Professorship for Business Administration, esp. Accounting, Auditing & Corporate Governance
Organisational unit: Section
Organisation profile
The professorship for Accounting, Auditing & Corporate Governance works in the areas of financial accounting, external audit and corporate governance. The research activities involve the study of selected issues in regulation, in particular such topics as the economic impact of audit committees, integrated and CSR reporting, aspects of auditor independence and board diversity. The professorship also teaches in the Master’s and Bachelor’s programmes, including modules in the Business Administration Major as well as interdisciplinary modules in the complementary studies programme and integration modules.
Topics
Audit Quality
Following EU legislation on reform of the audit market, provisions on mandatory firm rotation and limits to non-audit services raise issues of the impact of major regulatory measures on safeguarding the independence of the audit firm. Internationally, empirical research on auditor independence has seen considerable attention for a number of years, with mixed findings on its economic impact. This also holds for the impact of joint audits, even though European regulation did not make this a mandatory requirement. This research project studies the effect of audit and non-audit fees of German capital market oriented companies on audit quality.
Integrated-/CSR Reporting
After the most recent financial crisis 2008-9, there has been a decline in trust of stakeholders in capital-market oriented reporting by corporations. As a result, traditional financial reporting should be complemented by corporate sustainability reporting, which would ideally be unified into integrated reporting. While there has been considerable empirical research into CSR reporting, this is not yet the case for integrated reporting in the 2013-framework published by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). This research project examines the content elements investors demand and their relationship to the quality of integrated reporting in the German capital market.
Audit Committees
In both one and two-tier systems, the appointment of audit committees with independent financial experts is seen as a necessary measure to ensure good corporate governance. There has been considerable research undertaken into the Anglo-American board system and the impact of audit committees on financial reporting quality and on the cooperation with the external auditor and with the internal auditor. This research project studies to what extent characteristics of the audit committee as established by supervisory boards in German companies are able to contribute to the discussion on quality.
Board Diversity
Recently there have been a large number of reform efforts aiming at improving corporate performance by increasing board diversity. In addition to introducing the legal gender quota now at the focus of much political discussion, other diversity characteristics such as ethnicity or occupation are increasingly being studied in empirical research on corporate governance. This research project looks at the dual system of corporate governance in Germany and studies the effects of diversity in the management board and supervisory board on the capital market.
- Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
- Published
§ 315 c Inhalt der nichtfinanziellen Konzernerklärung
Velte, P., 2019, Bilanzierungsvorschriften: Spezialkommentar zu den §§ 238-342e HGB. Heidel, T. & Schall, A. (eds.). Düsseldorf: IDW Verlag GmbH, p. 745 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
- Published
§ 315c Inhalt der nichtfinanziellen Konzernerklärung
Velte, P., 01.03.2024, HGB. Heidel, T. & Schall, A. (eds.). 4. ed. Baden Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 1999-2000 2 p. (NomosKommentar).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
- Published
§ 315 d Konzernerklärung zur Unternehmensführung
Velte, P., 2020, Handelsgesetzbuch: Handkommentar. Heidel, T. & Schall, A. (eds.). 3 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 2329-2332 4 p. (NomosKommentar).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
- Published
§ 315 d Konzernerklärung zur Unternehmensführung
Velte, P., 2019, Bilanzierungsvorschriften: Spezialkommentar zu den §§ 238-342e HGB. Heidel, T. & Schall, A. (eds.). Düsseldorf: IDW Verlag GmbH, p. 745-748 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
- Published
§ 315d Konzernerklärung zur Unternehmensführung
Velte, P., 01.03.2024, HGB. Heidel, T. & Schall, A. (eds.). 4. ed. Baden Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 2000-2002 3 p. (NomosKommentar).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
- Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Corporate governance codes: How to deal with the bright and dark sides of family influence
Prigge, S. & Thiele, F. K., 01.01.2019, The Palgrave Handbook of Heterogeneity among Family Firms. Memili, E. & Dibrell, C. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 297-331 35 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
- Published
Zur Symbiose von Integrated Reporting und Controlling: Einbettung in die empirische Forschung und Handlungsempfehlungen
Velte, P., 01.01.2022, Handbuch Controlling. Becker, W. & Ulrich, P. (eds.). 2., überarbeitete und erweiterte ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler, p. 1213-1231 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
- Comments / Debate / Reports › Transfer
- Published
Prüfung der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung durch den Abschlussprüfer: Anmerkungen zur geplanten Überarbeitung der CSR-Richtlinie und zum aktuellen Durand Report
Velte, P., 2022, In: WPg - Die Wirtschaftsprüfung. 75, 2, p. 63-66 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Transfer
- Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Published
„Nachhaltige und langfristige“ Vorstandsvergütung nach dem ARUG II: Erste Anmerkungen zur zwingenden Einbeziehung von Sozial- und Umweltaspekten nach § 87 I 2 AktG
Velte, P., 2020, In: NZG - Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht. 23, 1, p. 12-15 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Published
Reform der Corporate Governance und Abschlussprüfung nach dem Wirecard-Skandal: Zum Aktionsplan der Bundesregierung vom 07.10.2020; Interview mit Prof. Dr. Thomas Loy und Prof. Dr. Patrick Velte
Loy, T. & Velte, P., 2020, In: WPg - Die Wirtschaftsprüfung. 73, 21, p. 1283-1286 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Scientific review articles › Transfer
- Accepted/In press
Einfluss von CSRD und CSDDD auf Interne Revision, Aufsichtsrat und Abschlussprüfer. Normative Rahmenbedingungen und empirische Befunde
Velte, P. & Wehrhahn, C., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Zeitschrift Interne Revision.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Transfer
- Scientific review articles › Research
- 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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- 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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Archival research on sustainability-related executive compensation. A literature review of the status quo and future improvements
Velte, P., 07.2024, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 31, 4, p. 3119-3147 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- 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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Compensation-related institutional investor activism. A literature review and integrated analysis of sustainability aspects
Velte, P. & Obermann, J., 21.01.2021, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 12, 1, p. 22-51 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- E-pub ahead of print
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and earnings management: A structured literature review with a focus on contextual factors
Velte, P., 09.07.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Determinants and consequences of clawback provisions in management compensation contracts: a structured literature review on empirical evidence
Velte, P., 01.11.2020, In: Business Research. 13, 3, p. 1417–1450 34 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Determinants and consequences of Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance: A systematic review of archival research
Velte, P., 21.01.2021, In: Society and Business Review. 16, 1, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Determinants and Consequences of Executive Compensation-Related Shareholder Activism and Say-on-Pay Votes: A Literature Review and Research Agenda
Obermann, J. & Velte, P., 06.2018, In: Journal of Accounting Literature. 40, p. 116-151 36 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research