The future of organizations
Beschreibung
On Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 Prof. Dr. Franziska Lauenstein will hold her inaugural. The lecture is open to the public. After the lecture there will be a buffet and drinks.
While attendance is free of charge, we only have limited seats available. Please register ahead of time and consider this carefully because we are booking a caterer for this event.
- Registration mandatory, please register here
- Reception after lecture
- Venue: KLU Forum / Foyer
Lecture
In an era defined by rapid technological change, global uncertainty, and shifting societal expectations, the question of how organizations can remain effective and adaptive has never been more pressing. This inaugural lecture explores the future of organizations through the lens of behavioral strategy and organization design, with a particular focus on how structural choices shape individual behavior and collective adaptability.
Drawing on experimental research, I examine how organizations can be deliberately designed to foster learning, responsiveness, and resilience. Rather than viewing design as a static blueprint, Prof. Dr. Franziska Lauenstein argues for a behavioral approach—one that recognizes the cognitive and social dynamics of decision-making within organizations. From the allocation of authority to the design of feedback systems, even subtle design choices can profoundly influence how individuals act, learn, and collaborate.
The lecture outlines key principles for building organizations that are not only efficient but also capable of evolving in complex environments. It concludes with a call to embrace experimentation—not just as a research method, but as a mindset for organizational leadership and change.
Bio
Prof. Dr. Franziska Lauenstein is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at KLU. Before joining KLU, she was an Assistant Professor in the Strategic Organization Design Group at the University of Southern Denmark. She obtained her PhD at the University of Hamburg and had research stays at Bocconi University, Milan, and Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.
Franziska Lauenstein’s research interests lie at the intersection of behavioral strategy and organization design & adaptation. She is interested in how organizations work and how we can make them work better. She particularly studies how organization design choices influence individual behavior and how this can help organizations adapt in changing environments. Franziska Lauenstein mainly approaches this, using behavioral experiments.
Franziska Lauenstein teaches a course in corporate strategy in the Bachelor‘s program and a course on business strategy and sustainability in the Master‘s program. To facilitate the student's learning experience, Franziska Lauenstein utilizes case-based learning methods and interactive course formats
