Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus, Author at Munich Business School Insights

About Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus studied Business Adminstration at Regensburg and subsequently worked for Dresdner Bank in the credit auditing department for several years. He eventually started as a freelance lecturer for Munich Business School amongst others before becominig a regular MBS lecturer. He did his doctor’s degree at LMU Munich focusing on problem-oriented learn ing environments. Today, Prof. Dr. Zirus is module leader and lecturer for financial subjects at MBS and alongside works as a freelance lecturer.

MBS Investment

Money Investment (in Times of Zero Interest) − Why and If So, in What?

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus March 27, 2018

Does money investment make sense? And if so, how do I invest my money safely? These are the questions that drive many people today. This article provides tips and explains the fundamentals of investing money […]

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The Going Concern Principle and its Significance for Accounting and Auditing

Prof. Dr. Katja Bubmann, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus October 18, 2017

The Going Concern principle is an important concept in accounting. We provide a definition of the term and explain its significance for accounting and auditing using illustrative examples. Any reasonable accounting rules and regulations contain […]

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Academic Writing (Part 4): Plagiarism

Prof. Dr. Gabriella Maráz, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus October 4, 2017

In the fourth part of our blog series on academic writing, we provide information on plagiarism – what it is, what types of plagiarism exist, the consequences of plagiarism, and how to avoid it. The […]

MBS Academic Writing

Academic Writing (Part 3): Scientific Language

Prof. Dr. Gabriella Maráz, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus May 31, 2017

Academic Writing (Part 1): What Is the Truth? Academic Writing (Part 2): Research “[Traditional company budgeting] encourages management to lie and deceive […].”[1] Such a sentence is a strong statement making drastic allegations and is […]

MBS Impact Investing

Impact Investing or the Desire for “Doing Good While Doing Well” (Part 2)

Prof. Dr. Christian Schmidkonz, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus March 2, 2017

Our first article on the subject of “Impact Investing” (IMPIN) provided a first view of the special characteristics of IMPIN. We showed that the purpose of this new investment field is not only to achieve […]

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Academic Writing (Part 2): Research

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zirus, Prof. Dr. Gabriella Maráz January 23, 2017

Is academic writing only something for (future) scientists and researchers? Our thoughts on truth (see Academic Writing (Part 1)) have already made it clear: Dealing with academic writing and its methods is of invaluable benefit […]

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