How employees perceive organizational change is rarely static. As change unfolds, employees continuously reassess whether it benefits their work, and these changing perceptions shape how they engage with the process.
Earlier this week, members of ChanCe participated in the Symposium on New Work and Work Transformation at the University of Groningen. The symposium provided an opportunity to exchange ideas on current developments shaping the future of work.
Recently, Beatrice Schult participated in the GSERM Global School in Empirical Research Methods at the University of St. Gallen, an international doctoral program focused on advanced research methods.
As part of the program, Bea attended the course “Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)” taught by Peer Fiss. The course focused on configurational approaches that explore how multiple pathways can lead to similar outcomes and provide a different perspective on complex organizational phenomena.
Dear Students,
First of all, we would like to sincerely thank you for your interest in the project seminars that we introduced as a new offering in the major Management. It is therefore all the more regrettable that we must inform you that the project seminars from the Chair for Transformation of Work and the Chair for Strategic Management cannot be offered in the winter semester 26/27. The reason is an exceptional situation: Prof. Dr. Julia Backmann is leaving the university, and Prof. Dr. Verena Rieger is going on maternity leave. We ask for your understanding.
Recently, members of ChanCe participated in the EURAM 2026 Conference in Kristiansand, Norway. Under the conference theme “Navigating High Waters - Managing in an age of disruption,” researchers from across Europe came together to discuss current developments and future directions in management research.
Photo credit: FH Münster / Hannah Jasiewitz
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.
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.