Chair of Management and Control









Dr. Michelle Lang








Short Biography




  • Since 2024

    Senior Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of Management and Control



  • 2020-2024

    Research Associate at the Chair of Management and Control



  • 2020

    Student Assistant at the Chair of Management and Control



  • 2019

    Internship at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Hannover in Corporate Strategy / Digital Transformation



  • 2018

    Study Abroad Semester at University of Dalarna, Sweden



  • 2017 - 2019

    Marketing Tutor at the Chair of Marketing and Retail Management, University of Göttingen



  • 2017 - 2020

    Master's Program in Corporate Management, University of Göttingen



  • 2017

    Internship at Druckerei Jungfer und Verlag GmbH, Herzberg in Controlling



  • 2014 - 2017

    Bachelor's Program in Business Administration, University of Göttingen, Focus on Corporate Management















Research and Interest Areas




  • Strategic Topic Setting

  • CEO Succession Planning during a Performance Crisis





Courses Taught




  • Corporate Strategy and Governance





Selected Publications and Refereed Conference Proceedings




  • 2024 - 13th EIASM WORKSHOP ON TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS AND BUSINESS STRATEGY RESEARCH Passau Germany - "C-Suite Dynamics: CEO Characteristics and COO Returns" (Margerie J.; Lang M.; Gehrke Y.; Wolff M.)

  • 2023 - Academy of Management (AOM) Boston (USA) - "You Are the One: Nomination Committees and the Market Reaction to CEO Succession" (Hennig J.; Lang M.; Wolff M.)

  • 2021 - Annual Conference of the International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS) Groningen (Netherlands) - "Finding a Welcomed Leader: Nomination Committees and the Market Reaction to CEO Succession" (Kemmerich K.; Lang M.)

  • 2021 - Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society (SMS) "New CEOs Strategic Topic Setting – The Use of Impression Management in Capital Market Communication" (Hennig J.; Lang M.; Wolff M.)













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Contact



Dr. Michelle Lang

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3

Oeconomicum, Room 2.115

37073 Göttingen


Phone: +49 551 39-27902
michelle.lang@uni-goettingen.de

Office hours: by appointment

Please send me your question/concern via email in advance.