Final Theses

With the final thesis, the knowledge acquired in the courses is deepened. We regularly publish suggestions for topics on this page. We are happy to consider your own suggestions for topics, as long as they are related to the research focus of the professorship and meet the scientific requirements for a thesis.

Topics

Supervision: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Samanthi Dijkstra-Silva (English theses only)

Supervision: Sabrina Schmidt

  • Firms as actors in sustainability transitions, e.g. focus on
    • incumbent firms,
    • agri-food systems or
    • agent-based modeling of sustainability transitions
  • Organizational innovations for sustainable agriculture

  • Organizational/managerial decision-making for sustainability, e. g., as systematic or integrative literature review

  • Degrowth/post-growth businesses
  • Agri-food systems in the context of degrowth/post-growth

Supervision:  Emma Lloyd

  • Interplay between digitalization and sustainability in the context of supply or value chains
  • Use of digital technologies (blockchain, AI, etc.) for the design of sustainable supply chains
  • Use of sensor technology for sustainability in supply chains, e.g. as a systematic literature review
  • Smart sustainability accounting in supply chains
  • Mandatory or voluntary sustainability reporting in supply chains
  • Decision-making for innovation and sustainability in supply chains
  • Maturity models for technologies and sustainability 

Supervision: Varun Bharadwaj Gurugubelli (ausschließlich englischsprachige Arbeiten)

  • Material Sustainability Aspects of Energy Parks: Systematic Literature Review – Master Thesis
  • Sustainability Indicators considered by startups in Hydrogen Economy: Content Analysis (Business models, reports, websites, etc) – Master Thesis

Formal requirements

We recommend that you attend the bachelor seminar or research seminar of our chair in preparation for your thesis. There you will be familiarized with the necessary background knowledge for writing your thesis and with the requirements of our chair. You will also have the opportunity to present the proposal for your thesis and receive valuable feedback from the chair team and other students.

If you are interested in writing a thesis at our junior professorship and do not participate in our bachelor or research seminar, please send your convincing application (research proposal in English with 2-4 pages body text incl. personal motivation for the topic, curriculum vitae, current overview of grades) together with the indication of your preferred supervisor to the office management. We strongly encourage students to write their theses in English.

Please note that candidates must also fulfill the formal requirements for a thesis. The requirements as well as the procedure for registration can be found on the website of the examination office of the Faculty of Economic Sciences.

Please follow our guidelines when writing your thesis.

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Christian Olszowa
Last modified: Apr 24, 2024