In 2016, upon a motion of 51 of its members, the Executive Council of the German Economic Association decided to establish a Committee for Organizational Economics.

I have been serving as vice chairman since its inception.

This Committee (which is a joint undertaking of researcher from the fields of Economics and Business Administration) discusses and works on topics such as:

• Within firms: decision making, power, influence activities, culture, human resource management (incentives, recruitment, training), structures and processes (hierarchies, resource allocation, transfer prices)

• Between firms: vertical integration and supply chains, horizontal integration, conglomerates, strategy, contracts, hybrid organizations, alliances, and networks

The main aims of the Committee for Organizational Economics are:

• To develop and to discuss new topics in the field of Organizational Economics

• To reward excellent research in the field of Organizational Economics

• To foster scientific exchange and continuing education of its members in the field of Organizational Economics

• To support, to mentor, and to foster the academic development of young researchers in the field of Organizational Economics

• To support excellence and innovation in teaching as well as outreach to the general public on topics in the field of Organizational Economics