Professorship for Business Administration, in Particular Organization Studies

Organisational unit: Professoship

Organisation profile

The Professorship for Organization Studies examines contemporary organizational, strategic and entrepreneural practices as well as their societal implications. Being anchored in the broader social sciences, the professorship advances an interdisciplinary research program, that is embedded in contemporary discourses in management and organization research. In teaching, the team contributes an extensive portfolio of courses and seminars to the Leuphana College, the Graduate School, and the Professional School, and supervises final theses in the areas of organization, strategy, and entrepreneurship.

Main research areas

The research projects at the Professorship for Organization Studies aim to better understand contemporary organizational, strategic and entrepreneural practices and their social impact. The social-scientific, mostly practical-theoretical orientation of the research projects is decisive for this, as it sharpens the view for the subtle, partly profane, but nevertheless effective activities in organizations through which work is coordinated and strategies are produced.
The research activities of the team are not dogmatically bound to specific research methods. Nevertheless, the team has acquired specialized knowledge in the field of qualitative research, which also includes less conventional methods, e.g. in the areas of video analysis and discourse analysis.

  1. 2025
  2. Dimo Dimov

    Schüßler, E. (Host) & Wenzel, M. (Host)

    19.05.202521.05.2025

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  3. Entrepreneurs of Chaos?

    Galligo, I. (Organiser), Schüßler, E. (Organiser), Wenzel, M. (Organiser) & Hörl, E. (Organiser)

    19.05.202520.05.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Jeffery McMullen

    Schüßler, E. (Host) & Wenzel, M. (Host)

    19.05.202521.05.2025

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  5. Jochen Koch

    Schüßler, E. (Host) & Wenzel, M. (Host)

    19.05.202521.05.2025

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  6. Nevena Radoynovska

    Schüßler, E. (Host) & Wenzel, M. (Host)

    19.05.202521.05.2025

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  7. Innovating Amid Poly- and Permacrisis: The Role of Time in Organizing for Disruptive Innovation

    Habersang, S. (Panel participant), Stanske, S. (Panel participant), Spreitzer, E.-M. (Panel participant), Garud, R. (Keynote Speaker), Hernes, T. (Keynote Speaker), Ibert, O. (Keynote Speaker), Klarner, P. (Keynote Speaker), Sharma, G. (Keynote Speaker) & Wenzel, M. (Keynote Speaker)

    2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. 2024
  9. EAFIT University

    Wenzel, M. (Visiting researcher)

    02.12.202414.12.2024

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  10. Macquarie University Sydney

    Wenzel, M. (Visiting researcher)

    05.10.202426.10.2024

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  11. 84. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung des Verbandes der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. - VHB 2024

    Imschloß, M. (Organiser), Reihlen, M. (Organiser) & Wenzel, M. (Speaker)

    06.03.202408.03.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  12. 84. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung des Verbandes der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V. - VHB 2024

    Wenzel, M. (Organiser)

    05.03.202408.03.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Meyer, V. (Visiting researcher)

    02.202406.2024

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  14. 2023
  15. Place work in the legitimation of start-ups and start-up culture

    Cnossen, B. (Speaker) & Stanske, S. (Speaker)

    06.07.202308.07.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Presentation: “Organizational Identity Formation in a Real Utopia: Provisional Identity and the Interplay between Desirable and Undesirable Futures”

    Meyer, V. (Speaker) & Wenzel, M. (Speaker)

    06.07.202308.07.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  17. 39th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2023

    Wenzel, M. (Moderator)

    07.2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Lommel, L. (Member)

    01.05.2023 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  19. German Academic Association for Business Research e.V. (External organisation)

    Lommel, L. (Member)

    2023 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  20. 2022
  21. SAP Chat

    Wenzel, M. (Speaker)

    11.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. AMOR Workshop 2022

    Wenzel, M. (Organiser)

    04.10.202205.10.2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Conference - The 6th International CSR Communication Conference - 2022

    Wenzel, M. (Organiser)

    14.09.202222.09.2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. Workshop - PhD Workshop of the 6th International CSRCommunication Conference

    Wenzel, M. (Organiser)

    13.09.202214.09.2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Workshop on “Acting towards promising futures”

    Wenzel, M. (Keynote Speaker)

    06.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. Dean's Office (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair) & Wenzel, M. (Office)

    01.04.2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  27. Graduate School (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    04.2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  28. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    04.2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  29. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    04.2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  30. oncampus GmbH (External organisation)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    03.2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  31. Strategic Management Society (External organisation)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    01.2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  32. Strategic Organization (Journal)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    2022 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  33. 2021
  34. Institute of Management and Organization (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    11.202103.2022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  35. Panel session on “The grand challenges of the 21st century”

    Wenzel, M. (Oral presentation)

    10.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  36. Conference- Strategic Management Society 41th Annual International Conference: Imagination and Inspiration

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    18.09.202121.09.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. Panel session on “Strategy Communications: Talk and Text” with Andreas König, Eero Vaara, Freek Vermeulen, and Basak Yakis-Douglas

    Wenzel, M. (Speaker)

    18.09.202121.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. Startup Booster (External organisation)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    09.2021 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  39. 37th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2021

    Wenzel, M. (Moderator)

    07.07.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. Strategic Management Journal (Journal)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    06.2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  41. Strategic Management Society (External organisation)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    01.2021 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  42. 2020
  43. Conference - Strategic Mangement Society 40th Annual Meeting

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    26.10.202030.10.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. Strategic Management Society (External organisation)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    10.2020 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  45. 36th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2020

    Wenzel, M. (Participant)

    02.07.202004.07.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. Strategic Management Society (Publisher)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    07.20202022

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  47. Fakultät W allgemein (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Member)

    06.2020 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  48. School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    06.202003.2022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  49. College (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    04.202003.2022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  50. Fakultät W allgemein (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Member)

    04.2020 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  51. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Meyer, V. (Full member)

    2020 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  52. Strategic Management Society (Publisher)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    20202022

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  53. 2019
  54. SMS 39th Annual Conference

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    19.10.201922.10.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  55. Preventing the collapse of sensemaking in organizations: On legitimizing digital innovations in established organizations

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    10.10.201911.10.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  56. The hidden power dynamics of organizing through enterprise social media

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    10.10.201911.10.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  57. Fakultät W allgemein (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Deputy member)

    10.2019 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  58. Global Strategy Journal (Journal)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    10.2019 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  59. Professional School (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Member)

    10.2019 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  60. Professional School (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    10.201905.2022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  61. School of Management and Technology (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    10.2019 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  62. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (Journal)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    10.2019 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  63. Strategic Management Journal (Journal)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    10.2019 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  64. Fakultät W allgemein (Organisational unit)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    01.09.2019 → …

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  65. Killing Boredom: On the Expansion and Contraction of Time in Organizational Transformation

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    09.08.201913.08.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  66. Exploring organizational processes:A tension-based view

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    04.07.201906.07.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  67. Killing Boredom: On the Expansion and Contraction of Time in Strategic Change

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    04.07.201906.07.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  68. Temporary Organizing and Organizing Trmporality: On the Multilayered Architecture of Accelerators

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    04.07.201906.07.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  69. University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg

    Meyer, V. (Visiting researcher)

    01.07.201931.07.2019

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  70. Legitimizing Digital Transformation within an Incumbent: How Unaccepted Leaders Can Initiate Strategic Changes

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    19.06.201922.06.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  71. Organizing temporality: A practice perspective on the multilayered architecture of accelerators

    Stanske, S. (Coauthor)

    19.06.201922.06.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  72. 2018
  73. Strategic Management Society (External organisation)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    10.201809.2020

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsTransfer

  74. 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2018

    Wenzel, M. (Speaker)

    10.08.2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  75. Journal of Business Research (Journal)

    Wenzel, M. (Editorial Board)

    20182021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  76. 2017
  77. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Wenzel, M. (Chair)

    12.2017 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  78. 2016
  79. European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) (External organisation)

    Meyer, V. (Full member)

    2016 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch