Institute for a Sustainable Economy | ISE
Profile
The Institute for a Sustainable Economy | ISE at Zeppelin University joins the efforts of the scholars at the Department of Management and Economics who contribute with their research to the Sustainable Development Goals strategy. We address sustainability challenges in an interdisciplinary approach combining knowledge in sustainable finance, energy, mobility, institutional economics, organizational governance, integrity management and transcultural leadership, innovation management and transformation, and sustainability accounting & controlling.
Research Foci
SDGs & EU Taxonomy
- Chair of Finance and ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
- Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Sustainability Accounting
- Pricing Carbon Risk
- Pricing Electricity under Renewables Input
- Impact of ESG Ratings on the Firm Performance, M&A, Financial Risk Management
- Greenwashing
- Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Innovation Management & Transformation
- Integrity and Compliance Management
- Cultural Complexity and Transcultural Leadership
- Relational Contracting and Stakeholder Governance
- Ethical Decision Making and Behavioral Business Ethics
- Organizational Learning Processes for SDGs Implementation in Business Organizations
- Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Sustainability Accounting
- ZEPPELIN Chair of Innovation Management & Transformation
- Chair of Finance and ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
- Theory of Sustainability
- Human-Centric Digitalization
- Justice and Fairness in Sustainability
- Managing Stress and Adversity
Professor Dr. Josef Wieland, Professor Dr. Carmen Tanner, Professor Dr. Florentina Paraschiv, Prof Dr. Andreas Ostermeier, and Professor Dr. Matthias Weiss contribute with their research output to the Sustainable Development Goals strategy.
Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv, Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland, and Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostermeier focus on research topics consistent with the EU Taxonomy regulatory framework.
Structure
Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv, Chair of Finance and ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
Research Overview
Challenges of the EU TAXONOMY for companies
ESG related ongoing studies:
"The Effects of ESG Scores on Acquisition Premiums and Post-Merger Performance." (Knoll, S. & Paraschiv, F. (2022))
"Do Corporate Green Bonds Fetch a “Greenium?”" (Paraschiv, F., Russo, M., Gausemel, A.I., Stangeland, O.F. (2022))
Contribute to climate neutrality by clean and affordable MOBILITY
"Design thinking behind vechicle-to-grid: smart charging parking for urban areas in Europe" (Paraschiv et al. 2022)
- Reduce emissions in street traffic
- Enhance electromobility
Embed SUSTAINABILITY in processes and decision making
"Medium-term Planning for Thermal Electricity Production. OR Spectrum, 36(3), 723-759. (Best Paper Award, Conference Energy Finance, 2014)" (Kovacevic and Paraschiv, (2014, 2020))
Are CO2 certificate prices incentivizing greener electricity production?
Integration of RENEWABLE ENERGIES
Several published articles shedding light on implications of wind and photovoltaic on pricing and trading strategies (to be detailed on next slides).
- Wind and PV challenge pricing processes and electricity grids
- Wind and PV challenge trading
Exploring factors that explain companies' ranking in ESG indexes
Implications of Environmental, Social, and Governance components for ESG scoring/rating
ESG-related upcoming studies:
"The Effects of Green Patenting on ESG scoring." (Paraschiv, F. (2022))
"Greenwashing in the light of EU taxonomy matrix of thresholds." (Paraschiv, F. (2022))
Prof. Dr. Matthias Weiss, ZEPPELIN Chair of Innovation Management & Transformation
Research Overview
Preserve and enhance RESILIENCE in organizations
Studying resilience in organizations on different levels:
"Mitigating Negative Side Effects of
Innovation Project Terminations: The Role of Resilience and Social Support"
(Todt, Weiss, & Hoegl (2018))
"Team resilience in organizations: A conceptual and theoretical discussion of a team level concept" (Hartmann, Weiss, & Hoegl (2020))
Contribute to climate neutrality by sustainable MOBILITY
"Preferences for the Shared Use of Electric-Powered Vehicles in Mobility Packages: An Empirical Analysis of MaaS in a University Context" (Decker, Marx, Weiss, & Werbeck (2023))
Project "GenoMobil": Cooperatives as organizational form for an eco-social transformation of integrated mobility
Drivers of organizational INNOVATION
How can we stimulate and support creativity and innovation in organizations?
Dealing with stressors and adverse experiences at the workplace
Ongoing studies and published articles shedding light on adversity at the workplace and how to avoid negative psychological consequences.
- The dual nature of stressors
- The detrimental role of (chronic) stress
- Types and outcomes of adversity
Entrepreneurship and innovation to combat poverty in developing countries
Ongoing studies shedding light on how innovation and entrepreneurship in low-income contexts can succeed to alleviate poverty and to improve living.
"The
rhythm of innovation at the BOP: Dealing with multiple constraints through
effectuation and causation (Best Paper
Award ISPIM Innovation Forum)" (Koepplin, Weiss, & Hoegl (2016)
HUMAN-CENTRIC DIGITALIZATION and ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE use at the workplace
| Project "INTERACT! New Forms of Social Interaction with Intelligent Systems"
"Offloading under cognitive load: Humans are willing to offload parts of an attentionally demanding task to an algorithm" (Wahn, Schmitz, Gerster, & Weiss (2023))
Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland, Chair of Institutional Economics, Organisational Governance, Integrity Management & Transcultural Leadership and LEIZ
Research Overview
Transcultural Caravan Network | TCN
- Annual Transcultural Leadership Summit (TLS)
- Annual Transcultural Student Research Groups (TSRG)
- Network of Universities from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America
- Transcultural management and competences
Centre for Leadership and Innovation in Asia (CLIA)
- Platform for discussion on Asia related topics
- Leadership and innovation in Asia
Relational Economics & Organizational Governance
- Corporate governance and shared value creation
- Organizational learning as relational learning
- Network organizations
Bodensee Innovation Cluster | BIC
- Annual BIC conference and research reports
- Regular meetings with representatives from firms from the region
- Network of organizations and experts
Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostermeier, Chair of Sustainability Accounting (from August 2024)
Teaching:
Current Courses that Include a Sustainability Focus
| Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv | Topics in Green Finance (Master) |
|---|---|
| Sustainable Finance (Bachelor) | |
| Energy Transition Thinking Green (Bachelor) | |
| Prof. Dr. Carmen Tanner | Behavioral Business Ethics (Bachelor) |
| Prof. Dr. Josef Wieland | Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance (Bachelor) |
| Relational Economics (Master) | |
| Prof. Dr. Matthias Weiss | Advanced Methods - Studying the Digital Transformation of Workplaces (Bachelor) |
| Management of Innovation and Transformation (Bachelor) | |
| Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostermeier | Accounting & Reporting (Master) |
| Digital Perspectives to Performance Measurement |
Contact
Head of Institute for a Sustainable Economy | ISE
Director ZF-Centre for Sustainability Research
| Phone: | +49 7541 6009 -1231 |
| Room: | Semi 1.13L |