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Master's Thesis (MaKuWi)

General Information

Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons, Inken Blatt, Michael Verbücheln, Moritz Appels
Course Format	Master’s thesis
Credit Points	24 ECTS
Frequency	Every semester
Language	English or German
Grading	Research Paper
Pre-requisites	MAN 761

Currently offered topics for master theses:

Topic	Supervisor
The Effect of Exchange Mechanisms in the Sharing Economy.	Inken Blatt
Image vs. Descriptive Appeals. An analysis of the effectiveness of different appeals to enhance pro-environmental behavior.	Inken Blatt
Good intentions? An empirical investigation of stakeholder perceptions of corporate communications of motives for CSR.	Inken Blatt
How Corporate Volunteers Become Internal Change Agents	Michael Verbücheln
Win, Win, Win? – When do non-profit organizations also benefit from corporate volunteering?	Michael Verbücheln
Bringing Purpose to the Job – How Empoyer Support for Corporate Volunteering can increase Job Meaningfulness	Michael Verbücheln
Strategic CSR Programs – Investigating the Effects of Employee Involvement in Sustainability Activities	Michael Verbücheln
The Effect of Moral Reframing on Citizen Reactions to Corporate Political Activism	Moritz Appels
The Foundations of Virtue? The Impact of CEO Morality on Firms' Social Involvement	Moritz Appels
Are Activist Leaders Always Moral? A Critical Look at CEO Sociopolitical Activism	Moritz Appels
The Great Stage of Politics: What Drives CEOs to Become Politically Activist?	Moritz Appels

Master Theses in Cooperation with Practitioners

Master thesis with Pepperl+Fuchs on materiality analysis and CSR: more information [German].

Guidelines
Application

Please ask Mr. Hempen for the application form. (Please consult your “Prüfungsordnung” for more information.)
Contact

Inken Küper, M.Sc.
Research Staff
University of Mannheim
Chair of Sustainable Business
Schloss
Schneckenhof Ost – Room SO 102
68161 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181–1609
E-mail: inken.kueper bwl.uni-mannheim.de
Consultation hour(s):
upon arrangement