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 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
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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
2025
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Unternehmen und ihre politische Haltung - Die erweiterte Rolle des Aufsichtsrats, Mar 2025, 6 p.Research output: Other contribution > Other
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Schnell ist der Ruf beschädigt, 3 Feb 2025, In: Frankfurter Allgemeine : Zeitung für Deutschland ; Ausgabe DResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication > Feature article/Contribution (Feuilleton)
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Corporations, Populism and Responsibility: An analysis of the political self-perception of corporations and their strategies in coping with populism in Germany, Jan 2025Research output: Other contribution > Other
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Corporate Conscience in a Populist Era: Self-conceptions of Corporate Citizenship and Strategies for Democracy’s Resilience’, 2025Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
2024
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What Makes Leaders Do the Right Thing?, 10 Sep 2024, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 2024, FallResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Business and Politics Should Never Mix – Or Should They?, 28 Feb 2024Research output: Other contribution > Other
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Aufeinander angewiesen: Freiheit, Demokratie, Soziale Marktwirtschaft, 26 Feb 2024Research output: Other contribution > Other
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Business and Politics Should Never Mix – Or Should They?, 21 Feb 2024Research output: Other contribution > Other
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Wie sich die Wirtschaft gegen rechts außen stemmen kann, 21 Feb 2024, In: Handelsblatt : Deutschlands Wirtschafts- und FinanzzeitungResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication > Feature article/Contribution (Feuilleton)
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