Cumulative Dissertation (Dr. rer. pol.)

• Title: Challenges in the Implementation of Responsible Business Conduct
• 04/2018 – 02/2021

Research topics

• Sustainability (Reporting & Assurance)
• Sustainability Management
• Trade Compliance & Supply Chain Due Diligence

Refereed Journal Articles

Baier, C., Göttsche, M., Hellmann, A., & Schiemann, F. (2021). Too good to be true: Influencing credibility perceptions with signaling reference explicitness and assurance depth. published online in the Journal of Business Ethics, doi: 10.1007/s10551-020-04719-7.

Baier, C., Beckmann, M., & Heidingsfelder, J. (2020). Hidden allies for value chain responsibility? A system theory perspective on aligning sustainable supply chain management and trade compliance. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 50(4), pp. 439-456. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-02-2019-0037

Baier, C. (2020). Strengere Sorgfaltspflichten für verantwortungsvolle Lieferketten? DER BETRIEB (DB), 35, pp. 1801-1805.

Göttsche, M., Steindl, T., Baier, C., Amann, T., & Zipfel, L. (2018). Die Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den Berufsstand des Wirtschaftsprüfers: Schafft sich die Wirtschaftsprüfung im Zuge der Digitalisierung selbst ab? Zeitschrift für Internationale Rechnungslegung (IRZ), 13(9), pp. 401–405.

Selected Conferences and PhD Seminars

Ivey Business School and Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS): 13th Annual Ivey/ARCS PhD Sustainability Academy 2020 (virtual design), London, Canada, November 12-15.

European Accounting Association (EAA): Paper accepted for presentation at the 43rd Annual Conference 2020, Bucharest, Romania.

British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA): Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Conference 2020, Southampton, UK.

European Academy of Management (EURAM): Paper presentation, Annual Conference 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, June 26-28.

Academy of International Business (AIB): Paper presentation, Annual Conference 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019 June 25-27.

International Center of Development and Decent Work (ICDD): Paper presentation, International Working Seminar "Responsibility and Accountability of Supply Chains", Kassel, Germany, 2019 March 14-15.