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
Full professor | Department of Business-Society Management
- mkaptein@rsm.nl
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Work
- Muel Kaptein (2024) - A Profit Cap is not yet a General Moral Duty for Companies: A Corporate Social Contract Perspective - Journal of Business Ethics - doi: 10.1007/s10551-024-05834-5 - [link]
- 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 - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 53 (3), 589-614 - doi: 10.1177/08997640231179751 - [link]
- Ahmed Gaara, Muel Kaptein & Guido Berens (2024) - It is all in the name: Toward a typology of public relations professionals' ethical dilemmas - Public Relations Review, 50 (1) - doi: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2023.102418 - [link]
- Muel Kaptein (2024) - Research Handbook on Organisational Integrity - doi: 10.4337/9781803927930 - [link]
- Guillem C. Cabana & Muel Kaptein (2024) - Team ethical culture as a coupling mechanism between a well-implemented organizational ethics program and the prevention of unethical behavior in teams - Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility - doi: 10.1111/beer.12661 - [link]
- M Lückerath-Rovers, H van Ees, I Wuisman & Muel Kaptein (2023) - Jaarboek Corporate Governance 2023-2024 - [link]
- Ahmed Gaara, Muel Kaptein & Guido Berens (2023) - It is all in the name: Toward a typology of public relations professionals’ ethical dilemmas
- Isabel De Bruin Cardoso, Muel Kaptein & L.C.P.M. Meijs (2023) - The NGO Halo Effect: How Moral Goodness can Explain Unethical Behavior
- Muel Kaptein (2023) - The seven competencies of ESG leaders - [link]
- Muel Kaptein (2023) - A Paradox of Ethics: Why People in Good Organizations do Bad Things - Journal of Business Ethics, 184 (1), 297-316 - doi: 10.1007/s10551-022-05142-w - [link]
- Muel Kaptein (2023) - Developing a framework for determining when a company should introduce a new ethical norm - Business and Society Review, 128 (1), 3-22 - doi: 10.1111/basr.12297 - [link]
- Muel Kaptein (2023) - Teleurgesteld over die nieuwe bestuurscultuur?: Elk land krijgt de bestuurscultuur die het verdient - [link]
- M Luckerath-Rovers, H van Ees, Muel Kaptein & Iris Wijsman (2022) - Jaarboek Corporate Governance 2022-2023 - [link]
- Muel Kaptein (2022) - Eight unethical effects that can sneak in to ethical businesses - [link]
- Sander Klous & Muel Kaptein (2022) - Politieke houdgreep laat de samenleving stilstaan
- Egbert Eeftink, Muel Kaptein & Sander Klous (2022) - Een moderne CEO moet willen aanschuiven bij een talkshow - [link]
- L Huberts, Muel Kaptein & Bart Koming (2022) - Integrity Scandals of Politicians:: A Political Integrity Index - Public Integrity, 24 (3), 329-341 - doi: 10.1080/10999922.2021.1940778 - [link]
- M Luckerath-Rovers, H van Ees, Muel Kaptein & Iris Wijsman (2021) - Jaarboek Corporate Governance 2021-2022
- Mihaela Constantinescu & Muel Kaptein (2021) - Virtue and virtuousness in organizations: Guidelines for ascribing individual and organizational moral responsibility - Business Ethics, Environment and Responsibility, 30 (4), 801-817 - doi: 10.1111/beer.12373 - [link]
- 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 (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
Introduction to Business
- Year Level
- bachelor 1, bachelor 1
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BT1201
Introduction to business
- Level
- bachelor 1
- Year Level
- bachelor 1
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BK1201
Consultancy Project PT
- Level
- master
- Year Level
- master
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BM28MIM-P
Verantwoord leiderschap in organisaties
- Year Level
- bachelor 2, pre-master
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BK2101
Responsible Business Leadership
- Year Level
- bachelor 2, pre-master, bachelor 3
- Year
- 2024
- Course Code
- BT2101
