Main topics

In research and practice, the professorship focuses particularly on topics in the following areas:

Learning from Success and Failures	To ensure their long-term performance, business actors must critically reflect on experiences of success and failure against the backdrop of changing requirements, draw appropriate conclusions, and, if necessary, implement behavioral adjustments. The professorship for management investigates the factors that promote and hinder learning from success and failure experiences for subsequent performance at the individual, team, and organizational levels.
Team Composition, Context, and Success	Teams are central work units in many organizations. Against this backdrop, the professorship for management researches the influence of team composition, team-contextual conditions (such as leadership and organizational culture), and the interplay of these factors on team processes and success.
Employee Creativity and Innovation	To remain competitive, organizations rely on employees to generate new and valuable ideas. The research at the professorship for management contributes to identifying the factors and conditions that support and foster employee creativity and innovation in organizations.
Managing Change	To adapt to the dynamics of their environment, organizations must undergo continuous change. Successfully managing change processes requires engaging employees for intended transformations. The research at the professorship for management contributes to explaining how change processes can be effectively managed in organizations to ensure success.
Sustainability in Organizations	In light of current societal and ecological developments, organizations must increasingly integrate sustainability into their corporate structures. This requires an interplay of individual, team-related, and organizational factors that promote sustainable behavior. The research at the professorship for management contributes to explaining how companies can implement sustainable practices and systematically embed ecologically responsible actions.