Stefan Prigge

Stefan Prigge is a full-time Professor at the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) since 2008, specializing in Finance & Accounting. He earned his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Hamburg and has held positions at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and the Private Hanseuniversity Rostock.

• Research Interests: Corporate Governance, Family Businesses, Professional Football Clubs (with a focus on financial and governance aspects).
• Academic Leadership: Co-founded the Institute for Mittelstand and Family Businesses at HSBA in 2016.

Research Trends: His work spans empirical analysis of governance structures in family firms and football clubs, market efficiency, risk diversification, and strategic compliance. Recent studies examine family constitutions, financing models, and sustainability in family businesses.

Students: Supervises doctoral candidates like Niklas Bergmann, with former advisees including Martin Wendt and Felix Thiele.

• Email: stefan.prigge@hsba.de

Projects & Labs: Leads the Institute for Mittelstand and Family Businesses at HSBA, focusing on governance frameworks and resilience indicators for family firms.