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 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 – including at Leibniz University Hannover and the London School of Economics and Political Science – 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 Centre for Business Ethics Research at 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 "Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Management" (CARe), which is funded by the Christian Doppler Society. In addition, Professor Scholz served as European Chairman of the Microeconomics-of-Competitiveness-Network organised by Harvard Business School. Since 2018, he has been a visiting scholar and adjunct professor at INSEAD, in addition to his position at TU Dresden.

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, Organisation Studies, Organisation 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 organisations 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 work, Professor Scholz advises public institutions and companies in the areas of business strategy, CSR, responsible management, transformation and sustainability, and is regularly sought after 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 Socialpolitik (German Economic Association)

Publications

104 Entries

2015

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
Beyond Profit: Corporations as Corporate Citizens and the Duty to Speak Out Against Human Rights ViolationsScholz, M., 10 Apr 2014Research output: Other contribution > Other
European Economic Actors Divesting From IsraelScholz, M. & Gartner, S., Jan 2014, Corporate Social Responsibility in the EU and in Israel: Corporate Cultures regarding Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and their Impact on Conflict Solutions . Nathanson, R. (ed.). Tel Aviv, p. 8-11Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
Creating Corporate Legitimacy and Shared ValueScholz, M. & de los Reyes, G., 2014Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
Creating Shared ValueScholz, M., 2014, CSR LexikonResearch output: Other contribution > Other
Führen über Werte – der ehrbare KaufmannScholz, M., 2014, TRAiNiNG (AT)Research output: Other contribution > Other

2013

On the Explanatory Power of Generalized Darwinism: Missing Items on the Research AgendaScholz, M. & Reydon, T. A. C., 1 Jul 2013, In: Organization studies. 34, 7, p. 993-999, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Financial Leadership und ethische VerantwortungScholz, M., 26 Mar 2013, Financial Leadership: Vom Experten zum CEO. Zehetner, K. (ed.). Wien: Linde , p. 195-208Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report

Other Activities

108 Entries

2026

Wirtschaft mit Werten - Verantwortung neu denken Scholz, M. (Speaker), Planert, S. (Speaker) 20 Jan 2026 Activity: Talk or presentation at external institutions/events > Keynote > Invited
Wirtschaft mit Werten Scholz, M. (Participant) 13 Jan 2026 Activity: Other activities > Other activity