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21. Dezember 2021
From a Doctoral student to an Assistant Professor of Accounting

Menghan Zhu

One important feature that attracted me to do a doctorate at FS is the structure of the  Program. It consists of 2 years of coursework/master thesis phase (120 ECTS) and 3 years of dissertation phase. The two-year coursework phase ensures that students take their time to learn and sharpen their research toolbox and find research topics that interest them the most.
7. Dezember 2021
How my PhD visit strengthened my research network
Jonas Wessel
My choice to visit Frankfurt School was affirmed by their structured coursework programme that provides students with methodological skills as well as with an in-depth knowledge of economics, finance, and accounting. My time here is helping me expand my research network as well as significantly improve my dissertation projects.
CoVID-19 – ist der Tourismussektor ausreichend auf das Epidemie-Szenario vorbereitet? Die Betrachtung einer Fluggesellschaft.
24. März 2020
Epidemie-Szenario ins Risikomanagement aufnehmen?
Prof. Dr. Christian Schmaltz
27. August 2018
On the job market
Wenjiao Cao
The job market is a procedure that every PhD candidate will have to go through if they aim to stay in academia. The markets may differ from field to field in terms of demand and supply, but in general they share similar steps. Let me use the Accounting Job Market as an example:
We apply a rich data set from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) to analyze determinants of non-financial occupational fraud. While the previous literature has mainly restricted
8. Januar 2016
When Do Victims of Non-Financial Fraud Lose More?
Yuriy Timofeev
18. März 2020
Herausforderung COVID-19: Wie kann das Risikomanagement darauf reagieren?

Prof. Dr. Christian Schmaltz

Die Corona-Epidemie hat die Unternehmen unerwartet getroffen. Jetzt zeigt sich, ob das Risikomanagement auf die Herausforderung inklusive aller Nebeneffekte vorbereitet war.
5. März 2020
My journey on finding a Finance Assistant Professor position

Lorenzo Schönleber

During my PhD I decided to pursue an academic career and therefore the next logical step was to find a job as an assistant professor. The academic job market differs in many respects from the “regular industry” job market: It takes place only once a year, it’s structured in a very specific way, and it is also very international and thus extremely competitive.
4. Januar 2016
Incentive-based Compensation and Financial Misreporting: Evidence from a Refined Sample
Wenjiao Cao
The association between Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) incentive-based compensation and financial misreporting is theoretically and empirically inconclusive. We use a refined misreporting sample
This summer I had the opportunity to present one of my current PhD projects at the Annual Meeting 2015 of the American Accounting Association in Chicago. The great thing about conference
22. September 2015
A doctoral student visits Chicago
Elisabeth Kläs
21. Juni 2018
My PhD Visit at the NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Science

Lorenzo Schönleber

I fell in love with New York City after interning for a Real Estate Funds in 2014. I knew from my time in NYC as an intern that I had to go back to additionally benefit from the extensive research facilities and the possibilities NYC offers.
22. November 2017
My experience in the FS Doctoral Programme

Felix Fritsch

I think the PhD programme at Frankfurt School offers a great opportunity for students to prepare for an academic career and learn how to produce high quality research. After four weeks of being in the program,
From a Doctoral student to an Assistant Professor of Accounting
21. Dezember 2021
Menghan Zhu
How my PhD visit strengthened my research network
7. Dezember 2021
Jonas Wessel
Epidemie-Szenario ins Risikomanagement aufnehmen?
24. März 2020
Prof. Dr. Christian Schmaltz
Herausforderung COVID-19: Wie kann das Risikomanagement darauf reagieren?
18. März 2020
Prof. Dr. Christian Schmaltz
On the job market
27. August 2018
Wenjiao Cao
When Do Victims of Non-Financial Fraud Lose More?
8. Januar 2016
Yuriy Timofeev
My journey on finding a Finance Assistant Professor position
5. März 2020
Lorenzo Schönleber
Incentive-based Compensation and Financial Misreporting: Evidence from a Refined Sample
4. Januar 2016
Wenjiao Cao
A doctoral student visits Chicago
22. September 2015
Elisabeth Kläs
My PhD Visit at the NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Science
21. Juni 2018
Lorenzo Schönleber
My experience in the FS Doctoral Programme
22. November 2017
Felix Fritsch