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Recognized Experts
Researchers from various disciplines work at the IBES, bringing with them a wide range of expertise from different fields. They excel in research and practice oriented teaching.
The scholars are available for research and interview requests. Below you will find a list of IBES staff members with trending topics they would address.
Business Ethics
 Head of IBES Endowed Chair of Corporate Governance & Business Ethics Head of JR-Center CARe |
Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz
Specialises in corporate and business ethics, business and human rights, corporate political responsibility, corporate governance and risk management, (strategic) alliances and collective action initiatives, strategic sustainability management Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5737 |
| Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz |
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| Head of IBES Endowed Chair of Corporate Governance & Business Ethics Head of JR-Center CARe |
| Specialises in corporate and business ethics, business and human rights, corporate political responsibility, corporate governance and risk management, (strategic) alliances and collective action initiatives, strategic sustainability management
Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5737 |
Sustainability Management
 Senior Researcher Co-Head of JR-Center CARe |
Dr. Katharina Jarmai
Specialises in Business impact on society and the environment, responsible / sustainable innovation, business partnerships for sustainable development Tel.: +43 690 40 476 157 |
| Dr. Katharina Jarmai |
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| Senior Researcher Co-Head of JR-Center CARe |
| Specialises in Business impact on society and the environment, responsible / sustainable innovation, business partnerships for sustainable development
Tel.: +43 690 40 476 157 |
 Teaching Coordinator PRME Coordinator Senior Researcher |
Dr. Daniela Ortiz Avram
Specialises in strategic sustainability management (especially in SMEs), sustainability-oriented innovation, building dynamic capabilities for sustainability, organizational change and sustainability Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5819 |
| Dr. Daniela Ortiz Avram |
Teaching Coordinator PRME Coordinator Senior Researcher |
| Specialises in strategic sustainability management (especially in SMEs), sustainability-oriented innovation, building dynamic capabilities for sustainability, organizational change and sustainability
Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5819 |
Strategy and Microeconomics of Competiveness
 Endowed Professor for Microeconomics of Competitiveness |
Dr. Anne Maria Busch Specialises in competitiveness, inter-firm cooperation, health economics, digital transformation, cluster managementTel.: +43 1 476 77-5761 |
| Dr. Anne Maria Busch |
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| Endowed Professor for Microeconomics of Competitiveness |
| Specialises in competitiveness, inter-firm cooperation, health economics, digital transformation, cluster managementTel.: +43 1 476 77-5761 |
 Senior Researcher |
Dr. habil. Clemens Löffler
Specialises in (international) transfer pricing, management of value chains, controlling; especially incentives and performance measurement Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5762 |
| Dr. habil. Clemens Löffler |
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| Senior Researcher |
| Specialises in (international) transfer pricing, management of value chains, controlling; especially incentives and performance measurement
Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5762 |
 Research Coordinator Strategy Coordinator |
FH-Prof. Dr. Ann-Christine Schulz
Specialises in corporate strategy, restructuring, digital transformation, corporate governance; especially management compensation, downsizing Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5756 |
| FH-Prof. Dr. Ann-Christine Schulz |
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| Research Coordinator Strategy Coordinator |
| Specialises in corporate strategy, restructuring, digital transformation, corporate governance; especially management compensation, downsizing
Tel.: +43 1 476 77-5756 |
Press releases
Reporting on research at IBES
New Research Center
CorporAID Magazine (AT), December 11, 2020: Article about the founding of the Josef Ressel Center for Collective Action and Responsible Partnerships at IBES of FHWien der WKW, available at: corporaid.at (in German)
Who is Playing Fair, Who is Measuring Up, Who is Cutting Corners?
WirtschaftsWoche (DE), Dezember 08, 2020: Article on social responsibility, distribution and pricing of Covid-19 vaccines, available at: wiwo.de (in German)
Research Under the Sign of Digitization
DerStandard (AT), Dezember 05, 2020: Article about the funded Josef Ressel Centers in Austria, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
Pioneer for a Better Business
Der Kurier (AT), November 27, 2020: Article about the relevance of responsibility and ethics
When Companies Cooperate: New Research Center
Extrajournal (AT), November 23, 2020: Article about the founding of the Josef Ressel Center for Collective Action and Responsible Partnerships at IBES of FHWien der WKW, available at: extrajournal.net (in German)
Forcing Sustainability
Geld Magazin (AT), November 19, 2020: Article about the results of the study “Sustainability Management in Austrian SMEs”, available at: geld-magazin.at (in German)
Austria has no Logistics for Vaccines
Salzburger Nachrichten (AT), November 18, 2020: Article on social responsibility, distribution and pricing of Covid-19 vaccines, available at: sn.at (in German)
Publications, Patents, Careers
DiePresse (AT), November 13, 2020: Article about the Josef Ressel Centers in Austria funded by the Christian Doppler Research Society (CDG), available at: diepresse.com (in German)
The New Power of the Pharmaceutical Industry: Covid-19 Vaccines and the Social Responsibility of Pharmaceutical Companies
Life Science Austria (AT), November 12, 2020: Article on social responsibility, distribution and pricing of Covid-19 vaccines, available at: lifescienceaustria.at
Board Fees: Companies Gnaw at their own Reputation with Salaries in the Millions
DerStandard (AT), November 8, 2020: Article on how bonus payments harm the public’s perception. In addition to financial, social and environmental goals should also determine payments, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
Distribution and Price of COVID-19 Vaccines could Perpetuate Global and Social Inequality
LEADERSNET (AT), November 8, 2020: Article on the social responsibility, distribution and pricing of Covid-19 vaccines, available at: leadersnet.at (in German)
The New Power of the Pharmaceutical Industry: COVID-19-Vaccines
SalzTV (AT), November 05, 2020: Article on social responsibility, distribution and pricing of Covid-19 vaccines, available at: salz-tv.at (in German)
Does the Solution Become a Problem?
DiePresse (AT), November 01, 2020: Article on the competition between pharmaceutical companies for a Covid-19 vaccine, available at: diepresse.com (in German)
Why Companies Become Partners
DerStandard (AT), October 28, 2020: Article on the motives and possibilities of collective action by companies and how companies can benefit from the research of the newly founded Josef Ressel Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Partnerships at IBES of FHWien der WKW, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
Together We are Strong: Implementing Initiatives Better
DiePresse (AT), October 23, 2020: Article about the founding of the Josef Ressel Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Partnerships at IBES of FHWien der WKW, available at: diepresse.com (in German)
Secrecy Does not Create a Functioning Market
Profil (AT), October 23, 2020: Article about the limits of free market profit-making and the pharmaceutical companies’ fear of a backlash, available at: ibes.fh-wien.ac.at (in German)
New Ressel Centre Wants to Research Cooperation Between Companies
Studium (AT), October 21, 2020: Article about the founding of the Josef Ressel Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Partnerships at IBES of FHWien der WKW, available at: studium.at (in German)
New Ressel Centre Wants to Research Cooperation Between Companies
APA Science (AT), October 21, 2020: Article about the founding of the Josef Ressel Centre for Collective Action and Responsible Partnerships at IBES of FHWien der WKW, available at: science.apa.at (in German)
Management Strategies: How innovative is the healthcare system?
DerStandard (AT), September 09, 2020: Dr. Anne Maria Busch was interviewed by the daily newspaper “Der Standard” about her book chapter, which she wrote together with Dr. Renate Kratochvil (BI Norwegian Business School) and FH-Prof. Dr. Christina Schweiger (FHWien der WKW), on the topic “Innovations in the (public) health care system: An analysis from a strategic perspective”, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
The incentive for self-regulation
DerStandard (AT), August 26, 2020: Maria Riegler, MSc., Research Asscociate at the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES) of the Vienna University of Applied Sciences at WKW, was presented as a flash of inspiration in the “Forschung Spezial” supplement of the daily newspaper “Der Standard” on August 26, 2020, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
Researcher Ann-Christine Schulz comments on manager salaries and bonuses in the "Zeit im Bild
ORF, Zeit im Bild (AT), 24 August 2020: FH-Prof. Dr. Ann-Christine Schulz, researcher in the field of corporate strategy and corporate governance at the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy (IBES) of the FHWien of WKW, was interviewed on manager salaries and bonus payments, available at: ibes.fh-wien.ac.at (in German)
Are bonuses for managers in Corona times indecent?
Salzburger Nachrichten (AT), August 19, 2020: Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz and FH-Prof. Dr. Ann-Christine Schulz were asked by Salzburger Nachrichten among other experts about the AUA bonuses that have meanwhile been repaid, available at: sn.at (in German)
Attractive employers with new technologies
DiePresse (AT), July 26, 2020: Article about the published study on “Cooperation against the background of the digital transformation”, available at: diepresse.com (in German)
Who will get the Corona Vaccine First and at What Price?
Salzburger Nachrichten (AT), July 24, 2020: The article shows that the pharmaceutical industry is particularly challenged in the Corona crisis – also from an ethical point of view. The race for a corona vaccine is in full swing, available at: sn.at (in German)
Economist: "Sustainability is Neglected in Austria"
Tech & Nature (AT), June 17, 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of the IBES, available at: techandnature.com (in German)
"Party" Despite the Pandemic
Börsen Kurier (AT), June 11, 2020: Article on the IBES opening ceremony, available at ibes.fh-wien.ac.at (in German)
Researching Corporate Responsibility
DerStandard (AT), June 8, 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of IBES, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
Sustainability Research - At a High Level and Practical
CSR News (AT), June 1, 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of IBES, available at: csr-news.net (in German)
Research Institute for Sustainable Management Founded
BusinessArt (AT), May 28, 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of IBES, available at: businessart.at (in German)
Managing Sustainably - Austria's Research gets a Tailwind
Windkraft-Journal (AT), May 27, 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of IBES, available at: windkraft-journal.de (in German)
07 October 2019
Among management control and tax avoidance
derstandard.at (AT): Article on tax laws for multinational companies and efficient processes, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
20 May 2019
Image cultivation or question of faith
Börsianer (AT), pages 48-52: Article on CSR in Austrian companies, available at: issuu.com (in German)
23 April 2019
Flags up for corporate ethics
derstandard.at (AT): Article on the link between profit and social responsibility, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
28 March 2019
The search for the business model for sustainability
APA-Science (AT): Article on sustainability in the Austrian economy, available at: science.apa.at (in German)
26 February 2019
Good advice from advisory boards is rare
derstandard.at (AT): Article on the study “Advisory Boards in Austrian SMEs”, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
17 January 2019
Transparency study on third-party funding failed
science.orf.at (AT) and derstandard.at (AT): Transparency study on third-party funding at Austrian universities failed, available at: science.orf.at and derstandard.at (in German)
17 January 2019
No transparency on third-party funding at universities
Ö1 Radio (AT): Radio interview on the failed study on transparency in third-party funding at Austrian universities, available at: oe1.orf.at and oe1.orf.at (in German)
23 October 2018
Why Khashoggi’s death changes corporations
Spiegel Online (DE): Guest article on the Khashoggi case: Why companies can no longer shirk human rights issues, available at: spiegel.de (in German)
17. June 2018
Collective self-regulation for secure crypto currencies
derstandard.at/Science (AT): Interview on collective action for standard setting as a possible way to reduce systemic risks in the crypto-money industry, available at: derstandard.at (in German)
April 2018
Are managers merely the “henchmen” of their shareholders?
www.life-science.eu (AT): Interview on corporate social responsibility, ethical investment and the role of transparency in the pharmaceutical industry, available at: life-science.eu (in German)
26 March 2018
The consequences of the catastrophe
science.orf.at (AT): Interview on private sector responses to the Rana Plaza tragedy, collective action and industry self-regulation, available at: science.orf.at (in German)
March 2018
CSR and business ethics at universities
CSR MAGAZIN (DE): Interview series on CSR and business ethics education in Austria, Germany and Switzerland
March/April 2018
Responsibility on the timetable
corporAID Magazin (AT), pages 30–31: Article on further education on sustainability management, available at: corporaid.at (in German)
Ethics, only on paper
31 January 2018
Salzburger Nachrichten, page 11: Print version of the interview about animal and human experimentation in car companies and why there is a gap between being and wanting in ethics and behaviour
Press photos
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Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz, MSc
Head of Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy Endowed Chair of Corporate Governance & Business Ethics |
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FH-Prof. Dr. Ann-Christine Schulz
Research Coordinator Strategy Coordinator |
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Dr. Anne Maria Busch, MSc
Endowed Professor for Microeconomics of Competitiveness |
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Dr.in Katharina Jarmai
Senior Researcher |
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Dr. habil. Clemens Löffler
Senior Researcher |
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Dr. Daniela Ortiz Avram
Teaching Coordinator PRME Coordinator Senior Researcher |
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Maria Riegler, MSc
Research Associate PhD Candidate |
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Wolfgang Damoser, BA BA MA
Research Associate |