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

    Climate change policies and carbon-related CEO compensation systems: an exploratory study of European companies

    Winschel, J., 25.05.2021, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 12, 2, p. 158-188 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Climate board governance and carbon assurance – European evidence

    Velte, P., 23.10.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  5. Published

    Chief Financial Officer compensation and corporate sustainability

    Bouzzine, Y. D. & Lueg, R., 15.11.2021, In: Encyclopedia. 2021, 6 p., 15929.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Challenges and boundaries in implementing social return on investment: An inquiry into its situational appropriateness

    Nielsen, J. G., Lueg, R. & van Liempd, D., 01.03.2021, In: Nonprofit Management & Leadership. 31, 3, p. 413-435 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    CDS spreads, systemic risk and interconnectedness

    Pelster, M., 2015, In: The International Journal of Finance. 27, 1, p. 99-119

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Carbon performance and disclosure: A systematic review of governance-related determinants and financial consequences

    Velte, P., Stawinoga, M. & Lueg, R., 01.05.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 254, 20 p., 120063.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Carbon performance and corporate financial performance during crises: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Global Financial Crisis

    Läger, F., Bouzzine, Y. D. & Lueg, R., 02.2025, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29, 1, p. 246-263 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Carbon Accounting – Integrierte Strategien für Emissionsbilanzierung, Reporting und Optimierung: Die Praxis des Carbon Accounting bei the nature network

    Zeppenfeld, J., Petersen, M. & Lueg, R., 03.2024, Sustainability Reporting: Praxisnahe Informationen und Fallstudien. Theis, J. (ed.). Düsseldorf: IDW Verlag GmbH, p. 237-252 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to scientific reportsTransfer