Description:

The “Management Control Research Seminar” supports students in completing an empirical research project in the field of management control. Building on the research design and data collection implemented in the Research Methods in Management Control seminar, students conduct statistical analyses, interpret their findings, and develop a structured academic research paper.

Within the overarching topic “The Good, the Bot & the Ugly: Navigating AI in the Controlling Function”, students analyze survey data and discuss their results in light of the theoretical framework developed earlier.

The final outcome consists of a written research paper, a presentation and discussion of the research results, a Q&A session, and the discussion of another team’s paper.

Together, the “Research Methods in Management Control” seminar and the “Management Control Research Seminar” provide complementary competencies necessary for conducting independent academic research.

Learning Targets:

Students:

• are able to plan and implement the steps of an empirical research process

• can work effectively in a team

• are capable of collecting data appropriately to validly answer a research question

• can analyze data with appropriate statistical tools

• have the ability to interpret, discuss, and criticize their results in line with their research question

• can present their research in a written paper and in an oral academic presentation

• are able to discuss and constructively criticize their own and others’ research

Literature:

The seminar literature depends on the specific topic assigned. Introductory literature and topic-specific readings are listed in the Course Manual, which is published under “Material”.

Formalities:

If you would like to participate in this seminar, please register no later than March 31 (23:59) via the enrollment form and upload the required documents (CV and Transcript of Records) as PDF files.

Please name your CV file according to the format “CV_Lastname_MatriculationNumber”; please name your Transcript file according to the format “ToR_Lastname_MatriculationNumber”.

Incomplete or late registrations will not be considered.

The number of places is limited to 20 students. If the number of registrations exceeds the number of available places, allocation will be based on the number of credits already earned (with a higher number being preferred).

Procedure:

The specific topics, within the overarching topic “The Good, the Bot & the Ugly: Navigating AI in the Controlling Function” are listed in the Course Manual, which can be found under “Material” and is published at the beginning of the application phase. With your registration, please indicate your topic preferences (priority 1, 2, and 3) via the form on the chair’s website. Please be aware of the short descriptions of the topics (i.e., MA-1 etc.). The assigned topic remains the same across both seminars. You will work on the same research project throughout both seminars. The chair will make an effort, but cannot guarantee that you will receive one of your preferred topics.

You will be informed about your acceptance, topic allocation, and team formation by April 14 via email.

The first block seminar session takes place on May 20. If you do not withdraw from the seminar by email to the Chair by May 20 (23:59), registration becomes binding. If no work is presented, the seminar is considered failed (grade 5.0).

For detailed information, please refer to the course manual, which you can find under “Material”.

Examination:

The module-specific assessment consists of a research paper (usually 15–20 pages; 50% of the grade) and a presentation component (usually 20–40 minutes; 50% of the grade). 

Material:

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