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

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Published

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

    Muench, M. & Velte, P., 02.12.2025, In: European Taxation. 65, 1, p. 3-14 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Published
  10. 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