Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz

Professor of Business Management, esp. Responsible Management

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

2016

Negative Screening und Exklusionsprozesse im Rahmen von Socially Responsible Investing: Der norwegische Pensionsfonds GPFG als FallstudieScholz, M., Czuray, M. & Gartner, S., 2016, CSR und Finanzratings: Nachhaltige Finanzwirtschaft: Rating statt Raten!. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, p. 315-327Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Review der ONR 192500 - Motive, Barrieren und Empfehlungen zum ZertifizierungsprozessKump, B. & Scholz, M., 2016Research output: Other contribution > Other
The Enduring Promise of Justified HypernormsScholz, M. & de los Reyes, G., 2016Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper

2015

Searching for Darwinism in Generalized DarwinismReydon, T. A. C. & Scholz, M., 1 Sep 2015, In: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. 66, 3, p. 561-589, 29 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Creating Shared Value: How the Private Sector Can Contribute to Development’, in: European Commission / Policy Department of DG EXPO and the Committee on Development (DEVE): The role of the private sector in fostering sustainable developmentScholz, M., 5 Mar 2015, 9 p.Research output: Other contribution > Other
Marketingethik – Ein ÜberblickSmith, N. C., Murphy, P. E., Reibetanz, A. & Scholz, M., 3 Feb 2015, Corporate Social Responsibility: Verantwortungsvolle Unternehmensführung in Theorie und Praxis. Schneider, A. & Schmidpeter, R. (eds.). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, p. 721-734, Chapter 47Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Management von Shared Value – eine legitime Corporate StrategyScholz, M. & de los Reyes Jr., G., 2015, Corporate Social Responsibility: Verantwortungsvolle Unternehmensführung in Theorie und Praxis. Schneider, A. & Schmidpeter, R. (eds.). Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, p. 543-555Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Manner Company ValuesCzuray, M. & Scholz, M., 2015Research output: Other contribution > Other

2014

Report: Creating Shared Value in the MOC Network: A Survey among the Members of the European MOC ChapterScholz, M. & Gartner, S., 10 Dec 2014Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
Darwinism and Organizational Ecology: A Case of Incompleteness or Incompatibility?Reydon, T. A. C. & Scholz, M., 1 Jun 2014, In: Philosophy of the social sciences. 44, 3, p. 365-374, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

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