Junior Management Science, Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025

- Johannes Witter, Predicting Stock Returns With Machine Learning: Global Versus Sector Models, 561-581
- Robin Roskosch, Beware of Bullshit – A Qualitative Study on Young Adults’ Sustainability Awareness of Online Services, 582-608
- Nadhilla Mazaya, Board Gender Diversity: Evidence From Indonesia, 609-630
- Alexander Sake, Value Creation Opportunities of Generative AI – A Case Study, 631-656
- Justus Olbrich, The Effect of Changes in Internal Control Systems on Audit Risk, 657-676
- Jan Oliver Horstmann, Mandatory ESG Disclosure and Firm Value – A Quantitative Analysis of the Effect of Directive 2014/95/EU on Firm Value, 677-714
- Meret Anna Gläser, Government Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Culture, and Corporate Cost Behaviour, 715-747
- Zewei Shi, Modeling the Impact of Emission Credit Systems on Automotive Product Portfolios: A Mathematical Analysis of Policy Effects in Europe, China, and the U.S. Under Different Demand Scenarios, 748-780
- Hagen Alexander Hönerloh, Numerical Studies for the Scheduling of Continuous Annealing Lines, 781-809
- Lea Wedel, KPIs for Sustainability: Defining the Strategy for a Sustainable Future in the Insurance Industry, 810-830
Predicting Stock Returns With Machine Learning: Global Versus Sector Models
Johannes Witter, Technical University of Munich (Master thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 561-581
Keywords: cross-section of stock returns; machine learning; neural networks; return prediction; sector models.
Beware of Bullshit – A Qualitative Study on Young Adults’ Sustainability Awareness of Online Services
Robin Roskosch, University of Duisburg-Essen (Bachelor thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 582-608
Keywords: bullshit; green IT; greenwashing; online services; sustainability.
Board Gender Diversity: Evidence From Indonesia
Nadhilla Mazaya, Humboldt University of Berlin (Master thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 609-630
Keywords: board gender diversity; corporate boards; foreign investors.
Value Creation Opportunities of Generative AI – A Case Study
Alexander Sake, Technical University of Munich (Master thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 631-656
Keywords: artificial intelligence; exploration; generative AI; scaling; technology adoption; use cases; value creation.
The Effect of Changes in Internal Control Systems on Audit Risk
Justus Olbrich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Bachelor thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 657-676
Keywords: audit fee model; audit quality; audit risk model; internal control weaknesses; restatement model.
Mandatory ESG Disclosure and Firm Value – A Quantitative Analysis of the Effect of Directive 2014/95/EU on Firm Value
Jan Oliver Horstmann, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Master thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 677-714
Keywords: disclosure regulation; firm value; mandatory ESG reporting; market reaction; non-financial reporting directive (NFRD).
Government Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Culture, and Corporate Cost Behaviour
Meret Anna Gläser, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Master thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 715-747
Keywords: cost stickiness; COVID-19; culture; interventions.
Modeling the Impact of Emission Credit Systems on Automotive Product Portfolios: A Mathematical Analysis of Policy Effects in Europe, China, and the U.S. Under Different Demand Scenarios
Zewei Shi, Technical University of Munich (Master thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 748-780
Keywords: automotive production; green transition; international emission policies; regulatory impact; sustainability.
Numerical Studies for the Scheduling of Continuous Annealing Lines
Hagen Alexander Hönerloh, Leibniz University Hannover (Bachelor thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 781-809
Keywords: continuous annealing lines; Gurobi solver; scheduling optimization; steel industry; stringer minimization.
KPIs for Sustainability: Defining the Strategy for a Sustainable Future in the Insurance Industry
Lea Wedel, Technical University of Munich (Bachelor thesis)
Junior Management Science 10(3), 2025, 810-830
Keywords: insurance; KPIs; strategy; sustainability; transformation.