement, Michel; Löschel, Andreas
Period of time: until 15/05/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Der Wert verschiedener Word of Mouth-Arten für die Informationssuche von Konsumenten
Candidate: Bartschaft, Maria | Supervisors: Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Walsh, Gianfranco; Klein, Stefan
Period of time: until 08/02/2017
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Trash - Annäherungen an ein Medienkonsumphänomen
Candidate: Bohnenkamp, Björn | Supervisors: Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Lüdicke, Marius; Klein, Stefan
Period of time: until 16/11/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Good Social Media Marketing
Candidate: Flemming, Jan | Supervisors: Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten; Wiesel, Thorsten; Klein, Stefan
Period of time: until 25/11/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The impact of digitalization and social media on consumer behavior and on organizational structures
Candidate: vor dem Esche, Jonas | Supervisors: Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten, Beverungen, Daniel
Period of time: until 20/11/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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