In today’s global landscape, liberal, democratic, and market-based systems are facing unprecedented challenges. The economy plays a pivotal role in this dynamic – successful businesses are essential for the stability of democratic societies, yet they are increasingly confronted with complex ethical dilemmas as they navigate global competition and uncertainty. This evolving environment underscores the need for ethical frameworks that are not only theoretically sound, but also practically actionable. Addressing issues such as corporate responsibility, leadership integrity and the balance between ethical conduct and market success demands creative, forward-thinking approaches.

1 YEAR - 4 INDIVIDUAL MODULES: 2 Academic Weeks, 2 Writing Retreats

The flexible one-year program, consisting of four individual modules, focuses on further training during the doctorate by addressing central content-related and methodological questions that arise in the course of a doctorate in the field of business, corporate and leadership ethics. Particular attention is paid to questions of theory-practice transfer of business and leaderhship ethics research and input from practitioners.

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