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

101 Entries

2020

• Systematicity: The Nature of Scientific Management and Organizational KnowledgeScholz, M. & Hoyningen-Huene, P., 2020Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
• Verantwortungsvolle Unternehmensführung im österreichischen Mittelstand: Vision und PraxisOrtiz, D., Czuray, M. & Scholz, M., 2020, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, 216 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Book/Report/Anthology > Monograph

2019

• Advisory Boards in Austrian Medium-Sized CompaniesBusch, A. M., Schulz, A. & Scholz, M., 2019Research output: Other contribution > Other
• Beiräte als Chance für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen in ÖsterreichBusch, A. M., Schulz, A. & Scholz, M., 2019, In:  Aufsichtsrat aktuell : Fachinformation für die verantwortungsvolle Kontrolle und Beratung von Unternehmen und Stiftungen. Vol. 2019. p. 1-3Research output: Contribution to specialist publication > Feature article/Contribution (Feuilleton)
• Beiräte als Chance für Mittelunternehmen in ÖsterreichScholz, M., Schulz, A. & Busch, A., 2019Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
• Foreword: Creating Shared Value: Restoring the Legitimacy of Business and Advancing CompetitivenessPfitzner, M. & Scholz, M., 2019, In: Competitiveness review : CR. 29, 1, 5-7Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
• Guest editorial: Understanding the Practice Potential and Theoretical Limits of Creating Shared Valuede los Reyes, G. & Scholz, M., 2019, In: Competitiveness review : CR. 29, 1, p. 2-4Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Editorial (Lead article)
• Kooperationen vor dem Hintergrund der digitalen TransformationBusch, A. M., Schulz, A. & Scholz, M., 2019Research output: Other contribution > Other
• Response to Porter: Responsibility for Realising the Promise of Shared Value: CSV for the Legitimacy of CapitalismScholz, M. & de los Reyes, G., 2019, Managing Sustainable Business: An Executive Education Case and Textbook. Lenssen, G. G. & Smith, N. C. (eds.). Springer Science + Business Media, Dordrecht, p. 347-361Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
• Structuring Political CSR: Towards a Taxonomy and a ModelScholz, M., 2019Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper

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