Completed and Ongoing Dissertations

This is a selection of PhD dissertations supervised by our LOST researchers (to be continued).

Dennis Schoeneborn

DissertationStatusLOST Involvement
Bennet Schwoon (University of Zurich): “Organizing for a better world? Exploring normative and communicative dimensions of tackling grand societal challenges” Finished in 2024Dennis Schoeneborn as 2nd supervisor; with Andreas G. Scherer
Anna Stöber (CBS): “The emergence of new forms of organizing within established organizations”Finished in 2024Dennis Schoeneborn as 1st supervisor; with Markus Reihlen
Milena Leybold (University of Innsbruck): “A communication perspective on organizing membership”Finished in 2024Dennis Schoeneborn as 2nd supervisor; with Leonhard Dobusch
Catarina Pessanha Gomes (CBS): “The art of occupying: A study on the influence of romanticism as political culture in French prefigurative politics” Finished in 2022Dennis Schoeneborn as 1st supervisor; with Mitchell Dean
Arni J. Petersen (CBS): “Collective imaginary as residual fantasy: A case study of the Faroese oil bonanza“Finished in 2021Dennis Schoeneborn as 2nd supervisor; with Dan Kärreman
Hannah Trittin (University of Zurich): “Transcending the organization: CSR communication in the network society”Finished in 2016Dennis Schoeneborn 2nd supervisor; with Andreas G. Scherer
Peter Winkler (University of Greifswald): “Eine PR der nächsten Gesellschaft: Ambivalenzen einer Disziplin im Wandel“ Finished in 2014Dennis Schoeneborn 2nd supervisor; with Stefan Wehmeier

Elke Schüßler

DissertationStatusLOST Involvement
Sara Maric (JKU): “Organization beyond organizations: The case of digital platform organization” OngoingElke Schüßler as 1st supervisor; with Robert Bauer
Nina Füreder (JKU): “Role of the leader for managing organizational resilience in health care - Lessons from COVID-19” OngoingElke Schüßler as 1st supervisor; with Barbara Müller
Laura Thäter (JKU): “Workers of the crowd unite: Collective action countering the traditional organization model in digital capitalism for a more sustainable and democratic platform economy”OngoingElke Schüßler as 2nd supervisor; with Thomas Gegenhuber
Marco Steppe (FU Berlin): “Ansätze zur interorganisationalen Zusammenarbeit im Bereich Corporate Social Responsibility in Netzwerken des Einzelhandels”OngoingElke Schüßler as 2nd supervisor; with Jörg Sydow
Benjamin Schiemer (JKU): “Incompleteness and Closure as Drivers for Creative Processes in Digital-Physical Spaces”Finished in 2020Elke Schüßler as 1st supervisor; with Jörg Sydow

Markus Reihlen

DissertationStatusLOST Involvement
Christoph Seckler: “Error Cultures in Accounting Firms”, Finished in 2014Markus Reihlen as 1st supervisor
Jill Küberling: “Corporate Irresponsibility”Finished in 2019Markus Reihlen as 1st supervisor
Stefanie Habersang: “Taking Stock and Moving Forward in Process-Research: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations for Studying Process Phenomena in Organization and Management Studies”Finished in 2020Markus Reihlen as 1st supervisor
Schwarting, Detlef: "Künstliche Intelligenz: Von der selbstverschuldeten Unmündigkeit zur Aufklärung und zurück“Finished in 2023Markus Reihlen as 1st supervisor