Theories and practices of market systems exhibit tensions between the desire for entrepreneurial profit and social morality. Business Ethics examines the difficult tensions between self-interest and morality while challenging that they are inherently irreconcilable. Deeper ethical study of the nature of self-interest and the principles of morality offers an understanding about how conflicts emerge and where compatible and productive solutions may be found.

Current Research Projects

• The Responsibility of Executives in Multi-National Corporations
• Global Applied Ethics Network
• Annual Workshop: “Anti-Corruption”
• The Carl Zeiss Foundation – A Business Ethics Analysis

Completed Projects

• Doctoral Project: “Understanding the ‘Rules of the Game’ in a Health Insurance Industry Characterized by the Principle of Solidarity”
• January 2007: „ta ethika“ Conference on the Theme: “Business Ethics in a Period of Structural Change”
• Winter Semester 2006/2007: „ta ethika“ Lecture Series on Business Ethics
• June 2005: Symposium: “Ernst Abbe’s Social Reform”
• April 2004: “Ethics of Globalization” by Prof. Dr. Ingo Pies