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Dr Matthias Fuchs

Matthias Fuchs , PhD

Qualification(s)

Ph.D. in Economics, specialty Marketing, University of St.Gallen (HSG)
Master of Science in Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna)
Master in International Management, Global Alliance in Management Education (CEMS)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna)

Function

Assistant Professor

Teaching Location(s)

EHL Campus Lausanne

Courses and Modules Taught

MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
• Successful Hotel E-marketing and Social Media Strategies

Teaching Subject(s)

Computational Thinking
Strategic Marketing and Branding

Area(s) of Expertise

Marketing, branding
Consumer behavior
Digital marketing
Experimental methods
Quantitative analysis.

Short Bio

Dr. Matthias Fuchs is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at EHL and serves as the Director of the Institute for Customer Experience Management. He researches digital customer behavior, product and service configurators, and customer feedback, and his work has been published in top-tier business journals such as the Journal of Marketing Research (ABS 4*, VHB A+, FT50) and the Journal of Business Ethics (FT50). He is an experienced educator who teaches courses in marketing, brand management, customer experience, and computational thinking.


Matthias earned a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees from the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, the NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Business, and the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education. He also holds a Ph.D. in marketing from the University of St. Gallen (summa cum laude), which included a stay at the University of Michigan. At the University of St. Gallen, Matthias served as the Managing Director of the Center for Innovation and the Head of Custom Executive Education Programs at the Institute for Marketing and Customer Insight.


Prior to joining academia, Matthias spent over seven years in brand management and marketing management, holding various positions at Procter & Gamble and Coty Inc.

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Gisler, J., Gollnhofer, J.F., & Fuchs, M. (2023). Die gru?ne Schweizer KonsumentIn. Marketing Review St. Gallen (2), 10-17.

Fuchs, M., & Schreier, M. (2023). Paying Twice for Aesthetic Customization? The Negative Effect of Uniqueness on a Product’s Resale Value. Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 60 (3).

Fuchs, M., Omlin, C., Naef, S., Steiner, T., Schumpf, E., & Gollnhofer, J. (2022). Cognitive Biases as Boosters: Using Cognitive Biases to Improve Communication Recall for Emmi Jogurtpur. Marketing Review St. Gallen, Vol. 4, 2022, 18-23.

Bucher, J. H., Fuchs, M., Gollnhofer, J. F., Leimert, H., Manke, B. K. L., Tomczak, T., & Vario, M. (2022). The New Consumer - A Typology of Consumer Reactions to the COVID-19 Crisis. In E. Gallitto, M. Massi, & P. Harrison (Eds.), Keeping up with the ‘New Normal.’ Hampshire, England: Palgrave.

Fuchs, M., & Häubl, G. (2020). The Review-Writing Effect: Writing a Review Amplifies Evaluations and Connections More Than Rating Does. ACR North American Advances.

Bucher, J. H., Fuchs, M., Gollnhofer, J. F., Leimert, H., Manke, B. K. L., Tomczak, T., & Vario, M. (2021). Schweizer Konsumentenverhalten und Markenkommunikation in Zeiten der Covid-19-Pandemie. Marketing Review St. Gallen, 3.

Miska, C., Stahl, G. K., & Fuchs, M. (2018). The moderating role of context in determining unethical managerial behavior: A case survey. Journal of Business Ethics, 153(3), 793-812.

Funded Research Projects

Matthias Fuchs' Projects