Institute of Management, Accounting & Finance
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The Institute of Management, Accounting & Finance (IMAF) concentrates on sustainable management & control, (non) financial reporting, corporate finance and corporate taxation in research, teaching and practice.
Main research areas
The main research topics of the institute represent:
- Professorship of Business Administration, esp. Accounting, Auditing & Corporate Governance (Prof. Dr. Patrick Velte): Financial, Sustainability & Integrated Reporting, Financial Audit, Sustainability Assurance and Sustainable Corporate Governance
- Professorship of Business Administration, esp. Managerial Accounting (Prof. Dr. Rainer Lueg): Sustainability Management & Control, Strategy Implementation and Strategic Performance Measurement Systems, Diffusion and adoption of management innovations, role of top management teams and external consultants, customer profitability analyis
Assessing the impact of global warming and the transition to a low-carbon economy on stock performance: An empirical and conceptual inquiry into shareholders’ perception of climate risks
Schuster, M. (Project manager, academic) & Lueg, R. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.22 → 30.09.26
Project: Dissertation project
Förderung wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs Wirtschaftsprüfung & Steuerwesen
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.22 → 31.08.26
Project: Research
Förderung wissenschaftliches Nachwuchs Audit
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.22 → 31.08.26
Project: Research
Transparency on tax avoidance by the (integrated) EU Corporate Sustainability and Country-by-Country-Report
Münch, M. (Project manager, academic) & Velte, P. (Partner)
01.07.22 → 30.06.26
Project: Dissertation project
Förderung wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs Audit
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.22 → 31.05.26
Project: Research
Monitoring of Internal Corporate Governance Systems by Audit Committees, Internal Auditors and External Auditors
Wehrhahn, C. (Project manager, academic) & Velte, P. (Project staff)
01.05.22 → 30.04.26
Project: Dissertation project
Heterogeneity in Family Firm Finance and Accounting: The Role of Family Influence for Financial Decisions in Family Firms
Bergmann, N. (Project manager, academic), Velte, P. (Project staff) & Prigge, S. (Project staff)
01.04.22 → 31.03.25
Project: Dissertation project
Promotion of Young Academics in Accounting and Finance
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.21 → 30.09.22
Project: Research
Sustainable Board Governance
Velte, P. (Project manager, academic) & Wellmann, G. (Project staff)
01.04.21 → 30.09.22
Project: Research
Assessing the relationship between value-based management, underlying contingencies, and firm performance
Trautberg, M. (Project manager, academic) & Lueg, R. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.21 → 31.01.24
Project: Dissertation project