Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Georg Scherer

Fields of research:

• Business ethics/Corporate social responsibility
• Globalization and the political role of the business firm
• International management / strategic management
• Organization theory
• Philosophy of science

Current books and editorships:

Services in academic areas:

• Member of the Academic Advisory Board, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen (Germany), 2016-2022.
• Member of the Ethics Committee, University of Zurich, 2006-2022.
• Member of the Sustainability Committee, University of Zurich, 2017-2022.
• MBA-Programm at the Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology, Teaching in Business Ethics, 2006-2008.
• MBA-Programm of the Volkswagen-Universität, Teaching in Module Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, 2005-2006.
• MBA-Programm at the RWTH Aachen, Teaching in Module International Management, 2005.
• Postgraduate Program "Management & Philosophy", Nachdiplomstudiengang "Management & Philosophie" in Zusammenarbeit mit Dr. M. Brasser, Universität Luzern, 2004-2005.
• Postgraduate Program "Master of Applied Ethics", Nachdiplomstudiengang "Master of Applied Ethics" in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Ethikzentrum der Universität Zürich, 2004-2005.

Professional Services:

• Associate Editor Business Ethics Quarterly
• Member of the Editorial Board of Business Research
• Member of the Editorial Board of Business and Society
• Member of the Editorial Board of Business Ethics Quarterly
• Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Management Studies
• Member of the Editorial Board of Organization
• Member of the Editorial Board of Organization Studies
• ad hoc Reviewer for the following journals (in alphabetic order):
  • Academy of Management Review
  • British Journal of Management
  • California Management Review
  • Human Relations
  • Journal of Business Ethics
  • Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Journal of International Business Studies
  • Journal or International Management Reviews
  • Journal of Management Inquiry
  • Journal of World Business
  • Management International Review
  • Organization Science
  • Organizational Research Methods
  • Strategic Management Journal
• ad hoc Reviewer for the following German journals (in alphabetic order):
  • Die Betriebswirtschaft (DBW)
  • Die Unternehmung
  • Zeitschrift Führung & Organisation (ZfO)
  • Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft (ZfB)
  • Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung (zfbf)
  • Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (zfwu)
• Deputy Ethics Officer, VHB Association of University Professors of Business Administration (VHB Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL e.V.) (term: 2016-2022)
• Arbeitsgruppe Ethik wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens, VHB Association of University Professors of Business Administration (VHB Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL e.V.) (term: 2012-2015)
• President of the Commission "Organization Theory" (WK ORG) of the Association of University Professors of Business Administration (Kommission Organisation im Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL e.V.) (term: 2014-2016)
• Vice-President of the Commission "Organization Theory" (WK ORG) of the Association of University Professors of Business Administration (Kommission Organisation im Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL e.V.) (term: 2012-2014)
• President of the Commission "Philosophy of Science" (WK WISS) of the Association of University Professors of Business Administration (Kommission Wissenschaftstheorie im Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL e.V.) (term: 2006-2008)
• Professional Development Chair, Academy of Management, SIM (Social Issues in Management Division) (term: 2006-2008)

Awards:

• 2021 Nominated for the VHB Best Paper Award (German Academic Association for Business Research) (together with Florian Ueberbacher)
• 2020: Dr.rer.pol.h.c. honorary degree awarded by the University of Hamburg
• 2020 Best Paper Award of the WK INT (Wissenschaftliche Kommission Internationales Management im Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL) (together with Florian Ueberbacher)
• 2018 Nominated for the VHB Best Paper Award (German Academic Association for Business Research) (together with Emilio Marti)
• 2012 Finalist of the OMT Best Published Paper Award 2012 (OMT Division of the Academy of Management) (together with Guido Palazzo)
• 2008 Nominated for the VHB Best Paper Award (German Academic Association for Business Research) (together with Guido Palazzo)
• 2005, Finalist Paper for the Carol Dexter Best International Paper Award, nominated by the Academy of Management, Critical Management Studies Division (together with Guido Palazzo)
• 1998, Best Paper Award for outstanding international publications, Association of Business Professors (Verband der Hochschullehrer für BWL e.V.), Committee "Organization"