Professorship for Business Administration, esp. Accounting, Auditing & Corporate Governance

Organisational unit: Professoship

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.

Main research areas

A particular focus is on the preparation, monitoring and auditing of sustainability reports by listed companies on the European capital market. The research results have been published in the Journal of Accounting Literature, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, European Management Journal, Business Strategy and the Environment, Review of Managerial Science and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, among others.

Research & Projects

  • Board Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility: Empirical Evidence from a European Perspective
  • Board Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility: Empirical Evidence from a European Perspective
  • Determinants and consequences of climate risk disclosure - Empirical evidence from Europe
  • Heterogeneity in Family Firm Finance and Accounting: The Role of Family Influence for Financial Decisions in Family Firms
  • Assessment of tax avoidance in association with CSR- and Country-by-Country-Reporting
  • Monitoring of Internal Corporate Governance Systems by Audit Committees, Internal Auditors and External Auditors
  1. Neues Vertrauen in die Wirtschaftsprüfung – ESG wird Stellschraube für Qualität und Wettbewerb

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    30.11.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  2. Neue EU-Berichts- und Sorgfaltspflichten zur Nachhaltigkeit. CSRD, CSDDD und Co

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    27.08.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  3. „Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung. Neue Chancen für den Berufsstand“

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    06.05.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  4. Nachhaltigkeit in der Corporate Governance

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    12.05.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  5. „Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung nach dem ESG-Konzept. Zur nationalen und europäischen Regulierungsdynamik“

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    27.04.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  6. „Nachhaltige Finanzwirtschaft. Erfolgsfaktor für die Zukunftsfähigkeit von Unternehmen und Verbänden“

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    17.02.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  7. Mögliche neue gesetzliche Anforderungen an Interne Corporate Governance-Systeme. Was bedeutet das für die Interne Revision?

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    14.10.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  8. Kompetenzprofile nach DCGK und CSRD/ESRS

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    14.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  9. Keynote zum Thema „Vom Nachhaltigkeitsbericht zur umfassenden Gemeinwohl-Orientierung“

    Velte, P. (Keynote Speaker)

    26.11.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Journal of Management Control (Journal)

    Velte, P. (Editor)

    2014

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  11. Jahrestagung "Praxisforum Rechnungswesen" - EUROFORUM 2015

    Velte, P. (Moderator)

    22.06.201523.06.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  12. International Conference on Corporate Governance, Accounting & Audit: Crisis Challenges - 2015

    Velte, P. (Organiser)

    26.11.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. International Conference Monetary, Banking and Financial Issues in Central and Eastern EU Member Countries. How can Central and Eastern EU Members Overcome The Current Economic Crisis? - 2015

    Velte, P. (Participant)

    10.04.201512.04.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. International Conference “Improving financial institutions. The proper balance between regulation and governance” 2012

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    19.04.201220.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  15. International Conference “Corporate Governance and Regulation. Outlining New Horizons for Theory and Practice” 2012

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    19.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. International Conference Corporate and Institutional Innovations in Finance and Governance - 2015

    Velte, P. (Participant)

    21.05.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Interaktiver FEA-Webcast: Das FISG- Fortschritt oder Aktionismus in der Corporate Governance?

    Velte, P. (Speaker)

    21.04.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer