Responsibility in Business Administration

The Department of Business Administration (IBW) at the University of Zurich is one of the leading research and teaching facilities in business administration in the German-speaking world. We conduct basic and applied research that is societally relevant and ethically reflected. We encourage high-quality, innovative science. As the faculty's mission statement underscores, we promote the development of scientific skills, creative thinking, and ethical reflection in our students. Our students qualify for international specialist and leadership positions in science, business, and politics, competing with graduates of the world's leading universities. The necessary self-reliance and mobility of students are explicitly promoted. According to the mission statement of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, our graduates are aware of their responsible role in a globalized economy and take into account the economic, social, and ecological consequences of their decisions.
In the following you will find an excerpt of selected subjects and courses offered by the Department of Business Administration in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

• Provision of Public Goods (e.g. Education, Health, Water) (Backes-Gellner, Scherer, Brenøe)
• Corporate Social Responsibilty (Scherer)
• Ethical/Moral Dilemmas (Sachs, Seidl, Thommen)
• Ethical/Responsible Leadership (Scherer)
• Ethics for Economics (Scherer)
• Fairness/(Salary)Justice/ (Backes-Gellner, Brenøe)
• Sustainable Investments/Sustainability Ratings (Backes-Gellner)
• Organizational Ethics/Corporate Responsibility (e.g. Compliance Organization) (Scherer, Seidl)

• Business Administration I: Principles of Management (Scherer)
• Business & Society (Sachs)
• Globalization and Multinational Enterprises (Scherer)
• Organization Theories (Seidl)
• Theories of the Multinational Firm (Scherer)
• Business Ethics: Seminar on Moral Dilemmas (Thommen)