Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz

Professor of Business Management, esp. Responsible Management

Mr 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

103 Entries

2025

Wirtschaft mit Werten: Warum Unternehmen Verantwortung übernehmen müssenScholz, M., 3 Nov 2025, Droemer Knaur, 192 p.Research output: Book/Report/Anthology > Non-scientific book
Kammerspiele – die Positionen der Kammern in Deutschland zum Thema RechtsextremismusBeschorner, T., Herrmann, A. & Scholz, M., Nov 2025, In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik: zfwu. Haltung zeigen – Demokratie stärken, p. 283-300Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Business school teaching case study: when to speak up for democratic valuesScholz, M. & Smith, N. C., 4 Sep 2025, Financial TimesResearch output: Other contribution > Other
ESG 2025 – Relevanz, Herausforderungen und strategische Perspektiven in deutschen Unternehmen: Kurzbericht auf Basis einer Civey StudieScholz, M. & Braun, S., Jul 2025, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Other contribution > Other
Corporate Leaders and Corporate CitizensScholz, M., Jun 2025Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
Unternehmen und ihre politische Haltung - Die erweiterte Rolle des AufsichtsratsScholz, M., Taubken, N. & Beckmann, K. M., Mar 2025, Board - Zeitschrift für Aufsichtsräte, 6 p.Research output: Other contribution > Other
Schnell ist der Ruf beschädigtScholz, M., Kapteina, B. D. S. & Burkatzki, E., 3 Feb 2025, In: Frankfurter Allgemeine : Zeitung für Deutschland ; Ausgabe DResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication > Feature article/Contribution (Feuilleton)
Corporations, Populism and Responsibility: An analysis of the political self-perception of corporations and their strategies in coping with populism in GermanyKapteina, B. D. S., Burkatzki, E., Schöndube, A., Schwerdtner, M. A. & Scholz, M., Jan 2025Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Other contribution > Other
Corporate Conscience in a Populist Era: Self-conceptions of Corporate Citizenship and Strategies for Democracy’s ResilienceScholz, M., 2025Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper

2024

Co sprawia, że firmy postępują etycznie?Smith, N. C. & Scholz, M., 1 Dec 2024, In: MIT Sloan Management Review Polska. 2024, 27Research output: Contribution to journal > Research article