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

loehr@ihi-zittau.de

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