Prof. Dr. Carmen Tanner

"Conducting research and developing strategies to help business & finance putting ethical values into practice. This is my mission and vision."

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Biography

Carmen Tanner is professor of responsibility in finance at the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich, where she was also the director of the center for responsibility in finance (until 2023). She is also professor of economic psychology and behavioral ethics at the Zeppelin University (Germany), and vice-director of the Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin. Prior to this, she held a professorship from the Swiss National Science Foundation at the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, and was working and teaching at several other universities (Bern, Fribourg, Northwestern University in USA, Max Planck Institute Jena). Among other things, she is currently also member of the Digital Society Initiative at the University of Zurich, and member of the scientific committee of DICO (Deutsches Institut für Compliance).

Research Interests

Behavioral Ethics, Compliance- & Integrity Management, Personal Integrity, Corporate Ethical Culture, Ethical Leadership, Digital Learning Tools

News

7 Jul 2022

Applied Behavioral Research on Fostering Ethical Conduct

Dr. Baiba Renerte collaborates with corporate behavioral scientists to explore the drivers and derailers of speaking up. Psychological safety, a phenomenon studied extensively by coauthor Prof. Amy Edmondson (Harvard Business School), is found to be important for forming strong ethical cultures where employees feel comfortable speaking up.

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31 Mar 2020

Integrity Game for Business and Finance

Prof. Carmen Tanner talks about our integrity game uFin: The Challenge for promoting individual moral competencies in business and finance. With this game, we want to supplement the current challenge of many companies, namely to ensure compliance with codes of conduct and to strengthen a value-oriented corporate culture.

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7 Sep 2018

Carmen Tanner as Keynote on the Ethical Aspects of ESG

Prof. Carmen Tanner was invited as keynote speaker at the Credit Suisse Financial Forum in Davos. She gave a lecture on ethical aspects of the ESG concept and their determinants of (un)ethical conduct in companies. Prof. Tanner then responded to questions in a small panel discussion.

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