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Matthias Wenzel is Professor of Organization Studies at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg,Germany, as well as Honorary Professor at the Universidad EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia. Before moving to Leuphana in September 2019, he conducted his studies (Bachelor: 2008; Master: 2011), PhD (2015) and the subsequent PostDoc phase at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder).
Prof. Wenzel examines the interplay between organizing and strategizing through a practice lens as well as the societal implications of this interplay. He mostly conducts qualitative studies based on different analytical approaches, including critical discourse analysis and video analysis, among others. His work has been published in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Perspectives, Business & Society, Business Ethics Quarterly, Human Relations, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Long Range Planning, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Strategic Management Journal, and Strategic Organization. Furthermore, he serves as Editor of zfo - Zeitschrift Führung+Oranisation, as well as member of the Editorial Boards of the Academy of Management Journal and Strategic Organization.
BACHELOR- AND MASTER THESIS
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Keywords
- Management studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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Förderung wiss. Nachwuchs Managerial Accounting
Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Lueg, R. (Project manager, academic) & von Schnakenburg, S. (Project staff)
01.10.25 → 30.09.29
Project: Research
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Future Matters: How Future-making Shapes Organizational Path Dependence
Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.25 → 31.12.26
Project: Research
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TrICo Subproject: Community Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Hoyer, R. (Project staff), Wenzel, M. (Project manager, academic), Reihlen, M. (Project manager, academic), Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Cnossen, B. (Project manager, academic), Hörisch, J. (Project manager, academic), Weisenfeld, U. (Project manager, academic), Penz, F. (Project staff), Lommel, L. (Project staff) & Wulffen, C. (Project staff)
01.08.23 → 31.12.27
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
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Research output
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Reviewing is caring! Revaluing a critical, but invisibilized, underappreciated, and exploited academic practice
Dobusch, L., Plotnikof, M. & Wenzel, M., 04.2026, In: Organization. 33, 3, p. 458-474 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Future Making: Towards a Practice Perspective
Wenzel, M., Cabantous, L. & Koch, J., 09.2025, In: Journal of Management Studies. 62, 6, p. 2426-2451 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus) -
Futures Imagined: Navigating Sustainability, Digitalization, and Entrepreneurship in Business and Management Research
Reihlen, M., Wenzel, M., Imschloss, M. & Gehrig, T., 12.2025, In: Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research. 77, 4, p. 585-596 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Multimodality in Strategy-as-Practice Research
Knight, E. & Wenzel, M., 11.03.2025, Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice. Golsorkhi, D., Rouleau, L., Seidl, D. & Vaara, E. (eds.). 3 ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 729-739 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Organized Carelessness: De-ethicizing the Organization of Death
Wenzel, M., 01.10.2025, In: Business Ethics Quarterly. 35, 4, p. 675-705 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Audencia Business School
Wenzel, M. (Visiting researcher)
11.2025 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
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Responses to entrepreneurial identity tensions: A self-theory approach
Wenzel, M. (Speaker) & Yitshaki, R. (Speaker)
27.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Innovating amid poly- and permacrisis: The role of time in organizing for disruptive innovation
Habersang, S. (Coauthor), Spreitzer, E.-M. (Coauthor), Garud, R. (Coauthor), Hernes, T. (Coauthor), Ibert, O. (Coauthor), Klarner, P. (Coauthor), Sharma, G. (Coauthor), Stanske, S. (Panel participant) & Wenzel, M. (Keynote Speaker)
25.07.2025 → 29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Future-making at a crossroads
Wenzel, M. (Speaker), Cabantous, L. (Speaker), Wright, A. L. (Speaker), Comi, A. (Speaker), Mosca, L. (Speaker), Düsterbeck, J. (Speaker) & Spreitzer, E.-M. (Speaker)
25.07.2025 → 29.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Visuals in future-making: An empirical investigation of European Union foresight reports
Zoccarato, F. (Speaker) & Wenzel, M. (Speaker)
23.06.2025 → 29.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Prizes
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Best Reviewer Award, Strategy Practice Interest Group
Wenzel, M. (Recipient), 10.2019
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Emerald Literati Award in recognition of a highly commended paper published in 2018
Wenzel, M. (Recipient), 08.2019
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Finalist of the Best Proposal Award, Strategy Practice Interest Group
Wenzel, M. (Recipient), 10.2019
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Finalist of the Best Proposal Award of the Strategy Process Interest Group
Wenzel, M. (Recipient), 10.2020
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Finalist of the Stafford Beer Medal in recognition of the best paper published in the European Journal of Information Systems in 2017
Wenzel, M. (Recipient), 10.2018
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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From entrepreneurs of chaos into the Leuphana Transformation Lab.
Galligo, I., Hörl, E., Schüßler, E. & Wenzel, M.
18.06.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Entrepreneurship in times of social crisis.
Galligo, I., Hörl, E., Schüßler, E. & Wenzel, M.
10.06.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Entrepreneurs of chaos? From disruptive innovation to negentropic entrepreneurship.
Galligo, I., Hörl, E., Reihlen, M., Schüßler, E. & Wenzel, M.
27.02.25
1 Media contribution
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IBAE: Der Studiengang zum Entrepreneur in Lüneburg
30.04.24 → 01.12.24
2 Media contributions
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