Foundations of Ethical Corporate Responsibility

SML essentials 01
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-03870-003-6
Verlag: Züricher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Buch, Englisch, Band 01, 58 Seiten, GEKL, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: SML essentials

Entrepreneurs and managers need to gain a better understandig of the complex economic, social, and environmental consequences of their decisions. This volume in the "SML essentials" series aims to serve as a roadmap for the scope and basic concepts of ethics and responsibility within the framework of entrepreneurial activities. It explains, in particular, why it makes sense for companies to consider the full extent of their responsibility.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schüz, Mathias

Über Autor(innen)

Schüz, Mathias
Mathias Schüz studied physics, philosophy, and pedagogy at the University of Mainz in Germany. He earned his PhD discussing philosophical consequences of quantum. In his first book, Die Einheit des Wirklichen - Carl Friedrich v. Weizsäckers Denkweg (1986), Schüz also examined the concept of responsibility and ethics. His business career started at IBM. Together with insurance entrepreneur Rolf Gerling, he established the Gerling Academy for Risk Research in Zurich in 1990, which he co-headed until 2003.
Since 2006, Schüz has been a professor at the ZHAW School of Management and Law in Winterthur, Switzerland. He is the author of numerous articles and books on responsibility and ethics in business.