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The Management Group –
One institute, seven chairs, one center

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What we represent:

The Management Group stands for

  1. Rigorous research that helps to derive evidence-based recommendations for management (i.e., research with and for practice)
  2. A commitment to developing early career scholars (i.e., assistant professors, PhD students)
  3. Excellence in teaching that prepares students to actively shape the future of work
  4. An openness and encouragement of diverse perspectives on management challenges
  5. The drive to attract third-party funding and partnerships
Institute of Management Accounting and Control (IMC)
Chair of Corporate Management and Change
Chair of Leadership
Chair of Leadership, Networks, and Organizations
Chair of Organizational Behavior
Chair of Organizational Theory
Chair of Strategic Management
Chair of Leadership & Society
Center for Controlling & Management (CCM)

Our faculty members:

Professor Lukas Löhlein
Professor Lukas Löhlein
Lukas.Loehlein(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)2616509490
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Professor Fabiola Gerpott
Professor Fabiola Gerpott
fabiola.gerpott(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)211 44709 375
Chair of Leadership
Professor Peter-J. Jost
Professor Peter-J. Jost
Peter-J.Jost(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 300
Chair of Organizational Theory
Professor Yuval Kalish
Professor Yuval Kalish
Yuval.Kalish(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)211 44709 360
Chair of Leadership, Networks, and Organizations
Professor Ayse Karaevli
Professor Ayse Karaevli
Ayse.Karaevli(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 330
Chair of Corporate Management and Change
Professor Jane Lê
Professor Jane Lê
Jane.Le(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 725
Chair of Strategic Management
Professor Lukas Löhlein
Professor Lukas Löhlein
lukas.loehlein(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 490
Institute of Management Accounting and Control
Professor Miriam Müthel
Professor Miriam Müthel
Miriam.Muethel(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)211 44709 310
Chair of Organizational Behavior
Professor Marko Reimer
Professor Marko Reimer
Marko.Reimer(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 481
Institute of Management Accounting and Control
Professor Utz Schäffer
Professor Utz Schäffer
Utz.Schaeffer(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 700
Institute of Management Accounting and Control
Professor Pisitta Vongswasdi
Professor Pisitta Vongswasdi
Pisitta.Vongswasdi(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)211 44709 819
Chair of Leadership and Society
Assistant Professor Vera Linke
Assistant Professor Vera Linke
Vera.Linke(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 475
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Assistant Professor Saskia Opitz
Assistant Professor Saskia Opitz
Saskia.Opitz(at)whu.edu
+49 261 6509 816
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Assistant Professor Anna Theresa Ressi
Assistant Professor Anna Theresa Ressi
anna.ressi(at)whu.edu
+49 (0)261 6509 304
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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus Brockhoff (Emeritus)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus Brockhoff (Emeritus)
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Honorary Professor Edgar Ernst
Honorary Professor Edgar Ernst
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Honorary Professor Bolko von Oetinger
Honorary Professor Bolko von Oetinger
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Research articles - published in the most prestigious journals.

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Promoting fun or competition?

Walsken, J. E., Gerpott, F., Wallenburg, C. M. (accepted pre-print), Promoting fun or competition? Testing interventions on ludic and agonistic work design, Journal of Organizational Behavior.

European Accounting Review

What do you recommend?

Ressi, A., Schaupp, D., Van Pelt, V. (accepted pre-print), What do you recommend? The effects of communication on misreporting in autonomous teams, European Accounting Review.

Contemporary Accounting Research

Public tax disclosures and investor perceptions

Dierynck, B., Jacob, M., Müller, M., Peters, C., Van Pelt, V. (accepted), Public tax disclosures and investor perceptions, Contemporary Accounting Research.

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

The challenges of claiming leadership for young female managers

Schlamp, S., Gerpott, F., Hentschel, T., Gierke, L. A., Van Quaquebeke, N. (2026), The challenge of claiming leadership for young female managers: exploring differences between employees’ behaviors and perceptions, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 44-66.

Human Relations

There and back again

Rivkin, W., Gerpott, F., Unger, D. (2025), There and back again: the role of morning- and evening commute recovery experiences for daily resources across the commute-, work-, and home domain, Human Relations, Vol. 78 (3), pp. 312 - 348.

Human Resource Management Journal

Which organisational context factors help women to obtain and retain leadership positions in the 21st century?

Gierke, L. A., Schlamp, S., Gerpott, F. (2025), Which organisational context factors help women to obtain and retain leadership positions in the 21st century? a systematic review and research agenda for human resource management, Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 35 (1), pp. 336-370.

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Conquering knowledge exchange barriers with age differences

Rinker, L., Fasbender, U., Gerpott, F., Burmeister, A. (2025), Conquering knowledge exchange barriers with age differences: a stress appraisal perspective on the consequences of upward social comparisons, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 98 (1), e12545.

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Cracks in the foundation

Schweitzer, V. M., Gerpott, F., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., De Leeuw, S., Schippers, M., Lu, J. (2025), Cracks in the foundation: how relational communication dynamics predict performance development in cross-functional teams, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 61 (3), pp. 36-54.

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Three levels, two needs, one goal

Wölk, J., Gerpott, F., Kerschreiter, R. (2025), Three levels, two needs, one goal: fostering an integrated sense of inclusion through inclusive leadership, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 98 (3), e70037.

Behavioral Sciences

Leader Communication Techniques: Analyzing the Effects on Followers’ Cognitions, Affect, and Behavior.

Utzinger, C., Heimann, A. L., Gerpott, F., Annen, H., Kleinmann, M. (2025), Leader communication techniques: analyzing the effects on followers’ cognitions, affect, and behavior, Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 15 (8), 1018.

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Promoting fun or competition?

Walsken, J. E., Gerpott, F., Wallenburg, C. M. (accepted pre-print), Promoting fun or competition? Testing interventions on ludic and agonistic work design, Journal of Organizational Behavior.

European Accounting Review

What do you recommend?

Ressi, A., Schaupp, D., Van Pelt, V. (accepted pre-print), What do you recommend? The effects of communication on misreporting in autonomous teams, European Accounting Review.

Contemporary Accounting Research

Public tax disclosures and investor perceptions

Dierynck, B., Jacob, M., Müller, M., Peters, C., Van Pelt, V. (accepted), Public tax disclosures and investor perceptions, Contemporary Accounting Research.

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

The challenges of claiming leadership for young female managers

Schlamp, S., Gerpott, F., Hentschel, T., Gierke, L. A., Van Quaquebeke, N. (2026), The challenge of claiming leadership for young female managers: exploring differences between employees’ behaviors and perceptions, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 44-66.

Human Relations

There and back again

Rivkin, W., Gerpott, F., Unger, D. (2025), There and back again: the role of morning- and evening commute recovery experiences for daily resources across the commute-, work-, and home domain, Human Relations, Vol. 78 (3), pp. 312 - 348.

Human Resource Management Journal

Which organisational context factors help women to obtain and retain leadership positions in the 21st century?

Gierke, L. A., Schlamp, S., Gerpott, F. (2025), Which organisational context factors help women to obtain and retain leadership positions in the 21st century? a systematic review and research agenda for human resource management, Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 35 (1), pp. 336-370.

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Conquering knowledge exchange barriers with age differences

Rinker, L., Fasbender, U., Gerpott, F., Burmeister, A. (2025), Conquering knowledge exchange barriers with age differences: a stress appraisal perspective on the consequences of upward social comparisons, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 98 (1), e12545.

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Cracks in the foundation

Schweitzer, V. M., Gerpott, F., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., De Leeuw, S., Schippers, M., Lu, J. (2025), Cracks in the foundation: how relational communication dynamics predict performance development in cross-functional teams, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 61 (3), pp. 36-54.

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Three levels, two needs, one goal

Wölk, J., Gerpott, F., Kerschreiter, R. (2025), Three levels, two needs, one goal: fostering an integrated sense of inclusion through inclusive leadership, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 98 (3), e70037.

Behavioral Sciences

Leader Communication Techniques: Analyzing the Effects on Followers’ Cognitions, Affect, and Behavior.

Utzinger, C., Heimann, A. L., Gerpott, F., Annen, H., Kleinmann, M. (2025), Leader communication techniques: analyzing the effects on followers’ cognitions, affect, and behavior, Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 15 (8), 1018.

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