Where research meets responsibility

The Doctoral Academy “Business and Leadership Ethics” provides a rigorous and inspiring environment for doctoral researchers exploring ethical questions at the intersection of business, leadership, and society.

This distinguished program offers early-career scholars the opportunity to advance their research, engage with leading academics, and become part of a vibrant intellectual community. It emphasizes the importance of connecting theoretical inquiry with practical relevance — encouraging participants to reflect on the ethical foundations of leadership and economic life.

The Doctoral Academy is hosted by the WCGE and the Friede Springer Chair of Business Ethics and Management Accounting at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. It is generously funded by the Karl Schlecht Foundation.

With this Doctoral Academy, the WCGE is further developing the doctoral program “Ethics and Responsible Leadership”, which was initiated in 2014 in collaboration with the Karl Schlecht Foundation.

Read more in our Program Brochure.