Prof. Dr. Christian Vögtlin

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 / laufend
• Green Transformative Leadership / Project leader / laufend

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.

  187(1), pp. 73-96.

  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

• Scherer, Andreas Georg; Voegtlin, Christian; Entenza, Dana,

  2024.

  Is SwissCovid a responsible innovation for a grand societal challenge? The case for better deliberative capacities in innovation governance

  .

  In:

  Ambühl, Michael; Brusoni, Stefano; Niedworok, Anja; Gutmann, Martin, eds.,

  Cooperatives in an Uncertain World.

  Cham:

  Springer.

  pp. 277-300.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56200-6_14

• Vögtlin, Christian,

  2023.

  Discourse ethics

  .

  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

• 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

• 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; 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.

• 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/

• 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.

• 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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