Theses
The Chair of Managerial Accounting and Digitalization offers Bachelor and Master theses in the following areas:
Area | General topic (not exhaustive) |
Managerial Accounting |
- Strategy implementation - Performance evaluation - Role of chief financial officers - Sustainability requirements |
Digitalization |
- Steering of digital business models - Digital controlling instruments (e.g., AI) - Finance function in the digital age - Competence requirements for managers |
Theses can be written in German or English.
Supervision places for Bachelor and Master theses are allocated during fixed application periods. The relevant application period for you depends on when you wish to start working on your thesis:
Desired starting period | Application period |
January - March | 15th November - 15th December of previous year |
April - June | 15th February - 15th March |
July - September | 15th May - 15th June |
October - December | 15th August - 15th September |
If you would like to apply for a thesis at the Chair of Managerial Accounting and Digitalization, please send the following documents under consideration of the application periods to Prof. Dr. Yannik Gehrke (yannik.gehrke@uni-hamburg.de):
- Name
- Matriculation number
- Study program
- Curriculum vitae
- Previous knowledge (courses attended incl. STiNE printout)
- Desired start date
- Desired topic (first and second choice)
- Desired methodology (i.e. literature-based or empirical)
- Signed "Antrag auf Zulassung zur Abschlussarbeit" by the Studienbüro BWL
The number of available places for supervision depends on the chair's capacity. It may therefore not be possible to provide all interested students with a supervision place.