Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz

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    1. Vita
    2. Core research areas
    3. Memberships
    4. Publications
    5. Further 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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Vita

Markus Scholz is Professor of Business Administration, in particular Responsible Management, at the TUD 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 Businesses"). The contexts of his conceptual and empirical research include multinational corporations, family businesses, governmental and non-governmental organizations.

After studying business administration, economics and philosophy - at Leibniz University Hannover and the London School of Economics and Political Science, among others - his academic positions in teaching and research led him to the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the London School of Economics and the Zicklin Center 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 Center "Collective Action and Responsible Management" (CARe), which is funded by the Christian Doppler Society. In addition, Professor Scholz led the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Network organized by Harvard Business School as European Chairman. Since 2018, he has been a Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Professor at INSEAD in addition to his position at TU Dresden.

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

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

Markus Scholz is a member of boards of international companies, non-governmental organizations and scientific communities. Since 2022, he has been the scientific coordinator of the Schmalenbach Society's "Business Ethics" working group.

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 in demand as a keynote speaker and trainer.

Core research areas

  • Innovation & Transformation
  • Strategic management

  • Business ethics (esp. political engagement and political responsibility of companies; companies and democracy; companies and human rights)

Memberships

  • Academy of Management
  • Schmalenbach Society (Head of the working group "Business Ethics")

  • Society for Business Ethics

  • Association for Social Policy

Publications

104 Entries

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2025

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Further activities

109 Entries

2022

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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