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

    The effect of chief financial officers’ expert power on tax avoidance – Empirical evidence from Germany

    Röttger, P., Spee, K. & Wobst, J., 2019, In: Management Studies. 9, 1, p. 8 - 22 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    The five-factor asset pricing model – A theoretical review and assessment

    Bouzzine, Y. D., Müller-Bosse, S., Steen, H., Trautberg, M. & Wöhlert, M., 31.03.2019, In: Management Studies. 9, 1, p. 2-7 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The impact of auditor rotation, audit firm rotation and non-audit services on earnings quality, audit quality and investor perceptions: A literature review

    Velte, P. & Loy, T., 01.01.2018, In: Journal of Governance and Regulation. 7, 2, p. 74-90 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The impact of CEO overconfidence and firm performance on SOP dissent – Evidence for SOP voting firms in Germany

    Trautberg, M., Bouzzine, Y. D. & Steen, H., 30.06.2019, In: Management Studies. 9, 2, p. 23-43 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The impact of chief executive officer narcissism on environmental, social, and governance reporting

    Kind, F. L., Zeppenfeld, J. & Lueg, R., 11.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 7, p. 4448-4466 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The Impact of Corporate Governance on Corporate Tax Avoidance. A Literature Review

    Kovermann, J. H. & Velte, P., 01.09.2019, In: Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation . 36, 29 p., 100270.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  7. Published

    The impact of environmental sustainability on willingness to invest in startups: A survey among private investors

    Voß, L., Cordes, H. & Lueg, R., 04.2025, In: Sustainable Development. 33, 2, p. 2672-2695 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The impact of external auditors on firms’ financial restatements. A review of archival studies and implications for future research

    Velte, P., 09.2023, In: Management Review Quarterly. 73, 3, p. 959-985 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The impact of governance on integrated reporting: A literature review

    Velte, P. & Gerwanski, J., 2020, The Routledge Handbook of Integrated Reporting. de Villiers, C., Hsiao, P.-C. K. & Maroun, W. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 210-226 17 p. (Routledge international handbooks).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    The impact of key audit matter (KAM) disclosure in audit reports on stakeholders’ reactions: A literature review

    Velte, P. & Issa, J., 04.09.2019, In: Problems and Perspectives in Management. 17, 3, p. 323-341 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review