Brown bag seminar
The Chairs of Management Accounting/Controlling (Professor Dr. Thomas Günther) and Management Accounting and Control (Professor Dr. Peter Schäfer) offer a joint brown-bag seminar on current topics in the field of "Management Accounting and Control".
FAQ
- Who can participate? Doctoral students, post-doctoral students and early-career researchers, professors. Supervised theses can be presented on request.
- Where? Georg-Schuman-Bau wing A in room SCH B037.
- When? Wednesdays, from 11:10 to 12:40.
- Format? The seminar offers the opportunity to receive feedback on both early-stage ideas (SHORT format) and more advanced projects (LONG format).
- Presentations are possible both on-site and hybrid.
- How can I register as an Advisor? Simply send an e-mail to Dr. Philipp Richter().
Lectures in the summer semester 2026
| Date | Speaker | University | Topic |
| 06.05.2026 | Melanie Mischer | TU Dresden | Business Partnering in the Digital Era: How Digital-Related Resources Reduce Role Stressors for Heads of Controlling |
| 13.05.2026 | Melanie Mischer | TU Dresden | Resources as Shields Against Role Stressors in Accounting - A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda |
| 03.06.2026 | Patrick Leistner | TU Dresden | Who Measures Carbon Emissions? Firm Configurations and the Adoption of Carbon Accounting |
| 05.08.2026 | Michael Kolodziej | Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) | The Wind of Change: Uncovering How Management Controls Reduce Cultural Barriers to Whistleblowing |
Lectures in the winter semester 2025/26
| Date | Speaker | University | Topic |
| 03.12.2025 | Andreas Ostermaier | Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel | Humand and AI Decision-Making |
| 10.03.2026 | Mathilde Hedegaard Tønnesen |
Aarhus University |
Leadership, Responsibility, and Unethical Conduct in Teams: How Decision Structures Shape Diffusion and Displacement of Responsibility Among Leaders and Followers |
| 10.03.2026 | Sebastian Oelrich | Aarhus University | When Disclosing Effective Compliance Backfires: Evidence from Experiments with Retail Investors and Preparers |
Lectures in the summer semester 2025
| Date | Speaker | University | Topic |
| 16.04.2025 | Melanie Mischer | TU Dresden | How Business Analytics Capabilities Reduce Role Stress for Heads of Controlling |
| 14.05.2025 | Tim Schwertner | Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) | Cultivating Ethical Courage: The interactive effects of moral character and(non-) financial incentives on employee whistleblowing intention |
| 02.07.2025 | Philipp Schreck | MLU Halle-Wittenberg | Avoiding the Cost of Altruistic Punishment? Experimental Null Results on Principle-Evading Delegation |
Lectures in the winter semester 2024/25
| Date | Speaker | Institution | Topic |
| 08.01.2025 | Matthias Sohn | Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) | Narcissism in the Boardroom: Communal and Antagonistic Motives in Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Manipulation |
| 22.01.2025 | Valeria Knels | TU Dresden | The Role of Management Accounting and Control for Environmental Sustainability - A Systematic Review of Quantitative Empirical findings |
| 12.02.2025 | Thomas Günther | Sebastian Oelrich | TU Dresden |
Aarhus University |
Jokes in Accounting |
| 12.03.2025 | Fabian Felten | ESCP Europe | Who's in Power? CEO-CSO Power Gap, Political Ideology, and Corporate Sustainability Performance |
Lectures in the summer semester 2024
| Datum | Lecturer | University | Topic |
| 08.05.2024 | Fabian Felser | TU Dresden | I Know What You Did Last Summer: How Past Performance Affects Future Performance Evaluation |
| 12.06.2024 | Melanie Mischer | TU Dresden | Beyond Numbers: Exploring the Impact of Business Analytics Capabilities on Role Stress of Management Control Department Heads |
| 19.06.2024 | Aline Grahn | FU Berlin | Codetermination and CEO compensation ‒ Evidence from Germany |
| 24.07.2024 | Fabian Felser | TU Dresden | Non-financial disclosure and moral licensing - evidence from an eye tracking experiment |
Lectures in the winter semester 2023/24
| Date | Lecturer | University | Topic |
| 15.11.2023 | Stefanie Einhorn | TU Dresden | Leadership and Management Control |
| 29.11.2023 | Sebastian Oelrich | TU Dresden | The dark side of honesty in budgeting |
| 13.12.2023 | Valeria Knels | TU Dresden | Integration between MCS and EMCS for environmental and financial performance |
| 24.1.2024 | Xenia Boerner | TU Dresden | The Relationship of Design, Use and Benefits from Business Analytics in Management Control |
| 31.1.2024 | Philipp Richter | TU Dresden | Does the Top Management Team Affect Firms’ ESG Performance? An Analysis of Team and Industry-level Factors |
| 07.2.2024 | Peter Schäfer | TU Dresden | How Much Do Boards Learn About CEO Ability in Crises? Evidence From CEO Turnover |
| 21.2.2024 | Xenia Boerner | TU Dresden | Of Light and Shadow: Uncovering Ambiguities and Future Research Opportunities in the Relationship Between Business Analytics and Management Control |