Professorship of Business Management, in Particular Strategic Management
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Organisation profile
The Otto Group Chair of Strategic Management 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 Otto Group Chair contributes to various teaching programs for undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate students at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Among others, the chair is in charge of the extra-occupational MBA in Strategic Management for future leaders at the Otto Group and is involved in various university-industry-cooperations with companies.
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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.
- Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Trusting as a 'Leap of Faith': Trust-Building Practices in Client-Consultant Relationships
Nikolova, N., Möllering, G. & Reihlen, M., 01.06.2015, In: Scandinavian Journal of Management. 31, 2, p. 232-245 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Uncertainty, Pluralism, and the Knowledge-based Theory of the Firm: From J.-C. Spender's contribution to a socio-cognitive approach
Reihlen, M. & Ringberg, T., 12.2013, In: European Management Journal. 31, 6, p. 706-716 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Warum Unternehmen scheitern: Pfade des Niedergangs frühzeitig erkennen
Habersang, S., Küberling-Jost, J. A., Reihlen, M. & Seckler, C., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für Führung und Organisation. 88, 4, p. 216-220 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Conference Organizing: Practices and Impact
Schüßler, E., Habersang, S., Gutierrez-Huerter O', G., Bothello, J., Etchanchu, H. & Delmestri, G., 2021, In: ZDfm – Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und -management. 6, 1, p. 64-72 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
- Journal articles › Transfer › Peer-reviewed
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Der Sandbox Innovation Process: Wie Vielfalt in Open-Innovation-Communities genutzt werden
Meyer, V., KNaut, A. & Reihlen, M., 03.2022, In: Zeitschrift für Führung und Organisation. 91, 3, p. 181-185 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Managementpraxis: drei Geschäftsführer international erfolgreicher MIttelständler im Interview
Wegner, U. & von der Oelsnitz, D., 2011, In: Zeitschrift für Management. 6, 1, p. 83-86 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Transfer
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Assessing the impact of patient-involvement healthcare strategies on patients, providers, and the healthcare system: A systematic review
Miller, T. & Reihlen, M., 01.05.2023, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 110, 107652.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Conference abstract in journal › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Riding the Roller-Coaster: A Pivot Process During Covid-19
Scheve, C., Gegenhuber, T. K. & Reihlen, M., 01.08.2022, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2022, 1, 1 p., 17286.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
- Conference abstract in journal › Research › Peer-reviewed
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A Process Perspective on Organizational Failure: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis
Habersang, S., Küberling-Jost, J. A., Reihlen, M. & Seckler, C., 2017, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017, 1, 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Challenges and Choices in Conducting Qualitative Meta-studies
Habersang, S. & Reihlen, M., 01.08.2023, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2023, 1, 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Patching Meaningfulness: How Early Career Scholars Construct Meaning in a Pluralistic Work Context
Duesterbeck, J. R. & Habersang, S., 01.08.2022, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2022, 1, 1 p., 11432.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
- Conference article in journal › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Conceptual Framework for the Professional Service Field
Reihlen, M., Seckler, C. & Werr, A., 2017, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017, 1, 5 p., 133863.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
- Working papers › Research
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Entrepreneurial University Archetypes: A Meta-Synthesis of Case Study Literature
Bronstein Bejerano, J. & Reihlen, M., 05.2014, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 34 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 12).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Entrepreneurship and Professional Service Firms – A Literature Review
Reihlen, M. & Werr, A., 14.08.2014, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 13).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Global Integration and Management of Professional Service Firms: A Review of the Literature and Suggestions for Future Research
Klimkeit, D., 2012, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 43 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 8).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Governance of Professional Service Firms: A Configurational Approach
Harlacher, D. & Reihlen, M., 2013, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 52 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 11).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Institutional Change of the German Higher Education System: From Professional Dominance to Managed Education
Reihlen, M. & Wenzlaff, F., 02.2013, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 37 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 9).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Institutional Entrepreneurship: A Literature Review and Analysis of the Maturing Consulting Field
Smets, M. & Reihlen, M., 2012, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 6).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Knowledge Production in Consulting Teams: A Self-Organization Approach
Reihlen, M. & Nikolova, N., 2010, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 2).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Kooperationen von Managementberatungsunternehmen: Eine explorative Untersuchung
Nikolova, N., Reihlen, M. & Stoyanov, K., 2001, Köln: Seminar für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Unternehmensführung und Logistik, Universität Köln, 46 p. (Arbeitsberichte des Seminars für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Betriebswirtschaftliche Planung und Logistik der Universität zu Köln; vol. 103).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Management Consultancies as Institutional Agents: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Institutional Capital
Reihlen, M., Smets, M. & Veit, A., 2010, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 29 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Organizational Context and Collaboration on International Projects: The case of a Professional Service Firm
Klimkeit, D., 2012, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 7).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Organizational Practice Transfer within a Transnational Professional Service Firm: The Role of Leadership and Control
Reihlen, M. & Klimkeit, D., 20.04.2015, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 15).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Professional Service Firms, Knowledge-based Competition, and the Heterachical Organization
Reihlen, M. & Mone, M. A., 2012, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 5).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Theoretische Zugänge eines Wachstumszwangs in der Geldwirtschaft
Wenzlaff, F., Kimmich, C. & Richers, O., 01.09.2014, Hamburg: Universität Hamburg, p. 1-58, 58 p. (ZÖSS Discussion papers; no. 45).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Towards a Multi-Level Approach to Studying Entrepreneurship in Professional Services
Reihlen, M. & Werr, A., 2012, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 4).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Uncertainty, Pluralism, and the Knowledge-based Theory of the Firm
Reihlen, M. & Ringberg, T., 07.2013, Lüneburg: Otto Group Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Arbeitspapier : Discussion paper; no. 10).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services
Reihlen, M. (ed.) & Werr, A. (ed.), 2012, Edward Elgar Publishing. 416 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Prerequisites and the Success of Transformative Entrepreneurship Education
Halberstadt, J., Euler, M. & Bronstein, J., 2023, Transforming Entrepreneurship Education: Interdisciplinary Insights on Innovative Methods and Formats. Halberstadt, J., Bronstein, A. A. D., Greyling, J. & Bissett, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 197-217 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
- Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Computer-mediated knowledge systems in consultancy firms: do they work?
Reihlen, M. & Ringberg, T., 26.06.2006, Professional service firms. Greenwood, R. & Suddaby, R. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., p. 307-336 30 p. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; vol. 24).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Institutional change in the German higher education system: From professional dominance to managed education.
Reihlen, M. & Wenzlaff, F., 01.01.2014, Handbook on the entrepreneurial University. Fayolle, A. & Redford, D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 112 - 135 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Institutional Change of European Higher Education: The Case of Post-War Germany
Reihlen, M. & Wenzlaff, F., 2016, Multi-Level Governance in Universities: Strategy, Structure, Control. Frost, J., Hattke, F. & Reihlen, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 19-48 30 p. (Higher Education Dynamics; vol. 47).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Institutional Entrepreneurship: a literature review and analysis of the maturing consulting field
Smets, M. & Reihlen, M., 12.2012, Handbook of research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services. Reihlen, M. & Werr, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 297-317 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduction to Philosophy of Management
Neesham, C., Reihlen, M. & Schöneborn, D., 23.07.2022, Handbook of Philosophy of Management. Neesham, C., Reihlen, M. & Schöneborn, D. (eds.). Schweiz: Springer International Publishing AG, Vol. 9. p. 1-14 14 p. (Handbooks inPhilosophy Series; vol. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Learning from entrepreneurial failure: Integrating emotional, motivational, and cognitive factors
Seckler, C., Funken, R. & Gielnik, M. M., 01.01.2017, Autonomous Learning in the Workplace. Ellingson, J. E. & Noe, R. A. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 54-77 24 p. (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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OS4Future: An academic advocacy movement for our future
Delmestri, G., Etchanchu, H., Bothello, J., Habersang, S., Gutierrez-Huerter O, G. & Schüßler, E., 30.09.2021, Personal Sustainability Practices : Faculty Approaches to Walking the Sustainability Talk and Living the UN SDGs. Starik, M. & Kanashiro, P. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 218-229 12 p. (New horizons in sustainability and business series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Professional Service Firms, Knowledge-based Competition and the Heterarchical Organization Form
Reihlen, M. & Mone, M., 2012, Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services. Reihlen, M. & Werr, A. (eds.). 1. ed. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 107-126 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Resonating self-tracking practices? Empirical insights into theoretical reflections on a 'sociology of resonance'
Kappler, K. E., Krzeminska, A. & Noji, E., 24.09.2018, Metric Culture: Ontologies of Self-Tracking Practices. Ajana, B. (ed.). Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 77-95 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Toward a Framework for University-Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Human Capital Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Unisave Entrepreneurship HUB @ Universidade Save, Mozambique
Bronstein, J. & Bissett, S., 01.01.2021, Resilience, Entrepreneurship and ICT: Latest Research from Germany, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia. Halberstadt, J., Gomez, J. M., Greyling, J., Mufeti, T. K. & Faasch, H. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature AG, p. 31-56 26 p. (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Towards a Multi-Level Approach to Studying Entrepreneurship in Professional Services
Reihlen, M. & Werr, A., 2012, Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services. Reihlen, M. & Werr, A. (eds.). 1. ed. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 3-20 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review