Johannes Brinkmann

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 9 academic books (mostly in Norwegian), 42 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). Since 2016, he is also 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.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 1975 University of Münster Dr.phil
• 1972 University of Münster Master of Arts

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2016 - Present University of Tromsø Professor II
• 1992 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate Professor/Professor
• 1989 - 1992 Norges Markedshøyskole, Norwegian School of Marketing Associate Professor
• 1985 - 1989 Institutt for Markedsføring, Oslo Programme Coordinator, Undergrad. teaching and programme development
• 1975 - 1985 University of Oslo Research Assistant/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate; Sims, Ronald R.. 

Voicing Moral Concerns: Yes, But How? The Use of Socratic Dialogue Methodology. Journal of Business Ethics 2015 ;Volume 139. p. 619-631 BI UiT

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Combining Risk and Responsibility Perspectives: First Steps. Journal of Business Ethics 2013 ;Volume 112.(4) p. 567-583 BI

Lesch, William C.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Consumer insurance fraud/abuse as co-creation and co-responsibility: A new paradigm. Journal of Business Ethics 2012 ;Volume 103. p. 17-32 BI

Radermacher, Ralf; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Insurance for the poor? First thoughts about microinsurance business ethics. Journal of Business Ethics 2012 ;Volume 103. p. 63-76 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Sims, Ronald R.; Nelson, Lawrence J.. 

Business Ethics Across the Curriculum?. Journal of Business Ethics Education 2011 ;Volume 8. p. - BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Putting Ethics on the Agenda for Real Estate Agents. Journal of Business Ethics 2009 ;Volume 88.(1) p. 65-82 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Using Ibsen in Business Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics 2009 ;Volume 84. p. 11-24 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Henriksen, Ann Mari. 

Vocational ethics as a subspecialty of business ethics - Structuring a research and teaching field. Journal of Business Ethics 2008 ;Volume 81.(3) p. 623-634 BI HIOA

Brinkmann, Johannes; Peattie, Ken. 

Consumer Ethics Research: Reframing the Debate About Consumption for Good. EJBO. Electronic journal of business and organization ethics 2008 ;Volume 13.(1) p. 22-29 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Lentz, P.. 

Understanding insurance customer dishonesty: Outline of a moral-sociological approach. Journal of Business Ethics 2006 ;Volume 66. p. 177-195 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Understanding Insurance Customer Dishonesty: Outline of a Situational Approach. Journal of Business Ethics 2005 ;Volume 61. p. 183-197 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Peattie, Ken. 

Exploring Business School Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics Education 2005 ;Volume 2.(2) p. 151-170 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Looking at Consumer Behavior in a Moral Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics 2004 ;Volume 51.(2) p. 129-141 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Ims, Knut Johannessen. 

A conflict case approach to business ethics. Journal of Business Ethics 2004 ;Volume 53.(1/2 Special Issue) p. 123-136 BI NHH

Brinkmann, Johannes; Ims, Knut Johannessen. 

Good intentions aside: drafting a functionalist look at codes of ethics. ? 2003 ;Volume 12.(3) p. 265-274 BI NHH

Sims, Ronald R.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Business Ethics Curriculum Design: Suggestions and illustrations. Teaching Business Ethics 2003 ;Volume 7. p. 69-86 BI

Sims, Ronald R.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Enron Ethics (Or: Culture Matters More than Codes). Journal of Business Ethics 2003 ;Volume 45. p. 243-256 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Business and Marketing Ethics as Professional Ethics. Concepts, Aproaches and Typologies. Journal of Business Ethics 2002 ;Volume 41. p. 159-177 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Business Ethics and Intercultural Communication. Exploring the overlap between two academic fields. ? 2002 (5) p. 14- BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Moral Reflection Differences among Norwegian Business Students. A presentation and discussion of findings. Teaching Business Ethics 2002 ;Volume 6. p. 83-99 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Steenbuck, Gisela. 

Wirtschaftsethik lehren mit Schillers moralischem Theater. ? 2002 ;Volume 3.(1) p. 58-76 BI

Sims, Ronald R.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Leaders as Moral Role Models: The Case of John Gutfreund at Salomon Brothers. Journal of Business Ethics 2002 ;Volume 35. p. 327-339 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Næringslivsetikk som akademisk fag?. Beta. Scandinavian Journal of Business Research 2001 ;Volume 15.(1) p. 35-49 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

On Business Ethics and Moralism. ? 2001 ;Volume 10.(4) p. 311-319 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Sims, Ronald R.. 

Stakeholder-Sensitive Business Ethics Teaching. Teaching Business Ethics 2001 ;Volume 5. p. 171-193 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Real Estate Agent Ethics. Selected Findings from Two Norwegian Studies, Business Ethics. ? 2000 ;Volume 9.(3) p. 163-173 BI

Sims, Ron; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Stakeholder-Sensitive Business Ethics Teaching. Teaching Business Ethics 2000 p. 1-23 BI

Lesch, W.; Grimm, J.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

The North American Free Trade Agreement and Environmental Provisions: A Review of Promises, Processes, and Outcomes. ? 1999 ;Volume 9.(1) p. 73-82 BI

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Sieben Anregungen für ein Gespräch über Solidarität. DNWE summit; 2016-06-09 - 2016-06-10 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate. 

Business ethics divided by a common language.... 23rd International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference; 2016-10-20 - 2016-10-22 BI UiT

Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate. 

Business Ethics (Wirtschaftsethik) - vereint und gespalten durch eine gemeinsame Sprache?. GAL Kongress 2016; 2016-09-27 - 2016-09-29 BI UiT

Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate; Schlierer, Hans-Jörg. 

Using online resources in one’s home country language in business ethics teaching and sharing them across language barriers. EBEN Research Conference; 2016-09-08 - 2016-09-10 BI UiT

Göke, Juliane; Brinkmann, Johannes; Huse, Morten. 

“The unexamined life is not worth living”? How to investigate and teach business career morality. IVBEC, International Venetian Business Ethics Conference; 2016-10-20 - 2016-10-22 BI

Kvalnes, Øyvind; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Role-play in a Norwegian Business Ethics Education Setting. EBEN Annual Research Conference; 2016-09-08 - 2016-09-09 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Business ethics – a sociological approach?. 22nd Vincentian Business Ethics Conference; 2015-10-22 - 2015-10-24 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Nathan the Wise. EBEN Annual Conference in Istanbul; 2015-06-26 - 2015-06-28 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate. 

Kommunikative Kompetenz –Wirtschaftsethiker unter sich. 3. Saarbrücker Fremdsprachentagung; 2015-10-29 - 2015-10-31 BI UiT

Lindemann, Beate; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Language barriers and unequal language proficiency in business ethics: suggestion of an agenda for a dialogue. 22nd Vincentian Business Ethics Conference; 2015-10-22 - 2015-10-24 BI UiT

Brinkmann, Johannes; Lindemann, Beate. 

Voicing moral concerns: Yes, but how? The use of Socratic dialogue methodology. EBEN Annual Conference; 2014-06-12 - 2014-06-14 BI UiT

Brinkmann, Johannes; Schlierer, Hans-Jörg; Lindemann, Beate. 

Online business ethics: Drafting an agenda.... EBEN Research Conference; 2014-10-09 - 2014-10-11 BI UiT

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Employee Fraud Insurance as an Insurance Business Ethics Case (conference presentation with pp slides and a memo). EBEN Annual conference; 2013-09-12 - 2013-09-14 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Socratic Dialogue – Designed in the Nelson-Heckmann Tradition. 19th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics; 2012-10-24 - 2012-10-26 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Socratic Dialogue – Designed in the Nelson-Heckmann Tradition (version 1). TABEC Conference NHH Bergen; 2012-10-19 - 2012-10-20 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Aarset, Magne. 

Mapping attitudes towards risk and responsibility among Norwegian car insurance customers. Presenting a pilot study. EBEN AC; 2012-09-12 - 2012-09-14 BI NTNU

Brinkmann, Johannes; Doyle, Aaron. 

Insurance Business Ethics. 19th Annual International Conference; 2012-10-24 - 2012-10-26 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Doyle, Aaron. 

The societal responsibility of the insurance industry is to co-create societal security (together with the insurance customers). EBEN Annual Conference Barcelona; 2012-09-12 - 2012-09-14 BI

Olsen, Birgitte Kofod; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Corporate Social Strategy: Presenting a Large Scandinavian Insurer as a Case, and Reflecting about it. EBEN Research Conference; 2012-06-07 - 2012-06-09 BI

Alm, Kristian; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Wise responses to moral wrongdoing. A report from a Socratic dialogue among middle managers in a bank. Vitenskapelig konferanse; 2011-09-15 - 2011-09-17 BI

Pettersen, Lene; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Enterprise 2.0 in a business ethical perspective. 18th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics; 2011-10-26 - 2011-10-28 BI

Alm, Kristian; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Listening to and working with the ones who don’t blow the whistle: Drafting an action research agenda. Annual Conference of the European Business Ethics Network; 2010-09-09 - 2010-09-11 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Risk and Responsibility. Vincentian Business Ethics Conference; 2010-10-14 - 2010-10-16 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Inconvenient business ethics. the Annual EBEN conference; 2009-09-10 - 2009-09-12 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Norwegian Real Estate Agent Role Ethics. Annual EBEN conference; 2008-10-17 - 2008-10-19 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Risk and responsibility. ISA-conference; 2008-09-05 - 2008-09-08 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Looking at consumer behavior in a moral perspective. The 9th International Conference Promoting Business Ethics; 2002-10-23 - 2002-10-25 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Cross-Cultural Business Ethics. NIC Symposium; 2001 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Moral Reflection Differences among Norwegian Business Students: a Preliminary Presentation of Findings, proceedings. The Seventh Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics; 2001 BI

POPULAR SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Should one insure against employee dishonesty (or rather not)?. Nordisk forsikringstidsskrift 2014 BI

Lesch, William C.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Consumer Insurance Fraud and Abuse: The Role of Customer Satisfaction. Nordisk forsikringstidsskrift 2014 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Doyle, Aaron. 

Insurance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility. Nordisk Forskningstidsskrift 2011 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Friis, Gabriele. 

Mikroforsikring ‐ på norsk?. Nordisk Forskningstidsskrift 2011 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Kyrtsis, Alexandros-Andreas; Webb, Kernaghan. 

What role can contract law play in making risky technological projects safer and less expensive?. Nordisk Forskningstidsskrift 2011 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Tak, Devendra. 

Microinsurance – Ensuring Insurance for the Most Vulnerable. Nordisk Forskningstidsskrift 2011 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Doyle, Aaron; Breit, Eric. 

Insurance Advertising: Scary, Funny, Trust-Building or Ethical?. Nordisk Forskningstidsskrift 2010 BI HIOA

Brinkmann, Johannes; Eigenstetter, Monika. 

Forsikringsmegleretikk. Nordisk Försäkringstidskrift (NFT) 2008 ;Volume 89.(3) p. 205-212 BI

Sims, R.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Undervisning i næringslivsetikk: Mål og hindringer. ? 2000 (feb.) p. 44-46 BI

CHAPTERS

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Socratic dialogue – designed in the Nelson–Heckmann tradition: A tool for reducing the theory–practice divide in business ethics. I: Business and the Greater Good: Rethinking Business Ethics in an Age of Crisis. Edward Elgar Publishing 2015 ISBN 9781784711764. p. 240-261 BI

Lindemann, Beate; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Zur Äusserung moralischer Bedenken in Geschäftsgesprächen. I: Fremdsprachenunterricht im Spannungsfeld zwsichen Sprachwissen und Sprachkönnen. Saarbrücken: Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft 2014 ISBN 978-3-942949-05-7. p. 385-398 BI UiT

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Inconvenient Business Ethics (version 2). I: På tvers. Festskrift til Ove Jakobsen. Bodø: Universitetet i Nordland 2012 ISBN 9788273146922. p. 79-92 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Ethics as a challenge to well‐established morality?. I: Responsibility, Deep Ecology and the Self: Festschrift in Honor of Knut J. Ims. Forlag1 2011 ISBN 978-82-9273-565-7. p. 189-198 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Putting career morality on the agenda of business students : how one could use a play and survey results for triggering moral reflection. I: Experiences in Teaching Business Ethics. Information Age Publishing 2011 ISBN 978-1-61735-469-4. p. 83-96 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Sims, Ronald R.. 

Business Ethics Curriculum Development: Balancing Idealism and Realism. I: Experiences in Teaching Business Ethics. Information Age Publishing 2011 ISBN 978-1-61735-469-4. p. 27-51 BI

Sims, Ronald R.; Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Thoughts and second thoughts about Enron ethics. I: Ch. Garsten and T. Hernes (eds.), Ethical Dilemmas in Management. Routledge 2008 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Forbruksetikk: Å gi struktur til et nytt akademisk område. I: Forbrukersosiologi. Makt, tegn og mening i forbrukersamfunnet, G.E. Schjelderup og M.W. Knudsen, (red). Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2007 p. 405-438 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Responsibility Sharing (Elements of a Framework for Understanding Insurance Business Ethics). I: Insurance Ethics for a More Ethical World, Flanagan,Primeaux, Ferguson (eds), Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, vol 7. Elsevier 2007 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Barcikowski, E.. 

Krombacher ? Save Nature, Drink Beer. I: P.E. Murphy and G.R. Laczniak, eds., 2006, Marketing Ethics, Cases and Readings. : Person 2006 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Teaching Business Students Intercultural Communication. I: I. Koall et al., Vielfalt statt Leid(t)kultur. Münster: Lit 2002 p. 113-120 BI

Brinkmann, Johannes; Axell, P.. 

Karrieremoral: Illustrasjon og refleksjon. I: Med forskerblikk på verdier. Oslo: Norges Forskningsråd 2002 p. 259-269 BI

BOOKS

Brinkmann, Johannes. 

Etikk for næringslivet. Perspektiver og praksis. Oslo: Unipub Forlag 2001 BI