Strategic Management and Leadership
We teach and conduct research in the fields of strategic management, strategic leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable management of discontinuous innovation and digital technologies, as well as managerial and corporate communication.
Latest news
10/02/2025
Awarded the Jürgen Hauschildt Prize
Award for publication in the Strategic Management Journal

09/19/2025
What directors have to do with digital innovation
New publication in Journal of Product Innovation Management

09/10/2025
Special issue in Journal of Operations Management
Prof. Dr. Graf-Vlachy among guest editors in FT50-ranked journal

09/03/2025
Participation in the Oxford Reputation Symposium 2025
The Professorship for Strategic Management and Leadership was represented in various roles in this year’s Oxford Reputation Symposium

08/18/2025
Contributions to the Academy of Management Annual Meeting
The Professorship for Strategic Management and Leadership presents study on CEO ingratiation and contributes to workshops

08/15/2025
Interview in DER SPIEGEL
Prof. Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy gives interview on the link between language in startup pitches and financing success

08/06/2025
New research partnership with Billie GmbH
Professorship for Strategic Management and Leadership and Billie GmbH signed a cooperation agreement for a research partnership

07/07/2025
Cognitively complex language leads to greater investments in startups
New publication in Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice

06/18/2025
Presentation at European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2025
Professorship for Strategic Management and Leadership presented a contribution at the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2025

05/19/2025
Participation in the SLIDE Event at Texas Christian University
Prof. Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy represents TU Dortmund at a workshop on strategic leadership

04/24/2025
Editorial review board of Organization Science
Prof. Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy to serve on the editorial review board of prestigious journal

04/22/2025
Publication in Journal of Management
Prof. Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy publishes on gender-specific authoring experiences




