Theses
Thank you for your interest in writing your thesis at the Professorship for Organization!
Your own thesis represents a central challenge in your studies. However, the process offers a great opportunity to dive deep into a chosen topic and gain insights beyond existing knowledge. In order to accompany you in this process, you will find important information on this page. You will also find an overview of the process and various tips in our guide for academic work:
Application process
We welcome applications for conceptual and qualitative-empirical Bachelor, Master and Diploma theses at our professorship. We encourage you to apply with your own topic idea from the area of organization. Use this Kick-off page as a guideline.
If you decide to apply to our professorship, please send us (1) the completed kick-off page and (2) a current overview of your grades by email to . The following application deadlines apply:
- September 15th for theses to be written in the winter term.
- March 15th for theses to be written in the summer term.
To ensure a fair and transparent process, we will offer supervision to students with the best grades in courses and seminars in organization and mangement studies. In addition, topics are preferred that relate to our expertise and our interest areas (see below) in order to ensure optimal supervision.
After checking all applications, we will contact all applicants to whom we can offer support promptly (usually within one week of the application deadline) by email. There you will also find further details about the supervision process.
During the writing process, your respective supervisors will of course be at your side if you have any questions or problems.
Current interest areas
The professorship for organization supervises conceptual and qualitative-empirical theses in the areas of strategy, management and organizational theory. Current areas of interest include:
- Organization theory and design
- Organizational culture and identity
- Social entrepreneurship
- Emerging technologies and organizing
- New forms of work and organization (virtual work, coworking, Holacracy etc.)
- Integration of market and sustainability strategies
- Digitization and organizational memory
- Innovation in new forms of cooperation (open innovation, innovation ecologies, etc.)
In general, you can bring in your own conceptual and empirical ideas, provided that these roughly fall within the subject areas and methodological orientations of the professorship.