Bachelor and master theses

At the Chair of Business Administration, especially Companies in Society, researchers deal with issues relating to responsible and sustainable corporate management and organization as well as communication. This includes, in particular, issues relating to the responsible corporate use of digital technologies (e.g., gamification, social media, AI), diversity management, sustainability management in the digital age, and alternative forms of working and organizing. Students are invited to write a thesis on a topic related to the professorship. 

Application process

The professorship participates in the central matching process for theses coordinated by the Business Administration/IBAE department. Students are requested to use this process.   

Please register via mystudy and upload the required documents to the materials folder. Unfortunately, applications received after the respective deadline cannot be considered in the current application process. Registration in mydstudy does not automatically guarantee acceptance! After the selection process, you will be notified via mystudy whether you have been accepted and whether your thesis can be supervised by us.

Your application should include the following: (1) the completed kick-off page (see guide), (2) your resume, and (3) a current transcript of grades.

To ensure a fair and transparent process, preference will be given to students with the best grades in the courses and seminars offered by the professorship. In addition, preference will be given to topics that are related to our expertise and the specified areas of focus in order to ensure optimal supervision.

Approximately two weeks after the application deadline, we will notify you by email whether your application has been successful or not.

Then you will receive then an email with instructions of the next steps in the supervision process

Writing a thesis will include the following steps:

  1. 1-2 Months: Writing an extended abstract or“expose" of your thesis idea. This document should be about 2 pages long and should entail a short description of all parts of your thesis project. While developing this document, you will be closely supervised, and you will receive written feedback on the document in case you need it. Only if the document as developed sufficiently, we will sign the registration form. If the document does not live up to the standards, we won’t supervise you and you will need to find another supervisor.
  2. Month 3: Registering your thesis (deadline will be set by the supervisor)
  3. Writing independendly the thesis and attending a suitable colloquium.
  4. Submitting your thesis, and defending your thesis (for bachelor students only) 

More information:

Our thesis guide document provides a comprehensive overview of the supervision process and formal requirements for theses. Please consult this document.

Further documents are linked here that are essential for writing a theses with us.