Bachelor & Master Theses

Please note the separate procedure and earlier deadlines for the IEM² students (Business Administration bachelor program).

Theses in the summer term 2025

You would like to write your (bachelor or master) thesis with us? We appreciate your interest! 

Please note the following guidelines and deadlines:
(These do not apply for IEM² students (Business Administration B.Sc.). Please refer to the "Procedure for IEM² Students".)

  • Please submit your application by March 31, 2025 via this form. No applications will be accepted after this date. Only one application per person is possible.
  • After careful review of your application, you will receive a confirmation or rejection of supervision in early to mid-April. The acceptance depends on the quality and feasibility of your planned thesis.
  • Alongside the individual supervision, there will be an accompanying seminar with 4-5 appointments. Participation in this seminar is obligatory, failure to attend will result in forfeiture of the supervision agreement.
  • Important: The registration of the final thesis must be done by June 15, 2025. A different registration date is not possible. In case of non-registration of the thesis by the deadline, the confirmation of supervision will expire.
  • All further supervision steps and dates will be determined individually between the supervisor and the candidate.

You are studying Business Administration (B.Sc.) and would like to write your thesis as part of the IEM2 module? We appreciate your interest!

Please note the following guidelines and deadlines:

  • Please submit your completed application between February 1 and 28, 2025 to bewerbung.bachelorarbeit.iem2protect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de.
  • Mid-March, you will be notified who will supervise your thesis.
  • If your thesis is supervised by us, you will have to fill in this form about your thematic interests and methodological knowledge by April 15, 2025, so that we can assign you to a suitable supervisor. 
  • Alongside the individual supervision, there will be an accompanying seminar with 4-5 appointments. Participation in this seminar is obligatory, failure to attend will result in forfeiture of the supervision agreement.
  • Important: The registration of the final thesis must be done by June 15, 2025. A different registration date is not possible. In case of non-registration of the thesis by the deadline, the confirmation of supervision will expire.
  • All further supervision steps and dates will be determined individually between the supervisor and the candidate.

Topics

For writing a thesis with the BIT Institute, you can apply for one of the suggested topics or propose your own topic. Within this topic, one specific research questionhas to be formulated and answered. Topic suggestions without further details are available for Bachelor's and Master's theses and are usually systematic literature reviews. Further specification is based on your application with your supervisor. 

Current topics include:

Management and organization in a digital age

  • Adaptability and technological change in the automotive industry 
    (Quantitative panel study; Master theses only)
  • Agility in project portfolio management 
    (Qualitative study; Master thesis only)
  • Program management of projects in heterogeneous environments 
    (Master thesis only)
  • Implementation of projects with structural diversity
  • Change management during the implementation of projects
  • A culture perspective on digital transformation 
    (Literature review/interview study; MBA/MIS theses only)
  • Changing office concepts: Review and trend analysis

Innovation and responsibility in a digital age

  • The conceptual constituents of CDR 
    (Interview study)
  • Tracing the normative roots of CDR: sources and influences 
    (Interview study)
  • Conceptualizing CDR along ESG criteria
  • CDR practice company study 
    (Qualitative study)
  • The need for CDR next to CSR
  • Comparative study of CDR frameworks
  • Business model innovation for sustainability 
    (Qualitative process study; Master theses only)

Work and collaboration in a digital age

  • Employee perceptions and anticipations of the digital future of work
  • The mind of the machine: Individual constructions of the machine's mind
  • New office concepts and their effects on employees
  • A comparison of "novel use" concepts
  • Loneliness in entrepreneurs
  • Beliefs about the digital future of work in teams
  • Relationship between leader and follower digital mindsets 
    (Quantitative study)
  • Team satisfaction in human-AI teams
  • Application and use of theory in human-AI teaming research

Further information

Contact

For questions regarding the application process, please contact us at: moteamprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de

Downloads

Find all the information you need on the general procedure right here.

Find all the information you need as an IEM² student right here (German only) and the registration form here.