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
Since October 2022, Markus Scholz is a full professor of Business Management, esp. Responsible Management at Technical University Dresden (TU Dresden).
Among other international research and teaching positions, he is a visiting scholar and adjunct professor at the INSEAD Social Innovation Centre.
Before joining TU Dresden in October 2022, he was the founding director of the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES) as well as of the Josef Ressel Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Partnerships (CARe) in Vienna (Austria).
Previous academic visiting positions include the Wharton Business School where he was a Senior Fellow at the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research (2013–2017). From 2016–2017 (one-year tenure) he served as the chairman of the Harvard Business School European Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) network.
Prof. Scholz’s research, teaching and consulting expertise includes
- Business & Human Rights Management
- Corporate Political Activity and Responsibility,
- Corporate Governance
- Purpose and Ethical Leadership (e.g. Giving Voice To Values)
- Strategic Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Management
His research has been published in leading academic outlets, including Business Ethics Quarterly, California Management Review, Journal of Business Ethics, MIT Sloan Management Review, Organization Studies, and The British Journal for Philosophy of Science.
His research and expert opinions have been widely picked up by the national and international public media, including Arte, Der Standard, Der Kurier, Die Presse, Profil, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Salzburger Nachrichten, Spiegel online, NZZ, Wirtschaftswoche, ZeitOnline.
In addition to his academic work, Prof. Scholz has served as an advisory council for various national and international business firms as well as for non-profit organizations. He consults in a range of public- and private-sector projects with a focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics both nationally and internationally. Furthermore, he is engaged in international top-executive training programs and regularly provides keynotes to audiences inside and outside of academia.
Memberships
- Academy of Management
- Schmalenbach Gesellschaft (Head of the working group „Business Ethics“)
- Society for Business Ethics
- Verein für Socialpolitik
Publications
2023
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Public Health and Political Corporate Social Responsibility: Pharmaceutical Company Engagement in COVAX , 13 Apr 2023, In: Business & society. 63, 4, p. 813-850, 38 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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A European Corporate Governance Model: Integrating Corporate Purpose Into Practice for a Better Society , 2023Research output: Preprint/documentation/report > Working paper
2022
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Public health and equitable allocation of Covid-19 vaccines: pharmaceutical company engagement in COVAX , 6 Aug 2022Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
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Antecedents of Business Engagement in Partnerships for Sustainability , Aug 2022Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Abstract
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Lieferkettenverantwortung in Österreich: Überblick verschiedener Regulierungsvorhaben zu unternehmerischer Sorgfaltspflicht im Menschenrechtskontext , Aug 2022, Österreich: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaft der Republik Österreich, Vol. 05. p. 1-100, 100 p.Research output: Preprint/documentation/report > Working paper
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Marketingethik , 5 Jul 2022, Handbuch Wirtschaftsethik. Aßländer, M. S. (ed.). 2 ed., J.B. Metzler, p. 557-567, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
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Corporate Diplomacy: Die Relevanz des politischen Engagements von Unternehmen nach der Zeitenwende , 2022, Liz Mohn Center, 12 p.Research output: Other contribution > Other
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Lieferkettenverantwortung in Österreich , 2022, Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaft der Republik ÖsterreichElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Other contribution > Other
2021
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Does Your Business Need a Human Rights Strategy? , 2 Dec 2021, In: MIT Sloan Management Review. 63, 2Research output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Antecedents of Business Engagement in Interorganizational Collaborations for Sustainability , 2021Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
Lectures:
- Responsible Management
- International Business Ethics
- Aktueller Forschungsdiskurs CSR und Business Ethics