Chair of Management and Control









Dr. Daniel Spogat








Short Biography




  • 2021

    Subsequent position: Consultant at Accenture Strategy



  • 2017 - 2021

    Research Associate at the Chair of Management and Control



  • 2016 - 2017

    Teaching Assistant at the Chair of Management and Control



  • 2015 - 2017

    Master's program in Finance, Accounting & Taxes, University of Göttingen



  • 2013 - 2016

    Internships during studies (Rheinmetall MAN GmbH, B. Braun Melsungen AG)



  • 2014

    Study abroad at the University of Victoria, Canada



  • 2012 - 2015

    Bachelor's degree in Economics, University of Kassel















Research and Interest Areas




  • The influence of top managers (CEOs, CFOs) on strategic corporate decisions (e.g., M&A transactions)

  • Strategic decision-making in corporate transformations





Courses Taught




  • Master's module "Corporate Strategy"

  • Bachelor's seminar "M&A Transactions as a Strategic Lever?"





Conference Contributions




  • 2020 - Annual Conference for Management Accounting Research (ACMAR) Vallendar (Germany) - "Does the market value the strategic career background of a CFO?" (Firk S.; Spogat D.; Verbeeten F.; Wolff M.)

  • 2019 - Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM) Boston (USA) - "In search of pearls: How strategic backgrounds help CFOs to achieve managerial labor market outcomes" (Spogat D.)

  • 2019 - Annual Meeting of the Association of University Professors of Management (VHB) Rostock (Germany) - “Does the market value strategic career backgrounds of CFOs?” (Firk S.; Spogat D.; Verbeeten F.; Wolff M.)

  • 2018 - 11th Conference on New Directions in Management Accounting Brussels (Belgium) - "Does the market value strategic backgrounds of CFOs" (Firk S.; Spogat D.; Verbeeten F.; Wolff M.)

  • 2018 - Accounting Research Seminar of the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Copenhagen (Denmark) - "Does the market value strategic backgrounds of CFOs" (Firk S.; Spogat D.; Verbeeten F.; Wolff M.)

  • 2018 - Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM) Chicago (USA) - "Market reactions to appointments of CFOs with strategic backgrounds" (Firk S.; Spogat D.; Verbeeten F.; Wolff M.)

  • 2018 - Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association (AAA) Washington (USA) - "Market reactions to appointments of CFOs with strategic backgrounds" (Firk S.; Spogat D.; Verbeeten F.; Wolff M.)

  • 2018 - Annual Meeting of the European Accounting Association (EAA) Milan (Italy) - "Market reactions to appointments of CFOs with strategic backgrounds" (Firk S.; Spogat D.; Verbeeten F.; Wolff M.)













Portrait photo of Dr. Daniel Spogat