The ICV – Péter Horváth Controlling Dissertation Award

Every year, the ICV – Péter Horváth Controlling Dissertation Award is given to an outstanding business dissertation from a German-speaking country. With this Award, we, the International Association of Controllers and the Péter Horváth Foundation, send a strong signal for excellent research and promote the close integration of science and practice in controlling.

About the Award

An Award for excellence in controlling research

Endowment and Award

The Award is endowed with 10,000 euros and recognizes innovative research approaches that create significant added value in both theory and practice. It was awarded to Dr Jochen Fähndrich for his work “The impact of digitalization on management control of small and medium-sized enterprises” at the Nord-Ost conference in Berlin on 18 October 2025.

Jury from science and practice

The best dissertation is selected by a high-caliber Jury. This is made up of renowned controlling professors and experienced experts from corporate practice. After a thorough assessment, the Award is given to a thesis that meets the highest scientific and practical standards.

Clear application reference indispensable

The Award-winning works are characterized by a clear application reference and at the same time contribute to the further scientific development of controlling.

How to apply

The Award will be given for an application-oriented dissertation that was awarded at least the grade “magna cum laude” and was completed no earlier than 2024. Please submit: – Dissertation – Short curriculum vitae – First and second reviews – Doctoral certificate Please send the documents by e-mail to the Péter Horváth Foundation (PHS@peter-horvath-stiftung.de) by May 31, 2026.

Award winners

  • 2025 Dr. Jochen Fähndrich
  • 2022 Dr. Yassin Denis Bouzzine, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  • 2021 Dr. Fabian Schüler, University of Ulm
  • 2020 Dr. Nicole Nikiforow, Ruhr University Bochum
  • 2019 Dr. Markus Wabnegg, Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • 2018 Dr. Marcel Gebhardt, University of Ulm
  • 2017 Dr. Nadia Vazquez Novoa, Technical University of Braunschweig
  • 2016 Dr. Andreas Aschenbrücker, University of Ulm
  • 2015 Dr. Florian Hojak, Technical University of Munich
  • 2014 Dr. Maximilian Bode, EBS – European Business School Oestrich-Winkel
  • 2013 Dr. Nadine Losch, University of Göttingen
  • 2012 Dr. Rouven Trapp, University of Dortmund
  • 2011 Dr. Jochen A. Hönninger, Justus Liebig University Giessen
  • 2010 Dr. Martin Artz, University of Mannheim
  • 2009 Dr. Matthias D. Mahlendorf, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar

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