View of the Oeconomicum. In the foreground, blooming pink cherry trees can be seen.










CHAIR OF
ORAGANIZATION AND CORPORATE
DEVELOPMENT














Our work focuses on the question of how companies can strategically and continuously develop their business models, organizational structures, and processes in order to respond to changes in the economy, society, and technology and shape sustainable future viability. Cooperation, networking, and interdisciplinary collaboration play a central role in this.


Through our teaching, we empower students to actively and responsibly help shape these tasks in companies. Through our research, we make well-founded contributions to scientific discussion and at the same time provide impetus for entrepreneurial practice

























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NEWS






Cover of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.


15.09.2026

Niklas Dreymann and Indre Maurer publish study in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (VHB-Rating: A; FT-50)


A comparative case study of six young biotechnology companies shows how high-tech ventures can use targeted strategic communication (“linguistic framing”) to gain and secure the support of various investor groups during industry-wide crises such as pandemics.





Gruppenfoto der Management Masterstudierenden zusammen mit der Projektbegleiterin von MU Irena Schierjott sowie Professor Indre Maurer und Lea Wagner.


15.07.2026

Successful Completion of the Practical Project with Mercuri Urval


On July 15, 2026, the joint practical project between our department and the international executive search and leadership advisory firm concluded with a closing event at Mercuri Urval’s (MU) Hamburg office.





Ein Foto von Lea Wagner, Irena Schierjott und Indre Maurer.


04.05.2026

Kick off of the Practical Project 2026 with Mercuri Urval (MU): Focus on Hidden Champions


The 2026 practical project, in cooperation with Mercuri Urval (MU), an international executive search and leadership advisory firm, has gotten off to a successful start. The project focuses on identifying and analyzing so-called “hidden champions.”




Cover of the Social Science & Medicine Journal


10.02.2026

Interdisciplinary research team publishes study in Social Science & Medicine (VHB Rating: A)


This comparative case study shows management approaches that people in need of care use to coordinate their personal care network. It provides practical guidance for interprofessional collaboration in home care.





A group photo of the students Julia Sofie Mengershausen, Sophia Jörg, Nicholas Schröter, Lennart Sasse and Anna-Lena Padberg together with the project supervisors Dr. Philip Degener and Jan Luca Klenke as well as Professor Indre Maurer and the research associate Niklas Dreymann.


09.07.2025

Successful Completion of the Practical Project in Cooperation with the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Lower Saxony


Master's students present their findings and make recommendations for reducing bureaucracy in the healthcare system.





Cover of the Journal of Management Studies.


10.04.2025

Indre Maurer and co-authors publish study in the Journal of Management Studies (VHB Rating: A; FT-50)


Empirical evidence from sea rescues shows how individuals use multimodal communication—verbal, paraverbal, nonverbal—communication to overcome the challenges that arise in extreme contexts. The findings offer practical approaches for improving cooperation in highly uncertain and risky situations.














OUR TEAM


Get to know the team members of our chair.






  • Portrait of Lisa Feng. She is wearing a beige turtleneck and a black blazer.



    Research Associate

    Lisa Feng





  • Portrait of Valerie Isabel Heyer. She is wearing a white shirt and a dark blue blazer.



    Research Associate

    Valerie Heyer





  • Portrait of Lea Wagner. She is wearing a white shirt and a dark blue blazer.



    Research Associate

    Lea Wagner





  • Portrait of Tina Färber. She is wearing a white blouse and a black blazer.



    Secretary

    Tina Färber





  • Portrait of Indre Maurer. She is wearing a white blouse and a black blazer.



    Chairholder

    Prof. Dr. Indre Maurer

























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Chair of Organization and Corporate Development

Faculty of Business and Economics

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3

(Oeconomicum)

Secretary's Office in Room 1.208

37073 Göttingen



Tel. +49 (0)551/3924712

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