Professorship

Economic and organizational sociology are specialized sociologies that focus on the sociological analysis of specific societal domains. Economic sociology studies economic phenomena within a societal context, while organizational sociology studies the forms, structures, and processes of organizations and their interactions with the societal environment.

At the Chair of Economic and Organizational Sociology, our research primarily focuses on the comparative analysis of institutions at both societal and organizational levels. Our research topics include diverse manifestations of capitalism (such as financial market capitalism and digital capitalism), economic paradigms, and organizational principles (such as "Deutschland AG," "Corporate Governance," and "Sustainability"). We also study socio-economic transformation phenomena that persist despite institutional inertia (such as overcoming "path dependencies").

We are currently conducting research on the following topics, among others:
Theory/theories of path dependency (Jürgen Beyer)
Gig work and the digitalisation of working environments (Jürgen Beyer, Janis Ewen, Hannes Weinig)
Decisions on locations (Jürgen Beyer)
Dealing with rassism in institutional organisations (Leon Rosa Reichle)
Precarious digital work, strikes in the digital economy (Janis Ewen)
Authority and neoliberal urban policy (Leon Rosa Reichle)
Theories of work, post-work society (Hannes Weinig)
Transformation of the defence industry (Leon Rosa Reichle)
Patterns of Consumption (Jürgen Beyer/ Lea Kirn)
Social inequality and political subjectification (Leon Rosa Reichle)
Sustainability in SDG8: Decent work and economic growth (Jürgen Beyer, Leon Rosa Reichle, Janis Ewen, Hannes Weinig, Lea Kirn).