Prof. Dr. Christian Vögtlin

Personal profile

Management role

Head of Centre, Co-Head Center for Corporate Responsibility

Position at the ZHAW

www.zhaw.ch/en/sml/institutes-centres/ccr/

Expertise and research interests

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.

Educational background

2017 Habilitation in Business Administration, University of Zurich

2011 PhD Studies in Business Administration, University of Zurich

Professional milestones

2022 Head of Research, Department of Organisational Studies and Ethics, Audencia Business School, France

2016–2022 Professor, Department of Business & Society, Audencia Business School, France

2011–2016 Senior Researcher, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2012–2012 Visiting Scholar at ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.

Membership of networks

• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate
• SSRN

Projects

• RRI-Leaders: Leveraging Leadership For Responsible Research and Innovation in Territories / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing

Publications

• Hsueh, Josh Wei-Jun; Hietschold, Nadine; Sieger, Philipp; Vögtlin, Christian,

  2023.

  Strangers in my home : the 2015 refugee event in Europe and founder social identities of nascent entrepreneurs.

  Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.

  35(3-4), pp. 337-365.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2023.2165712

• Hietschold, Nadine; Voegtlin, Christian; Scherer, Andreas Georg; Gehman, Joel,

  2022.

  Pathways to social value and social change : an integrative review of the social entrepreneurship literature.

  International Journal of Management Reviews.

  25(3), pp. 564-586.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12321

• Demasi, Ramona; Voegtlin, Christian,

  2022.

  When the private and the public self don’t align : the role of discrepant moral identity dimensions in processing inconsistent CSR information.

  Journal of Business Ethics.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05282-z

• 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

• Hietschold, Nadine; Vögtlin, Christian,

  2021.

  Blinded by a social cause? : differences in cognitive biases between social and commercial entrepreneurs.

  Journal of Social Entrepreneurship.

  13(3), pp. 431-452.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2021.1880466

• 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

• Scherer, Andreas Georg; Vögtlin, Christian,

  2020.

  Corporate governance for responsible innovation : approaches to corporate governance and their implications for sustainable development.

  Academy of Management Perspectives.

  34(2), pp. 182-208.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2017.0175

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Vögtlin, Christian; Girard-Guerraud, Carine,

  2022.

  Crise de sens, urgence climatique : faut-il ouvrir les entreprises aux philosophes?.

  Focus RH.

  Available from: https://www.focusrh.com/tribunes/crise-de-sens-urgence-climatique-faut-il-ouvrir-les-entreprises-aux-philosophes-par-christian-vogtlin-et-carine-girard-guerraud-34590.html

• Avetisyan, Emma; Vögtlin, Christian; Billon, Coline,

  2022.

  La tricyclerie : comment accélérer et faire croître une entreprise sociale?.

  CCMP Publishing.

• Vögtlin, Christian; Girard-Guerraud, Carine,

  2021.

  What philosophers can do for businesses.

  Association of MBAs.

  Available from: https://www.associationofmbas.com/what-philosophers-can-do-for-businesses/

• 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

• 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/

• 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/

• 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

• 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

• Vögtlin, Christian,

  2019.

  Ein aktivistischer CEO ist profitabler als nur ein CEO.

  Kommersant.

• 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

• 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

• Vögtlin, Christian; Scherer, Andreas,

  2023.

  MNCs as responsible political actors in global business : challenges and implications for human resource management.

  In:

  Society for Business Ethics Annual Meeting, Boston, USA, 3-6 August 2023.

• Scherer, Andreas; Vögtlin, Christian,

  2022.

  MNCs as responsible political actors in global business : challenges and implications for human resource management.

  In:

  Jahrestagung der WK WEW im Rahmen der 83. Jahrestagung des VHB, Düsseldorf, Deutschland und online, 8.-11. März 2022.

• Vögtlin, Christian; Demasi, Ramona,

  2022.

  When the private and the public self don’t align : the role of discrepant moral identity dimensions in processing inconsistent CSR information.

  In:

  82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, USA, 5-9 August 2022.

• 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.

• 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

• Vögtlin, Christian; Crane, Andrew; Noval, L.,

  2020.

  When CEO political activism attracts new talent : exploring the conditions under which CEO activism increases job pursuit intentions.

  In:

  80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, online, 7-11 August 2020.

• Hietschold, Nadine; Hsueh, Josh Wei-Jun; Sieger, Philipp; Vögtlin, Christian,

  2019.

  The 2015 European refugee event and founder social identities : a multi-country and multi-level study.

  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.

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