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
2013
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Der Zusammenhang zwischen Corporate Social Performance und Corporate Financial Performance, 2013, 40 p.Research output: Other contribution > Other
2012
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Einige Trends und Probleme der akademischen Unternehmensethik, 23 Nov 2012, Corporate Social Responsibility und Nachhaltigkeit: Vom Idealismus zur betrieblichen Realität. Köppl, P. & Engert, P. (eds.). Wien: Linde , p. 173-180Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
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Searching for Darwinism in the Generalized Darwinism of Evolutionary Economics, 2012Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
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Theorietransfer in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Explanatorische Defizite und normative Konsequenzen der Organizational Ecology, 2012, Bremen: Europäischer Hochschulverlag GmbH & Co. KGResearch output: Book/Report/Anthology > Monograph
2011
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Compliance Management und Ethicovigilance – Hard und Soft Law im Bereich der biomedizinischen Forschung, 2011, In: Deutsche Zeitschrift für klinische Forschung, Innovation und Praxis : DZKF. 2011, 7-8, p. 69-73Research output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Über die moralische Verantwortung von Unternehmen: Unternehmensethik zwischen Shareholder und Stakeholder Theory, 2011, In: Unimagazin : Forschungsmagazin der Leibniz Universität Hannover. p. 28-32Research output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2010
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Organizational Ecology: No Darwinian Evolution After All. A Rejoinder to Lemos, 1 Sep 2010, In: Philosophy of the social sciences. 40, 3, p. 504-512, 9 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Wissenschaftstheorie in der Praxis, 2010, Coach Ausbildung – Ein strategisches Curriculum. Meier, R. & Janßen, A. (eds.). Verlag Wissenschaft & Praxis, p. 592-601Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
2009
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Why Organizational Ecology Is Not a Darwinian Research Program, 1 Sep 2009, In: Philosophy of the social sciences. 39, 3, p. 408-439, 32 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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