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Recently, members of ChanCe participated in the 10th e-HRM International Conference in Münster. Under the theme “Beyond AI: HRM and the Work of the Future,” researchers from around the world came together to discuss how digital technologies are reshaping work, organizations, and human resource management.
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hohenberg, Chair of Digital Transformation and Co-Director of the Center for Business Transformation, has been named an Outstanding Reviewer by the Journal of Marketing.
Congratulations to Sebastian on this achievement.
Read the full news article here.
Adaptability is widely seen as a key capability for innovation. Yet, what it really captures often remains unclear.
Today, we highlight the paper “Adaptability in Innovation Management: A Meta-Analysis”, published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, by Felix Hoch, Tobias Röth, Alexander Kock, Julia Backmann and Alex Newman, edited by Jelena Spanjol 🌟
As part of the Paper Development Workshop in Bern, which brought together selected PhD researchers working on human–AI collaboration in organizational contexts, ChanCe researcher Letizia Tschetsche presented her ongoing research on generative AI (GenAI) in knowledge work.
Focusing on reputation-sensitive, cross-functional settings such as corporate communication, where teams take on quality assurance roles for corporate communication, her work examines how generative AI is embedded in everyday workflows and how it reconfigures professional roles and interactions.
We are happy to welcome Simona Töpfer as a new research assistant and doctoral candidate at the Chair for Transformation of Work 🎉
Simona completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Göttingen and recently finished her Master’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing and a minor in Entrepreneurship at the University of Münster. During her studies, she gained international experience through semesters abroad in the United States and Sweden.
From May 14–16, Sebastian Hohenberg and Maximilian Prell participated in the 2026 AMA Marketing Strategy Consortium in Atlanta.
The conference brought together researchers from different universities and career stages to discuss current developments and future directions in marketing strategy research. Across the various sessions and informal discussions, a wide range of topics was explored, including AI and machine learning in marketing, digital consumer behavior, and emerging research methods.🔍
We would like to thank Felix Hoch for his contributions to the Chair of Transformation of Work and the ChanCe since 2022.
🎓 Research & academic contribution
As an Assistant Professor, Felix contributed to our research, teaching, and academic environment. His research focuses on leadership and diversity in changing work contexts, with a particular emphasis on gender diversity, innovation in digital environments, and the transformation towards new work models such as the four-day workweek.
Today, we would like to present one of our latest papers, published in the Organizational Science: Time-Varying Effects of Political Dissimilarity on Social Interactions at Work During U.S. Elections by Max Reinwald, Rouven Kanitz, Peter Bamberger, Julia Backmann, Martin Hoegl. 🌟
ChanCe congratulates Professor Sebastian Hohenberg on being named co-recipient of the 2025 Varadarajan Award for Early Career Contributions to Marketing Strategy Research, awarded by the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Marketing Strategy Special Interest Group. The Varadarajan Award is among the most prestigious recognitions in marketing strategy and honors scholars whose work has made an exceptional contribution to research and practice. Recipients are selected based on influence, research excellence, and research leadership.