Professorship of Business Management, in particular Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship

Organisational unit: Professoship

Organisation profile

The chair of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship directed by Prof. Dr. Markus Reihlen focusses its research and teaching activities on various areas of management, in particular strategic and international management, entrepreneurship, organization design, and the management of professional service firms. Our research and teaching agenda is best described as interdisciplinary embedded in various local, national, and international networks. We work with a broad range of theoretical frameworks from sociology, economics, and organizational psychology. Our teaching philosophy reflects the interests in situated and collaborative learning. Instead of applying the frontal teaching method, we prefer student-centered teaching that encourages critical reflection and learning by both students and instructors. The team contributes to various teaching programs for undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate students at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.

Main research areas

Der Forschungsansatz des Lehrstuhls basiert auf drei zentralen Grundpfeilern. Erstens basiert unser Forschungsansatz auf der Einsicht, dass wir die facettenreichen Phänomene der Unternehmensführung am besten erklären und verstehen können, wenn wir diese mit sehr unterschiedlichen „Denkwerkzeugen“ (Theorien und Methoden) untersuchen. Die Forschungsagenda ist deshalb interdisziplinär ausgerichtet und greift sowohl auf ökonomische als auch auf verhaltenswissenschaftliche Theorien zurück.

Zweitens ist unsere Forschung international ausgerichtet, indem Forschungsergebnisse des Lehrstuhls über Tagungen und Workshops innerhalb der internationalen Fachgemeinschaft kommuniziert und reflektiert werden.

Drittens sind viele bisherige Forschungsprojekte in unmittelbarer Kooperation mit der Praxis entwickelt worden und liefern damit die Möglichkeit, sowohl neue Praxisthemen aufzugreifen als auch neue Erkenntnisse aus der Forschung in der Praxis umzusetzen.

Anknüpfend an bisherige Forschungsarbeiten dienen folgende Themengebiete der exemplarischen Konkretisierung des Forschungsprogramms:

  • Entrepreneurship, Lernen und Innovation
  • Strategischer Wandel
  • Innovative, flexible Organisationsformen
  • Wissensmanagement
  • Internationalisierung von Unternehmen Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen (Corporate Social Responsibility) und Unternehmensstrategie

Continuing education programmes

The international MBA in Strategic Management - a programme for Professionals

Business Development, Corporate Development and Strategy are combined with one another in the MBA Programme in Strategic Management.

The programme will familiarise you with classic theories of business development and strategic management while teaching you how to successfully apply the methods and tools of a manager internationally. Within the context of your own career experience, you will be encouraged to adopt different points of view as you reflect on factors relevant to success in general management and strategic management in particular, together with corporate development. The MBA Programme in Strategic Management takes a targeted approach to developing your personal and substantive skills further, so that you can approach situations not as invariable givens but as opportunities in which to seize the initiative and actively take charge.

English-language instruction in the MBA Programme in Strategic Management was originally developed in co-operation with the Otto Group under academic supervision of Leuphana University and has been accredited by FIBAA as exceeding the relevant quality requirements. From April 2013, the MBA in Strategic Management will also be available for external applicants as well as for employees of other co-operation partners.

  1. Learned societies and special interest organisations
  2. Academy of Management (External organisation)

    Düsterbeck, J. (Member)

    2022 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  3. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Reihlen, M. (Member)

    2008 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  4. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Habersang, S. (Member)

    2017 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  5. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Küst, V. (Member)

    2019 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  6. European Group of Organizational Studies (External organisation)

    Düsterbeck, J. (Member)

    20212022

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

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

    Reihlen, M. (Member)

    2008 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

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

    Habersang, S. (Member)

    2017 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

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

    Düsterbeck, J. (Member)

    2021 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  10. Strategic Management Society (External organisation)

    Reihlen, M. (Member)

    2008 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  11. Academic networks or partnerships
  12. University of Oxford (External organisation)

    Reihlen, M. (Member)

    01.12.2010 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  13. Guest lectures
  14. Fristentransformation, Zinsstruktur und Konjunktur

    Wenzlaff, F. (Speaker)

    19.07.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  15. Lecteur

    Seckler, C. (Lecturer)

    2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  16. Lehrbeauftragter Präsentations- und Rhetorik-Seminar

    Seckler, C. (Lecturer)

    2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  17. External workshops, courses, seminars
  18. 1st EFMD Higher Education Research Conference - EFMD 2012

    Bronstein Bejarano, J. D. (Speaker)

    14.01.201215.01.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  19. 25th Annual Conference On Professional Service Firms 2011

    Reihlen, M. (Speaker)

    03.07.201105.07.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  20. 25th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2009

    Reihlen, M. (Speaker)

    2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  21. 2nd International Meschede Summerschool in Economics - 2013

    Wenzlaff, F. (Participant)

    22.07.201326.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  22. 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - 2010

    Reihlen, M. (Organiser)

    08.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  23. Conference on Entrepreneurial Universities 2012

    Bronstein Bejarano, J. D. (Speaker)

    25.04.201227.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  24. Interdisciplinary accounting research seminar - 2015

    Seckler, C. (Coauthor)

    09.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  25. Journal of Management Studies Paper Development Workshop - JMS 2015

    Seckler, C. (Speaker)

    2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  26. Management Consulting Divison Conference der Academy of Management

    Reihlen, M. (Speaker)

    03.06.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  27. Research Seminar at the Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, Queensland University of Technology - ACERE 2013

    Krzeminska, A. (Speaker)

    13.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  28. Research Seminar “Management and Microeconomics” - 2013

    Krzeminska, A. (Speaker)

    24.01.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  29. University-Industry Interaction Conference 2012

    Bronstein Bejarano, J. D. (Speaker)

    201229.05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  30. Workshop "Zinssystem" 2012

    Wenzlaff, F. (Speaker)

    19.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  31. Conferences
  32. 10th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics - ESEE 2013

    Wenzlaff, F. (Coauthor)

    18.06.201321.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. 10th New Insitutionalism Workshop - NIW 2014

    Wenzlaff, F. (Speaker)

    20.03.201421.03.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. 10. Wissenschaftlichen Jahrestagung der Keynes-Gesellschaft 2014

    Wenzlaff, F. (Speaker)

    18.02.201419.02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  35. 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association - ESA 2015

    Wenzlaff, F. (Participant)

    25.08.201528.08.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. 12. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Keynes-Gesellschaft 2015

    Wenzlaff, F. (Participant)

    15.02.201516.02.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. 16th FFM Conference 2012

    Wenzlaff, F. (Coauthor)

    25.10.201227.10.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. 16. Workshop Hochschulmanagement Wissenschaftliche Kommission Hochschulmanagement 2014

    Obermeit, K. (presenter)

    21.02.201422.02.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. 1st EFMD Higher Education Research Conference - EFMD 2012

    Wenzlaff, F. (Coauthor)

    14.02.201215.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. 1st World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research Conference - WINIR 2014

    Wenzlaff, F. (Speaker)

    11.09.201414.09.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. 26th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference - ANZAM 2012

    Lesner, M. (Speaker)

    05.12.201207.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. 28th European Accounting Association Doctoral Colloquium - EAA 2012

    Seckler, C. (Speaker)

    05.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. 31st Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society - SMS 2011

    Krzeminska, A. (Speaker)

    08.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. 35th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2019

    Küst, V. (Speaker)

    07.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. 38th workshop of the "Kommission Organisation" of the "Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL" - 2013

    Reihlen, M. (Speaker) & Seckler, C. (Speaker)

    2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. 4th Annual Meeting of the Society For Business Ethics - SBE 2015

    Küberling-Jost, J. A. (presenter)

    06.08.201509.08.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2013

    Seckler, C. (Speaker) & Fischer, S. (Speaker)

    08.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  48. 75. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung des - VHB 2013

    Krzeminska, A. (Speaker)

    25.05.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  49. 7th International Conference on Higher Education Marketing 2012

    Obermeit, K. (presenter)

    28.03.201230.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Schüßler, E. (Organiser), Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Speaker) & Habersang, S. (Speaker)

    05.03.202408.03.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  51. 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

  52. 9th Annual New York University Stern School of Business Conference for Social Entrepreneurship 2012

    Krzeminska, A. (Speaker)

    08.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  53. 9. Wissenschaftlichen Tagung der Keynes-Gesellschaft 2013

    Wenzlaff, F. (Participant)

    18.02.201319.02.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  54. Abschlussworkshop Neue Steuerung von Universitäten 2012

    Wenzlaff, F. (Participant)

    12.07.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  55. Annual Strategic Management Society Conference 2009

    Krzeminska, A. (Speaker)

    12.10.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch