Teaching
Interdisciplinary topics related to strategic organizational design
Our Teaching
We provide our students with comprehensive knowledge in the field of organizational design and management. They learn the basic concepts and principles for structuring companies, defining roles and responsibilities and designing hierarchies and departments. In addition, strategic corporate management is covered, examining how organizational structures can support and influence corporate strategy. Another focus is on the design and management of processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Organizational behavior and corporate culture are also key topics that our students learn about in terms of their importance for organizational design and strategic orientation. The integration of digital technologies into the organizational structure is also dealt with in depth in view of increasing digitalization. The importance of organizational learning and the ability to adapt to change are also taught.
Our professorship also focuses on network organizations and collaboration, which are becoming increasingly important in a global and digitally networked working environment. Topics such as change management and the successful implementation of change processes, including overcoming resistance, round off the course. Furthermore, current research topics such as new organizational models and hybrid work structures are covered in order to provide our students with an understanding of future-oriented organizational design.
Courses
Courses in the winter semester
Bachelor:
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Master:
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MBR:
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Courses in the summer semester
Important Informations
Our courses can be taken from the summer semester of 2025. The site is still under construction. Further information will follow shortly.
Bachelor:
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Master:
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MBR:
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Final theses
B.Sc.-theses
General Information
As a student at the Faculty of Business Administration at LMU, you have the opportunity to write your bachelor's thesis at our institute. We offer a range of research questions that are assigned to specific thematic blocks within the scope of our research and teaching.
Important Points
- Bachelor's theses are coordinated jointly with the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (ISTO).
- Further information and a detailed description of the application process can be found on the Website of the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (ISTO).
- The thesis must be presented in our bachelor thesis colloquium.
M.Sc.-theses
General Information
As a student at the Faculty of Business Administration at LMU, you have the opportunity to write your bachelor's thesis at our institute. We offer a range of research questions that are assigned to specific thematic blocks within the scope of our research and teaching.
Important Points
- Master’s theses can be started year-round.
- Further information and a detailed description of the application process can be found on the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (ISTO).
- If you are interested in writing your master’s thesis with us, please send an email to Prof. Dr. Jörg Claussen: J.Claussen@lmu.de.
- Your email should include your current grade transcript and indicate which of our research areas you would like to focus on for your thesis.
- If you would like to propose your own topic, please provide a detailed description of the topic, the methodology you intend to apply, and the scientific literature relevant to your topic (maximum of two pages, excluding references).
Letter of recommendation
For a letter of recommendation, we need to be able to assess you personally. In addition to a GPA better than 2.5, at least one of the following criteria must also apply to you:
- Attendance of a seminar or project course at the SOD Chair or the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (ISTO).
- Completion of your thesis at the SOD Chair or the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (ISTO).
- Employment as a student assistant at the SOD Chair or the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (ISTO).
Please note that attending our lectures or lectures at the Institute for Marketing is not sufficient to request a letter of recommendation.
Make sure to include all necessary documents with your request and send your application to J.Claussen@lmu.de. Processing may take up to four weeks.
To prepare the recommendation letter, please send us the following documents along with your request:
- Purpose of the recommendation letter
- Justification for choosing our institute
- Name of the person supervising you at our chair
- Current transcript of records
- Updated CV
- A cover letter containing the following information:
- Your contact details
- Deadline by which you need the recommendation letter
- Institution(s) for which you require the recommendation letter
- Study program you are applying for
- Language in which the recommendation letter should be written
- How and to whom the recommendation letter should be delivered (e.g., email, postal mail, online portal)
- Any forms that we need to fill out