International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau Principles for Responsible Management Education Communication on Progress Academic Years 2010 - 2011
International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau Principles for Responsible Management Education Communication on Progress Academic Years 2010 - 2011
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Rector‟s Note The International Graduate School of Zittau (IHI Zittau) signed the Principles for
Responsible Management Education in 2008. In 2010, we published our first report
for the academic year 2009.
In this report, we are informing of our major achievements in further implementing
particular Principles of Responsible Management Education in 2010 and 2011.
We are proud having successfully started the master‟s programme „Business Ethics
and CSR Management M.A.‟. Currently, there are about 35 students from Germany,
Poland, the Czech Republic, Taiwan and Croatia enrolled in this programme.
Furthermore, we integrate special courses and values of global social responsibility
and sustainability in the other master‟s programmes and the doctoral study
programme at IHI Zittau.
In the last two years, we have published several books and articles, and our
colleagues held many speeches and lectures on topics related to responsible
management.
The International Graduate School Zittau is renewing its commitment to the principles
of PRiME and shall further contribute to the steady development of global ethical
leadership.
Prof. Dr. Albert Löhr Rector of the International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau
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International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau –
A Workshop for European Thinking
Our guiding principles:
We encourage diversity: for us, cultural, intellectual or individual
differences are positive starting points for teaching and research.
With the expectation of quality as a university-level institution, we are also
at the same time more open to the diversity of paths to a master´s or
doctoral programme than traditional universities typically are: graduates of
Technical Colleges, Vocational Academies and Universities of Applied
Sciences are also part of what fulfils IHI‟s principle of diversity.
For us, being “university-level” means being strong in research in addition
to quality teaching.
We are versatile – our small size and the diversity of the study groups
allow each year‟s group, as well as each group of doctoral students, to re-
define the university anew.
We are therefore a workshop for a new European university spirit:
intensive, individual, diverse study, teaching and research are explored
and defined here anew.
Diversity at IHI Zittau is also neighbourhood in practice, given the
geographical location of Zittau – Poland and the Czech Republic influence
the student body and course content at IHI Zittau. Other countries of
Middle and Eastern Europe also receive special focus. Partnerships
throughout the world benefit from this fundamental intercultural approach
of IHI Zittau as well.
As an institution of higher education involved in the development of current
and future managers we declare our willingness to progress in the implementa-
tion of the following principles within our institution, starting with those that
are more relevant to our capacities and mission. We will report on progress in
this development and exchange effective practices related to these principles
with other academic institutions to all our stakeholders.
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Principle 1: Purpose
We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable
value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable
global economy.
Currently, there are about 280 students at IHI Zittau. They study in one of four
following interdisciplinary master‟s programmes or in a doctoral programme.
Biotechnology and Applied Ecology (Master of Science), possible
specializations:
Protection and Use of Biodiversity
Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology
Business Ethics and CSR-Management (Master of Arts)
International Management (Master of Arts), possible specializations:
International Business and Global Society
International Management of Innovations
International Supply Chain Management
International Environmental Management
International Marketing and Intercultural Management
Controlling and International Capital Markets
Project Management (Master of Arts)
Doctoral Study Programme
The main aim of the International Graduate School Zittau is comprehensive
education of young people from Middle and Eastern Europe, also in aspects
sustainable and responsible management. Our students expand their specialized
knowledge in the particular fields, but also broaden their interdisciplinary and
intercultural competences through electives, language courses, intercultural trainings
and day-to-day working in international seminar groups.
About 50 per cent of our students come from Poland, the Czech Republic or other
European countries. After the course of studies they work in their home country
(often in German companies) or in Germany. Due to the interdisciplinary formation in
the spirit of sustainability and responsibility, intercultural competences, as well as
very good proficiency in German, IHI´s alumni transfer their knowledge to their home
countries and act as a contact point for European economies.
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Principle 2: Values
We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global
social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United
Nations Global Compact.
There are several ways in which values of global social responsibility and
sustainability have been integrated into the activities of IHI Zittau:
1) The stand-alone master‟s programme „Business Ethics and CSR Management
M.A.‟
2) Specializations „International Business and Global Society‟ and „International
Environmental Management‟ in the master‟s programme „International
Management M.A.‟
3) Courses in „Environmental Management‟ and „Quality Management‟ for
students in the master‟s programme „Project Management M.A.‟
4) Elective certificate courses in „Environmental Management‟ and „Quality
Management‟ for all interested students of IHI Zittau
5) Courses for master and doctoral students: „Philosophy of Science – Academic
Integrity‟
Furthermore, our university stands for the values of Global Social Responsibility in
diverse partnerships and joint activities. We also organize several events like
conferences or discussions to maintain dialogue about business ethics and
responsibility (see Principle 5 and 6).
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Principle 3: Method
We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that
enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership.
1) The stand-alone master‟s programme „Business Ethics and CSR
Management M.A.‟
Since October 2009, IHI Zittau offers a new master‟s programme „Business Ethics
and CSR Management M.A.‟. Target group are mainly students of business
administration, but also alumni of other branches of study, such as law or social
sciences.
According to the practice of CSR management, the master‟s programme is
interdisciplinary: During the first semester, some theoretical management basics are
taught. In the second and third semester specific contents of philosophy and
economics, business ethics, governance and compliance, corporate social
responsibility, social theory and institutional theory are discussed. In the fourth
semester, students are obliged to write a master thesis.
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An overview over the main lectures and courses:
Basic Obligatory Module G: Basic Social Scientific Knowledge of Management Theory
Strategic Management
Human Resource Management
Introduction into the Methods of Empirical Social Research
Principles of Economic Law
International Management
Principles of Economic Theory and the Economic Way of Thinking
Specialized Obligatory Subjects – Module I: Philosophy and Economics
Philosophical Principles of Economic Sciences
Principles of Practical Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Applied Ethics: Theories and Cases
Specialized Obligatory Subjects – Module II: Business Ethics
Basic Conceptions of Business Ethics
International Business Ethics
Case Studies in Business Ethics
Crime in the Market Context
Specialized Obligatory Subjects – Module III: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
CSR as Managerial Philosophy
Conceptions of Corporative Responsiveness
Practical Implications of CSR
Instruments of CSR
Specialized Obligatory Subjects – Module III: Institutional and Cultural Theory
Transcultural Institutions
Intercultural Communications
Organization – Structure and Process
Corporate Organization and Corporate Culture
Elective Obligatory Subjects – Module I: Governance & Compliance
Governance in a Liberal Business Society
International Corporate Governance
Compliance and Management of Values
Sustainability Reporting
Elective Obligatory Subjects – Module II: Social Theory
Sociology of Modernity
Social History of Human Labour
Sociological Perspectives on Globalisation
Selected Problems of Economic and Industrial Sociology
Elective Obligatory Subjects – Module III: Methods of Social Research
Quantitative Methods of Empirical Research
Qualitative Methods of Empirical Research
Study Trip Referring to Selected Topics of Elective Obligatory Subjects
Master Thesis with Disputation
Detailed description of the lectures‟ and seminars‟ content is provided in the module
handbook for the study programme (in German, http://www.ihi-zittau.de).
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2) Specializations in master‟s programme „International Management M.A.‟:
Furthermore, we integrated PRME-related content into the master‟s programme
„International Management M.A.‟ in the form of two possible specializations to
choose:
- Specialization „International Business and Global Society‟ (the following
lectures and seminars are mandatory for students of „International
Management M.A.‟ electing this specialization):
International Business Ethics (lecture and seminar) International Corporate Governance – Basics of the liberal internal (legal)
structure of a company (lecture)
Intercultural Communication (lecture and seminar)
Specialization „International Environmental Management‟ (the following
lectures and courses are mandatory for students of „International Management
M.A.‟ electing this specialization):
Basic Conditions of International Environmental Management (lecture and
seminar)
International Approaches to Environmental Management Systems (lecture
and seminar)
Operational Environmental Management (lecture and seminar)
3) Courses in master‟s programme „Project Management M.A.‟:
In the master‟s programme „Project Management M.A.‟ students encounter the sustainability values in the courses „Quality Management‟ and „Environmental Management‟.
Quality Management (lecture and seminar):
The goal of the course is to educate responsible future managers, who are
strongly customer-oriented, understand the role of the customer as an
important stakeholder of the company and want to satisfy customer needs
with high-quality products.
Main contents of the course:
- Quality as a task for the whole company
- Quality Management Systems (goals and content, standards, design and
implementation, auditing and certification)
- Methods and tools of Quality Management
Environmental Management (lecture and seminar):
Key issues discussed during the course:
Overview of management systems, especially quality management
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according to the ISO 9001;
Integrated environmental management approaches;
Requirements on environmental management systems according to the
ISO 14001 and EMAS
Cost-benefit-effects of environmental management systems: Evaluation
of economic efficiency and ecological effectiveness of environmental
management systems;
Auditing and certification of environmental management systems (ISO
9011 and ISO 17021);
Low-threshold environmental management systems (e.g. Ecoprofit)
Integration of management systems;
Overview of health and safety management systems;
Requirements on health and safety management system according to
the OHSAS;
Requirements on integrated management system according to the
German standard VDI 4060.
4) Elective courses in Sustainability Management for all interested students
All interested students may take part in the TÜV certificate courses (TÜV -
Technischer Überwachungsverein - Technical Inspection Association):
Certificate course „Environmental Management Representative‟
Certificate course „Quality Management Representative‟
5) Courses for master‟s and doctoral students: „Philosophy of Science –
Academic Integrity‟
For our young scientists we organize once a year a course in Philosophy of Science
with the focus on the academic integrity. The main goal of the seminar is to show,
what the ethical rules are in scientific work and which practices in research activities
are considered as unethical. IHI Zittau has a written Code of Ethics for scientists and
several rules for handling of potential malpractices.
Key issues discussed during the course:
Cheating and methodologically flawed scientific working
Scientific malpractices (Forging, Trimming, Cooking)
Ethical rules in scientific work
Code of Ethics for scientists at IHI Zittau
Ombudsman and ombudsman procedure by the German Research
Foundation (DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft)
Disciplinary proceedings against faker/falsifier
Authorship, co-authorship and honorary authorship
Quotation and misquotation, reference boosting
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Double Blind Review
“Copy & Paste”-syndrome
Case studies in scientific malpractices
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Principle 4: Research
We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our
understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the creation of
sustainable social, environmental and economic value.
IHI Zittau was founded to research and to teach on environmental, economic and
social issues, connected with the transition in Middle and Eastern Europe. This
academic profile reflects the triple bottom line and the core issues of responsible
management. Research activities on these fields are undertaken inter alia in the
department of Social Sciences. Here are the main research areas of the department:
Republican concept of corporate ethics
Business ethics: conceptual basis and areas of application
Philosophy of science, in particular in business and management studies
Corporate Social Responsibility as a management philosophy
Social and environmental standards in the globalisation era
Stakeholder management: discourse between companies and NGOs
Teaching business ethics in academia
Teaching business ethics in Middle and Eastern Europe
Ethics and banking: the example of Islamic Banking
Ethics and finance: prevention of manipulations of the balance through whistle
blowing
Basic income scheme
Ethical climate in organizations
Economic crime and business ethics
Sociology of crime and law
Power and micro-politics in companies
Current research projects:
Teaching Business Ethics in Middle and Eastern Europe (since October 2006)
Supply Chain Management in the Automobile Industry (since October 2009)
Study and Ethics - International comparative survey of plagiarism by university
students (since April 2010)
Training course for CSR Manager (since January 2011)
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Selection of publications (last 24 months)
[In English language]
Aßländer, M. S. (2011): CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility: A Macroeconomic
Perspective. In: Journal of Business Ethics, 99 (1)/2011, pp. 115-128.
Aßländer, M. S.; Filos, J.; Kaldis, B. (Guest-Editors) (2011): Special Issue: The 22nd
EBEN Annual Conference: “Pathos of Ethics - Business Excellence, Leadership
and the Quest for Sustainability.” Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 100 (1)/2011.
Aßländer, M. S.; Roloff, J. (2010): Endangering Social and Economic
Sustainability: Supply-Chain-Management in the Automobile Industry. In:
International Journal of Sustainable Strategic Management, 2 (3)/2010, pp. 256-273.
Aßländer, M. S.; Schenkel, M. (2011): Responsible Investment and Exclusion
Criteria: A Case Study from a Catholic Private Bank. In: Wim Vandekerckhove et
al. (Eds.): Responsible Investment in Times of Turmoil. Springer Verlag, Berlin 2011,
pp. 135-150.
Burkatzki, E. (2010): Does market inclusion interfere with common welfare
orientation? In: Economic and environmental studies, Vol. 10 (4), pp. 341-356.
Roloff, J.; Aßländer, M. S. (2010): Autonomy in Buyer-Supplier-Relationships: The
Case of Unsafe Mattel Toys. In: Journal of Business Ethics, 97 (4)/2010, pp. 517-534.
[In German language]
Aßländer, M. S (2011).: Initiativen unternehmerischer
Verantwortungsübernahme – Zwischen Freiwilligkeit und Soft Law. In: Forum
Wirtschaftsethik 1/2011, pp. 6-15.
Aßländer, M. S. (2011): Die Ordnung der Märkte als Beitrag zur
Unternehmensverantwortung – ethische Perspektiven. In: Gotlind Ulshöfer;
Beate Feuchte (Eds.): Finanzmarktakteure und Corporate Social Responsibility.
Ordnungspolitik – Transparenz – Anlagestrategien. Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften,
Wiesbaden 2011, pp. 36-61.
Aßländer, M. S. (2011): Grundlagen der Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik.
Metropolis Verlag, Marburg 2011.
Aßländer, M. S. (2011): Totgesagte leben länger – Die Wiedergeburt der Sozialen
Marktwirtschaft angesichts der globalen Wirtschaftskrise? In: Zeitschrift für
Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik 2/2011, pp. 200-221.
Aßländer, M. S. (2011): Unternehmerische Verantwortung und die Rolle der
Konsumenten. In: Ludger Heidbrink; Imke Schmidt; Björn Ahaus (Eds.): Die
Verantwortung der Konsumenten – Über das Verhältnis von Markt, Moral und
Konsum. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2011, pp. 57-74.
Aßländer, M. S. (Ed.) (2011): Handbuch Wirtschaftsethik. Metzler Verlag, Stuttgart
2011.
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Aßländer, M. S. (2010): Corporate Social Responsibility – zwischen Philosophie
und Praxis. In: B. Sharon Byrd, Joachim Hruschka & Jan C. Joerden (Eds.):
Jahrbuch für Recht und Ethik: Wirtschaftsethik und Recht, Bd. 18. Duncker &
Humblot, Berlin 2010, pp. 3-21.
Aßländer, M. S. (2010): Die Normierung des Guten – Gesellschaftliches
Engagement auf dem Prüfstand. In Sebastian Braun (Ed.): Gesellschaftliches
Engagement von Unternehmen. Der deutsche Weg im internationalen Kontext.
Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2010, pp. 187-201.
Aßländer, M. S. (2010): Moral als Managementaufgabe – zur Bedeutung
persönlicher Werte des Managements für eine ethische Unternehmensführung.
In: Thomas Beschorner et al. (Eds.): Unternehmensethik – Forschungsperspektiven
zur Verhältnisbestimmung von Unternehmen und Gesellschaft. Metropolis Verlag,
Marburg 2010, pp. 17-55.
Aßländer, M. S. (2010): Unternehmerische Verantwortung in der globalisierten
Welt. In Ulrich Blum & Heinrich Oberreuter (Eds.): Menschenwürdige
Wirtschaftsordnung. Sonderheft des Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle 4/2010,
pp. 47-63.
Aßländer, M. S.; Brink, A. (2010): Corporate Social Responsibility –
Philosophisch-kritische Anmerkungen zu einem neuen „Paradigma“ der
Betriebswirtschaftslehre. In: Marian Hopej et al. (Eds.): Wiedza w gospodarce I
gospodarka oparta na wiedzy, 2 vols. University Series of the Technological
University Wroclaw, Wroclaw 2010, vol. 1, pp. 11-30.
Aßländer, M. S.; Löhr, A. (Eds.) (2010): Corporate Social Responsibility in der
Wirtschaftskrise – Reichweiten der Verantwortung. Rainer Hampp Verlag,
München 2010.
Aßländer, M. S. (Guest-Editor), Brink, A., Haase, M. (Guest-Editor) und Schumann,
Olaf (Eds.) (2009): Ethics Education. Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und
Unternehmensethik 2/2009.
Aßländer, M. S. (2009): Die Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethikausbildung in
Deutschland – Versuch einer Standortbestimmung. In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts-
und Unternehmensethik 2/2009, pp. 203-217.
Brauweiler, J. (2011): Umweltmanagementsysteme und –instrumente. Lehrheft
EUU102 der AKAD. Die Privat-Hochschulen, Stuttgart 2011.
Burkatzki, E. (2010): Marktakteure im Spannungsfeld zwischen
Transparenzgeboten und Wettbewerbsinteressen. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik, Jg.
18, Heft 3, S. 7-17.
Burkatzki, E. (2011): Legalität und Legitimität im Marktkontext –
Institutionentheoretische Überlegungen zu den Entstehungsbedingungen
wirtschaftskriminellen Handelns. In: Zeitschrift für Internationale
Strafrechtsdogmatik, Jg. 6, S. 160-172.
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Kramer, M. (Hrsg.) (2010): Integratives und nachhaltigkeitsorientiertes
Wassermanagement: Kooperationspotenziale zwischen Deutschland und
Zentralasien. Gabler-Verlag, 2010.
Kramer, M. (Hrsg.) (2010): Integratives Umweltmanagement, Systemorientierte
Zusammenhänge zwischen Politik, Recht, Management und Technik. Gabler-
Verlag, 2010 (erschien auch in russischer Sprache 2011 und in ukrainischer Sprache
2012). Darin u.a.:
Brauweiler, J.: Nachhaltigkeit auf Unternehmensebene, S. 63-77.
Brauweiler, J.: Bedeutung strategischer Anspruchsgruppen, S. 79-104.
Brauweiler, J.: Umweltmanagementsysteme nach ISO 14001 und EMAS, S.
279-299.
Brauweiler, J. und Sommer, P.: Niederschwellige
Umweltmanagementsysteme, S. 301-320.
Sommer, P. und Brauweiler, J.: Umweltschutz in betrieblichen Funktions-
und Querschnittsbereichen, S. 385-454.
Brauweiler, J.: Anspruchsgruppenanalyse (Fallbeispiel), S. 763-767.
Brauweiler, J.: Kooperatives Umweltmanagement (Fallbeispiel), S. 805-
809.
Sommer, P. und Delakowitz, B.: Umwelt- und arbeitsschutzrechtlicher
Rahmen für Unternehmen, S. 207-255.
Sommer, P.: Instrumente zur Unterstützung des Umweltmanagements, S.
321-383.
Sommer, P.: Unternehmenspflichten am Beispiel einer Brauerei
(Fallstudie), S. 793-795.
Sommer, P.: Immissionsschutzrechtliche Genehmigung am Beispiel
eines Biogaskraftwerkes (Fallstudie), S. 797-803.
Sommer, P.: Anwendung von Umweltmanagementinstrumenten
(Fallstudie), S. 811-818.
Sommer, P.: Umweltgerechte Gestaltung von Großveranstaltungen
(Fallstudie), S. 827-833.
The textbook “Integratives Umweltmanagement” (Integrative Environmental
Management) edited by Matthias Kramer is one of the results of the project “The
development of environmentally-oriented education and counselling skills - the
example of a German-Polish-Ukrainian-Kazakh cooperation” (runtime 2006 –
2009). The main goal of the joint project between IHI Zittau and partner universities in
Poland, Ukraine and Kazakhstan was the establishment of teaching and consulting
competencies in the field of environmental management in the Ukraine and
Kazakhstan through an international transfer and country-specific adaptation of
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knowledge (see our PRME Communication on Progress 2009, Principle 3). The
textbook was published in German (2010), Russian (2011), and Ukrainian (2012).
The Polish translation is forthcoming.
Löhr, A.; Altholz, V.; Burkatzki, E. (2011): Unternehmensethik im
Informationszeitalter. Mehring: Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2011.
Löhr, A.; Mistela, M. (2011): Süßes Elend: Kindersklaven in der Kakaobranche?
In: Maring, Matthias (Hrsg.): Fallstudien zur Ethik in Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft,
Technik und Gesellschaft. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing, 2011, S. 117-124.
Löhr, A. (2011): STS-51-L: „Obviously a major malfunction“. 25 Jahre
Challenger-Tragödie. In: Maring, Matthias (Hrsg.): Fallstudien zur Ethik in
Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Technik und Gesellschaft. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific
Publishing, 2011, S. 155-159.
Löhr, A.; Valeva, M. (2010): Finance & Ethics. Das Potential von Islamic Finance,
SRI, Sparkassen. Rainer Hampp Verlag, München, 2010.
Mistela, M. (2010): PRME. Principles for Responsible Management Education. In:
Forum Wirtschaftsethik 18 Jg., Nr. 4/2010, S. 54-57.
Sommer, P. (2011): Der Energiemix des deutschen Energiekonzeptes 2050 im
Fokus nachhaltiger Entwicklung. In: Deutsch-Kasachische Universität (DKU)
(Hrsg.): Nachhaltige Entwicklung der Gesellschaft zwischen Erwartungen und
Realitäten, VIII. Internationale Wissenschaftliche Konferenz, Almaty (Kasachstan),
April 2011, S. 286-294.
Selection of speeches/lectures:
[In English language]
Aßländer, M. S.: “Corporate or Governmental Duties? – CSR and CC from a
Governmental Perspective.” Workshop contribution at the conference “Role of
Governments in Business and Society Debate” in Brussels (B), 14.09.2011.
Aßländer, M. S.: “Corporate Social Responsibility – Philosophical Critical
Remarks on a New Paradigm in Management Theory” – Workshop contribution at
the conference “Wiedza w gospodarce I gospodarka oparta na wiedzy” at the
Polytechnic University Wroclaw in Szklarska Poręba (PL), 15.04.2010.
Aßländer, M. S.: “CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility.” Workshop contribution at
the 16th Symposium on Ethics, Business and Society: “Facing the Crisis: Towards a
New Humanistic Synthesis” at the IESE Business School, University of Navarra,
Barcelona (E), 14.05.2010.
Aßländer, M. S.: “From Corporate Bourgeois to Corporate Citoyen – Re-
Thinking the Citizenship Understanding of Corporations.” Speech at the EBEN
Research Conference 2011: “Does Integrity Matter?” in Dublin (IRL), 10.06.2011.
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Aßländer, M. S.: “Shaping Ethical Standards – Strengths and Weaknesses of
Social Responsible Investment”. (Together with Markus Schenkel, University
Kassel.) Workshop contribution at the EBEN-Research Conference 2010: “From
Theory to Practice – How Does Business Ethics Matter” in Tampere (FIN),
14.06.2010.
Aßländer, M. S.: “Social Responsible Investment – A New Driver for CSR
Movement?” (Together with Markus Schenkel, University Kassel.) Workshop
contribution at the conference “Social Responsibility Entrepreneurship and the
Common Good” at the ESC Rennes (F), 07.01.2010.
Aßländer, M. S.: “The Corporation as Citoyen? – Towards a new Understanding
of Corporate Citizenship.” Workshop contribution at the 24th EBEN-Annual
Conference “Dare to Care: Building a caring organization” in Antwerp (B),
16.09.2011.
Aßländer, M. S.: „Corporate or Governmental Duties? – The Macroeconomic
Perspective of CSR.“ Workshop contribution at the 23rd EBEN-Annual Conference
“Which Values for which Organisations” in Trento (I), 10.09.2010.
Aßländer, M. S.: „Where is the Consumer? Critical Remarks to Johannes
Brinkmann: An Integrative Approach to Consumer and Corporate Ethics.“
Workshop contribution at the conference „Consumer Ethics under Discussion” at
Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, Essen, 30.11.2011.
Aßländer, M. S.: Special Track on ISO 26000 – discussion forum. (Together with
Annette Kleinfeld, Hamburg and Julia Roloff, ESC Rennes.) Workshop contribution at
the EBEN-Research Conference 2010: “From Theory to Practice – How Does
Business Ethics Matter” in Tampere (FIN), 15.06.2010.
Burkatzki, E.: “Corruptive crime and economic cultures within the European
Union – Theoretical considerations and empirical findings.” Presentation at the
10th International Conference on Current Issues of Sustainable Development at the
Opole University / Poland, April 2010.
Burkatzki, E.: “Students‟ moral beliefs regarding good scientific practice – an
informal institutional capital of science?” Presentation at the 11th International
Conference on Current Issues of Sustainable Development at the Opole University /
Poland, April 2011.
Löhr, A.: „Synthesis Talk at the 8th Talks at Banz”. 8th PUMA Stakeholder Forum,
Kloster Banz, 23.11.2010.
Löhr, A.: „Synthesis Talk at the 9th Talks at Banz”. 9th PUMA Stakeholder Forum,
Kloster Banz, 23.11.2011.
Valeva, M.: “Islamic banking. A successful ethical concept.“ Presentation at the
Annual Conference of German Network Business Ethics (Deutsches Netzwerk
Wirtschaftsethik DNWE e.V.) in Bonn, 19.03.2010.
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Valeva, M.: “Management and Business Ethics.” Lecture at the University of
Economics Varna (Bulgaria) within Erasmus Teaching Mobility Project, 30.11.2010.
Valeva, M.: “Theoretical foundations of ethical banking. Lessons to be learned
from Islamic Banking.” Lecture at the Annual Research Conference of the
European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) in Tampere (Finland), 15.06.2010.
[In German language]
Aßländer, M. S.: „Auswirkungen der Finanzmarktkrise auf Schwellen- und
Niedrigeinkommensländer – ethische Herausforderungen“. Vortrag anlässlich
der Tagung „Die Verantwortung der Finanzmärkte für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung“
auf Einladung der Evangelischen Akademie Arnoldshain im Medienhaus Frankfurt,
27.05.2011.
Aßländer, M.S.: „Zur Vereinbarkeit von Individualethik und Institutionenethik“ –
Koreferat zu Ingo Pies anlässlich der 6. Zittauer Gespräche: Wirtschafts- und
Unternehmensethik in der universitären und außeruniversitären Bildung,
Internationales Hochschulinstitut Zittau, 14.10.2011.
Aßländer, M. S.: „Corporate Social Responsibility – Von welcher Ethik reden
wir?“ Vortrag anlässlich der IPAA-Schulungstage auf Einladung des Instituts für
Personalführung, Arbeitsrecht und Arbeitswirtschaft e. V., Westfalenhalle, Dortmund,
23.03.2010.
Aßländer, M.S.: „Autonomie in Unternehmenspartnerschaften – Eine Fallstudie
zum Supply-Chain-Management in der deutschen Automobilzulieferindustrie“.
Berufungsvortrag für die Universitätsprofessur (W 3) für Betriebswirtschaftslehre,
insbesondere Unternehmensethik an der Universität Hamburg, 13.04.2010.
Aßländer, M.S.: „Corporate Social Responsibility – Management-Tool oder
Pflicht zu politischer Mitverantwortung“, Vortrag an der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe
Universität auf Einladung des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Frankfurt,
15.11.2010.
Aßländer, M.S.: „CSR und ISO 26.000 – philosophisch-kritische Anmerkungen
zur Standardisierung unternehmerischer Sozialverantwortung“, Vortrag im
Rahmen der Ringvorlesung „Moral und Kapital“ an der BTU Cottbus, 08.12.2010.
Aßländer, M.S.: „Die Aufgabe der Universität“, Festvortrag anlässlich der
Immatrikulationsfeier des Internationalen Hochschulinstituts Zittau im Bürgersaal des
Rathauses, Zittau, 04.10.2010.
Aßländer, M.S.: „Kulturgeschichte menschlicher Arbeit“. Vortrag auf Einladung
der Österreichischen Studienstiftung Pro Scientia auf Schloss Puchberg bei Wels
(A), 04.09.2010.
Burkatzki, E.: „Korruption und institutionelle Anomie in der Europäischen
Union.“ Vortrag gehalten auf der Internationalen Arbeitstagung Korruption, soziales
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Vertrauen und politische Verwerfungen der DGS-Sektion Europa-Soziologie an der
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07.2011.
Burkatzki, E.: „Unternehmensethik im digitalen Informationszeitalter –
Thematische Einführung.“ Vortrag gehalten im Rahmen des Workshops
„Unternehmensethik im digitalen Informationszeitalter“ am Internationalen
Hochschulinstitut Zittau, 10.2010.
Löhr, A. und Mistela, M.: „Das Global Forum for Responsible Management
Education: Taking Stock - Looking Ahead” – Vortrag während des Workshops der
vhb-Arbeitsgruppe “Unternehmensethik und BWL”, Berlin, 17.03.2011.
Löhr, A.: „Ethik in der Führung – Holder Anspruch für Schöngeister?“ Vortrag
(invited paper) auf dem DGFP-Kongress Wiesbaden, 11.06.2010.
Löhr, A.: 15.10.2010, Zittau: Korreferat zu Prof. Dr. Anton Sterbling:
„Informationszeitalter, Unternehmensethik und das Prinzip der Kritik“.
Anlässlich der 5. Zittauer Gespräche.
Löhr, A.: „Unternehmensethik in schwierigen Zeiten – Anreizsysteme und
Überzeugungen [The Story of Compliance and Integrity]“. Vortrag auf dem
Wirtschaftsethik-Forum 2009 der Metropolregion Nürnberg (ca. 60 Teilnehmer),
19.03.2009.
Löhr, A.: „Unternehmensethik am Internationalen Hochschulinstitut Zittau“ und
„Ergebnisse der AG Unternehmensethik und Betriebswirtschaftslehre auf der
VHB-Tagung in Nürnberg“. Workshop-Beitrag und Abschlussreferat zum 2. VHB
Ethics Education Workshop an der LMU München, 27.06.2009.
Löhr, A.: „Menschenwürde und Unternehmensethik“. Vortrag mit Diskussion und
Abschlusspodium auf dem 5. Forum „Menschenwürdige Wirtschaftsordnung“ der
Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, 04.07.2009.
Löhr, A.: „Der Pfiff und seine Folgen. Whistleblowing und ethische
Verantwortung“. Vortrag auf der wissenschaftlichen Konferenz „Einheit und
Differenz von Verantwortung“ an der Universität Jena (Prof. Dr. Heiner Alwart),
24.10.2009.
Löhr, A.: „War es wirklich die Gier? Der Markt, die Krise und die Moral“. Vortrag
(invited paper) und Podiums-Diskussion für die Ahrtal-Gespräche 2009 der
Europaischen Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen wissenschaftlich- technischer
Entwicklung Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (ca. 100 Teilnehmer), 18.11.2009.
Löhr, A.: „PRiME – Eine Initiative der AG Unternehmensethik und BWL im VHB“.
Präsentation und Diskussion auf der Tagung der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission
Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des VHB 2009 an der TU Dresden, 06.10.2009.
Mistela, M.: „Wirtschaftsethische Kompetenz - definitorische Annäherung und
Konsequenzen für ihre Ausbildung am Beispiel der wirtschaftsethischen
Bildung von Personalmanagern“ – Vortrag beim GETIDOS Forschungssommer,
Chorin, 28.07.2011.
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Valeva, M.: “Religionsorientiertes Bankwesen: Islamic banking.” Vortrag im
Rahmen der Herbsttagung von sneep in Halle/Saale, 23.10.2010.
Valeva, M.: „Theoretische Grundlegung ethischer Bankbetriebslehre. Lehren
aus dem Islamic Banking.“ Vortrag im Rahmen des Doktorandenkolloquiums des
Lehrstuhls für Sozialwissenschaften in Hejnice (Tschechien), 29.10.2010.
Sommer, P.: „Der Energiemix des deutschen Energiekonzeptes 2050 im Fokus
nachhaltiger Entwicklung“, VIII. Internationale Wissenschaftliche Konferenz
„Nachhaltige Entwicklung der Gesellschaft zwischen Erwartungen und Realitäten“
der Deutsch-Kasachischen Universität (DKU), Almaty (Kasachstan), 04.03.2011.
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Principle 5: Partnership
We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend our knowledge of
their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore
jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges.
Principle 6: Dialogue
We will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, business,
government, consumers, media, civil society organizations and other interested
groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and
sustainability.
There are several projects at IHI Zittau that support dialogue among different groups
and facilitate interaction between science and business. The most of these activities
are of long duration and/or take place in scheduled time intervals.
1) IHI Zittau cooperates with the prestigious European Business Ethics Network
(EBEN), the German national network of EBEN - Deutsches Netzwerk
Wirtschaftsethik (DNWE e.V.) and the Austrian national network of EBEN -
Österreichisches Netzwerk Wirtschaftsethik (ÖNWE).
Examples of issues discussed during the annual conferences of DNWE e.V.:
Religion – Source of Irritation and / or Resource in the Economic System
Bonn, 19th – 20th March 2010
Trust in Comparability – International Standards of Ethical Management
Hamburg/Elmshorn, 8th – 9th April 2011
Together with the Saxon local working group of DNWE e.V., the department of Social
Sciences at IHI Zittau organizes the annual conference called „Business Ethics
Talks in Zittau‟ („Zittauer Gespräche zur Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik‟).
Invited are representatives of business and science, students and doctoral students.
In the past years, we discussed the following issues:
Value Orientation, Value Conflicts and Value Management in
Corporations
8th – 9th September 2006
Economic Crime, Institutional Order and Ethics
14th – 15th September 2007
Finance and Ethics
12th – 13th September 2008
The Company as a Glass House? – Transparency and Informational
Autonomy in Private Corporations
18th – 19th September 2009
Business Ethics in the Digital Information Age
15th – 16th October 2010
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Business Ethics in Academic and Non-academic Education
14th – 15th October 2011
2) Furthermore, in 2011, students of the master‟s programme „Business Ethics and
CSR Management‟ founded a local working group of sneep (Studentisches Netzwerk
Wirtschaftsethik – Students‟ Network of Business Ethics) in Zittau. They engage in
different projects with the goal to connect the theory and the practice of Business
Ethics. Every second Monday our students hold an open talk about business ethics
issues. The so-called „Monday‟s Discussion about Business Ethics‟ is an open
discussion session, starting always with an introducing speech or lecture of the
invited guest speaker. Not only scientists and students of IHI Zittau take part in the
discussion, but also representatives of the local business, interested inhabitants of
Zittau and other invited guests. Topics discussed in 2011 were inter alia:
Fair Trade: goal, organization and challenge
Emission trading
Sustainability Reporting of Nuclear Power Companies
Corruption in the European Union
Sustainable Investments
Ethics in Agriculture
Please find more information about „sneep‟ and the current issues of the Monday‟s
Discussion at http://www.ihi-zittau.de/cms/de/802/sneep-Zittau/.
3) Since January 2010, the Department of Social Sciences at IHI Zittau participates
in the „International Working Group on Business Ethics Education‟ (IWBEE).
The IWBEE is an international and interdisciplinary association of scholars, students
and practitioners interested in business and society, business ethics, sustainability,
or CSR. The goal of the working group is to clarify what business ethics education is
about. The IWBEE has the vision to create a leading multi-stakeholder platform for
knowledge development and knowledge exchange, specialized on the role of ethics
in business practice and education, and to become a leading provider of advice,
support and service in course and curricula development for business ethics and
CSR for higher learning institutions and business organizations. Detailed information
about the IWBEE you may find at http://www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/institute/marketing/
International_Working_Group_on_Business_Ethics_Education__IWBEE_/index.html.
4) We are also engaged in dialogue with companies and corporations. The best
example are the so-called „Talks at Banz‟, PUMA´s annual stakeholder dialogues.
From the very beginning, Professor Albert Löhr continuously takes part in the
meetings, moderates the discussions and gives summary talks.
5) At the governmental level, Professor Albert Löhr also takes part in the national
debate on CSR „CSR in Germany‟, founded by the German Federal Ministry of
Labour and Social Affairs in January 2009. The forum consists of about 40
representatives from the business community, civil society, trade unions, academia
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and policy-making. It gives advice and support to the German Federal Government in
the development of a national CSR strategy. The comprehensive goal of the activities
of the forum is the promotion of sustainable corporate management and shaping the
social and ecological dimensions of globalization.
6) Since 2007 IHI Zittau and some other German universities cooperate with the
German-Kazakh University Almaty (Deutsch-Kasachische Universität, DKU), in
order to transfer German know-how in higher education to Kazakhstan. The aim of
the project is to educate Kazakh and Middle Asian future managers, particularly in
Economics, Finance, Environmental Management, Sustainability Management and
Engineering. The project runs till the end of 2012 and is founded by German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The German-Kazakh University Almaty was founded in 1999 by German and Kazakh
lecturers and lectors in Almaty, which is an important Middle Asian centre of industry
and finance. There are about 600 students in different bachelor‟s and master‟s
programmes at the university.
The main goal of the joint project is to offer high quality study programmes in the
Kazakh region and to establish a centre for German and European higher education
there. Meanwhile, DKU has developed and has become an international university.
There were three important steps on this way:
Development of the existent Faculty of Economics at DKU
Establishment of a Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Economics at DKU
Establishment of a Faculty of Engineering at DKU
Within the joint project bachelor‟s and master‟s curricula have been designed, the
personal of DKU has been enlarged and further qualified (inter alia in Germany) and
some German lecturers have been involved in teaching. Furthermore, double
bachelor‟s degrees (German – Kazakh) have been set off that support an intensive
student exchange. Additionally, laboratories have been furnished, the library has
been enlarged and IT infrastructure and IT processes have been enhanced. The
project team coordinates also the marketing activities of DKU.
Up to now following degree programmes were developed within the joint project:
Faculty of Economics:
Marketing (bachelor‟s programme)
Finance (bachelor‟s programme)
Management (bachelor‟s programme)
o Specialization in Management of Companies
o Specialization in Environmental Management
International Business Management (master‟s programme)
Finance (master‟s programme)
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Economics:
Business Informatics (bachelor‟s programme)
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Telematics (bachelor‟s programme)
Transport Logistics (bachelor‟s programme)
Logistics (master‟s programme)
Faculty of Engineering and Ecology:
Energy and Environment Engineering (bachelor‟s programme)
For further information, please look at www.dku.kz.
7) Finally, IHI Zittau has started a new project in January 2011 in cooperation with
the Kolping Academy Bamberg (Germany). Together with the academy, we prepare
a certificate course in CSR Management for manager in small and medium-sized
companies.
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Conclusion
In 2010 and 2011, we have actively integrated the Principles for Responsible
Management Education in our teaching and research. We are glad to have
successfully started the new master‟s programme „Business Ethics and CSR
Management M.A.‟ that is perceived to be unique in Germany and attracts several
students to study at IHI Zittau.
Furthermore, we do research in Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and
Sustainability and Environmental Management and are present at the important
conferences of EBEN and other Business Ethics events.
Finally, our strong cooperation with German and Austrian Business Ethics Network
(DNWE e.V. and ÖNWE e.V.), as well as discussion panels and conferences
organized at IHI Zittau, sensitize our students to responsible and sustainable
thinking.
In the future, we will continue our teaching and research work. We want to intensify
our cooperation with business, especially within the context of the joint project with
the Kolping Academy Bamberg and develop a new teaching programme in Corporate
Social Responsibility for managers.
We will continuously report on our activities concerning the implementation of the
Principles for Responsible Management Education.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Albert Löhr
Rector of the International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau
Further information on IHI Zittau:
Internationales Hochschulinstitut (IHI) Zittau
Markt 23
02763 Zittau
Germany
Homepage: www.ihi-zittau.de
Research report 2009-2010 (in German)
Download: http://www.ihi-zittau.de/de/dnl/forschungbericht2009-2010.3735.pdf
June 2012