Year: 2025

As part of the Long Night of Science, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Junge gave a lecture entitled "From Hero to Zero" on how disruptive innovations cause established companies to fail. The chair would like to thank everyone who attended and looks forward to the Long Night of Science in 2026.  

In the latest issue of Zeit für Unternehmer magazine, Jens Többe discusses the takeover of family businesses with the help of a search fund. In the article, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Junge provides insights into current research on the topic. You can read the entire article here.

The new Master’s in Management students were officially welcomed on October 13, 2025, by the Institute of Management and the team from the Chair of Corporate Management. After introductory words from Prof. Junge, Prof. Voigt, Prof. Müller, and Prof. Lilliestam provided insights into the modules a...

The start-up MorAqua is currently looking for co-founders. You can find all further information here.

From July 25 to 29, the Academy of Management conference took place in Copenhagen. During the conference, Jule Holmer presented her article: "Rebuilding Reputation Through CSR: Investigating CSR Activities Following Corporate Misbehavior", which she co-authored with Dr. Verena Hossnofsky and Sebasti...

The final event at Zollhof marked the end of another successful run of the Start-up Consulting seminar. In this format, students advise real start-ups on current challenges and are supported by experienced mentors from the field as well as by the team from the Chair of Corporate Management. At th...

On July 8, the students of the master's seminar "Strategische Herausforderungen im Profifußball" presented their project results to representatives of 1.FC Nuremberg. As part of the seminar, the Master's students worked intensively on strategies to strengthen the FCN brand. They analyzed existing in...

On July 9, the Chair of Corporate Management welcomed Dr. Felix Schuler, former Managing Director and now Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), for an exciting guest lecture. During the event, the students were introduced to the implementation of change projects in strategy consulting and...

The conference of the European Group for Organizational Studies under the theme "Creativity that goes a long way" took place from 3 to 5 July in Athens. At the conference, Jule Holmer presented her study, "Reputation in Crisis: Examining CSR Activities as a Crisis Response Strategy", which she wr...

The chair is very pleased about the publication "An update on family firm succession: A systematic literature review and future research directions" by Dr. Tobias Reif, Dr. Dustin Bauer, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Junge and Dr. Verena Hoßnofsly. In their article, the authors provide an up-to-date overvi...

The European Academy of Management conference "Managing with Purpose" took place in Florence from June 22 to 25. As part of the conference, Dr. Eva Dötschel presented her article: "Socioemotional wealth unfolded: A systematic review on its dimensions and future research directions beyond family b...

Dr. Verena Hossnofsky, Patrick-Peter Herold, Dr. Franziska Schlichte and Prof. Dr. Sebastian Junge have published an article in Small Business Economics, one of the leading journals for entrepreneurship. In the article "Green signals of new ventures: Investigating the impact of environmental orie...

The International Family Enterprise Research Academy conference took place in Zadar from June 10 to 13 under the motto "Ownership, Purpose & Relationships". As part of the conference, Dr. Eva Dötschel presented her article: "Socioemotional Wealth revisited: A systematic Review and new Research F...

The Chair is very pleased about the publication "One concept to bind them: An exploration of the search fund phenomenon" by Dr. Dustin Bauer, Dr. Tobias Reif and Prof. Dr. Sebastian Junge. In their article, the authors examine the private equity model of search funds with the aim of improving our...

The NKubator is currently looking for a working student. The tasks include supporting the expansion of the innovation and start-up center for energy, green tech and sustainability. You can find all information about the job advertisement here.

Novartis Germany is currently looking for a working student in the area of Marketing: Content Design & Omnichannel. You can find detailed information on the job advertisement here.

On 15 January, the Chair of Corporate Management welcomed Wenjia Su and Fabian Aymanns from Porsche Consulting for an exciting guest lecture. During the event, students were introduced to the approach of strategy consultants and given a practical explanation using the example of the Porsche 2030plus...

On January 8, 2025, the Chair of Corporate Management welcomed Benny Hahn (Co-CEO of ZEP GmbH) for an inspiring guest lecture in the Managerial Finance module. As part of the lecture titled "Search Funds: Your Chance to Become an Entrepreneur," Benny Hahn introduced the concept of searc...

On Tuesday, 10 December 2024, the graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Society at FAU took place. Among the graduates was a doctoral candidate from the Chair of Corporate Management. The Chair's team would like to congratulate Dr. Tobias Reif on the successful completion of ...