Dr. Max Braun

Resume

• Since 10/2023: Assistant Professor, LMU Munich, Institute of Strategic Management
• 2021-2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, FU Berlin, Chair of Strategic Management
• 2015-2021: Research Associate FU Berlin, Chair of Strategic Management

Education

• Dr. rer. pol. in Business and Economics, FU Berlin (2020)
• M. Sc. in Management and Marketing, FU Berlin (2012)
• B. A. in Economics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (2010)

Research Interests

My research delves into the mechanisms behind negative social evaluations. At the crossroads of strategy and organizational theory, I investigate corporate misconduct, inter-firm opportunism, and strategic decision-making through the lenses of corporate governance, stakeholder, and social control theories. By uncovering the causes and structures of these negative social evaluations, I aim to shed light on how organizations can strategically secure acceptance for their actions and navigate the path of responsible business conduct.

Publications

• Braun, M. C., Mueller, S. M. (2024). External Corporate Governance and Corporate Misconduct: A Meta-Analysis, Corporate Governance: An International Review.
• Hofsaess, L., Braun, M. C. (2023). Exploring the Dimensionality of Opportunism in Inter-Organizational Relationships with Meta-Analysis, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2023 (1). DOI:10.5465/AMPROC.2023.167bp.
• Braun, M. C., Jess, C. (2022). Impression Management in Corporate Communication to Camouflage Financial Misrepresentation, Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2022 (1), DOI:10.5465/AMBPP.2022.145.