Prof. Dr. Christian Vögtlin
Prof. Dr. Christian Vögtlin
ZHAW
School of Management and Law
Zurich Center for Sustainability Leadership
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Head of Centre Co-Head Center for Corporate Responsibility
Focus
Research, education and advisory activities in the field of sustainability and corporate social responsibility, with a focus on responsible leadership, responsible innovation and political corporate social responsibility.
Teaching
- Corporate Responsibility (Bachelor, Master, Continuing Education)
- Responsible Leadership
- Organizations and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)
- Change Management Circular Economy
Experience
- Head of Research, Department of Organisational Studies and Ethics
Audencia Business School
2022 - 2022 - Professor, Department of Business & Society
Audencia Business School
2016 - 2022 - Senior Researcher
University of Zurich
2011 - 2016 - Visiting Scholar
ESADE Business School
2012 - 2012
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Habilitation in Business Administration
University of Zurich
2017 - 2017 - PhD in Business Administration
University of Zurich
2011 - 2011
Projects
- When the Dust Doesn't Settle: Scandal Re-activation and Re-framing / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
- Green Transformative Leadership / Project leader / Project ongoing
- RRI-Leaders: Leveraging Leadership For Responsible Research and Innovation in Territories / Deputy project leader / Project completed
Publications
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Hsueh, Josh Wei-Jun; Hietschold, Nadine; Sieger, Philipp; Vögtlin, Christian,
2023.
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.
35(3-4), pp. 337-365.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2023.2165712
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Hietschold, Nadine; Voegtlin, Christian; Scherer, Andreas Georg; Gehman, Joel,
2022.
International Journal of Management Reviews.
25(3), pp. 564-586.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12321
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Demasi, Ramona; Voegtlin, Christian,
2022.
Journal of Business Ethics.
187(1), pp. 73-96.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05282-z
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Frémeaux, Sandrine; Vögtlin, Christian,
2022.
Strengthening deliberation in business : learning from Aristotle’s ethics of deliberation.
Business & Society.
62(4), pp. 824-859.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503221113816
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Hietschold, Nadine; Vögtlin, Christian,
2021.
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship.
13(3), pp. 431-452.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2021.1880466
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Vögtlin, Christian; Scherer, Andreas Georg; Stahl, Günter K.; Hawn, Olga,
2021.
Grand societal challenges and responsible innovation.
Journal of Management Studies.
59(1), pp. 1-28.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12785
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Scherer, Andreas Georg; Vögtlin, Christian,
2020.
Academy of Management Perspectives.
34(2), pp. 182-208.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2017.0175
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Vögtlin, Christian; Frisch, Colina; Walther, Andreas; Schwab, Pascale,
2019.
Theoretical development and empirical examination of a three-roles model of responsible leadership.
Journal of Business Ethics.
167(3), pp. 411-431.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04155-2
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Vögtlin, Christian,
2023.
.
In:
Goethals, George; Allison, Scott; Sorenson, Georgia, eds.,
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Leadership Studies.
Thousand Oaks:
Sage.
pp. 253-255.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071840801
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Patzer, Moritz; Voegtlin, Christian,
2023.
Leadership ethics and organizational change : sketching the field's challenges
.
In:
Todnem, Rune; Burnes, Bernard; Hughes, Mark, eds.,
Organizational Change, Leadership and Ethics.
London:
Routledge.
pp. 11-29.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003036395-3
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Vögtlin, Christian; Pless, Nicola M.,
2021.
Global governance : CSR and the role of the UN Global Compact
.
In:
Maak, Thomas; Pless, Nicola; Orlitzky, Marc; Sandhu, Sukhbir, eds.,
The Routledge Companion to Corporate Social Responsibility.
Routledge.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003152651-15
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Vögtlin, Christian; Patzer, Moritz,
2020.
Responsible global leaders as drivers of responsible innovation
.
In:
Mendenhall, Mark E.; Žilinskaitė, Milda; Stahl, Günter K.; Clapp-Smith, Rachel, eds.,
Responsible Global Leadership : Dilemmas, Paradoxes, and Opportunities.
Routledge.
pp. 203-218.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003037613
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Voegtlin, Christian; Walthert, Ina-Maria; Robertson, Diana C.,
2019.
Neuroscience research and ethical leadership : insights from a neurological micro-foundation
.
In:
Wasieleski, David M.; Weber, James, eds.,
Business Ethics.
Bingley:
Emerald.
pp. 261-293.
Business and Society 360 ; 3.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2514-175920190000003010
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Vögtlin, Christian; Walther, Andreas,
2023.
The hormonal bias to responsible leadership [paper].
In:
Taneja, Sonja, ed.,
Academy of Management Proceedings.
83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Boston, MA, USA, 4-8 August 2023.
Academy of Management.
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Clemente, Marco; Vögtlin, Christian,
2024.
Will the current "ambitious" sustainability targets foster the next wave of corporate scandals?.
I by IMD.
Available from: https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/sustainability/will-the-current-ambitious-sustainability-targets-foster-the-next-wave-of-corporate-scandals/
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Vögtlin, Christian; Girard-Guerraud, Carine,
2022.
Crise de sens, urgence climatique : faut-il ouvrir les entreprises aux philosophes?.
Focus RH.
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Avetisyan, Emma; Vögtlin, Christian; Billon, Coline,
2022.
La tricyclerie : comment accélérer et faire croître une entreprise sociale?.
CCMP Publishing.
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Vögtlin, Christian; Girard-Guerraud, Carine,
2021.
What philosophers can do for businesses.
Association of MBAs.
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Vögtlin, Christian; Scherer, Andreas Georg,
2021.
Cornerstones of responsible innovation.
Dialogue.
2021(Q4), pp. 56-57.
Available from: https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q4_2021
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Vögtlin, Christian,
2021.
Quelle est la définition idéale du leadership responsable?.
Monde des grandes écoles et universités LE MAGAZINE.
(94).
Available from: https://www.mondedesgrandesecoles.fr/expert-quelle-est-la-definition-ideale-du-leadership-responsable/
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Scherer, Andreas Georg; Vögtlin, Christian,
2020.
Responsible innovation : implications for corporate governance.
Board Agenda.
Available from: https://boardagenda.com/2020/10/12/responsible-innovation-implications-for-corporate-governance/
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Vögtlin, Christian,
2020.
When principles have power : why job seekers want to work for an activist chief executive.
Edge : the Journal of the Institute of Leadership & Management.
2020(1), pp. 61.
Available from: https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/edge_spring_2020_full_book
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Vögtlin, Christian,
2019.
L’activisme sociopolitique des PDG attire de nouveaux talents.
Esteval.
Available from: https://www.esteval.fr/article.21573.l-activisme-sociopolitique-des-pdg-attire-de-nouveaux-talents
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Vögtlin, Christian,
2019.
Ein aktivistischer CEO ist profitabler als nur ein CEO.
Kommersant.
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Vögtlin, Christian,
2019.
CEOs who take a political stand are seen as a bonus by job applicants.
The Conversation.
Available from: https://theconversation.com/ceos-who-take-a-political-stand-are-seen-as-a-bonus-by-job-applicants-121334
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Vögtlin, Christian,
2019.
Être ou ne pas être chief philosophy officer.
Les Echos Start.
Available from: https://start.lesechos.fr/travailler-mieux/vie-entreprise/etre-ou-ne-pas-etre-chief-philosophy-officer-1175376
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Vögtlin, Christian; Scherer, Andreas,
2023.
In:
Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting, Boston, USA, 3-6 August 2023.
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Scherer, Andreas; Vögtlin, Christian,
2022.
In:
Jahrestagung der WK WEW im Rahmen der 83. Jahrestagung des VHB, Düsseldorf, Deutschland und online, 8.-11. März 2022.
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Vögtlin, Christian; Demasi, Ramona,
2022.
In:
82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA, 5-9 August 2022.
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Vögtlin, Christian; Schnider, Robin; Hietschold, Nadine; Scherer, Andreas Georg,
2021.
The effects of female-only competitions on social innovation.
In:
37th EGOS Colloquium Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, online, 7-10 July 2021.
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Frémeaux, Sandrine; Vögtlin, Christian,
2020.
A common good perspective on deliberative democracy in business : learning from Aristotle’s ethics.
In:
80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, online, 7-11 August 2020.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13300abstract
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Vögtlin, Christian; Crane, Andrew; Noval, L.,
2020.
In:
80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, online, 7-11 August 2020.
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Hietschold, Nadine; Hsueh, Josh Wei-Jun; Sieger, Philipp; Vögtlin, Christian,
2019.
In:
79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 9-13 August 2019.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.11917abstract
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- Voegtlin, C., Scherer A. G., Stahl, G. K. & Hawn, O. 2022, Grand Societal Challenges and Responsible Innovation, Journal of Management Studies, 59(1), 1-28, DOI: doi.org/10.1111/joms.12785.
- Hietschold, N. & Voegtlin, C. 2021. Blinded by a Social Cause? Differences in Cognitive Biases between Social and Commercial Entrepreneurs. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, online first, DOI: doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2021.1880466.
- Scherer, A. G. & Voegtlin, C. 2020. Corporate Governance for Responsible Innovation: Approaches to Corporate Governance and Their Implications for Sustainable Development. Academy of Management Perspectives, 34(2), 182–208, DOI: doi.org/10.5465/amp.2017.0175.
- Voegtlin, C., Frisch, C., Walther, A. & Schwab, P. 2020. Theoretical Development and Empirical Examination of a Three-Roles Model of Responsible Leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 167(3), 411-431, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04155-2.
- Patzer, M., Voegtlin, C. & Scherer, A. G. 2018. The Normative Justification of Integrative Stakeholder Engagement: A Habermasian View on Responsible Leadership. Business Ethics Quarterly, 28(3), 325-354, DOI: doi.org/10.1017/beq.2017.33.
- Robertson, D. C., Voegtlin, C. & Maak, T. 2017. Business Ethics: The Promise of Neuroscience. Introductory article for the Special Issue of Neuroscience and Business Ethics, Journal of Business Ethics, 144(4), 679–697, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3312-6.
- Voegtlin, C. & Scherer A. G. 2017. Responsible Innovation and the Innovation of Responsibility: Governing Sustainable Development in a Globalized World. Journal of Business Ethics, 143(2), 227-243, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-015-2769-z.
- Maak, T., Pless, N. & Voegtlin, C. 2016. Business Statesman or Shareholder Advocate? A Multilevel Contingency Model of Responsible CEO Leadership Styles in a Global World. Journal of Management Studies, 53(3), 463-493, DOI: 10.1111/joms.12195.
- Voegtlin, C. 2016, What Does It Mean To Be Responsible? Addressing the Missing Responsibility Dimension in Ethical Leadership, Leadership, 12(5), 581-608, DOI: 10.1177/1742715015578936.
- Voegtlin, C. & Greenwood, M. 2016. Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Resource Management: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Analysis. Human Resource Management Review, 26(3), 181-197, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2015.12.003.
- Walther, A., Voegtlin, C., & Ehlert, U. 2016. Steroid Hormones Moderate the Association Between Trait Negative Affect and Symptoms of Burnout After a Social Problem-Solving Task in Young Men. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 71, Supplement, 51, Abstract of Conference Proceeding, dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.134.
- Voegtlin, C., Boehm, S. & Bruch, H. 2015. How to Empower Employees: Using Training to Enhance Work Units’ Collective Empowerment, International Journal of Manpower, 36(3), 354-373.
- Voegtlin, C. & Pless, N. 2014. Global Governance: CSR and the Role of The UN Global Compact, Journal of Business Ethics, 122(2), 179-191, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2214-8.
- Voegtlin, C., Patzer, M. & Scherer, A. G. 2012. Responsible Leadership in Global Business: A New Approach to Leadership and Its Multi-Level Outcomes, Journal of Business Ethics, 105(1), 1-16, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0952-4.
- Voegtlin, C. 2011. Development of a Scale Measuring Discursive Responsible Leadership, Journal of Business Ethics, Special Issue on Responsible Leadership, 98(Supplement1), 57-73, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1020-9.