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Press releases
Reporting on research at IBES
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Attractive employers with new technologies
DiePresse (AT), 26 July 2020: Article about the published study on “Cooperation against the background of the digital transformation”, available at: diepresse.com
Who gets the corona vaccine first and at what price?
Salzburger Nachrichten (AT), 24 July 2020: The article shows that the pharmaceutical industry is particularly challenged in the corona crisis – also in ethical terms. The race for a corona vaccine is in full swing, available at: sn.at
Economist: "Sustainability is neglected in Austria"
Tech & Nature (AT), 17 June 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of the IBES, available at: techandnature.com
"Party" in Spite of a Pandemic
Börsen Kurier (AT), June 11, 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of the IBES
Research on corporate responsibility
DerStandard (AT), 08 June 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of the IBES, available at: derstandard.at
Sustainability research - at a high level and practical
CSR News (AT), 01 June 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of the IBES, available at: csr-news.net
Research Institute for Sustainable Management founded
BusinessArt (AT), 28. Mai 2020: Article on the opening ceremony of the IBES, available at: businessart.at
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
20 May 2019
Image cultivation or question of faith
Börsianer (AT), pages 48-52: Article on CSR in Austrian companies, available at: issuu.com
23 April 2019
Flags up for corporate ethics
derstandard.at (AT): Article on the link between profit and social responsibility, available at: derstandard.at
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
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
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 und derstandard.at
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 und oe1.orf.at
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
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
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
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
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
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
Press photos of FHWien der WKW may only be used in connection with the current press release or the press enquiry, stating the photo credit (if there is no information on the photo: © FHWien der WKW).
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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
Deputy Head of Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy Institute Research Coordinator |
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Dr. Anne Maria Busch, MSc
Endowed Professor for Microeconomics of Competitiveness |
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Dr. habil. Clemens Löffler
Senior Researcher |
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Dr. Daniela Ortiz Avram
Senior Researcher Institute Teaching Coordinator |
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Maria Riegler, MSc
Research Associate PhD Candidate |