Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz

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    1. Biography
    2. Research interests
    3. Memberships
    4. Publications
    5. Other Activities
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Professor of Business Management, esp. Responsible Management

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Mr Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz

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Biography

Markus Scholz is professor of Business Management, especially Responsible Management, at Dresden University of Technology.

His research focuses on the areas of “innovation and transformation,” “strategic management,” and “business ethics” (in particular, “business and human rights” and “political engagement and political responsibility of companies”). The research contexts of his conceptual and empirical research include multinational corporations, family businesses, governmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations.

After studying business administration, economics and philosophy – including at Leibniz University Hannover and the London School of Economics and Political Science – his academic positions in teaching and research took him to the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the London School of Economics and the Zicklin Centre for Business Ethics Research at Wharton Business School, among others. In Vienna, he also founded and headed the "Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy" (IBES) of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and the Josef Ressel "Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Management" (CARe), which is funded by the Christian Doppler Society. In addition, Professor Scholz served as European Chairman of the Microeconomics-of-Competitiveness-Network organised by Harvard Business School. Since 2018, he has been a visiting scholar and adjunct professor at INSEAD, in addition to his position at TU Dresden.

His research has been published in leading international journals, including Business Ethics Quarterly, Business & Society, California Management Review, Journal of Business Ethics, MIT Sloan Management Review, Organisation Studies, Organisation Theory, and The British Journal for Philosophy of Science.

In addition, his expertise is frequently featured in international mass media, including ARD, ARTE, Die Presse, Der Standard, Die Zeit, FAZ, Forbes, Handelsblatt, NZZ, ORF, Spiegel Online, Wirtschaftswoche and the Financial Times.

Markus Scholz is a member of committees of international companies, non-governmental organisations and scientific communities. Since 2022, he has been the scientific coordinator of the ‘Business Ethics’ working group of the Schmalenbach Society.

In addition to his academic work, Professor Scholz advises public institutions and companies in the areas of business strategy, CSR, responsible management, transformation and sustainability, and is regularly sought after as a keynote speaker and trainer.

Research interests

  • Innovation & transformation
  • Strategic management
  • Business ethics (in particular political engagement and political responsibility of companies; companies and democracy; companies and human rights)

Memberships

  • Academy of Management
  • Schmalenbach Society (Head of the “Business Ethics” working group)
  • Society for Business Ethics
  • Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association)

Publications

104 Entries

2026

2025

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Other Activities

108 Entries

2021

2020

2019

  • The dark side of purpose Scholz, M. (Speaker) 8 Oct 2019 → 9 Oct 2019 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Talk/Presentation > Invited

2018

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