Prof. Dr. Till Talaulicar

till.talaulicar@uni-erfurt.de

Holder of the Professorship for Organisation and Management (Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences)

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Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
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Hieranaplatz 1
99089 Erfurt

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Universität Erfurt
Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
Postfach 90 02 21
99105 Erfurt

Prof. Dr. Till Talaulicar

Curriculum Vitae

Short CV

Prof. Dr. Till Talaulicar has been at the University of Erfurt since April 2011, where he holds the Chair of Organization and Management. From October 2021 to September 2023, he was Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences, having held the position of Dean of Studies from April 2012 to October 2015 and from November 2018 to September 2021. Prior to his appointment at the University of Erfurt, he held the Chair of Corporate Governance & Board Dynamics at the University of Witten/Herdecke and was Academic Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance there.

Till Talaulicar studied Industrial Engineering with a technical major in Technical Chemistry. He was awarded with the Erwin Stephan Prize for his academic achievements, and he was honored by the Joint Commission of Industrial Engineering of the TU Berlin as the best graduate of the academic year 1997/98. Subsequently he was a research assistant at the Department of Organization and Management at the Technical University of Berlin and at the Berlin Center of Corporate Governance.

His doctorate was on the topic of “Corporate Codes: Types and Standardization Strategies for the Implementation of Corporate Ethics” („Unternehmenskodizes: Typen und Normierungsstrategien zur Implementierung einer Unternehmensethik“) (published by Gabler/DUV, 2006 and awarded with the Science Prize of the Plansecur Foundation for the promotion of Business Ethics, Communication and Relationship Competency) and he acquired his habilitation and his award of the Venetia Legendi for the field of Business Administration by the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Technical University of Berlin.

Professor Talaulicar has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Corporate Governance: An International Review, Senior Editor of the journal Management and Organization Review and member of the Editorial Review Board of Organization Science. Moreover, he is the founding Chair and a founding member of the Board of Directors of the International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS), which is dedicated to promoting cross-disciplinary and cross-national research, teaching and consulting in the field of corporate governance. In 2024, he became Dean of Fellows of the ICGS. Since November 2020 he is a member of the Board of Governors and President of the Global Research Foundation for Corporate Governance (GRFCG). In 2025, he has been appointed as Vice President for Academic Development of the European Academy of Management (EURAM). His research focuses are Corporate Governance, Organization Design and Business Ethics.

Publications

Monographs

  1. Corporate Codes of Conduct: Types and Standardisation Strategies for Implementing Corporate Ethics. Wiesbaden: DUV – Gabler Edition Wissenschaft, 2006 (629 pages, reviewed in: Journal of Business and Corporate Ethics, 2007 (vol. 8), pp. 89–92).
  2. Board Involvement in the Strategic Decision-Making Process. Boston, MA – Delft: now publishers, 2017 (134 pages, with William Q. Judge).
  3. Fundamentals of Organisation: A Decision-Oriented Concept of Organisational Design. 11th edition, Wiesbaden: Gabler/Springer, 2019 (642 pages, with Erich Frese, Matthias Graumann and Ludwig Theuvsen).

Publishers

  1. Editor-in-Chief of *Corporate Governance: An International Review* (2019–2024).
  2. Senior Editor of *Management and Organisation Review*.
  3. Cambridge Elements on Reinventing Capitalism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (with Arie Y. Lewin).
  4. Shareholder Activism. Special Issue, *Corporate Governance: An International Review*, 2010 (Vol. 18), No. 4 (with Huimin Chung).
  5. Cross-National Perspectives on Ownership and Governance in Family Firms. Special Issue, *Corporate Governance: An International Review*, 2015 (Vol. 23), No. 3 (with Ruth V. Aguilera, Chi-Nien Chung, Gonzalo Jimenez and Sanjay Goel).
  6. Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies. Special Issue, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2017 (Vol. 25), No. 3 (with Seth Armitage, Wenxuan Hou and Subrata Sarkar).
  7. Corporate Governance Review Issue. *Corporate Governance: An International Review*, 2020 (vol. 28), no. 6 (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos).
  8. Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2023 (2nd ed. as a paperback, 2025).
  9. Institutional Change in Historical Contexts. Special Issue, Journal of Contextual Economics, 2024 (Vol. 144), No. 1–2.

Scientific articles in journals

  1. Proposals for giving concrete form to a principle of social and ethical benefit. In: Die Unternehmung, 1998 (vol. 52), pp. 161–174.
  2. Business Ethics, Management Liability and Principles of Proper Corporate Governance. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik, 1999 (vol. 7), no. 2, pp. 9–12.
  3. Argumentation and rationality in the German and Korean automotive industries. In: Journal of International and Area Studies, 2000 (vol. 7), pp. 15–58 (with Axel v. Werder and Dong-Sung Cho).
  4. Corporate Governance of German Start-ups: Results of an Empirical Survey. In: Finanz Betrieb, 2001 (Vol. 3), pp. 511–519 (with Jens Grundei and Axel v. Werder).
  5. Company Law and Corporate Governance of Start-ups in Germany: Legal Provisions, Managerial Requirements, and Modification Strategies. In: Journal of Management and Governance, 2002 (vol. 6), pp. 1–27 (with Jens Grundei).
  6. Management Concepts in Business Administration Discourse: A Bibliometric Classification. In: Die Betriebswirtschaft, 2002 (vol. 62), pp. 409–426 (with Thorsten Teichert).
  7. Supervisory Boards in Young Technology Companies: Causes and Implications of Oversight Deficiencies. In: *Finanz Betrieb*, 2003 (vol. 5), pp. 190–202 (with Jens Grundei).
  8. Code Report 2003: Acceptance of the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: *Der Betrieb*, 2003 (vol. 56), pp. 1857–1863 (with Axel v. Werder and Georg L. Kolat).
  9. The German Corporate Governance Code: Concept and Prognoses of Consequences. In: Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung, Special Issue 50/03, 2003, pp. 15–36 (with Axel v. Werder).
  10. Code Report 2004 – Acceptance of the Recommendations and Suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: *Der Betrieb*, 2004 (vol. 57), pp. 1377–1382 (with Axel v. Werder and Georg L. Kolat).
  11. Compliance with the German Corporate Governance Code: an empirical analysis of the compliance statements by German listed companies. In: *Corporate Governance: An International Review*, 2005 (vol. 13), pp. 178–187 (with Axel v. Werder and Georg L. Kolat).
  12. Code Report 2005: Acceptance of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: Der Betrieb, 2005 (vol. 58), pp. 841–846 (with Axel v. Werder).
  13. Strategic decision-making in start-ups: the effect of top management team organisation and processes on speed and comprehensiveness. In: *Journal of Business Venturing*, 2005 (vol. 20), pp. 519–541 (with Jens Grundei and Axel v. Werder).
  14. Code Report 2006: Acceptance of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: *Der Betrieb*, 2006 (vol. 59), pp. 849–855 (with Axel v. Werder).
  15. The German Corporate Governance Code: general acceptance and critical provisions – a second look. In: International Journal of Public Policy, 2006 (Vol. 1), pp. 435–450 (with Axel v. Werder and Georg L. Kolat).
  16. Code Report 2007: Acceptance of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: *Der Betrieb*, 2007 (vol. 60), pp. 869–875 (with Axel v. Werder).
  17. Organisational Controlling in Practice: Conformance and Performance Controlling at the Bayer Group. In: *Controlling*, 2007 (Vol. 19), pp. 449–454 (with Ludger Becker).
  18. Standardisation Approaches in Corporate Ethics Codes. In: Schmalenbach’s Journal of Business Research, 2007 (vol. 59), pp. 752–774.
  19. Corporate Codes: Types and Standardisation Strategies for Implementing Corporate Ethics. In: Journal of Business and Corporate Ethics, 2007 (vol. 8), pp. 328–335.
  20. Code Report 2008: The acceptance of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: *Der Betrieb*, 2008 (vol. 61), pp. 825–832 (with Axel v. Werder).
  21. Codes of Ethics: Fundamental Design Dimensions and Types. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik, 2008 (vol. 16), no. 3, pp. 7–15.
  22. Patterns of Compliance with the German Corporate Governance Code. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2008 (vol. 16), pp. 255–273 (with Axel v. Werder).
  23. Global Retailers and Their Corporate Codes of Ethics: The Case of Wal-Mart in Germany. In: Service Industries Journal, 2009 (vol. 29), pp. 47–58.
  24. Corporate Compliance. In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, 2009 (vol. 38), pp. 73–77 (with Jens Grundei).
  25. Code Report 2009: The Acceptance of the Recommendations and Suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: *Der Betrieb*, 2009 (vol. 62), pp. 689–696 (with Axel v. Werder).
  26. Barriers to the Globalisation of Corporate Ethics: An Analysis of Legal Disputes Concerning the Implementation of US Codes of Ethics in Germany. In: Journal of Business Ethics, 2009 (vol. 84), pp. 349–360.
  27. Commentary Practices in Cases of Deviations from the German Corporate Governance Code. Results of an Empirical Survey of DAX, TecDAX, MDAX and SDAX Companies. In: Die Aktiengesellschaft, 2010 (vol. 55), pp. 62–72 (with Axel v. Werder and Anja Pissarczyk).
  28. Code Report 2010: Acceptance of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. In: Der Betrieb, 2010 (vol. 63), pp. 853–861 (with Axel v. Werder).
  29. Forms and Effects of Shareholder Activism. In: *Corporate Governance: An International Review*, 2010 (vol. 18), pp. 253–257 (with Huimin Chung).
  30. Transparency as a Fundamental Principle of Good Corporate Governance. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik, 2010 (vol. 18), no. 3, pp. 28–38.
  31. The Concept of the Balanced Company and Its Implications for Corporate Governance. In: Society and Business Review, 2010 (vol. 5), pp. 232–244.
  32. Standardisation effects of the co-regulation of good corporate governance standards. In: ORDO – Yearbook for the Organisation of Economy and Society, 2011 (vol. 62), pp. 269–295.
  33. Cross-National Perspectives on Ownership and Governance in Family Firms. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2015 (vol. 23), pp. 161–166 (with Ruth V. Aguilera, Chi-Nien Chung, Gonzalo Jimenez and Sanjay Goel).
  34. Configurations of Capacity for Change in Entrepreneurial Threshold Firms: Imprinting and Strategic Choice Perspectives. In: Journal of Management Studies, 2015 (Vol. 52), pp. 506–530 (with William Q. Judge, Helen Hu, Jonas Gabrielsson et al.).
  35. Corporate Governance and IPO Underpricing in a Cross-National Sample: A Multi-Level Knowledge-Based View. In: Strategic Management Journal, 2015 (Vol. 36), pp. 1174–1185 (with William Q. Judge, Michael A. Witt, Alessandro Zattoni et al.).
  36. Board Involvement in the Strategic Decision-Making Process: A Comprehensive Review. In: Annals of Corporate Governance, 2017 (Vol. 2), pp. 51–169 (with William Q. Judge).
  37. Corporate Governance Challenges in Emerging Economies. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2017 (vol. 25), pp. 148–154 (with Seth Armitage, Wenxuan Hou and Subrata Sarkar).
  38. How Does Board Independence Influence IPO Financial Performance? The Moderating Role of the National Business System. In: Journal of World Business, 2017 (vol. 52), pp. 628–639 (with Alessandro Zattoni, Michael A. Witt, William Q. Judge et al.).
  39. How Do CEO Values Influence IPO Speed? A Conceptual Analysis from the Upper Echelons’ Perspective. In: Journal of New Business Ventures, 2020 (Vol. 1), pp. 69–91.
  40. 40. Taking Stock of Corporate Governance Research and Future Research Opportunities. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2020 (vol. 28), pp. 344–347 (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos).
  41. Business Ethics Training in Human Resource Development: A Literature Review. In: Human Resource Development Review, 2021, (Vol. 20), pp. 68–105 (with Dominic Kreismann).
  42. Publishing Corporate Governance Research During a Pandemic. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2021 (vol. 29), pp. 216–221 (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos).
  43. Diversity and Disobedience at the Top, Pay Incentives, Social Norms, and Board Reforms: A Kaleidoscope of Corporate Governance Research. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2022 (Vol. 30), pp. 394–398 (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos).
  44. The Case for Robust Academic Research on Corporate Governance. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2023 (vol. 31), pp. 400–404 (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos).
  45. Recent Evidence and Insights on Corporate Governance from Around the Globe. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2024 (vol. 32), pp. 595–599 (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos).
  46. Institutional Change in Historical Contexts. In: Journal of Contextual Economics, 2024 (vol. 144), pp. 1–12.
  47. Research on Business and Corporate Ethics in German-speaking Countries: Assessments Based on Publication and Survey Data. In: Journal of Business and Corporate Ethics, 2025 (vol. 26), pp. 34–58 (with Michael S. Aßländer and Janina Curbach).
  48. Business and Corporate Ethics from a Corporate Perspective: Results of a Survey in Germany and Switzerland. In: Journal of Business and Corporate Ethics, 2025 (vol. 26), pp. 92–123 (with Janina Curbach, Ivan Ureta Vaquero and Simone Wittmann).
  49. Business and Corporate Ethics in Higher Education, Research and Business in the DACH Region: An Overview and Theses. In: Journal of Business and Corporate Ethics, 2025 (vol. 26), pp. 124–148 (with Janina Curbach and Michael S. Aßländer).
  50. Business Ethics Teaching, Research and Training in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Core Insights from Multiple Data Sources. In: *Business and Professional Ethics Journal*, 2025 (vol. 44), forthcoming (with Michael Aßländer, Eckhard Burkatzki, Janina Curbach, Albert Löhr and Ivan Ureta Vaquero).

Academic articles in anthologies

  1. Corporate Objectives and Rationality of Argumentation: Towards an Informed Decision between the Shareholder and Stakeholder Approaches. In: Business Ethics and the Transformation of Competition. Shareholder Value – Globalisation – Hyper-competition. Festschrift for Horst Steinmann on his 65th birthday, edited by Brij Nino Kumar, Margit Osterloh and Georg Schreyögg. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 1999, pp. 71–101 (with Axel von Werder).
  2. Organisational Management at Siemens – Ensuring Common Ground and Enabling Autonomy. In: Organisational Management. Reorientation of Organisational Work, edited by Erich Frese on behalf of the ‘Organisation’ Working Group of the Schmalenbach Society for Business Administration e. V. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2000, pp. 143–155 (with Wolfgang Suske).
  3. Organisation of Corporate Communication in the Internet Age. In: E-Organisation. Strategic and Organisational Challenges of the Internet, edited by Erich Frese and Harald Stöber. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 2002, pp. 395–423 (with Axel von Werder and Jens Grundei).
  4. Corporate Communications at Siemens. In: E-Organisation. Strategic and Organisational Challenges of the Internet, edited by Erich Frese and Harald Stöber. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 2002, pp. 481–494 (with Wolfgang Suske).
  5. Knowledge. In: Concise Dictionary of Business Management and Organisation, 4th ed., edited by Georg Schreyögg and Axel v. Werder. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2004, cols. 1640–1647.
  6. Centre-based organisation at RWE: RWE Systems AG. In: Centre-based Organisation. Design Concepts, Structural Development and Application Examples, edited by Axel von Werder and Harald Stöber. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2004, pp. 133–146 (with Manfred Hermes and Helmut Brümmer).
  7. Managerial reasoning in takeover battles: The case of Sanofi-Synthélabo and Aventis. In: International Corporate Governance: A Case Study Approach, edited by Christine A. Mallin. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2006, pp. 104–141 (with Axel v. Werder).
  8. Organisational Controlling at Bayer. In: Organisational Controlling. Concepts and Practical Examples, edited by Axel v. Werder, Harald Stöber and Jens Grundei. Wiesbaden: Gabler, 2006, pp. 153–167 (with Ludger Becker).
  9. Knowledge. In: Business Encyclopaedia. The Knowledge of Business Administration. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2006, pp. 6309–6315 (reprint of the article of the same name in the Concise Dictionary of Business Management and Organisation).
  10. Corporate governance developments in Germany. In: Handbook on International Corporate Governance. Country Analyses, ed. by Christine A. Mallin. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2006, pp. 28–44 (with Axel v. Werder).
  11. Economic Crime and Corporate Governance: On the crime-preventive effect of examination boards in the context of corporate financial reporting. In: Economic Crime, Institutional Framework and Ethics, edited by Albert Löhr and Eckhard Burkatzki. Munich – Mering: Hampp, 2009, pp. 79–101.
  12. Organisational Theory Aspects of Corporate Governance in Family Businesses. In: Governance in Family Businesses, edited by Knut Werner Lange and Stefan Leible. Jena: JWV – Jenaer Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2010, pp. 47–68.
  13. Codes of Ethics. In: Handbook of Business Ethics, edited by Michael S. Aßländer. Stuttgart – Weimar: Metzler, 2011, pp. 229–236.
  14. Governance Code. In: Handbook of Business Ethics, ed. by Michael S. Aßländer. Stuttgart – Weimar: Metzler, 2011, pp. 268–276.
  15. Corporate governance in Germany: Basic characteristics, recent developments and future perspectives. In: Handbook on International Corporate Governance. Country Analyses, Second Edition, edited by Christine A. Mallin. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2011, pp. 36–58 (with Axel v. Werder).
  16. D&O deductibles as a new standard of responsible governance. In: Corporate Citizenship and New Governance. The Political Role of Corporations, edited by Peter Koslowski and Ingo Pies. Berlin et al.: Springer, 2011, pp. 147–169.
  17. Corporate Codes of Ethics: Can Punishments Enhance Their Effectiveness? In: Corporate Governance and Business Ethics, edited by Alexander Brink. Berlin et al.: Springer, 2011, pp. 89–106.
  18. Corporate governance and initial public offerings in Germany. In: Corporate Governance and Initial Public Offerings. An International Perspective, edited by Alessandro Zattoni and William Q. Judge. Cambridge, UK – New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012, pp. 141–166.
  19. Fundamentals of Corporate Governance. In: General Business Administration. Theory and Practice of Business Management. 11th ed., edited by Marcell Schweitzer and Alexander Baumeister. Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 2015, pp. 95–142 (with Jens Grundei). 
  20. Top Management Team Organisation of High-Tech Venture Firms: Structural Arrangements and Their Potential Consequences. In: Handbook of Research on Corporate Governance and Entrepreneurship, edited by Jonas Gabrielsson. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2017, pp. 84–110.
  21. Training Programs to Develop the Ethicality of Talents. In: Research Handbook of International Talent Management, edited by Yipeng Liu. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2019, pp. 318–338 (with Dominic Kreismann).
  22. Corporate Governance and Business Legitimacy. In: Handbook of Business Legitimacy: Responsibility, Ethics and Society, edited by Jacob Dahl Rendtorff. Berlin et al.: Springer, 2020, pp. 1169–1186.
  23. Corporate Governance, CEO Compensation and Income Gap. In: The New Enlightenment: Reshaping Capitalism and the Global Order in the 21st Century, edited by Arie Y. Lewin, Greg Linden and David J. Teece. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2022, pp. 35–40 (with Arie Y. Lewin).
  24. Codes of Ethics. In: Handbook of Business Ethics. 2nd ed., ed. by Michael S. Aßländer. Stuttgart – Weimar: Metzler, 2022, pp. 469–478.
  25. Stakeholder Management. In: Handbook of Business Ethics. 2nd ed., ed. by Michael S. Aßländer. Stuttgart – Weimar: Metzler, 2022, pp. 491–500 (with Isabel Kleb).
  26. Management Ethics. In: Handbook of Business Ethics. 2nd ed., ed. by Michael S. Aßländer. Stuttgart – Weimar: Metzler, 2022, pp. 569–577 (with Dominic Kreismann).
  27. German Corporate Governance Code. In: Handbook of Business Ethics. 2nd ed., ed. by Michael S. Aßländer. Stuttgart – Weimar: Metzler, 2022, pp. 683–685.
  28. Ethics Training. In: Handbook of Business Ethics. 2nd ed., ed. by Michael S. Aßländer. Stuttgart – Weimar: Metzler, 2022, pp. 707–709 (with Dominic Kreismann).
  29. Corporate Governance. In: *Encyclopaedia of Stakeholder Research*, edited by Jacob Dahl Rendtorff and Maria Bonnafous-Boucher. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2023, pp. 40–45.
  30. Setting the Scene to Study the Interrelationships between Corporate Governance and Ethics. In: Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics, edited by Till Talaulicar. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2023, pp. 1–23.
  31. Findings from Empirical Corporate Governance Research for the Design of Management and Oversight. In: Corporate Governance by the Executive Board and Supervisory Board: Company, Capital Markets and Accounting Law, Corporate Governance, edited by Peter Hommelhoff, Klaus J. Hopt and Patrick C. Leyens. Munich: C. H. BECK, 2024, pp. 85–101.
  32. Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In: Global Survey of Business Ethics 2022–2024: Teaching, Research and Training. Volume 3: Europe, edited by Bryan Robinson and Georges Enderle. Geneva: Globethics, 2024, pp. 155–217 (with Michael Aßländer, Eckhard Burkatzki, Janina Curbach, Albert Löhr and Ivan Ureta Vaquero).
  33. The Role of Sustainability Reporting in Developing and Pursuing Sustainable Business Models. In: Elgar Companion to Business Models and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, edited by Jacob Dahl Rendtorff and Anita Mac. Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2026, forthcoming (with Samrina Jafrin).
  34. Sustainability Reporting as a Source and Catalyst for Promoting Sustainable Business Model Innovation. In: *Elgar Handbook of Sustainable Business Model Innovation*, edited by Maria Holgado and Keivan Aghasi, Cheltenham, UK – Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2027, forthcoming (with Samrina Jafrin).

Overview presentations and reports on the current state of research

  1. Implementation of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of DAX 30, MDAX 50 and SDAX 50 companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2005. Papers and discussions from the 4th Conference on the German Corporate Governance Code, edited by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2005, pp. 89–97 (with Axel v. Werder).
  2. Implementation of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of the DAX 30, MDAX 50 and SDAX 50 companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2005. Presentations and Discussions from the 4th Conference on the German Corporate Governance Code, edited by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2005, pp. 183–190 (with Axel v. Werder, English translation of 1.).
  3. Phantom Stocks. In: Der Aufsichtsrat, 2006 (vol. 3), no. 5, p. 9. 4.
  4. Implementation of the Recommendations and Suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2006. Papers and discussions from the 5th Conference on the German Corporate Governance Code, edited by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2006, pp. 89–99 (with Axel v. Werder).
  5. Implementation of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2006. Papers and discussions from the 5th German Corporate Governance Code Conference, edited by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2006, pp. 181–190 (with Axel v. Werder, English translation of no. 4).
  6. Amendment to the German Corporate Governance Code. In: Status:Recht, 2007 (vol. 2), p. 212.
  7. Implementation of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2007. Papers and discussions from the 6th Conference on the German Corporate Governance Code, edited by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2007, pp. 93–104 (with Axel v. Werder).
  8. Implementation of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2007. Papers and discussions from the 6th German Corporate Governance Code Conference, ed. by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2007, pp. 191–202 (with Axel v. Werder, English translation of no. 7).
  9. The German Corporate Governance Code in practice: Key findings of the 2008 Code Report. In: Corporate Compliance Journal, 2008 (vol. 1), no. 5, pp. V–VI (with Axel von Werder).
  10. Implementation of the Recommendations and Suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2008. Papers and discussions from the 7th German Corporate Governance Code Conference, ed. by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2008, pp. 117–127 (with Axel v. Werder).
  11. Implementation of the recommendations and suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code. An empirical survey of DAX, MDAX and SDAX companies. In: Corporate Governance Report 2008. Presentations and discussions from the 7th German Corporate Governance Code Conference, edited by Gerhard Cromme. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2008, pp. 233–243 (with Axel von Werder, English translation of no. 10).
  12. Decision-making processes on the supervisory board. In: Audit Committee Quarterly, 2010 (vol. 8), no. 2, pp. 4–13 (with Sebastian Barth, Till Jansen, Christian Jünger, Janina Reuter and Jutta Trögel).
  13. Sustainable Corporate Governance: Conceptual Foundations and Selected Measures for Practical Implementation. In: Towards a Different Society. What Comes After Growth? Proceedings of the lecture series in the summer term 2012, edited by Alexander Thumfart. Erfurt 2012, pp. 24–25.
  14. Incoming Editorial. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2019 (vol. 27), pp. 12–13 (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos).
  15. Farewell Editorial. In: Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2025 (vol. 33), forthcoming (with Konstantinos Stathopoulos). 

Independent writings

  1. The emergence and observance of social norms. A theory-based overview. Discussion Paper 1997/12 published by the Economic Documentation Centre of the Technical University of Berlin (110 pages).
  2. The principle of social and ethical benefit as a guiding principle for corporate management. Justification of its necessity and initial approaches to its implementation. Discussion Paper 1998/08 from the Economic Documentation Centre of the Technical University of Berlin (106 pages).
  3. Management Intentionality in Long-Lived Companies: A Longitudinal Study of Siemens and AEG. Discussion Paper 2001/9 of the Economic Documentation Centre at the Technical University of Berlin (with Axel v. Werder, Stephan Bültel and Jens Grundei, 43 pages).
  4. The German Corporate Governance Code: Objectives and Impact Forecasts. Discussion Paper 2002/8 of the Economic Documentation Centre at the Technical University of Berlin (58 pages).
  5. On the Regulatory Effects of the German Corporate Governance Code. Discussion Paper 2003/10 of the Economic Documentation Centre at the Technical University of Berlin (with Axel v. Werder, 36 pages).
  6. Boardroom Study 2012. An assessment of the current state and future development of corporate governance in Germany. Study conducted in collaboration with Heads! GmbH & Co. KG, London – Munich – Zurich (116 pages).

Reviews

  1. Leisinger, K. M.: Business Ethics: Global Responsibility and Modern Management, Munich: Beck, 1997. In: management revue, 1998 (vol. 9), pp. 178–182.
  2. Summer, L.: The Concept of ‘Responsibility’ in Business Ethics. A Foundational Treatise Following Jonas, Kant and Habermas, Wiesbaden: Gabler/DUV, 1998. In: Management revue, 1999 (vol. 10), pp. 102–106.
  3. Mintzberg, H./Ahlstrand, B./Lampel, J.: Strategy Safari. A Journey Through the Wilderness of Strategic Management, Vienna: Ueberreuter, 1999. In: Management revue, 1999 (vol. 10), pp. 243–245. 
  4. Lüer, C. U.: Cognition and Strategy. On the Constructive Basis of Strategic Management, Wiesbaden: Gabler/DUV, 1998. In: management revue, 2000 (vol. 11), pp. 10–14.
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Main areas of research

Corporate Governance (understood as a regulatory framework for the structures, processes and people involved in the management and supervision of companies) 

  • Top management and organization of management in companies of different legal forms
  • Determinants and consequences of the acceptance of international standards of good corporate governance
  • Corporate governance of newly listed companies (IPOs)

Organization Design (understood as the development, assessment and selection of appropriate forms of organization)

  • Action-theoretically based studies on the structural alternatives of the management organization of companies
  • Behavioural studies on the interaction in and between the administrative bodies of companies
  • Structural and strategic measures to increase the organizational adaptability of companies

Corporate ethics (understood as the justification and assertion of moral standards in business practice)

  • Norm- and organization-theoretically based studies on the implementation of business ethics
  • Design dimensions and behavioural effects of corporate ethical codes
  • Corporate ethics and social responsibility of global companies