Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz

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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 the Technical University Dresden (TU Dresden).

His research focuses on "Innovation and Transformation", "Strategic Management" and "Business Ethics" (especially "Business and Human Rights" and "Corporate Political Activity and Responsibility"). The contexts of his conceptual and empirical research include multinational corporations, family businesses, governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Following his studies in business management, economics and philosophy at the Leibniz University Hannover and the London School of Economics and Political Science, his academic positions have included teaching and research at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the London School of Economics and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton Business School. 
He founded and headed the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES) at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and the Josef Ressel Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Management (CARe), funded by the Christian Doppler Society. Professor Scholz also held the position of European Chair of the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) network organised by the Harvard Business School. 
In addition to his position at TU Dresden, he is also a Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Professor at INSEAD since 2018. 

His research has been published in leading international journals such as 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. 

Furthermore, his research and expertise are regularly featured in the international media, including ARD, ARTE, Die Presse, Der Standard, Die Zeit, FAZ, Forbes, Handeslblatt, NZZ, ORF, Spiegel Online, and Wirtschaftswoche.

In addition to his academic activities, Prof. Scholz has served on advisory boards for various national and international business firms as well as for non-profit organizations. Since 2022, he has served as the scientific coordinator for the Schmalenbach Society's working group on Business Ethics.

Besides his academic work, Professor Scholz advises public institutions and corporations on business strategy, CSR, responsible management, transformation and sustainability, and is a frequent keynote speaker and trainer.

Research areas

Prof. Scholz’s research, teaching and consulting expertise includes:

• Innovation & Transformation
• Strategic Management

• Business Ethics (esp. Corporate Political Activity and Responsibility; Business and Democracy; Business and Human Rights)

Memberships

• Academy of Management
• Schmalenbach Gesellschaft (Head of the working group „Business Ethics“)
• Society for Business Ethics
• Verein für Socialpolitik

Publications

40 Entries

2022

• Public health and equitable allocation of Covid-19 vaccines: pharmaceutical company engagement in COVAXScholz, M., 6 Aug 2022Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
• Antecedents of Business Engagement in Partnerships for SustainabilityRiegler, M., Burton, A. M., Scholz, M. & Jarmai, K., Aug 2022Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Abstract
• Corporate Diplomacy: Die Relevanz des politischen Engagements von Unternehmen nach der ZeitenwendeScholz, M., 2022, Liz Mohn Center, 12 p.Research output: Other contribution > Other
• Lieferkettenverantwortung in ÖsterreichRiegler, M. A., Burton, A. M., Eggenweber, K., Rainer, M. & Scholz, M., 2022, Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaft der Republik ÖsterreichElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Other contribution > Other

2021

• Antecedents of Business Engagement in Interorganizational Collaborations for SustainabilityScholz, M., 2021Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
• Creating Shared Value: Ökonomische und gesellschaftliche WertschöpfungScholz, M., 2021, Handbuch Wirtschaftsphilosophie III: Praktische Wirtschaftsphilosophie. Heidbrink, L., Lorch, A. & Rauen, V. (eds.). 1 ed., 2021: Springer VS, p. 431-442, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
• Responsible Innovation Through Corporate Political Activity? The Case of UberScholz, M., 2021Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper

2020

• Entstehungsfaktoren von Collective-Action-Initiativen zur Lösung sozialer und ökologischer ProblemeScholz, M., Riegler, M., Stoll, B. & Herrmann, H., 2020, Corporate Social Responsibility: Impulse aus der und für die Profit- und Sozialwirtschaft. Verlag Barbara Budrich, Vol. 7. p. 83-103, 20 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
• Responsible innovation: Corporate responsibility and collective actionScholz, M. & Riegler, M., 2020, Digital Transformation and Ethic. Hengstschläger, M. (ed.). ecoWing Verlag, p. 322-345Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
• Responsible innovation or political deliberation as camouflage? The Uber caseScholz, M., 2020Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper

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