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Jahresbericht 2020
(Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, 2021)
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Jahresbericht 2022
(Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, 2023)
Dissertation
Exploring risk and sustainability performance in base of the pyramid supply chains
(2022-07)
In the contemporary business world, the real competition is not among individual businesses but rather between supply chains. Companies, which are part of efficient supply chains, are considered destined to outperform their competitors being part of inefficient supply chains. Moreover, performance has been a matter of concern for researchers for decades and is the primary aim of any firm’s existence. The definition of performance includes the performance measurement (PM) concept and further supports the notion that ...
Dissertation
Die Wirkung von Sustainability Management Control Systems auf Risiko und Resilienz von Unternehmen
(2024)
Die Dissertation mit dem Titel „Die Wirkung von Sustainability Management Control Systems auf Risiko und Resilienz von Unternehmen“ befasst sich mit der Forschungsfrage, ob Unternehmen durch den Einsatz von Sustainability Management Control Systems (SMCS) das Risiko ihres Unternehmens senken und mittels SMCS eine ambidextre Unternehmensstrategie in Resilienzfähigkeiten überleiten können. Die Dissertation folgt einem positivistischen Forschungsansatz und wertet mittels Fragebögen gewonnene Daten anhand der quantitativ ...
Dissertation
Value relevance of ESG reporting
(2024)
In this doctoral thesis I analyzed the value relevance of ESG reporting in a broad Europe-focused context. In doing so, this thesis takes a holistic view by examining the value relevance of ESG reports. On the one hand, it focuses on certain characteristics such as the type of report or institutional environment. On the other hand, it seeks to obtain a deeper insight into what influences the perception of ESG reporting in general, analyzing ESG-related factors such as ESG controversies.
Dissertation
Transforming towards a sustainable circular economy: exploring the social dimension, actor contribution and emerging paradoxes
(2023)
Pressing global societal challenges highlight organisational vulnerability and the need to transform towards more sustainable production and consumption measures. The circular economy concept is considered an alternative to the prevalent linear economic system. It aims to contribute to sustainable development by slowing and closing resource cycles and facilitating cross-sectoral collaboration of multiple stakeholders. Yet, the desired transformation is lagging behind and the current debate focuses primarily on the ...
Working paper
Die Verkehrspolitik der DDR
(2023-03-15)
Der Traum der Staatssozialisten von großen LKW-Flotten konnte in den 1950er Jahren nicht in die Realität überführt werden. Die erwarteten Gewinne an Produktivität stellten sich wegen zahlreicher Hindernisse nicht ein. Während das westliche Management in den 1980er Jahren die notwendigen Bedingungen für das Outsourcing von Transportdienstleistungen sorgfältig erkundete, besaßen die staatssozialistischen Planer keine Idee von Geschäftsprozessen, welche Produktion und Transport verbanden. Neben unzulänglichen ...
Working paper
The Shoe Factory Bata
(2023-08-18)
The paper focuses on the managerial aspects of the loosely coupled units in Bata's shoe factory in Zlin as a precursor of lean production that was forgotten. The Bata factory plant in Zlín, Moravia, was built in the avant-garde style of modernism and grew rapidly in the 1920s. Comparable to Henry Ford, Bata pursued a concept of social engineering. He expanded the factory complex in Zlín to include housing for the workers, sports facilities, educational institutions and a self–service department store.
The Bata factory ...
Dissertation
The role of sustainability in capital markets
(2023)
This doctoral thesis explores capital market sustainability, focusing on the European capital market.
The work takes two different angles, either from the investors perspective while subsequently examining if reported ESG activities and an ESG rating's sustainability performance affect a company's valuation or risk.
Dissertation
In the Face of Adversity – Conceptual and Empirical Studies on Team and Organizational Resilience
(2024)
In this cumulative dissertation, the resilience of organizational actors is explored through four independent essays. The focus is on investigating why certain organizations and teams are better equipped to handle adversities than others. At the outset of the project, a comprehensive literature review on current research in the field of organizational resilience was conducted. This review enabled the authors to identify the so-called "Building Blocks" of organizational resilience, which provide essential theoretical ...