Prof. Dr. Richard C. Geibel
Professor of B.A. Business Administration
Profile
Prof. Dr. Richard C. Geibel is Professor of Business Administration and Scientific Methodology at IU International University of Applied Sciences in Cologne and Managing Director of the E-Commerce Institute Cologne. He teaches on the English-language Campus Studies programme, combining academic rigour with applied business practice across digital management, e-commerce, social commerce, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and digital health. He has extensive experience in academic leadership and previously established and directed Master's programmes in Digital Management. Since 2020 he has co-organised the annual International Scientific-Practical Conference (ISPC.info), which brings together researchers, practitioners and students from universities in Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States, and through which he integrates student research projects into an international exchange.
Research Areas
Digital management and digital transformation
E-commerce and social commerce
Artificial intelligence in business and management
Digital health and healthcare transformation
Digital entrepreneurship and business model innovation
Platform strategies and data-driven business models
Publications and Presentations
Geibel, R. C., & Machavariani, S. (Eds.). (in press). Digital management for a fast-changing world: Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Scientific-Practical Conference (ISPC 2025). Springer.
Geibel, R. C., Arnold, U., & Hölscher, M. (Eds.). (in press). Digitalisierung in Deutschland: Best Practices, Herausforderungen und Impulse für Unternehmen. Springer Gabler.
Geibel, R. C., Arnold, U., & Wältermann, G. (Eds.). (2025). Digitale Gesundheit in Deutschland: Wo stehen wir und wo müssen wir hinkommen? Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-47498-0
Geibel, R. C., & Machavariani, S. (Eds.). (2025). Digital management and artificial intelligence: Proceedings of the Fourth International Scientific-Practical Conference (ISPC 2024). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-88052-0
Geibel, R. C., & Machavariani, S. (Eds.). (2024). Digital management to shape the future: Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific-Practical Conference (ISPC 2023). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66517-2