Thomas Beschorner, Université de Montréal
About Thomas
Thomas Beschorner teaches at the Universities of Oldenburg and Montreal. PhD at the Max-Weber-Center, University of Erfurt (Germany), Habilitation University of Oldenburg (Germany). Founder and editor of the "Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik (zfwu)" / "Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics", founder and research director of CSR NEWS, founder and head of TADA.
In his theoretical and empirical analyses on business ethics he uses organizational theories in sociology and economics - such sociological neo-institutionalism, new institutional economics, and evolutionary economics - to analyse governance mechanisms within organization as well as in societies. Here he is especially interested in normative issues, such as corporate social responsibility, economic ethics, and sustainability.
Publications (selection)
Beschorner, T. / Mueller, M. (2007): Social Standards: Toward an Active Ethical Involvement of Businesses in Developing Countries, in: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 73, 11-20.
Beschorner, T. (2006): Ethical Theory and Business Practices: The Case of Discourse Ethics, in: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 66, 127-139.
Beschorner, T. (2006): Social Responsibility of Firms, in: Beckert, Jens/ Zafirovski, Milan (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology, Routledge, 618-622.
Sales, A./ Beschorner, T. (2006): Societal Transformation and Business Ethics. The Expansion of the Private Sector and its Consequences, in: Stehr, Nico/ Henning, Christoph/ Weiler, Bernd (Eds.), Moralization of Market, Transaction, 227-254.
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