The thematic R&D group on Business Law and Ethics is dedicated to exploring the intricate interplay between legal frameworks, ethical principles, and business practices. With a focus on understanding the legal frameworks that govern commerce and the ethical considerations that guide decision-making, our interdisciplinary team investigates a wide range of issues, including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, intellectual property rights, and social responsibility. Through rigorous analysis and practical insight, we aim to inform policymakers, business leaders, and legal practitioners on navigating complex legal and ethical dilemmas in today's global marketplace. By promoting dialogue and fostering ethical leadership, our research group seeks to cultivate a business environment where integrity, accountability, and justice are paramount, fostering sustainable and responsible business practices for the betterment of society.
Andres Tupits, PhD
PhD candidates
Taruanne Eveliina Lindevall, Kaie Koppel, Priit Mändmaa, Thea Sogenbits and Pablo Veyrat
PhDs completed
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Pawan Kumar Dutt (2024) Intellectual Property Protection as an Element of the Support System for Innovative Entrepreneurship
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Hala A. Abdelgaffar (2021) Responsible Management Education: Practices, Challenges, and Prospects
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Sven Kukemelk (2020). Sustainability of the Regional Airline Model in the Legal Framework of the European Union
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Hamed Alavi (2018) Managing the Risk of Discrepancies in Documentary Letters of Credit: Study of Export DLCs in Estonia
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Ágnes Kasper (2015) Multi-Level Analytical Frameworks for Cyber Security Legal Decision Making
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Urmas Arumäe (2010) Territorial Communities and the Legal Organization of their Management
Completed institution-building projects
Higher Education Institution for Societal Engagement (HEISE)
Project Coordinator at EBS: Marge Sassi
Funding: 19 945 EUR
Funder: ERASMUS+
Duration: 01.09.2016-31.08.2019
Publications
Sogenbits, Thea and Turksen, Umut. (forthcoming) “Cracking the Code: Unveiling Carding Crime through the Darknet-Acquired Criminal Carding Manual and the Business Model Canvas”, Journal of Economic Criminology.
Jukka Mäkinen; Jose-Carlos Garcia-Rosell & Johanna Moisander. (2024). “Corporate social responsibility” In Tuija Takala & Matti Häyry (Ed.). Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. (48−55). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Goodman, Jennifer & Mäkinen, Jukka. (2023). “Democracy in Political Corporate Social Responsibility: A Dynamic, Multilevel Account”, Business & Society, 62 (2), 250−284.
Preuss, Lutz; Elms, Heather; Kurdyukov, Roman; Golob, Urša; Zaharia, Rodica Milena; Jalsenjak,
Borna; Burg, Ryan; Hardi, Peter; Jacquemod, Julija; Kooskora, Mari & Manzhynski, Siarhei. (2023).
“Institutional pressures and the adoption of responsible management education at universities and business schools in Central and Eastern Europe” Business Ethics, Environment and Responsibility, 1−17.
Lindman, Juho; Mäkinen, Jukka & Kasanen, Eero. (2023). “Big Tech’s power, political corporate social responsibility and regulation”, Journal of Information Technology, 38 (2), 144−159.
Jose-Carlos Garcia-Rosell, Johanna Moisander & Jukka Mäkinen. (2023). “Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Ethical Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility” In: Annamma Joy (Ed.). New Directions in Art, Fashion, and Wine: Sustainability, Digitalization, and Artification. (139−156). Lexinton Books, Rowman & Littlefield.
Tupits, A. (2024 ı 2022). Article 129 [Statute of the ESCB]. In: Böttner, R., Blanke, HJ. (eds) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - A Commentary. Springer Commentaries on International and European Law. Vol. II, Articles 90-164. Cham: Springer, 749–752.
Tupits, Andres (2021). Estonia In: Stefan Griller, Elisabeth Lentsch (Ed.). EMU Integration and Member States’ Constitutions. (177−194). Hart Publishing.
Meriläinen, Eija; Mäkinen, Jukka & Solitander, Nikodemus. (2020). Blurred Responsibilities of Disaster Governance: The American Red Cross in the US and Haiti, Politics and Governance, 8(4), 331−342.
Dutt, K. P.; Wahl, M. F. & Kerikmäe, T. (2019). “Using Patent Development, Education Policy and Research and Development Expenditure Policy to Understand Differences Between Countries - The Case of Estonia and Germany”, International and Comparative Law Review, 19 (1), 190−233.
Heikkurinen, Pasi & Makinen, Jukka. (2018). “Synthesising Corporate Responsibility on Organisational and Societal Levels of Analysis: An Integrative Perspective”, Journal of Business Ethics, 149 (3), 589−607.
Heikkurinen, Pasi & Mäkinen, Jukka. (2018). “Integrative stakeholder engagement: A review and synthesis of economic, critical, and politico-ethical perspectives”, In: Lindegreen, Adam Maon Francois Vanhamme Joelle Florencio, Beatric Vallaster, Christine Strong, Carolyn (Ed.). Engaging with Stakeholders. (3−18). Routledge.
Sepp, Katrin; Kaarlep, Urmas & Kuleli, Turgay (2018). “Unblocking the bottlenecks of the Estonian wealth-management scene for private foundations”, Trusts & Trustees, 24 (6), 558−564.
Kuleli, Turgay and Kaarlep, Urmas. (2017a). “What makes Estonia an attractive jurisdiction for global non-charitable private foundations?”, Trusts & Trustees, 23(3), 263–272.
Kuleli, Turgay and Kaarlep, Urmas. (2017b). “Is the Estonian Foundation Act ready for private purposes?”, Trusts & Trustees, 23(6), 653–657.
Ferraro, S.; Dutt, K, P. & Kerikmäe, T. (2017). “Using Patent Development, Education Policy and Research and Development Expenditure Policy to Increase Technological Competitiveness of Small European Union Member States”, Croatian International Relations Review, 23 (78), 97−126.
Makinen, Jukka & Kasanen, Eero. (2016). “Boundaries Between Business and Politics: A Study on the Division of Moral Labor”, Journal of Business Ethics, 134(1), 103−116.
Mäkinen, Jukka & Kourula, Arno. (2012). “Pluralism in political corporate social responsibility”, Business Ethics Quarterly, 22 (4), 649−678.
Lämsä, Anna-Maija; Pucetaite, Raminta; Kujala, Johanna; Medeisiene, Raimonda Agne; Riivari, Elina; Bulatova, Julia; Kooskora, Mari; Brinkmann, Johannes & Heikkinen, Anna (2015) “Mixed Learning Approach to Teaching Ethics in Leadership and Management: A Case Course in a Multicultural Group” In: Sardana, G.D., Thatchehenkrey (Ed.). Managing Complex Organization Change. Action-Oriented Approaches for Sustaining Positive Interventions. (352−364). Bloomsbury.
Poór, J.; Alas, R.; Vanhala, S.; Kollár, P.; Slavic, A.; Berber, N.; Slocinska, A.; Kerekes, K.; Zaharie, M.;
Ferencikova, S. & Barasic, A. (2015). “Idealism and relativism in ethics: the results of empirical research in seven CEE countries and one North European country”, Journal for East European Management Studies, 20 (4), 484−505.
Lakshman, C., Ramaswami, A., Alas, R., Kabongo, J. F. & Pandian, J. R. (2014). “Ethics Trumps Culture? A Cross-National Study of Business Leader Responsibility for Downsizing and CSR Perceptions”, Journal of Business Ethics, 125 (1), 101−119.
Alsua, C.; Alas, R. & Carneiro, J. (2012). “Moral philosophies and ethics across borders: A study of Brazil, Chile, China, Estonia and the US”, Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, 30−44.
Alas, Ruth; Gao, Junhong; & Carneiro, Jorge. (2010). “Connections Between Ethics and Cultural Dimensions”, Engineering Economics, 21 (3), 255−262.
Alas, Ruth & Sun, Wei. (2008). “Institutional impact on Work-related Values in Chinese Organizations”, Journal of Business Ethics, 83 (2), 297−306.
Alas, Ruth (2006). “Ethics in countries with different cultural dimensions”, Journal of Business Ethics, 69 (3), 237−247.
Virovere, A.; Kooskora, M. & Valler, M. (2002). “Conflict as a Tool for Measuring Ethics at Workplace”, Journal of Business Ethics, 39, 75−81.