International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau. Principles for Responsible Management Education. Communication on Progress

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1 International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau Principles for Responsible Management Education Communication on Progress Academic Years

2 Rector s Note The International Graduate School of Zittau (IHI Zittau) signed the Principles for Responsible Management Education in In 2010, we published our first report for the academic year In this report, we are informing of our major achievements in further implementing particular Principles of Responsible Management Education in 2010 and 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 2

3 International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau Our guiding principles: A Workshop for European Thinking 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 redefine 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 implementation 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. 3

4 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. 4

5 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). 5

6 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. 6

7 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, 7

8 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 8

9 according to the ISO 9001; Integrated environmental management approaches; Requirements on environmental management systems according to the ISO 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 ) 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 9

10 Double Blind Review Copy & Paste -syndrome Case studies in scientific malpractices 10

11 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) 11

12 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 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 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 Burkatzki, E. (2010): Does market inclusion interfere with common welfare orientation? In: Economic and environmental studies, Vol. 10 (4), pp 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 [In German language] Aßländer, M. S (2011).: Initiativen unternehmerischer Verantwortungsübernahme Zwischen Freiwilligkeit und Soft Law. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik 1/2011, pp 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 Aßländer, M. S. (2011): Grundlagen der Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik. Metropolis Verlag, Marburg 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 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 Aßländer, M. S. (Ed.) (2011): Handbuch Wirtschaftsethik. Metzler Verlag, Stuttgart

13 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 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 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 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 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 Aßländer, M. S.; Löhr, A. (Eds.) (2010): Corporate Social Responsibility in der Wirtschaftskrise Reichweiten der Verantwortung. Rainer Hampp Verlag, München 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 Wirtschaftsund Unternehmensethik 2/2009, pp Brauweiler, J. (2011): Umweltmanagementsysteme und instrumente. Lehrheft EUU102 der AKAD. Die Privat-Hochschulen, Stuttgart Burkatzki, E. (2010): Marktakteure im Spannungsfeld zwischen Transparenzgeboten und Wettbewerbsinteressen. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik, Jg. 18, Heft 3, S Burkatzki, E. (2011): Legalität und Legitimität im Marktkontext Institutionentheoretische Überlegungen zu den Entstehungsbedingungen wirtschaftskriminellen Handelns. In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Strafrechtsdogmatik, Jg. 6, S

14 Kramer, M. (Hrsg.) (2010): Integratives und nachhaltigkeitsorientiertes Wassermanagement: Kooperationspotenziale zwischen Deutschland und Zentralasien. Gabler-Verlag, 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 Brauweiler, J.: Bedeutung strategischer Anspruchsgruppen, S Brauweiler, J.: Umweltmanagementsysteme nach ISO und EMAS, S Brauweiler, J. und Sommer, P.: Niederschwellige Umweltmanagementsysteme, S Sommer, P. und Brauweiler, J.: Umweltschutz in betrieblichen Funktionsund Querschnittsbereichen, S Brauweiler, J.: Anspruchsgruppenanalyse (Fallbeispiel), S Brauweiler, J.: Kooperatives Umweltmanagement (Fallbeispiel), S Sommer, P. und Delakowitz, B.: Umwelt- und arbeitsschutzrechtlicher Rahmen für Unternehmen, S Sommer, P.: Instrumente zur Unterstützung des Umweltmanagements, S Sommer, P.: Unternehmenspflichten am Beispiel einer Brauerei (Fallstudie), S Sommer, P.: Immissionsschutzrechtliche Genehmigung am Beispiel eines Biogaskraftwerkes (Fallstudie), S Sommer, P.: Anwendung von Umweltmanagementinstrumenten (Fallstudie), S Sommer, P.: Umweltgerechte Gestaltung von Großveranstaltungen (Fallstudie), S 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 ). 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 14

15 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, 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 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 Löhr, A.; Valeva, M. (2010): Finance & Ethics. Das Potential von Islamic Finance, SRI, Sparkassen. Rainer Hampp Verlag, München, Mistela, M. (2010): PRME. Principles for Responsible Management Education. In: Forum Wirtschaftsethik 18 Jg., Nr. 4/2010, S 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 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), 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), 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), 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),

16 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), 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), 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), 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), 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, Aßländer, M. S.: Special Track on ISO 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), 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 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 Löhr, A.: Synthesis Talk at the 8 th Talks at Banz. 8 th PUMA Stakeholder Forum, Kloster Banz, Löhr, A.: Synthesis Talk at the 9 th Talks at Banz. 9 th PUMA Stakeholder Forum, Kloster Banz, 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,

17 Valeva, M.: Management and Business Ethics. Lecture at the University of Economics Varna (Bulgaria) within Erasmus Teaching Mobility Project, 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), [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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Aßländer, M.S.: CSR und ISO philosophisch-kritische Anmerkungen zur Standardisierung unternehmerischer Sozialverantwortung, Vortrag im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung Moral und Kapital an der BTU Cottbus, Aßländer, M.S.: Die Aufgabe der Universität, Festvortrag anlässlich der Immatrikulationsfeier des Internationalen Hochschulinstituts Zittau im Bürgersaal des Rathauses, Zittau, Aßländer, M.S.: Kulturgeschichte menschlicher Arbeit. Vortrag auf Einladung der Österreichischen Studienstiftung Pro Scientia auf Schloss Puchberg bei Wels (A), Burkatzki, E.: Korruption und institutionelle Anomie in der Europäischen Union. Vortrag gehalten auf der Internationalen Arbeitstagung Korruption, soziales 17

18 Vertrauen und politische Verwerfungen der DGS-Sektion Europa-Soziologie an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Burkatzki, E.: Unternehmensethik im digitalen Informationszeitalter Thematische Einführung. Vortrag gehalten im Rahmen des Workshops Unternehmensethik im digitalen Informationszeitalter am Internationalen Hochschulinstitut Zittau, 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, Löhr, A.: Ethik in der Führung Holder Anspruch für Schöngeister? Vortrag (invited paper) auf dem DGFP-Kongress Wiesbaden, Löhr, A.: , 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), 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, Löhr, A.: Menschenwürde und Unternehmensethik. Vortrag mit Diskussion und Abschlusspodium auf dem 5. Forum Menschenwürdige Wirtschaftsordnung der Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, 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), 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), 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, Mistela, M.: Wirtschaftsethische Kompetenz - definitorische Annäherung und Konsequenzen für ihre Ausbildung am Beispiel der wirtschaftsethischen Bildung von Personalmanagern Vortrag beim GETIDOS Forschungssommer, Chorin,

19 Valeva, M.: Religionsorientiertes Bankwesen: Islamic banking. Vortrag im Rahmen der Herbsttagung von sneep in Halle/Saale, Valeva, M.: Theoretische Grundlegung ethischer Bankbetriebslehre. Lehren aus dem Islamic Banking. Vortrag im Rahmen des Doktorandenkolloquiums des Lehrstuhls für Sozialwissenschaften in Hejnice (Tschechien), 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),

20 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, 19 th 20 th March 2010 Trust in Comparability International Standards of Ethical Management Hamburg/Elmshorn, 8 th 9 th 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 8 th 9 th September 2006 Economic Crime, Institutional Order and Ethics 14 th 15 th September 2007 Finance and Ethics 12 th 13 th September 2008 The Company as a Glass House? Transparency and Informational Autonomy in Private Corporations 18 th 19 th September 2009 Business Ethics in the Digital Information Age 15 th 16 th October

21 Business Ethics in Academic and Non-academic Education 14 th 15 th October ) 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 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 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 The forum consists of about 40 representatives from the business community, civil society, trade unions, academia 21

22 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) 22

23 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 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. 23

24 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 loehr@ihi-zittau.de Further information on IHI Zittau: Internationales Hochschulinstitut (IHI) Zittau Markt Zittau Germany Homepage: Research report (in German) Download: June