Theses
Bachelor- and Master Theses at the Department of Marketing and Consumer Research relate to current research questions and result either from ongoing research projects at our Department or the cooperation with industry partners. Master Theses usually relate to empirical research questions; Bachelor Theses mostly comprise a literature analysis.
Requirements
Methodological and theoretical courses offered by our Department provide a fundamental background for a successful completion of the Thesis. Students that apply for a Thesis should therefore have visited at least one theoretical and one methodological course from the list below:
| Methodology | Theory |
| Consumer Behaviour Research Methods Ökonometrie | Consumer Economics |
For any questions regarding the general framework of a Thesis please refer to your study and examination regulations and discuss specific questions with us in advance. The above mentioned course requirements do not apply for Bachelor Theses.
If you are interested in a topic please send your application (curriculum vitae, current transcript of records) directly to the respective contact person.
We currently offer Theses in the following areas:
Contact person Prof. Dr. Roosen:
- Vermarkungskonzeption eines Datenerfassungs- und verarbeitungsstandards in der Lebensmittelindustrie (only German)
Contact person Bieberstein:
- The impact of worldviews and spiritual beliefs on the acceptance of (new) technologies
- Trust as a factor in food consumption decisions - a systematic literature review
Contact person Hasselbach:
- Analyse der Nutzung regionaler Bezeichnungen in Werbeprospekten oder am POS (only German)
- Defining price levels for discrete choice experiments - a systematic literature review
Contact person Seitz:
- Kaufmotive und Kaufverhalten von „Geprüfte Qualität Bayern (GQ)“ Produkten:
Hintergründe für den Konsum von GQ Bayern Produkten (only German) - Perception of Bavarian Food Products in Italy
Registration and Scientific Work
Before registering the Thesis, students write a 2-3 page research proposal in which they derive the main research questions from the latest literature. A guideline for a Thesis proposal can be found here. Information on formal requirements for a Thesis can be found here.
After the proposal has been accepted by our Department, the Thesis can be registered at the examination office.
While working on the Thesis students participate at least three times in the Thesis Colloquium. In order to receive valuable feedback and to gain new ideas for the next steps, students will present their research design (15 min presentation) during one of the three sessions. The Thesis Colloquium takes place once a month during the semester.
Thesis Colloquium Appointments:
- April 16, 2013; 4.00 PM - 5.30 PM
- May 07, 2013; 4.00 PM - 5.30 PM
- May 28, 2013; 4.00 PM - 5.30 PM
- June 25, 2013; 4.00 PM - 5.30 PM
- July 9, 2013; 4.00 PM - 5.30 PM
The Colloquium takes place in the seminar room of the Department of Marketing and Consumer Research (Alte Akademie 16, Freising). For registration please send an email to Martina Reitmeier (at latest one week in advance).
Completed Theses
2012
- Amberger, Lisa (2012). Analysing consumer behaviour during air travels. Bachelor Thesis.
- Bjerre, Stine & Overby, Jacob (2012). Differentiation of organic chicken through an enhanced quality perception. An analysis of how Danish consumers' quality perception of organic chicken can be enhanced with the purpose of attaining a greater differentiation. Master Thesis.
- Capruciu, Mihaela-Alina (2012). Educational video games for improving diabetes self-care. Master Thesis.
- Christensen, Arne (2012). Communicating green products: An analysis of Apple and the electric car market. Master Thesis.
- Colin, Delphine (2012). The impact of risk aversion on consumers' traffic light labelling acceptance on financial products. Master Thesis.
- Corres, Viola (2012). Customer-Relationship-Management Strategien für den B2C-Bereich - Aufgezeigt für die Georg Plange KG für die Marke Goldpuder. Diplomarbeit.
- Cristea, Ioana-Cristina (2012). The unfolding process of the individuals' approach during the early phase of an organizational innovation. Master Thesis.
- Dill, Frederica (2012). Konsumverhalten auf Reisen: Analyse des Verbraucherverhaltens bei Langstreckenreisen mit der Bahn. Bachelor Thesis.
- Distel, Ina (2012). Why Words Do Not Always Translate into Action? Master Thesis.
- Dorokhov, Anastasia (2012). Food Safety Incidents: An Analysis of Changing Perspectives since 1980. Master Thesis.
- Feiner, Alexander (2012). Strategische Herausforderungen im Mobile Business aus Sicht des BayWa Agrarhandels. Master Thesis.
- Frank, Cornelia (2012). The Importance of Patients Information for Cross-Border Healthcare Demand in Europe. Master Thesis.
- Goeffrey, Jahn (2012). Großhändler gerichtete Marketingstrategien für die Weiki. Bachelor Thesis.
- Graser, Anna (2012). Intrinsic motivation as a driver of sustainable food consumption: The role of self-identity for the purchase of sustainable food. Master Thesis.
- Herold, Liane (2012). Consumer Behaviour and Food Waste in Private Households - Empirical Evidence in Germany. Master Thesis.
- Hiltner, Patrick (2012). Segmentaler und länderspezifischer Einfluss von Preisveränderungen auf Volumenpotentiale ausgewählter Fahrzeugmodelle in der Automobilindustrie. Bachelor Thesis.
- Ingenhoff, Alexander (2012). Trust in technology - an experimental comparison of elderly consumers' interpersonal trust with trust in ambient assisted living applications. Master Thesis.
- Ma-Nagler, Hong (2012). Perception of German food products and eating habits abroad. Master Thesis.
- Mesnaric, Franziska (2012). Der Einfluss von Preis, Produktkonfigurierbarkeit und Markenname auf die Kaufwahrscheinlichkeit für Schmuck im Electronic Commerce. Diplomarbeit.
- Mester, Rabea (2012). Analyzing best practice methods of marketing agencies promoting agricultural products, emphasizing on the consumer. Master Thesis.
- Mohr, Bernhard (2012). Adaption von Herstellerinformationen und Produkttestergebnissen in Printmedien am Beispiel des Neuwagenmarktes. Master Thesis.
- Muhle, Katrin (2012). The impact of consumers' involvement level on traffic light labelling on food products. Master Thesis.
- Neher, Felix (2012). Antecedents of Customer Retention - The Impact of Consumer Satisfaction and Conative Loyalty on Consumer Retention in the German Mobile Telecommunication Market. Master Thesis.
- Pavlovich, Maria (2012). Online vs. Offline Consumer Insights: A Comparative Analysis of Netnography and In-Depth Interviews. Master Thesis.
- Petershammer, Silke (2012). Definition des Begriffs Region - im Kontext Regionalmarketing. Bachelor Thesis.
- Pint, Daniel (2012). The Rise of Socially Responsible Advertising in the Wine and Spirits Industry. Master Thesis.
- Reitmeier, Martina (2012). Going beyond the niche. Analysing purchasing motives of organic consumers. A laddering study on organic yoghurts. Master Thesis.
- Schleicher, Florian (2012). Conscious and unconscious consumer choice of food products. Master Thesis.
- Sedlmeier, Verena (2012). Perspektiven des Biofleischmarktes - Das Tierschutzlabel als Chance oder Risiko? Bachelor Thesis.
- Silvester, Danielle (2012). Costs, Culture and Life Decisions: Analyzing the Factors that Influence Enrollment into Master's Level Education. Master Thesis.
- Stante, Agnes (2012). Aktiv für den Klimaschutz nach Bildungseinheit zum Klimawandel? Theoretische und praktische Evaluierung der Broschüre "Klimaschutz to go - was geht an Schulen?" Master Thesis.
- Tazawa, Rie (2012). Financial Analysis of Data Loss on Cloud Computing: A simulation of data holding cost. Master Thesis.
- Torge, Elisabeth (2012). An Assessment of Online Tools for Consumer Information on Sustainable Consumption. Master Thesis.
- Vasilev, Boran (2012). Brand Performance and Evolution of Organic Labels on the Danish Food Market. Master Thesis.
- Vogt, Christine (2012). Measuring Customer Experience of Consumer Goods. Master Thesis.
- Wagner, Anne (2012). The impact of media assessment on consumers' behaviour during food scandals on the example of the EHEC outbreak in Germany. Master Thesis.
- Wilhelm, Katharina (2012). Analyse von Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation in der Landwirtschaft am Beispiel direkt vermarkteter Bioland-Betriebe. Bachelor Thesis.
- Yassin, Mariam (2012). Gender Marketing & Viral Marketing: The Impact of Online Marketing Strategies on Brand Involvement. Master Thesis.
- Zhao, Yeguang (2012). Attitude-Behavior gap regarding organic milk consumption in Germany. Master Thesis.
2011
- Bathily, Diadié (2011). Amélioration de la commercialisation des produits locaux d'origine animale et gestion des ressources zoogénétiques en Afrique de l'Ouest. Master Thesis.
- Bøhne, Søren & Thompson, Rikke (2011). Influencing consumers' perception of and attitudes towards CO2 neutral and biodegradable carrier bags. Master Thesis.
- Cate, Elina (2011). Patterns in Lead User Innovation: the Case of Winter Windsurfing. Master Thesis.
- Cirak, Pinar (2011). Die Rolle der Frau bei Kaufentscheidungen in einer Familie. Master Thesis.
- Gunzer, Anne (2011). Conscious Consumers as Target Group in Sustainable Tourism Marketing. Master Thesis.
- Hofmann, Ann-Sophie (2011). The impact of age and gender on cognitions with regard to pesticides. An analysis on the basis of the laddering-technique. Master Thesis.
- Ixmeier, Anne (2011). Motivation Research on Consumers' Choice of Fresh, Frozen and Canned Food Products from a Sustainability Marketing Perspective. Master Thesis.
- Knappe, Cornelius (2011). Marketing Management in the German National League - The kids club as a platform for members in infancy and adolescence, shown by the TSV München von 1860 GmbH & Co. KGaA. Master Thesis.
- Kügle, Katharina (2011). Preissensibilität gegenüber Servicehotlines. Master Thesis.
- Li, Li (2011). A Theoretical Approach to Understand Globalised Consumption. Master Thesis.
- Meyer-Schwickerath, Eva (2011). Increasing sustainable consumer behaviour: for reasons of desirability and feasibility. the case of organic cotton. Master Thesis.
- Morales Arevalo, Veronika (2011). Impact of organic milk prices on the prices of conventional milk. Master Thesis.
- Obermayr, Florian (2011). Informationsprozesse zur Gestaltung von Sortiments- und Serviceleistungen des Lebensmitteleinzelhandels – Wahrnehmung der Konsumenten. Diplomarbeit.
- Prosser, Christine (2011). Motives behind Food Choice. A Comparison between Canada and Germany. Bachelor Thesis.
- Schneider, Norbert (2011). Kosten-Nutzen-Analysen der internetbasierten Informationsplattform des Fleischprüfrings Bayern e.V. am Beispiel der Schweinemast. Master Thesis.
- Schrempf, Sonja (2011). Internetinformationsangebote in der Ernährungsindustrie. Bachelor Thesis.
- Wacker, Sandra (2011). Fit durch den Finanzdschungel - Entwicklung von Lernzirkelmodulen zur Entwicklung von Finanzkompetenz. Diplomarbeit.
2010
- Albrecht, Stephanie (2010). Bestehen Geschlechtsunterschiede in den kognitiven Netzwerken bezüglich Lebensmittelrisiken? Eine Analyse mittels der Methode des "Concept Mapping" am Beispiel von Pestizidrückständen. Diplomarbeit.
- Dähn, Selina (2010). Nanotechnologie in Lebensmitteln - eine Betrachtung aus Sicht der Lebensmitteltechnologie/ - industrie, der Verbraucher und der Gesetzgebung. Diplomarbeit.
- Eisenschmidt, Kathrin (2010). Geschenkkaufmotive und Fairtrade-Produkte. Eine Studie zu Schnittblumen. Master Thesis.
- Hao, Sun (2010). Internal Consumer Test Methods For Food Product Development. Master Thesis.
- Hegemann, Marc (2010). Die Unternehmensentwicklung in der Handball-Bundesliga im Kontext der Finanzkrise. Diplomarbeit.
- Jahnke, Alina (2010). Produktgestaltung als Marketinginstrument für die Zielgruppe Senioren am Beispiel von Joghurtprodukten. Diplomarbeit.
- Jekle, Anette (2010). Das Wetterfax für die Landwirtschaft - Eine Kundenzufriedenheitsanalyse. Master Thesis.
- Karayicheva, Iryna (2010). Ein kausalanalytisches Modell zur Erklärung des Kundenzufriedenheitsindexes bei Privatkunden der Telefonica O2 Germany GmbH & Co.OHG. Master Thesis.
- Keusen, Daniela (2010). Hemmnisse von deutschen Verbrauchern im europäischen E-Commerce. Master Thesis.
- Knippertz, Andrea (2010). The effect of intrinsic and extrinsic product attributes on product choice. Master Thesis.
- Kuklinski, Juliane (2010). Patient Compliance in der medikamentösen Behandlung der Hypertonie. Master Thesis.
- Maierhofer, Christine (2010). Could Emotional Music Influence Consumer Behavior? Master Thesis.
- Peng, Huiqin (2010). Consumers' Acceptance and Willingness to Pay for Nanotechnology Based Food Packaging. Master Thesis.
- Schlotfeldt, Bettina (2010). Konsumentenverhalten in Krisenzeiten: Der Einfluss der Wirtschaftskrise auf die Kaufentscheidung bei Gebrauchsgütern. Diplomarbeit.
- Teufelhart, Quirin (2010). Einfluss privater Qualitätsstandards auf den Handel zwischen Osteuropa und den EU-15 Ländern am Beispiel von Obst und Gemüse. Master Thesis.
- Woortmann, Veronika (2010). Die Erstellung von Fragebögen zur Nutzerevaluierung der "Informationsplattform Qualifood" des Fleischprüfring Bayern e.V. Bachelor Thesis.
- Zant, Maria-Luise (2010). Glaubwürdigkeit: Erfolgsfaktor des Umwelt- und Soziosponsorings - Operationalisierung eines latenten Konstrukts. Diplomarbeit.
- Zell, Christine Silvia (2010). Implementierung und Auswertung einer Google AdWords Kampagne am Beispiel eines mittelständischen Lebensmittelunternehmens. Master Thesis.
2009
- Bellonias, Loukas N. (2009). Consumption and Savings of private Households in Germany regarding their position in the Life Cycle. Master Thesis.
- Bialkowski, Alexander (2009). Die Anwendung eines modifizierten Kano-Modells zur Entwicklung des optimalen Smoothies. Master Thesis.
- Elsner, Caroline (2009). Erfolg Dorfladen - Beurteilung der Kundenbindungsfaktoren anhand einer Verbraucherumfrage. Master Thesis.
- Emmerlich, Nadine (2009). Kundenbindung durch Kundenkartenprogramme - eine empirische Studie im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel. Master Thesis.
- Eraydin, Gülin (2009). Globalisation of the European Food Retail. Master Thesis.
- Fischer, Ulrike (2009). Non-Responder-Analyse der online-basierten Vollerhebung des Forschungsprojekts: "Gesundheitsförderliche Schulverpflegung in Bayern". Bachelor Thesis.
- Jiptner, Katharina (2009). Der Markt für innovative Konsummilch. Master Thesis.
- Jörg, Thomas (2009). Kundenzufriedenheitsanalyse im Merchandising am Beispiel der FC Bayern München AG. Diplomarbeit.
- Knappe, Cornelius (2009). Marketing-Management im deutschen Profifußball - Der Kids Club als Plattform für Mitglieder im Kindes- und Jugendalter, dargestellt am Beispiel von 1860 GmbH & Co. KGaA. Diplomarbeit.
- Landstorfer, Michael (2009). Marketing with digital media - using the example of Mvescount.com. Diplomarbeit.
- Mesch, Christina (2009). School lunch as a potential market for the company Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG - A customer segment analysis. Master Thesis.
- Pfundtner, Thomas (2009). Neukonzipierung der Fendt After-Sales-Betreuung von Endkunden durch Fahrertrainings. Master Thesis.
- Reichert, Irmgard (2009). Markt und Wettbewerb für funktionelle Milchprodukte. Master Thesis.
- Ruf, Judith (2009). Kartenbasierte Kundenbindungsprogramme: Versuch einer Erfolgsanalyse. Master Thesis.
- Schaub, Julia Anna (2009). Verbraucherakzeptanz funktioneller Lebensmittel unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Aspekten der personalisierten Ernährung. Master Thesis.
- Schöps, Johanna (2009). Analyse der aktuellen Verpflegungssituation an bayerischen Schulen auf der Grundlage einer onlinebasierten Vollerhebung. Master Thesis.
