Abschlussarbeiten

Bachelor Thesis/Master Thesis

Gerne betreue ich Bachelor- und Master-Theses in den Bereichen Accounting, Controlling, Finance und Corporate Governance - in Einzelfällen auch in anderen Bereichen. 

Im Regelfall obliegt es den Studierenden, eine Problemstellung herauszuarbeiten. Lassen Sie sich inspirieren durch die Inhaltsverzeichnisse aktueller Fachzeitschriften oder durch eine Recherche im Internet. Gerne betreue ich empirische Arbeiten - die Auswertung von Geschäftsberichten, von Kapitalmarktdaten o.ä. bieten hier zahlreiche Ansatzpunkte. 

Bitte beachten Sie unbedingt die formalen Anforderungen an eine Thesis - insbesondere im Hinblick auf Quantität und Qualität der ausgewerteten Literatur. Hinweise hierzu finden Sie in der Datei "Formal Requirements for Thesis and Term Paper" sowie im "Academic Writing Manual" unserer Fakultät.

Auf Moodle finden Sie eine Liste mit Themenvorschlägen für Abschlussarbeiten.

 

Betreute Arbeiten (Auszug):

  • Influence of Big Data in the Financial Services- and Auditing Industry
  • Green Hydrogen Production - Key Performance Indicators that account for success 
  • Thinking Beyond Profit: The Financial Benefit of Putting Employees First
  • Value vs. Growth Stocks - Perfomance in Times of Crisis
  • EU Taxonomie - Cross sectoral case studies & analysis
  • Predictive Analytics (Business Intelligence) in Corporate Planning
  • Intial Exchange Offerings
  • Audit Quality Indicators – Critical Analysis of their capability to detect fraud
  • Digitalization of accounting processes in a Small/Medium Enterprise (SME)
  • Critical Investigation of Recent and Future Regulatory Changes in the Field of Auditing in Germany
  • Influence of Cryptocurrencies on the Economy: A Potential-analysis of Bitcoin as an Alternative Currency System
  • Alternative Performance Measures in Board Compensation A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of German DAX Companies
  • Impact of Hurricanes on the Stock Market - Event Study for the United States of America
  • Sports betting as investment alternative
  • Financial Statement Presentation of Share-Based Payments According to the German Commercial Code and IFRS
  • Impact of Zero Interest Rate Policy on the Capital Structure of German Stock Listed Companies
  • Bank Performance and Profitability Determinants - Analysis of the German Banking Sector
  • Islamic Finance - Sharia Compliant Financial Investment
  • Financial Stability of Football Clubs - Theoretical Background and Empirical Analysis of Selected European Clubs
  • Behavioral Finance - Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Study on the Presence of Decision Biases in Informed vs. Non-Informed Investors
  • Why Do Companies Go Private? - Critical Analysis of the Reasons and Consequences of Delistings under Consideration of Delistings from the SDAX between 2009 and 2019
  • Bank Performance and Profitability Determinants - Analysis of the German Banking Sector
  • Analysis of the Share Price Reaction to Demergers
  • Impact of Negative Interest Rates on Working Capital Management – Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Analysis of DAX 30 Financial Statements
  • Financial Statement Presentation of Share-Based Payments According to the German Commercial Code and IFRS
  • Buyback Of Shares - Opportunities and Threats for Publicly traded Corporations in Germany and in the USA
  • Impact of Zero Interest Rate Policy on the Capital Structure of German Stock Listed Companies
  • FinTechs in Germany - Current Status and Potential Impact on the Financial System
  • The CSR-Directive-Implementation Law – Theoretical Evaluation and Empirical Analysis of Selected Non-financial Reports
  • From Markowitz Mean-Variance Optimization to the Black-Litterman Asset Allocation Model: Implementation of the Black-Litterman Model in Microsoft Excel
  • The Altering Demand of Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility - Greenwashing or Moral Behavior? 
  • State of the Art of Integrated Reporting in Germany - An Analysis of the DAX 30 Companies
  • Trends in the reporting of Pro-Forma-Earnings in Germany – An empirical study on the effects of the ESMA Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures and a comparison to US-American regulations
  • Stock Market Reaction to the Appointment of Female Management Board Members in Germany
  • Dividends for the Value Investor: Nice to Have or a Necessity? An Analysis of Dividend- Versus Non-Dividend Paying Stocks
  • Investment Alternatives in Times of Zero Interest Rate
  • BilRUG - Development, Implementation & Analysis of Effects on Selected Financial Positions
  • Factors of Success and Failure in Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Corporate Governance Practices in the Western European Banking Sector
  • Investor Protection in the Crowdfunding Business – Critical Evaluation of the Status Quo and Empirical Analysis of the Perception by Project Providers
  • A Detailed Breakdown of the Continuous Returns of the STOXX 600 Europe and Its 19 Supersectors - An Investigative Multivariate Regression Analysis to Detect Relevant Explanatory Variables Influencing the Continuous Returns  - A Review of Financial Time Series Theory and Its Suitability on Real Market Data
  • Pro Forma Earnings in Germany - An Empirical Analysis of the German DAX and MDAX Companies
  • Strategic Controlling in German SME’s: Theoretical Requirements and Empirical Study of the Status Quo
  • Internal or External CEO Succession? Theoretical Evaluation and Empirical Analysis of German Stock-listed Companies
  • Valuation of Startups - Critical Analysis of the Applicability of Classical Models and Alternative Approaches
  • Risk Reporting Quality - Theoretical Requirements and Empirical
  • Analysis of the Risk Disclosure of German Banks
  • Strategic Controlling in German SME’s: Theoretical Requirements and Empirical Study of the Status Quo
  • Pro Forma Earnings in Germany - An Empirical Analysis of the German DAX and MDAX Companies
  • Investor Protection in the Crowdfunding Business – Critical Evaluation of the Status Quo and Empirical Analysis of the Perception by Project Providers
  • Balanced Scorecard - Critical Evaluation of its Applicability in the Retail Industry and Practical Implementation of the Concept in a Local Distribution Company
  • How Companies Generate Shareholder Wealth through M&A Transactions - An Analysis of Divestiture Processes
  • OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project - an analysis of tax evasion and evaluation of possible solutions
  • Implication of Demographic Change for SME in the Lower Rhine Area - A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
  • The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem of Düsseldorf - A Theoretical Evaluation Under Application of Isenberg's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Model and an Empirical Analysis of the Perception by Local Startups
  • Changes in the exchange rate between Euro and US-Dollar – An analysis since 2000/2002 under special consideration of the impact of the European debt crisis
  • Capital Costs in Company Evaluation
  • Implications of Behavioral Finance Theory on Investment Advisory
  • SME Bonds - A Critical Evaluation of 5 years BONDM Segment at German Stock Exchange
  • Specialization as a Key for Success - How Workflow Management Systems Ensure Efficiency in Organizations
  • Risk Management in M&A-Processes
  • Strategic Management in the Retail Industry - Creating Competitive Advantage with Online Retailing?
  • Potential of a collaboration between cooperatives and labour unions for a social and democratic economy within the European Union for the next decade
  • Employee motivation in Developing Countries - Theoretical and empirical analysis in the case of Nigeria
  • The Use of Pro Forma Earnings in Analyst Presentations – Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence in Germany and the U.S.