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
  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Audit quality and materiality disclosure quality in integrated reporting. The moderating effect of carbon assurance quality.

    Velte, P., 14.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Audit pricing in China and Pakistan: A comparative review of audit practices

    Younas, Z. I., Velte, P. & Ashfaq, K., 2014, In: Accounting and Management Information Systems. 13, 1, p. 98-110 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    A toolkit for robust risk assessment using F-divergences

    Kruse, T., Schneider, J. C. & Schweizer, N., 10.2021, In: Management Science. 67, 10, p. 6529-6552 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    A target costing approach to developing an online distribution channel: Case study

    Lueg, R., 10.2020, In: International Journal of Business Strategy. 20, 1, p. 5-12 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Associations between the financial and industry expertise of audit committee members and Key Audit Matters within related audit reports

    Velte, P., 10.02.2020, In: Journal of Applied Accounting Research. 21, 1, p. 185-200 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published
  8. Published

    Archival research on integrated reporting: a systematic review of main drivers and the impact of integrated reporting on firm value

    Velte, P., 01.09.2022, In: Journal of Management and Governance. 26, 3, p. 997-1061 65 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  9. Published

    Archival research on carbon reporting quality. A review of determinants and consequences for firm value

    Velte, P., 2024, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 47, 1, p. 110-148 39 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Appointing female CEOs in risky and precarious firm circumstances. A review of the glass cliff phenomenon

    Velte, P., 01.01.2018, In: Corporate Ownership & Control . 15, 2, p. 33-43 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review