Dr. Ben Wubs

Biography

Ben Wubs is a Professor of International Business History at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and holds a position as Project Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University. His research primarily focuses on engaged projects concerning multinationals, business systems, and transnational economic regions, particularly examining Dutch-German economic relations and tax strategies in the business sector. He has authored notable works such as 'International Business National War Interests. Unilever Reich Empire' and has collaborated on 'Over Grenzen. Multinationals en de Nederlandse Markteconomie'. As an Erasmus Fellow from 2008 to 2012, Wubs researched the Dutch Big Four in Germany, encompassing major companies such as AKU, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, and Philips from 1920 to 1960. He serves as the secretary of RHINe, a collaborative network of economic and business technology historians from various universities, and is a council member of the European Business History Association. His recent projects include a HERA II grant on transnational connections in the fashion industry and a research grant from Volkswagen Stiftung for examining historical tensions in international business and taxation. He teaches various courses on international business and economic relations at Erasmus University and is the Programme Director of the Erasmus Mundus project GLOCAL.

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