Biography
Muel Kaptein is a professor of business ethics and integrity management at the Department of Business-Society Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM).
His research interests lie in the area of defining, measuring and managing the ethics of organizations.
Muel wrote eight books and has published 50 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organization Studies, Journal of Management, and Academy of Management Review.
He was section-editor of Journal of Business Ethics between 2002 and 2019. He teaches courses in CSR, leadership, business ethics and consultancy.
Muel is also equity partner at KPMG where he helps organizations in developing, protecting and assessing their ethics, integrity and compliance.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
- mkaptein@rsm.nl
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Work
- Guillem C. Cabana & Muel Kaptein (2025) - Team ethical culture as a coupling mechanism between a well-implemented organizational ethics program and the prevention of unethical behavior in teams Opent extern - Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility, 34 (2), 409-422 - doi: 10.1111/beer.12661Opent extern - [link]Opent extern
- Muel Kaptein (2024) - Normatively reconciling shareholder and stakeholder theories: The ethical responsibility of a business is serving its owners by serving its stakeholders Opent extern - doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4659249Opent extern
- Muel Kaptein (2024) - A Profit Cap is not yet a General Moral Duty for Companies: A Corporate Social Contract Perspective Opent extern - Journal of Business Ethics - doi: 10.1007/s10551-024-05834-5Opent extern - [link]Opent extern
- Isabel de Bruin, Allison R. Russell, Muel Kaptein & L.C.P.M. Meijs (2024) - How Moral Goodness Drives Unethical Behavior: Empirical Evidence for the NGO Halo Effect Opent extern - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 53 (3), 589-614 - doi: 10.1177/08997640231179751Opent extern - [link]Opent extern
- Ahmed Gaara, Muel Kaptein & Guido Berens (2024) - It is all in the name: Toward a typology of public relations professionals' ethical dilemmas Opent extern - Public Relations Review, 50 (1) - doi: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102418Opent extern - [link]Opent extern
- Muel Kaptein (2024) - Introduction to Research Handbook on Organisational Integrity Opent extern - doi: 10.4337/9781803927930.00005Opent extern - [link]Opent extern
- Muel Kaptein (2024) - Research Handbook on Organisational Integrity Opent extern - doi: 10.4337/9781803927930Opent extern - [link]Opent extern
- M LĂĽckerath-Rovers, H van Ees, I Wuisman & Muel Kaptein (2023) - Jaarboek Corporate Governance 2023-2024 Opent extern - [link]Opent extern
- Ahmed Gaara, Muel Kaptein & Guido Berens (2023) - It is all in the name: Toward a typology of public relations professionals’ ethical dilemmas Opent extern
- Isabel De Bruin Cardoso, Muel Kaptein & L.C.P.M. Meijs (2023) - The NGO Halo Effect: How Moral Goodness can Explain Unethical Behavior Opent extern
- Martijn van der Steen, Muel Kaptein & Martin de Bree (19 oktober 2023) - New research programme aims to innovate public regulation
- Muel Kaptein (2 november 2022) - More ethical businesses are more unlikely to experience unethical employee behaviour
- Muel Kaptein (9 december 2021) - = Erasmus University Rotterdam Dilemma Game App Wins European Award
- Muel Kaptein, E Roos & Ph Wallage (1 januari 2009) - Trust Rules: Negen handvatten voor een betere balans tussen regels en vertrouwen.
- JFDB (Johan) Wempe & Muel Kaptein (1 januari 1994) - Ondernemingscode NV Luchthaven Schiphol
- Muel Kaptein (2002) - Journal of Business Ethics (Journal) (Editor)
Activiteit: Editorial work › Academic - Muel Kaptein (2001) - Journal of Business Ethics (Journal) (Editor)
Activiteit: Editorial work › Academic
- Muel Kaptein (2019) - Dutch National Compliance Award 2019
- Muel Kaptein (1992) - Dutch Best Master Thesis Award
Pensioenfederatie
- Start date approval
- juni 2022
- End date approval
- juni 2025
- Place
- DEN HAAG
- Description
- lid monitoringscommissie code pensioenfondsen
KPMG
- Start date approval
- juni 2022
- End date approval
- juni 2025
- Place
- AMSTELVEEN
- Description
- advisering
Tot heil des volks
- Start date approval
- juni 2022
- End date approval
- juni 2025
- Place
- AMERSFOORT
- Description
- Voorzitter Raad van Toezicht
Erasmus MC
- Start date approval
- januari 2024
- End date approval
- januari 2027
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
- Description
- Voorzitter Commissie Wetenschappelijke Integriteit
Erasmus Holding
- Start date approval
- januari 2025
- End date approval
- december 2027
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
- Description
- Raad van Advies van Governance Opleiding
Verantwoord leiderschap in organisatiesOpent extern
- Year Level
- bachelor 2, pre-master
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BK2101
Responsible Business LeadershipOpent extern
- Year Level
- bachelor 2, pre-master, bachelor 3
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BT2101
Introduction to BusinessOpent extern
- Year Level
- bachelor 1, bachelor 1
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BT1201
Introduction to businessOpent extern
- Level
- bachelor 1
- Year Level
- bachelor 1
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BK1201
Consultancy Project PTOpent extern
- Level
- master
- Year Level
- master
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BM28MIM-P