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
  1. Published

    Sustainable corporate purpose and sustainable corporate governance: Integrative theoretical framework and reform recommendations

    Velte, P. & Weber, S. C., 2021, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 44, 3, p. 287-323 36 p., 3.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Sustainable institutional investors and corporate biodiversity disclosure: Does sustainable board governance matter?

    Velte, P., 11.2023, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 30, 6, p. 3063-3074 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Sustainable Institutional Investors and Environmental Decoupling: Does Carbon Assurance (quality) have an impact?

    Velte, P., 03.03.2025, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 47, 1, p. 37-64 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published
  5. Published

    Sustainable Management compensation and ESG performance: The German case

    Velte, P., 14.12.2016, In: Problems and Perspectives in Management (PPM). 14, 4, p. 17-24 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Switching from a Managing to a Monitoring Function on the Board: Is a Cooling-Off Period Necessary?

    Velte, P. & Stiglbauer, M., 2013, In: The IUP Journal of Corporate Governance . 11, 11, p. 7-16 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    TARGET SETTING FOR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS - STUDY CASE -

    Lueg, R., 01.03.2022, In: International Journal of Strategic Management. 22, 1, p. 31-38 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Tax Avoidance in Family Firms: Evidence from Large Private Firms

    Kovermann, J. H. & Wendt, M., 08.2019, In: Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics. 15, 2, p. 145-157 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Tax avoidance, tax risk and the cost of debt in a bank-dominated economy

    Kovermann, J. H., 27.11.2018, In: Managerial Auditing Journal. 33, 8/9, p. 683-699 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Tax-related sustainability reporting: Theoretical and normative implications from a European perspective

    Muench, M. & Velte, P., 01.2025, In: European Taxation. 65, 1, p. 3-14 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review