News overview

21/10/2025 Order now! Our faculty hoodies

SOM hoodies in blue and gray can be ordered again for the winter semester from 20.10. - 20.11.2025!

22/07/2025 Your career network starts here with the graduate book

Reach a large number of companies and make lifelong contacts with an entry in the alumni book. Priceless memories of your student days guaranteed!

29/04/2025 Repeat exam Management & Strategy on 13/06/2025

Update: final information for the exam

22/04/2025 ISTO Welcomes New Team Member Chengdi Fa

15/04/2025 Happy Easter and Spring Break from ISTO before the Summer Term starts

ISTO wishes you a refreshing spring break! We’re back soon with exciting courses & fresh research across all programs. Check out what’s new!

07/02/2025 Strategic Organization Design in Action: Guest Lecture by Angela Käufl & Marvin Loyal (Siemens)

Siemens experts shared practical insights on organizational transformation, bridging theory and real-world application in our ISTO Bachelor's course.

31/01/2025 Exciting News: SRF Grant Awarded to Ambre Nicolle

We are thrilled to announce that Ambre Nicolle has been awarded the prestigious Strategy Research Foundation (SRF) grant.

31/01/2025 Tobias Kretschmer as the PDW Chair for the Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) Division of the Academy of Management

24/01/2025 Celebrating 18 Years of ISTO Connections: The ISTO Homecoming Event

In Dec 2024, ISTO's Homecoming Event united alumni and current members for two days of presentations, discussions, and networking.

30/10/2024 NEW: Course & MOOC on Digital Markets & Platforms available

Our brand-new MOOC, "A Primer on Digital Markets and Platforms," is now available for free to everyone. Tobias Kretschmer and his team thank Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern, LMU Munich, and SOM for their support in developing this course.

21/10/2024 ISTO at the Game Changers Conference 2024 in Galway

We are proud to announce that two of our researchers, Ambre Nicolle and Alexey Rusakov, were featured as academic speakers at the "Game Changers: The Business of Games" event hosted by the University of Galway in Ireland.

18/10/2024 Workshop and ORG Seminar Kick-Off by Professor Andreas Schwab

We hosted two insightful presentations by Prof. Andreas Schwab at ISTO! He kicked off the ORG Seminar, sharing his research on star performance on digital platforms. Besides, he gave a workshop on Bayesian analysis, sparking engaging discussions.