Starting September 1, 2025, you can apply for a Master's thesis at the Chair of Business Administration, especially Strategic Management, for the winter semester 25/26. The latest date to start working on your Master's thesis is November 15, 2025.

Please send us the following documents between September 1, 2025, and October 15, 2025 to Ms. Petra Junge, email: junge[at]marketing.uni-frankfurt[dot]de and a copy to koscher[at]wiwi.uni-frankfurt[dot]de and hohen[at]econ.uni-frankfurt.de.

• Letter of motivation with topic proposal (topic from the list below)
• Grade transcript QIS
• Curriculum vitae

The following Master's thesis topics will be offered by the chair in WS 25/26 (in German or English):

1. ESG performance and M&A success (empirical investigation)
2. Layoff announcements and company performance (empirical investigation)
3. Cultural differences and M&A performance (meta-analysis)
4. CEO narcissism and M&A (empirical investigation)
5. Internal M&A function’s value chain (empirical investigation)

Dr. Carsten Hentrich offers the following three master thesis topics:

1. Applications of GenAI as virtual Coaches in Transformative Leadership Development
2. Archetypes of regenerative business
3. Frameworks for regenerative transformation

If you have any questions on these topics, please contact Dr. Hentrich directly via email: carsten.hentrich[at]dquarks[dot]com

An information sheet on writing the Master's thesis can be found on the website of the Examination Office.