Controlling
About us
We are a young and committed team headed by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Knauer. The focus of our research work lies in the areas of value-oriented controlling with a special focus on performance management, corporate planning as well as M&A. We combine scientific research with a strong practical orientation and publish in the leading journals in the field of accounting and controlling.
Team
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Knauer
Chair of the department
Dr. Sandra Winkelmann
Academic council
Dipl.-Geol. Anja Prager
Employee in technology and administration
Julia Eichholz
Alumna/Alumnus
Tom Gubini
Scientific assistant
Niklas Kister
Alumna/Alumnus
Svenja Marsula
Scientific assistant
Arne Voßmann
Scientific assistant
Teaching
Teaching offers
Advanced Seminar in Management Accounting
Block course
2 contact hours
SS
SS 2024
Strategic Management in the Digital Economy
Lecture
2 contact hours
SoSe, irregular
Empirical Research in Management Accounting
Seminar
2 contact hours
WiSe, unregelmäßig
Cases in Management Accounting
Lecture & Workgroup
3 contact hours
SS
SS 2024
Value-Based Management Accounting
Lecture & Exercise
4 contact hours
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SS 2024
Applications of Management Accounting
Lecture & Exercise
4 contact hours
WiSe
Research
The concept of value-based controlling forms the overarching leitmotif for all research activities of the Chair of Business Administration, especially Controlling, headed by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Knauer. The focus of our research is on how controlling can contribute to an increase in corporate value.
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Publications
Eichholz, J./Knauer, T./Winkelmann, S. (2023). Digital Maturity of Forecasting and its Impact in Times of Crisis. Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, 75 (4), 443-481.
Ewelt-Knauer, C./Knauer, T./Winkelmann, S. (2024). Relative Performance Information and Rule-Breaking: The Moderating Effect of Group Identity. Behavioral Research in Accounting, im Erscheinen.
Apitz, N./Gubini, T./Knauer, T./Winkelmann, S. (2023). Nachhaltigkeitsorientiertes Investitionscontrollig - Controlling - Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmensführung, 35 (1), 20-27.
Controlling
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Faculty of Economics
Building GD, Floor 02 (South-West), Room 367
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
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