Professorship for Organization and Management

We analyze coordination, orientation, and motivation challenges in organizations from the perspective of behavioral management research. Our research focuses on: structure and process management, innovative organizational design, the relationship between theory and practice, and the theory of the firm—broadened by current priorities (areas), such as the digitalization of bureaucratic processes, meeting science, and university governance.

We aim to familiarize our students with current organizational and management phenomena. We teach them analytical and conceptual thinking skills, e.g., what questions to ask in order to handle practical problems systematically and reflectively, and how to use models, heuristics, and concepts. To this end, we use a variety of “maps,” which illustrate that—depending on the theoretical approach—there are various solutions to a problem.

We engage in knowledge exchange with interested practitioners: companies, public organizations, and associations. We advise you on your projects, help your organization tap its structural potential and process capability, and explain potential leadership and cooperation models. To this end, we translate new research findings, identify trends, and demystify management fads. We look forward to providing academic guidance for jointly developed cooperation projects and welcome interesting ideas for our students’ final theses or dissertations.