Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz
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Professor of Business Management, esp. Responsible Management
NameMr Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz
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Biography
Markus Scholz is a professor of business administration, specializing in 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 at Leibniz University Hannover and the London School of Economics and Political Science, among others, 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 Center for Business Ethics Research at the 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 for 'Collective Action and Responsible Management' (CARe), funded by the Christian Doppler Society. In addition, Professor Scholz served as European Chairman of the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Network organized by Harvard Business School. Since 2018, in addition to his position at TU Dresden, he has been a visiting scholar and adjunct professor at INSEAD.
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, Organization Studies, Organization 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 organizations, 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 activities, 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.
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 Sozialpolitik (German Economic Association)
Publications
2021
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Does Your Business Need a Human Rights Strategy?, 2 Dec 2021, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 63, 2Research output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Antecedents of Business Engagement in Interorganizational Collaborations for Sustainability, 2021Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
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Creating Shared Value: Ökonomische und gesellschaftliche Wertschöpfung, 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
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Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement erfolgreich integrieren, 2021, In: KMU-Magazin. Vol. 2021. p. 105-107Research output: Contribution to specialist publication > Feature article/Contribution (Feuilleton)
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Unternehmerische Verantwortung durch Kooperation: Beweggründe und Erfolgsfaktoren von Unternehmenspartnerschaften mit sozialen oder ökologischen Zielen, 2021Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Other contribution > Other
2020
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Six Ways Companies Can Promote and Protect Human Rights, 3 Nov 2020, In: MIT Sloan Management ReviewResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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In the Face of a Pandemic: Can Pharma Shift Gears?, 16 Apr 2020, In: MIT Sloan Management ReviewResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Die gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Pharmaunternehmen für die Produktion, Preisgestaltung und Allokation von Covid-19-Impfstoffen, 2020, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik: zfwu. 2020, 1, p. 215-226Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Entstehungsfaktoren von Collective-Action-Initiativen zur Lösung sozialer und ökologischer Probleme, 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
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Ethical blindness: A routine-based perspective and an unlearning-oriented cure, 2020Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
Other Activities
2026
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Wirtschaft mit Werten Scholz, M. (Participant) 13 Jan 2026 Activity: Other activities > Other activity
2025
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Verantwortung für die liberale Demokratie – Unternehmen in der Pflicht? Scholz, M. (Speaker) 11 Dec 2025 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Keynote > Invited
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Unternehmen und ihre Verantwortung für die liberale Demokratie: Wirtschaft mit Werten Scholz, M. (Speaker) 8 Dec 2025 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Keynote > Invited
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Wirtschaft mit Werten: Warum sich Unternehmen für die offene Demokratie einsetzen sollten Scholz, M. (Speaker) 20 Nov 2025 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Keynote > Invited
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Starke und wirksame Allianzen in Zeiten sinkender öffentlicher Entwicklungsbudgets und globaler Entsolidarisierung Scholz, M. (Participant) 13 Nov 2025 Activity: Other activities > Other activity
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Transformative und transdisziplinäre Energiewende im globalen Vergleich/ Nachhaltigkeit Scholz, M. (Participant) 7 Nov 2025 Activity: Other activities > Other activity
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Unternehmensethik zur Zeit der Monster: Überlegungen zur politischen Verantwortung von Unternehmen Scholz, M. (Speaker) 4 Jul 2025 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Keynote > Invited
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Die Macht der Märkte: Welchen Preis haben unsere Werte? Scholz, M. (Speaker) 11 Jun 2025 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Keynote > Invited
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Wie weiter mit Unternehmensverantwortung nach der Bundestagswahl? Scholz, M. (Involved person) 9 Apr 2025 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Keynote > Invited
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36th Annual Conference of the International Association For Business & Society Scholz, M. (Participant) 3 Apr 2025 → 6 Apr 2025 Activity: Organising or participating in an event > Participating in an event