The Management Group –
One institute, five chairs, two centers.

Professor Lukas Löhlein, Asst. Professor Victor van Pelt, Professor Fabiola Gerpott, Professor Utz Schäffer, Asst. Professor Daniel Schaupp, Professor Marko Reimer, Asst. Professor Irina Heimbach, Professor Ayse Karaevli, Professor Jane Lê
Not in the picture Professor Peter Jost, Professor Yuval Kalish, Professor Miriam Müthel, Asst. Professor Anna Theresa Ressi, Asst. Professor Pisitta Vongswasdi
What we represent:
The Management Group stands for
- Rigorous research that helps to derive evidence-based recommendations for management (i.e., research with and for practice)
- A commitment to developing early career scholars (i.e., assistant professors, PhD students)
- Excellence in teaching that prepares students to actively shape the future of work
- An openness and encouragement of diverse perspectives on management challenges
- The drive to attract third-party funding and partnerships
Our institutes, chairs, and centers:
Our academic members:

Professor
Fabiola Gerpott
Chair of Leadership
+49 (0)211 44709 375
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Professor
Peter-J. Jost
Chair of Organizational Theory
+49 (0)261 6509 300
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Professor
Yuval Kalish
Chair of Leadership, Networks, and Organizations
+49 (0)211 44709 360

Professor
Ayse Karaevli
Chair of Corporate Management and Change
+49 (0)261 6509 330
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Professor
Jane Lê
Chair of Strategic Management
+49 (0)261 6509 725
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Professor
Lukas Löhlein
Institute of Management Accounting and Control
+49 (0)261 6509 490
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Professor
Miriam Müthel
Chair of Organizational Behavior
+49 (0)211 44709 310
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Professor
Marko Reimer
Institute of Management Accounting and Control
+49 (0)261 6509 481
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Professor
Utz Schäffer
Institute of Management Accounting and Control
+49 (0)261 6509 700
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Assistant Professor
Irina Heimbach
+49 (0)261 6509 815
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Assistant Professor
Anna Theresa Ressi
+49 (0)261 6509 304
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Assistant Professor
Victor van Pelt
+49 (0)261 6509 483
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Assistant Professor
Daniel Schaupp
+49 (0)261 6509 816
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Assistant Professor
Pisitta Vongswasdi
+49 (0)211 44709 819
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Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult.
Klaus Brockhoff (Emeritus)

Honorary Professor
Edgar Ernst

Honorary Professor
Bolko von Oetinger
Research articles -
published in the most prestigious journals.
Explore the most recent publications of our management research experts in peer-reviewed journals on management-related topics to discover the research in detail.
Erring professionals as second victims: grappling with guilt and identity in the aftermath of error
Müthel, M., Frei, C., Hollensbe, E. (Pre-Print), Academy of Management Journal
The ratchet effect: theory and empirical evidence
Matejka, M., Mahlendorf, M., Schäffer, U. (Pre-Print), Management Science
Triggers,traps and disconnect: how governance obstacles hinder progress on grand challenges
Couture, F., Jarzabkowski, P., Lê, J. (Pre-Print), Academy of Management Journal
Beyond developing leaders: toward a multi-narrative understanding of the value of leadership development programs
Vongswasdi, P., Leroy, H. L., Claeys, J., Anisman-Razin, M., van Dierendonck, D. (Accepted), Academy of Management Learning & Education
Commensuration by form: lists and accounting in collective action networks
Crvelin, D., Löhlein, L. (2022), Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 100, Article no. 101333, 16 pages
Mindfulness attenuates both emotional and behavioral reactions following psychological contract breach: a two-stage moderated mediation model
Shaffakat, S., Otaye-Ebede, L., Reb, J., Chandwani, R., Vongswasdi, P. (2022), Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 107 (3), pp. 425–443
Stop and go, where is my flow?how and when daily aversive morning commutes are negatively related to employees’ motivational states and behavior at work
Gerpott, F., Rivkin, W., Unger, D. (2022), Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 107 (2), pp. 169-192
Bad news for announcers, good news for rivals - are rivals fully seizing transition-period opportunities following announcers' top management turnovers?
Burchard, C., Proelss, J., Schäffer, U., Schweizer, D. (2021), Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 42 (3), pp. 579-607
Reaching the heart or the mind?Test of two theory-based training programs to improve interactions between age-diverse coworkers
Burmeister, A., Gerpott, F., Hirschi, A., Scheibe, S., Pak, K., Kooij, D. (2021), Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 20 (2), pp. 203-232
At the boundaries of institutional theorizing: individual entrepreneurship in episodes of regulatory change
Löhlein, L., Müßig, A. (2020), Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 83, Article no. 101102, 21 pages
Toward a process theory of making sustainability strategies legitimate in action
Hengst, I.-A., Jarzabkowski, P., Högl, M., Müthel, M. (2020), Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 63 (1)
It's not just what is said but when it's said: a temporal account of verbal behaviours and emergent leadership in self-managed teams
Gerpott, F., Lehmann-Willenbrock, N., Voelpel, S., Van Vugt, M. (2019), Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 62 (3), pp. 717-738
The social practice of coevolving strategy and structure to realize mandated radical change
Jarzabkowski, P., Lê, J., Balogun, J. (2019), Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 62 (3), pp. 850-882
Team personal-life inclusion in socially- vs. task-oriented countries: a cross-cultural study of Chinese vs. German teams
Weiss, M., Salm, L., Müthel, M., Högl, M. (2018), Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 49 (7), pp. 919-928
The impact of sharing mechanism design on content sharing in online social networks
Heimbach, I., Hinz, O. (2018), Information Systems Research, Vol. 29 (3), pp. 592-611
Doctoral Program
Have you ever thought about
our Doctoral Program?
Are you an academically excellent and highly motivated student interested in pursuing research in management topics?
We are delighted to receive applications from inspiring German and foreign candidates seeking to undertake Doctoral studies in one of the fields of Management.
Doctoral Program
Have you ever thought about
our Doctoral Program?
Are you an academically excellent and highly motivated student interested in pursuing research in management topics?
We are delighted to receive applications from inspiring German and foreign candidates seeking to undertake Doctoral studies in one of the fields of Management.