Dr. phil. Guli-Sanam Karimova

KCG External Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute for Ethics in Management (Department of Management)
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Email: guli-sanam.karimova@wu.ac.at

Research Interests in the field of Business Ethics involve:

  • Philosophy and Management
  • Corporate- and Consumer Social Responsibility
  • Digitalisation and Sustainability
  • Governance of Global Supply Chains

The Belt and Road Initiative, World Order and International Standards: Continuity, Adaptation, or Discontinuity?

19th November 2021
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Authors: Guli-Sanam Karimova, Stephen A. LeMay (Journal of Global Ethics, 2021, 17(1): 71–90)

Many questions arise in any Western discussion of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Does China’s BRI represent a new world order that aligns with European values and interests? Alternatively, is it an attempt by China to dominate Eurasia and most of the world economically and socially?[...]

Virtue Ethics between East and West in Consumer Research: Review, Synthesis and Directions for Future Research

19th November 2021
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Authors: Guli-Sanam Karimova, Nils Christian Hoffmann, Ludger Heidbrink, Stefan Hoffmann (Journal of Business Ethics, 2020, 165: 255–275)

This literature review systematically synthesizes studies that link consumer research to differences and similarities in virtue ethics between the East and the West, with a focus on early Chinese and ancient Greek virtue ethics. These two major traditions provide principles that guide consumer behavior and thus serve as a background to comparatively explain and evaluate the ethical nature of consumer behavior in the East and the West[...]

Best Paper Award to KCG Research on Global Standards and Philosophy of Consumption

26th November 2019
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A recent KCG paper titled “Global Standards and Philosophy of Consumption: Towards Consumer-driven Governance of Global Value Chains", co-authored by Guli-Sanam Karimova (KCG Fellow), Prof. Dr. Ludger Heidbrink (KCG Co-Head), and Prof. Dr. Johannes Brinkmann (BI Norwegian Business School & KCG External Research Fellow) received the Patrick Primeux Best Paper Award 2019 at the 26th International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (IVBEC) on October 24-26, 2019 in Dublin[...]

Virtue Ethics Between East and West in Consumer Research: Review, Synthesis and Directions for Future Research

14th November 2019
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Authors: Guli-Sanam Karimova, Nils Christian Hoffmann, Ludger Heidbrink and Stefan Hoffmann (Journal of Business Ethics, 2019)

This literature review systematically synthesizes studies that link consumer research to differences and similarities in virtue ethics between the East and the West, with a focus on early Chinese and ancient Greek virtue ethics. These two major traditions provide principles that guide consumer behavior and thus serve as a background to comparatively explain and evaluate the ethical nature of consumer behavior in the East and the West. The paper first covers Eastern and Western[…]

KCG Co-hosted the Consumer Social Responsibility Workshop in Kiel, Germany

2nd July 2019
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KCG was pleased to co-host the successful workshop “Consumer Social Responsibility” on May 23 – 24. At the workshop which took place at the Science Park (Wissenschaftspark) in Kiel, Germany, senior and junior scientists from Germany and abroad presented their ongoing related projects and discussed the scientific, social and political relevance of Consumer Social Responsibility (ConSR) and its relation to the very established concept of Corporate Social Responsibility[…]

Guli-Sanam Karimova Presented at the 5th EIASM Workshop on Business Ethics in Brussels

20th June 2019
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KCG Researcher, Guli-Sanam Karimova, joined the 5th EIASM Workshop on Business Ethics where she also gave a presentation based on her recent paper “Global Standards and Philosophy of Consumption: Towards Consumer-Driven Governance of Global Value Chains”. This paper, an output of  the KCG Project “Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains”, is a joint research work with Prof. Dr. Ludger Heidbrink (KCG Senior Fellow; University of Kiel) and Prof. Dr. Johannes Brinkmann (KCG External Research Fellow; BI Norwegian Business School)[…]

KCG will Co-organise a Workshop on Consumer Social Responsibility on May 23-24 in Kiel

25th April 2019
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KCG works on an interdisciplinary research agenda that analyses the economic and social consequences of global supply chains, focusing particularly on related ethical issues. One key aspect here is the role of consumers and their social responsibility along the global supply chains. The KCG Project “Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains” thus aims at analysing, amongst others, how consumers in[…]

Guli-Sanam Karimova Joined “Consumer Culture Theory” Conference in Odense, Denmark

12th July 2018
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Guli-Sanam Karimova, PhD Researcher of the KCG project “Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains”, was invited to join the Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) Conference that took place at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) from June 28 to July 1, 2018 in Odense. The overarching theme this year was […]

Guli-Sanam Karimova Joined Workshop “5 Years after Rana Plaza: Consequences for Labour Standards Improvements in Garment Supply Chains”

9th May 2018
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The Rana Plaza – five stock garment factory building – collapsed on April 24, 2013 in Bangladesh killing more than 1100 workers. The factory manufactured apparel supplying firms with global brands such as Benetton, Mango, Primark, Walmart etc.
As a reaction to the disaster, more than 200 firms joined two initiatives – “Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh” and “Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety”. The Accord is an independent, legally binding agreement between firms and trade unions. It aims at helping build a safe and healthy working environment in Bangladeshi in general and for the ready-made garment industry in particular. Working in such environment with appropriate health and safety measures, workers would not need to worry a lot about potential severe working accidents[…]

Science Jazz in New Orleans! KCG Researchers Joined 2018 AMA Winter Academic Conference in New Orleans, USA

22nd March 2018
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KCG Researchers, Nils Christian Hoffmann, Prof. Dr. Stefan Hoffmann, and Guli-Sanam Karimova, participated in the 2018 AMA Winter Academic Conference from February 23rd to 25th 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA). There they presented their first scientific results from the KCG project “Cross-cultural differences in the perception of corporate social responsibility and consumer social responsibility along global supply chains”[…]

Leibniz President Matthias Kleiner visited Kiel Centre for Globalization

1st February 2018
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Kleiner, President of the Leibniz Association, visited Leibniz ScienceCampi in Kiel on Jan. 31, 2018. His visit started with two morning meetings with Prof. Dr. Sonja Peterson, Scientific Director of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and most of the research members of the Kiel Centre for Globalization led by Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D., KCG Managing Director. Prof. Kleiner was accompanied by Dr. Bettina Böhm (Secretary-General), Dr. Kristina Hahn (Advisor) and Dr. Felix Kießling (Advisor) for visiting KCG […]

Guli-Sanam Karimova visited a PhD seminar on Qualitative Methods and Research Design in France

23rd November 2017
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Consumption nowadays – in emerging economies as well as in developed ones – does not only serve for the satisfaction of basic needs anymore. Both the role of consumption and the lifestyles of consumers have changed with increasing globalization of economic production and consumption patterns over time. The intensification of globalization over the past decades has triggered an increasing interest in research about the role of consumer culture and the meaning of responsible consumption in a globalized world.

KCG members presented the KCG at the European Researchers’ Night in the Kiel Region

5th October 2017
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KCG PhD Researchers Guli-Sanam Karimova, Thilo Kroeger, Finn Ole Semrau, and Frauke Steglich and KCG Deputy Coordinator Cecilia Hornok presented the KCG on September 29, 2017 at the European Researchers' Night in Plön. The European Researchers' Night is aimed at bringing together individuals, entrepreneurs, and scientists to communicate research to the broader public and is open to everyone interested in science.[…]

Ludger Heidbrink and Guli-Sanam Karimova Joined National Conference on Sustainable Consumption in Berlin

30th March 2017
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National Conference on Sustainable Consumption initiated by the German Federal Government took place on March 23rd in Berlin. The Conference aimed at encouraging public discussions among key stakeholders and experts from academia, NGOs, business and politics to collect valuable feedback and suggestions for the newly adopted National Program on Sustainable Consumption in Germany. Ludger Heidbrink and Guli-Sanam Karimova joined the conference to gain more insights into the topic of sustainable consumption that is relevant for a current KCG research project […]

Guli-Sanam Karimova Joined the KCG

1st December 2016
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Guli-Sanam Karimova joined the Kiel Centre for Globalization in December 2016 as a PhD researcher. She completed her Bachelor studies in Economics at the National University of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. She then studied for a Master's degree in Economics with a focus on business studies and particularly marketing and information management at the University of Kassel. After obtaining her Master’s degree in Economics she got her second Master’s degree in Philosophy. During her Master's studies, she worked as a student assistant at the Institute for Corporate Ethics and Economics at the University of Kassel.[…]