Michael Stich

Prof. Michael Stich is a Professor of Accounting at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Campus Heilbronn and serves as Academic Program Director for the Bachelor in Management & Technology and organizer of the Bachelor in Management & Data Science. He holds a background in Business Administration from the University of Regensburg and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, with prior roles including Professorships at the University of Cologne (2017-2021) and Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (2012-2017).

His research focuses on

• Integrated and sustainability reporting
• Investor impatience and managerial myopia
• Real effects of accounting regulation
• Sustainability assurance mechanisms
• Accounting enforcement policies

Stich has received multiple accolades including the VHB Best Paper Award (2018), Michael Munkert Award (2013), and Ernst Zander Award (2012). His work bridges accounting practices with real-world economic consequences, emphasizing sustainability and regulatory impacts.