Teaching
Current winter semester 2026/27
Prof. Dr Jana Costas is currently on a research sabbatical
Dr habil. Ronald Hartz
Business, Ethics and Responsibility
MA seminar
Course dates: Thu 15 Oct–26 Nov, weekly, 10 am–4 pm, GD 309
Culture, Leadership and Diversity
MA lecture
Course times: Tue 13 Oct–24 Nov 26, weekly, 12 noon–6 pm, GD Hs2
Dr. habil. Ronald Hartz / Alina Zurmühlen
Culture, Leadership and Diversity
MA seminar
Course times:
Mon 19 Oct–23 Nov 26, weekly, 10 am–3 pm, GD 311
Mon 23 Nov 26, one-off session, 3 pm–5 pm, GD 312
Current issues relating to ‘Human Resources, Work and Management’
BA Research Seminar
Course dates: Wed 14 Oct – 25 Nov 26, weekly, 10 am–4 pm, GD 202
Dr Lilo Meier / Alina Zurmühlen
Qualitative Research Methods
BA seminar
Course times:
Wed. 14 Oct, 28 Oct, 11 Nov, 26 Nov, 10 am–4 pm, AM 104
Block: 9–15 December 26, 10 am–4 pm
Wed 20 January 27, one-off session, 10 am–6 pm, AM 104
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Previous courses
Prof. Dr Jana Costas was on a research sabbatical
MA seminar: Current Research in Work, Organisation & Management
Dr habil. Ronald Hartz
BA lecture: Leadership, Change, Culture
Dr. habil. Ronald Hartz
BA seminar: Leadership, Change, Culture
Dr. Lilo Meier
MA seminar: Work, Organisations & Change
Dr. habil. Ronald Hartz / Alina Zurmühlen
BA seminar: Current issues in ‘Human Resources, Work and Management’ – Understanding Management & Organisation through Metaphors
Alina Zurmühlen
Prof. Dr Jana Costas
MA Seminar: Advanced Research on Responsibility: Ethical Dilemmas in Organisational Life
MA Seminar: Current Research in Work, Organisation & Management - Reading Group
Lilo Meier
BA-Seminar: Researching Responsibility: Ethical Dilemmas in Organisational Life
Alina Zurmühlen
BA-Seminar: Seminar on Current Topics on People, Work and Management - Conflict at Work
MA-Seminar: Current Research on People, Work, Organization and Management: Conflict at Work
Alina Zurmühlen
BA/MA-Seminar: Democracy in Crisis? Advanced Perspectives on Business, Politics and Society
Lilo Meier
Prof. Dr. Jana Costas - was on research leave
Notes on the preparation of seminar papers
Word template Title page for seminar papers
Word template Declaration of independence
Notes on the preparation of final theses
The application for Bachelor's and Masters theses is centralised via the Faculty of Economics.
.On acceptance at the chair, you will be assigned a supervisor with whom the exact topic is to be agreed directly.
When selecting students to write a final thesis at our chair, it is important to us that the students are familiar with the content we represent. Therefore, we base the selection of students - if there is a higher demand for thesis supervision than the available supervision capacity - on the scope and performance in the modules that have already been completed at our chair.
• New Forms of Work and Organisation
• Leadership and Organisation
• Organisational Culture and Control
• Diversity and Organisation
• Technology, Work and Management
• Corporate social responsibility and business ethics
• Secrecy and transparency
• Organisation and violence
• Stigma and work
• Space and organisation
• Body and organisation
The focus of the final theses is on scientific work, not on application orientation. For dissertations, we recommend a literature-based thesis due to the processing time and scope. For masters theses, we encourage students to conduct empirical work based on qualitative methods of organisational and management research.
In principle, you are welcome to propose your own topics, but they must be within the scope of the chair's research interests and research focus. Please contact the chair in good time in this regard.
Final theses can be written in German or English.
Attendance at colloquia is compulsory for all students writing their bachelor's or masters thesis at our chair. One colloquium is held per block. Bachelor's students are required to attend the colloquium of the block in which they have been assigned to supervise. Master's students are required to take part in both colloquia.
You will be informed of the dates in good time by email.Working times
The processing of bachelor dissertations begins either in the 1st or 2nd block of the semester. If you are accepted as a supervisor, you will be allocated to one of the blocks. Both start dates allow you to complete your work in the respective semester. The processing time for a dissertation is 10 weeks after registration.
The processing of Masters theses always begins in the 1st block of the respective semester. The processing time for a masters thesis is 16 weeks after registration.
Please apply for the registration form for admission to the final thesis at the Examinations Office and bring it with you to the first colloquium.
Submission
Your thesis must be submitted to the Examination Office in bound duplicate by the deadline at the end of the processing period.
The last page of the thesis is the declaration of independence.
In addition, a data carrier (CD/DVD/USB) with the thesis in electronic form (.doc(x), .pdf) must be enclosed.
Word template Title page for final theses
Word template Declaration of independence
Styleguide
Here you will find important information on the structure and formalities of a scientific paper.