Personal profile
Curriculum
Dennis Schoeneborn is Visiting Professor of Organization and Management at Leuphana University Lüneburg as well as Professor of Organization, Communication, and CSR at Copenhagen Business School (Denmark).
Dennis Schoeneborn earned his doctorate from Bauhaus University of Weimar and his habilitation degree from the University of Zurich (Switzerland). He was honored with the Credit Suisse Best Teaching Award 2013 at the University of Zurich. His research interests include organization theory, organizational communication, corporate social responsibility (CSR), digital media, and new forms of organizing. His research has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Human Relations, Journal of Management Studies, Management Communication Quarterly, and Organization Studies, amongst other outlets. He furthermore serves as head coordinator of the Standing Working Group "Organization as Communication" (since 2015) at the European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS) – jointly with Nicolas Bencherki (TÉLUQ Montréal), François Cooren (Université de Montréal), Tim Kuhn (University of Colorado Boulder), and Consuelo Vásquez (UQAM Montréal).
Research interests
(1) Organization theory
(2) Organizational communication
(3) Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
(4) Digital media and communication
(5) New forms of organizing
Keywords
- Management studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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Corporate Sustainability Communication in an Age of Polarization (CS-CAP): Why Firms Either Engage in Stakeholder Dialogue or Retract to Strategic Silence
Börries, H. P. (Project manager, academic), Schüßler, E. (Partner) & Schöneborn, D. (Partner)
01.07.26 → …
Project: Dissertation project
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Future Ways of Working in the Digital Economy
Schöneborn, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.18 → 31.12.22
Project: Research
Research output
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The Escalating Dis/Organization of Post-Truth Communication
Winkler, P. & Schoeneborn, D., 01.10.2025, In: Organization Theory. 6, 4, 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Past, Present and Future of the Corporate Actor: Ontological, Epistemological and Theoretical Considerations
Haase, M., Schuessler, E., Schmiel, U., Ortmann, G., Suchanek, A. & Schoeneborn, D., 12.2025, In: Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research. 77, 4, p. 643-680 38 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Communication constitutes organization
Schoeneborn, D., Winkler, P. & Kuhn, T., 14.03.2024, Elgar Encyclopedia of Corporate Communication. Podnar, K. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 37-42 6 p. (Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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CSR Communication and the Polarization of Public Discourses: Introduction to the Special Issue
Schoeneborn, D., Golob, U., Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Wenzel, M. & O’Connor, A., 11.2024, In: Management Communication Quarterly. 38, 4, p. 751-774 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Enacting a Grand Challenge for Business and Society: Theorizing Issue Maturation in the Media-Based Public Discourse on COVID-19 in Three National Contexts
Schwoon, B., Schoeneborn, D. & Scherer, A. G., 04.2024, In: Business and Society. 63, 4, p. 869-919 51 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (Scopus)
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Exploring Corporate Sustainability (CS) Communication in Polarized Stakeholder Environments: A Qualitative Meta Synthesis
Schüßler, E. (Speaker), Gerland, H. P. (Coauthor) & Schöneborn, D. (Coauthor)
24.03.2026 → 25.03.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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85. Wissenschaftliche Tagung des Verbandes der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V.
Schüßler, E. (Speaker), Gerland, H. P. (Coauthor) & Schöneborn, D. (Coauthor)
19.03.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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The parasitic organizationality of post-truth communication
Winkler, P. (Speaker) & Schöneborn, D. (Coauthor)
14.09.2022 → 16.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Organisations- trifft Kommunikationsforschung: Eine Einführung in die Communication Constitutes Organization (CCO) Perspektive
Schoeneborn, D. (Organiser), Winkler, P. (Organiser), Nathues, E. (Organiser) & Leybold, M. (Organiser)
22.02.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Exploring the hidden curriculum in responsible management education
Schöneborn, D. (Coauthor), Høgdal, C. (Speaker) & Rasche, A. (Speaker)
09.08.2019 → 13.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Prizes
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Bester Artikel des Jahres 2013 im "Corporate Communications: An International Journal "
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. (Recipient) & Schoeneborn, D. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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Zwischen Kontrolle und Vertrauen
Schoeneborn, D. & Wickert, C.
01.02.10
1 Media contribution
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Unternehmen mögen Ökologie: Lieber grün kleiden als Greenpeace auf dem Dach
30.11.09
1 Media contribution
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