MKT 510 (5100) Price and Product Management

for graduate students

General Information

Lecturers Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Christian Homburg, Moritz Trappmann, Matthias Kleinermann
Course Format Lecture and Exercises
Credit Points 6 ECTS
Hours per Week 3 hours
Language English
Grading Written exam
Exam Date tba.

Contact person for Price and Product Management

For further information, please contact Moritz Trappmann or Matthias Kleinermann.

Course Structure

Sessions:

  • Monday, 10:15 – 11:45 am (Room SN 169)
  • Thursday, 8:30 –10:00 am (Room SN 169)

Guest Lectures:

  • Monday, October 6, 2025, 10:15 – 11:45 am: tba.
  • Monday, October 27, 2025, 10:15 – 11:45 am: tba.

Further Information

  • Brief Description

    This course covers the instrumental perspective of marketing by discussing price and product management as part of the marketing mix.

    MKT 510 (5100) is open to graduate students from the Mannheim Master in Management, Kultur und Wirtschaft and Wirtschaftspädagogik.

    Detailed information regarding the lecture and exercise classes will be published on ILIAS at the beginning of the semester.

  • Course Outline

    Product Management

    • General Aspects of Product Management
    • Innovation Management
    • Management of Established Products
    • Brand Management

    Price Management

    • General Basics of Price Management
    • Basics of Classical Pricing Theory
    • Behavioral Basics
    • Price Determination
    • Price Implementation
  • Reading List

    Homburg, Ch. (2020), Marketingmanagement , 7. Aufl., Wiesbaden.

    Homburg, Kuester, Krohmer (2013), Marketing Management: A Contemporary Perspective, 2. Auflage, Maidenhead.