Department Corporate Development

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Driving evidence-based Management Decisions.

The Department Corporate Development deals in research and teaching with the management, strategy and design of organizations. Central areas of the Department are entrepreneurship, organization, human resources, strategy and business ethics.

We emphasize the combination of rigor & relevance. This means that our research and teaching aims to be both of high scientific quality and equally relevant for practice. Our goal is therefore to produce cutting-edge research that is relevant to practice, promotes evidence-based management decisions, and contributes to the success of organizations and the well-being of their stakeholders. We value close interdisciplinary collaboration between management research, behavioral economics, and psychology and live it in our research and teaching programs. In addition, we examine the opportunities and risks of new forms of work (e.g. platform work).

Job Vacancies

We are looking for student employees in many areas. You are welcome to send us an unsolicited application (office-cd(at)wiso.uni-koeln(dot)de).

New releases

Spurk, D., Hofer, A., Nixon, N. S. R., Barthauer, L., & Kauffeld, S. (2025). Adapt to Survive? Attenuating Indirect Effects of Career Adaptability on Exhaustion via Career Insecurity. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 10(1), 1–11. *shared first authorship

Rink, P., & Hofer, A. (in press). Paradox der Employability: Lessons learned für die Praxis. Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO), Advance online publication.

DeHoratius, N., Gürerk, Ö., Honhon, D., & Hyndman, K. (2024). Execution Failures in Retail Supply Chains - A Virtual Reality Experiment. Production and Operations Management.

Van der Heijden, B. I. J. M., Hofer, A., & Semeijn, J. (2024). “DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING” The Moderating Role of Age in the Relationship between Qualitative Job Insecurity and Career Sustainability. Career Development International, 29(5), 527–543.

Hofer, A., Kortsch, T., & Kauffeld, S. (2024). Shaping organizations sustainably: Insights and perspectives (editorial). Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO), 55, 115–125.

Block, S. T. ; Opitz, S. (2024): Ein Soll-Ist-Vergleich von Spot-Bonussystemen. Controlling & Management Review, 2/2024, S. 44-48

Leder, J.; Chapkovski, P.; Schütz, A.; Lauer, T.; Gürerk, Ö.: Background uncertainty does not increase risk aversion in decision making. Scientific Reports, published 29.10.2024

News

Award Albertus Magnus Prize for the winter semester 2025 to Mr. Prof. Dr. Sting

We congratulate Professor Dr. Fabian Sting on receiving the Albertus Magnus Prize for the Winter Semester 2025! The Albertus Magnus Prize is awarded by the student body of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences to lecturers who have distinguished themselves through their exceptional commitment to teaching, as well as their support and close connection with students. Professor Dr. Sting was elected by the graduating class of each semester, who are actively involved in the selection process. We are delighted that you were selected this semester. Congratulations!

Online event on career prospects takes place in winter semester 2025/2026

The online event is aimed at Bachelor's and Master's students. Due to the speakers' fields of activity, the insights are particularly interesting for students from the Psychology, Business Administration and Management, Economics and Social Sciences degree programmes.

Award "Die 40 führenden HR-Köpfe" to Mrs. Prof. Dr. Burmeister und Mr. Prof. Dr. Sliwka

We congratulate Prof. Dr. Burmeister and Prof. Dr. Sliwka on their award in "Die 40 führenden HR-Köpfe" by Personalmagazin. Prof. Dr. Burmeister who was honored as an award-winning scientist and Prof. Dr. Sliwka who was nominated for the tenth time are contributing to shaping a modern and sustainable working world through their work. Congratulations!

Talent Management Foundation Prize

The award will be given to a practice-oriented master's thesis or dissertation, preferably in the fields of economics and social sciences, industrial engineering, or business psychology. The prize is endowed with €5,000. The application period begins immediately and ends on May 31, 2025.

Doctoral Scholarship

The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS) offers a Doctoral Scholarship in the WiSo faculty’s Key Research Initiative Behavorial Management Science (three years, starting October 01, 2025)

Funding Awarded to J.-Prof. Dr. Hofer for Student Assistant Position for First-Generation Students

We are pleased to announce that the tandem, consisting of a bachelor student and J.-Prof. Dr. Hofer has been awarded a funding opportunity for the summer term of 2025 through the "Student Assistant Position for First-Generation Students" program at the University of Cologne. This initiative aims to support bachelor students from non-academic backgrounds by offering a student assistant position (SHK) to help them gain valuable academic experience during their Bachelor's degree. The program aims to facilitate access to the academic system, boost motivation for an academic career, and support students' studies through an academic-related employment opportunity. Congratulations!

Funding Awarded to J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer through the “Inklusions-Projekt-Fonds 2025”

We are delighted to share that J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer has been awarded funding from the Inklusions-Projekt-Fonds 2025 at the University of Cologne. The funded project aims to enhance inclusive teaching practices by developing targeted resources and training formats for academic staff at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. The initiative focuses on improving the accessibility of university teaching for students with chronic illnesses and contributes to implementing the university’s Inclusion Action Plan. Congratulations!

Event "Onlineveranstaltung Karriereperspektiven" winter semester 2025/2026

We are happy to announce that the event "Karriereperspektiven" will also take place in the winter semester 2025/2026.

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