Johannes Brinkmann studied sociology (and secondary subjects) at the universities of Münster, W. Germany and Oslo, Norway. Academic work in Norway and for more limited periods in the US, Germany, Lithuania etc. At present 11 academic books (mostly in Norwegian), 43 academic articles (mostly in English), in addition numerous conference papers, book chapters, industry and professional journal papers.
Until 2016, Brinkmann was head of the former BI Centre for risk and insurance research (ROFF). 2016-2019 he was adjunct professor at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø.
Research areas Business ethics with subspecialties, descriptive ethics, industry and business-professional ethics, marketing and consumer ethics. Comparative social science. More recently focus on insurance industry ethics, dialectics of risk and responsibility, socratic dialogue.
Teaching areas
Business ethics, risk management, sociology for business students, social science methodology.
This study delves into the significant ethical criteria in the context of global standards. It addresses the moral wrongdoings and adverse side effects associated with global value chains as discussed in the business ethics literature. The methodology involves theoretical application and synthesis. The study employs ethical principles from deontology, consequentialism, and political cosmopolitanism to establish normative criteria such as “injustice and harm to others” and “bad outcomes.” It further investigates how these criteria should influence consumers' decisions, actions, and responsibilities. These criteria are then used to examine the moral wrongdoings and negative effects mentioned in global standards. The study explores how global standards implicitly express consumers' roles in governing global value chains. It scrutinizes consumers' actions and decisions by applying ethical frameworks to global standards. The study outlines consumers' individual and political responsibilities in achieving the goals of global standards. The research findings have implications for governments, consumers, and organizations in practicing shared responsibility. The aim of this research is to provide normative guidance for responsible actions.
Lindemann, Beate Hildegard & Brinkmann, Johannes (2022)
Per Mausklick in Berlin - Digitale Zugänglichkeit im Spagat zwischen Potential und DaF-Lehrer-Alltag
Tinnefeld, Thomas (red.). Befähigung zu grenzenloser Kommunikation: Ansätze - Methoden - Verfahren
Brinkmann, Johannes & Kochupillai, Mrinalini (2020)
Law, Business, and Legitimacy
Rendtorff, Jacob Dahl (red.). Handbook of Business Legitimacy. Responsibility, Ethics and Society
Brinkmann, Johannes (2020)
Consumer social responsibility – seven theses and seven exhibits
Heidbrink, Ludger & Muller, Sebastian (red.). Consumer Social Responsibility Zur gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung von Konsumenten
Brinkmann, Johannes (2019)
“Troubling Times” on the Agenda of Business Ethics: Drafting a dialogue approach, aiming at a consensus
Ciulla, Joanne B & Scharding, Tobey K. (red.). Ethical Business Leadership in Troubling Times
Brinkmann, Johannes (2018)
Fagkritisk tilnærming
Brinkmann, Johannes (red.). Ubehagelig næringslivsetikk II
Brinkmann, Johannes (2018)
En bransje- og profesjonstilnærming
Brinkmann, Johannes (red.). Ubehagelig næringslivsetikk II
Brinkmann, Johannes (2018)
En (første) studentsentrert tilnærmering: start med å se på deg selv
Brinkmann, Johannes (red.). Ubehagelig næringslivsetikk II
Brinkmann, Johannes (2018)
Ubehagelig næringslivsetikk II
Gyldendal Akademisk.
Schlierer, Hans Jörg & Brinkmann, Johannes (2017)
The Use of Online Resources for Teaching Business Ethics: A Pilot Project, a Framework, and Recommendations
Vocational ethics and vocational moral socialization are important for the business ethical climate in a given country and in a given industry, but have not received attention in the literature. Our article suggests vocational ethics as a legitimate sub-specialty for business ethics research and development. The article addresses the exposure of vocational students to a combination of vocational school-based and workplace-based socialization, and outlines an agenda for teaching-oriented research and research-based teaching. More specifically, we first draft a conceptual frame of reference and then report results and experiences from a scenario-based pilot study at one of the biggest vocational schools in the country. As a third step such a preliminary situation analysis inspires a number of suggestions for how one could start with developing this field, practically, empirically and theoretically.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2007)
Forbruksetikk: Å gi struktur til et nytt akademisk område
Forbrukersosiologi. Makt, tegn og mening i forbrukersamfunnet, G.E. Schjelderup og M.W. Knudsen, (red)
Brinkmann, Johannes (2007)
Responsibility Sharing (Elements of a Framework for Understanding Insurance Business Ethics)
Insurance Ethics for a More Ethical World, Flanagan,Primeaux, Ferguson (eds), Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, vol 7
Brinkmann, Johannes & Lentz, P. (2006)
Understanding insurance customer dishonesty: Outline of a moral-sociological approach
Journal of Business Ethics, 66, s. 177- 195.
Most consumer morality studies focus on consumer immorality, i.e. different types and degrees of consumer dishonesty or deviance. This paper follows this tradition, by looking at insurance customer dishonesty. For looking at insurance customer dishonesty in a wider perspective, the paper drafts a sociology of insurance customer morality, including outlines of micro-level, meso-level and macro-level moral sociologies of insurance fraud, as well as a discussion of moral heterogeneity and a critical understanding of deviance. As a next step a few empirical rsearch questions are formulated and illustrated with data from a Norwegian-German pilot study.
Brinkmann, Johannes & Barcikowski, E. (2006)
Krombacher ? Save Nature, Drink Beer
P.E. Murphy and G.R. Laczniak, eds., 2006, Marketing Ethics, Cases and Readings
Brinkmann, Johannes & Peattie, Ken (2005)
Exploring Business School Ethics
Journal of Business Ethics Education, 2(2), s. 151- 170.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2005)
Understanding Insurance Customer Dishonesty: Outline of a Situational Approach
Journal of Business Ethics, 61, s. 183- 197.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2004)
Looking at Consumer Behavior in a Moral Perspective
Journal of Business Ethics, 51(2), s. 129- 141.
Brinkmann, Johannes & Ims, Knut Johannessen (2004)
A conflict case approach to business ethics
Journal of Business Ethics, 53(1/2 Special Issue), s. 123- 136.
Departing from frequent use of moral conflict cases in business ethics teaching and research, the paper suggests an elaboration of a moral conflict approach within business ethics, both conceptually and philosophically. The conceptual elaboration borrows from social science conflict research terminology, while the philosophical elaboration presents casuistry as a kind of practical, inductive argumentation with a focus on paradigmatic examples.
Sims, Ronald R. & Brinkmann, Johannes (2003)
Enron Ethics (Or: Culture Matters More than Codes)
Journal of Business Ethics, 45, s. 243- 256.
Sims, Ronald R. & Brinkmann, Johannes (2003)
Business Ethics Curriculum Design: Suggestions and illustrations
Teaching Business Ethics, 7, s. 69- 86.
Brinkmann, Johannes & Ims, Knut Johannessen (2003)
Good intentions aside: drafting a functionalist look at codes of ethics
?, 12(3), s. 265- 274.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2002)
Teaching Business Students Intercultural Communication
I. Koall et al., Vielfalt statt Leid(t)kultur
Brinkmann, Johannes & Axell, P. (2002)
Karrieremoral: Illustrasjon og refleksjon
Med forskerblikk på verdier
Brinkmann, Johannes (2002)
Business and Marketing Ethics as Professional Ethics. Concepts, Aproaches and Typologies
Journal of Business Ethics, 41, s. 159- 177.
Brinkmann, Johannes & Steenbuck, Gisela (2002)
Wirtschaftsethik lehren mit Schillers moralischem Theater
?, 3(1), s. 58- 76.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2002)
Business Ethics and Intercultural Communication. Exploring the overlap between two academic fields
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Brinkmann, Johannes (2002)
Moral Reflection Differences among Norwegian Business Students. A presentation and discussion of findings
Teaching Business Ethics, 6, s. 83- 99.
Sims, Ronald R. & Brinkmann, Johannes (2002)
Leaders as Moral Role Models: The Case of John Gutfreund at Salomon Brothers
Journal of Business Ethics, 35, s. 327- 339.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2001)
Næringslivsetikk som akademisk fag?
Beta, 15(1), s. 35- 49.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2001)
On Business Ethics and Moralism
?, 10(4), s. 311- 319.
Brinkmann, Johannes & Sims, Ronald R. (2001)
Stakeholder-Sensitive Business Ethics Teaching
Teaching Business Ethics, 5, s. 171- 193.
Sims, Ron & Brinkmann, Johannes (2000)
Stakeholder-Sensitive Business Ethics Teaching
Teaching Business Ethics, s. 1- 23.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2000)
Real Estate Agent Ethics. Selected Findings from Two Norwegian Studies, Business Ethics
?, 9(3), s. 163- 173.
Lesch, W.; Grimm, J. & Brinkmann, Johannes (1999)
The North American Free Trade Agreement and Environmental Provisions: A Review of Promises, Processes, and Outcomes
?, 9(1), s. 73- 82.
Bakken, Tore & Brinkmann, Johannes (2022)
Krise, risiko og uvisshet. Sosiologiske refleksjoner
[Non-fiction book]. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate & Schlierer, Hans Jörg (2019)
The languages of business ethics: Presenting survey findings on their own terms
[Academic lecture]. EBEN RC.
Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate & Schlierer, Hans Jörg (2019)
“Englishization” versus Multilingualism… in Academia (Business Ethics for example).
[Academic lecture]. 5th Saarbrücken Conf on Foreign Language Teaching.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2018)
Putting “troubling times” on the agenda of business ethics?
[Academic lecture]. TABEC Seminar.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2018)
Teaching (how to think) business ethics – different approaches
[Academic lecture]. Gjesteforelesning.
Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate, Lämsä, Anna Maija & Riivari, Elina (2018)
The languages of EBEN – Risks and opportunities
[Academic lecture]. EBEN RC.
Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate & Schlierer, Hans Jörg (2017)
A Socratic dialogue about the true Language of business ethics
[Academic lecture]. EBEN AC.
Brinkmann, Johannes & Sims, Ronald R. (2017)
Investigating business career morality
[Academic lecture]. EBEN AC.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2017)
Teaching business ethics – different approaches
[Academic lecture]. EBEN Annual Conference.
Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate & Schlierer, Hans Jörg (2017)
Publish in English or perish? (Business Ethics as a Case)
[Academic lecture]. Fourth Saarbrücken Conference on Foreign Language Teaching.
Brinkmann, Johannes (2016)
Sieben Anregungen für ein Gespräch über Solidarität