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

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Published

    Testing of a Multiple Criteria Assessment Tool for Healthcare Facilities Quality and Sustainability: The Case of German Hospitals

    Brambilla, A., Apel, J. M., Schmidt-Ross, I., Buffoli, M. & Capolongo, S., 14.12.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 24, 25 p., 16742.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The bidirectional relationship between ESG performance and earnings management: Empirical evidence from Germany

    Velte, P., 23.10.2019, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 10, 4, p. 322-338 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The contagion effect of environmental violations: The case of Dieselgate in Germany

    Bouzzine, Y. D. & Lueg, R., 12.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 8, p. 3187-3202 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published
  9. Published

    The determinants of CDS spreads: evidence from the model space

    Pelster, M. U. & Vilsmeier, J., 01.04.2018, In: Review of Derivatives Research. 21, 1, p. 63-118 56 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The economic versus moral perspective of board diversity: A time for regulation after the financial crisis?

    Stiglbauer, M. & Velte, P., 2013, In: The International Journal of Organizational Diversity. 12, 2, p. 71-77 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review