Prof. Dr. Barbara Scheck started her career in the German Diplomatic Service before co-founding and heading a financial literacy project established by Allianz, McKinsey & Company, KPMG, and Grey. During her Ph.D. studies, she developed the Social Reporting Standard, i.e., guidelines for impact-oriented reporting. Other significant experiences include consulting for a social venture capital fund and projects for development cooperation agencies on social entrepreneurship.
Prof. Dr. Scheck furthermore supports the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie (SEA) in Munich in developing novel education programs for societal change. She is a member of the EU's GECES subgroup on impact measurement in social enterprise, the Impact Measurement Working Group of the Social Impact Investment Task Force established by the G8, and co-founder of Volunteer Vision, an online corporate volunteering platform.
Her research focuses on the financing of social enterprises, impact and mission-related investing, and impact assessment. She holds a Diplôme de Grande Ecole and MSc from European School of Management, where she studied International Business Administration in Paris, Oxford, and Berlin, and a PhD from Technical University Munich.
Before joining MBS in 2016, Prof. Dr. Barbara Scheck was Assistant Professor for Social Investment at University of Hamburg since 2012.
Professor for Entrepreneurship, Academic Program Director MBA General Management
Bachelor International Business, Master International Business, Master Sports Business and Communication, MBA General Management
Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
Aschari-Lincoln, J., & Scheck, B. (2022). F(i)unding your way: A managerial compass for social organizations. Sustainability, 14(3), 1396. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031396
Kramer, K., Wagner, D., & Scheck, B. (2021). Reaping the digital dividend? Sport marketing’s move into esports: Insights from Germany. European Journal of International Management, 15(2/3), 339-366. https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2021.113265
Bergfeld, A., Lutz, E., & Scheck, B. (2020). Social franchising: a transitional solution for organisational growth of social entrepreneurial organisations? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 12(1), 17-38. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2020.105136
Mayer, J., & Scheck, B. (2018). Social Investing – What Matters from the Perspective of Social Enterprises? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 47(3), 493-513. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764017749889
Dreesbach-Bundy, S., & Scheck, B. (2017). Corporate volunteering: A bibliometric analysis from 1990 to 2015. Business Ethics: A European Review, 26(3), 240-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12148
Scheck, B., Höchstädter, A. K., & Busch, T. (2016). Making Money at the Expense of the Poor? An Investigation of Individuals’ Preferences to Impact Invest Versus Donate. ACRN Oxford Journal of Finance and Risk Perspectives, 5.2 (2016), 141-163.
Wörrlein, L., & Scheck, B. (2016). Performance Management in the Third Sector: A Literature-based Analysis of Terms and Definitions. Public Administration Quarterly, 40 (2), 220-255.
Höchstädter, A.-K., & Scheck, B. (2015). What’s in a Name: An Analysis of Impact Investing Understandings by Academics and Practitioners. Journal of Business Ethics, 132 (2), 449-475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2327-0
Achleitner, A.-K., Bassen, A., Roder, B., & Lütjens, L. (2009). Ein Standard für die Berichterstattung von Social Entrepreneurs. Ökologisches Wirtschaften, 4 (2009), 30-34.
Spiess-Knafl, W., & Scheck, B. (2024). Impact investing: Instrumente, Mechanismen und Akteure. Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48006-5
Spiess-Knafl, W., & Scheck, B. (2023). Impact investing: Instruments, mechanisms and actors (2nd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32183-2
Spiess-Knafl, W., & Scheck, B. (2017). Impact Investing – Instruments, Mechanisms and Actors. Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66556-6
Roder, B. (2010). Reporting im Social Entrepreneurship - Konzeption einer externen Unternehmensberichterstattung für soziale Unternehmer. Gabler Verlag.
Scheck, B. (2021). Social Reporting Standard (SRS): Making Social Impact Visible. In K. Wendt (Ed.), Theories of Change: Change Leadership Tools, Models and Applications for Investing in Sustainable Development (pp. 103-108). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52275-9_7
Scheck, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2014). Die Besonderheiten von Sozialunternehmen hinsichtlich Finanzierung und Reporting. In K. Bock, M. Dörr, H. G. Homfeldt, J. S. Krüdener, W. Thole (Eds.), Grundlagen der sozialen Arbeit, Band 34: Sozialunternehmertum (pp. 139-152).
Roder, B., Achleitner, A.-K., & Bassen, A. (2011). Ein Reporting Standard für Social Entrepreneurs. In H. Hackenberg, und S. Empter (Eds.), Social Entrepreneurship – Social Business: Für die Gesellschaft unternehmen (pp. 328-336). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92806-7_21
Bassen, A., & Roder, B. (2010). Social Entrepreneurship – Ein Thema für junge Menschen?. In B. Hekmann (Ed.), Generation Unternehmer? Youth Entrepreneurship Education in Deutschland (pp. 271-282). Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Achleitner, A.-K, Bassen, A., Heister, P., & Roder, B. (2008). Perspektiven des Entrepreneurship – Social Entrepreneurship. In P. Russo, F. Strascheg & R. Gleich (Eds.), Von der Idee zum Markt (pp. 253-263). Vahlen.
Harrer, T., Lehner, O. M., Hehenberger, L. K., Hockerts, K.N., Kriev, G., Lyon, F., & Scheck, B. (2021). Impact Investing in Times of Crises: Rethinking the Nature of Logics. Academy of Management Proceedings 2021 Vol.1. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.12632symposium
Parola, G., & Scheck, B. (2018). Scaling trust-based partnership models to recharge youth entrepreneurship: supporting underserved communities with innovative entrepreneurship support instruments. 2nd Social Impact Investments International Conference, December 12-13, 2018, Sapienza Università Roma, Rome, Italy.
Scheck, B., & Lütjens-Schilling, L. (2015, May 22). An Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Entrepreneurship Definition and Ecosystem Analysis. Proceedings of International Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship 2015 (9-14), Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP), National University of Singapore Business School.
Bergfeld, A., Lutz, E., & Scheck, B. (June 21, 2018). A Transitional Solution for Organizational Growth of Social Entrepreneurial Organizations? EURAM 2018, European Academy of Management, Reykjavik, Island.
Bergfeld, A., Lutz, E., & Scheck, B. (2017, October 5-6). Social Franchising: A Transitional Solution for Scaling Up Social Entrepreneurial Organizations? G-Forum 2017, Wuppertal, Germany.
Scheck, B., Achleitner, A.-K., Bassen, A., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2017, April 21). Reporting in Social Entrepreneurship. International Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship (ISSE). Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Scheck, B., Höchstädter, A. K., & Busch, T. (2015). Making money at the expense of the poor? An investigation of individuals’ preferences to impact invest versus donate. 31st EGOS Colloquium - Organizations and the Examined Life: Reason, Reflexivity and Responsibility, July 2-4, 2015, ALBA Graduate Business School at The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece.
Dreesbach, S., & Scheck, B. (2015). Outsourcing of corporate volunteering: Does it impact employees' organizational commitment? 31st EGOS Colloquium - Organizations and the Examined Life: Reason, Reflexivity and Responsibility, July 2-4, 2015, ALBA Graduate Business School at The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece.
Judith Mayer, J., & Scheck, B. (2013). Social investing – What matters from the perspective of social enterprises. 29th EGOS Colloquium: Bridging Continents, Cultures and Worldviews, July 4-6, 2013, HEC Montréal/Université de Montréal, Canada.
Scheck, B., & Blazy, C. (2023). Equity capital in the social & solidarity economy (FEBEA Research Paper No. 3). European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers.
Keller, S., Schmidkonz, C., & Scheck, B. (2020). Volunteering bei Sportveranstaltungen: Erfolgsfaktoren für die langfristige Bindung von freiwilligen Helfern an ein Event. Munich Business School Working Paper Series (ISSN 2367-3869), 2020-04 (MBS Research). München, Germany.
Haarich, S., Holstein, F., Spule, S., Galera, G., Franchini, B., Borzaga, C., Chiomento, S., Scheck, B., Spiess-Knafl, W., & Salvatori, G. (2020). Impact of the European Commission’s Social Business Initiative (SBI) and its Follow-up Actions. Study for DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission.
Scheck, B., Spiess-Knafl, W. (2020). Impact investing in the framework of business and human rights. Working Paper, European Union, Policy Department, Directorate-General for External Policies. https://doi.org/10.2861/47607
Spiess-Knafl, W., & Scheck, B. (2020). Social Enterprise Finance Market. Analysis and Recommendations for Delivery Options. Brussels. European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. https://doi.org/10.2767/238479
Klaiber, J., Scheck, B., & Schmidkonz, C. (2019). Do Impact Investments Deliver on Their Promise? Assessing Mutual Funds as Vehicles for Retail Impact Investments. Munich Business School Working Paper Series (ISSN 2367-3869), 2019-01.
Scheck, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2018). Von der Projektwirkung zur Stiftungswirkung. Working Paper Munich Business School/Universität Witten/Herdecke. https://www.munich-business-school.de/fileadmin/Daten/Hochschule/Teaching-and-Research/Scheck-Spiess-Knafl_Von-Projektwirkung-zu-Stiftungswirkung_Stiftungstag2018.pdf
Lütjens-Schilling, L., & Scheck, B. (2015). Mapping the market: Conditions and potential for building an impact investing market in Morocco. Study for The Impact Investing Policy Collaborative.
Höchstädter, A.-K., & Scheck, B. (2014, June). Mapping the social impact investing market in Germany. An overview of opportunities in the education space. Study for The Impact Investing Policy Collaborative.
Scheck, B. (2014). A Standard for Social Impact Reporting. The Conference Board.
Weber, M., & Scheck, B. (2012). Impact Investing in Deutschland. Bestandsaufnahme und Handlungsansweisungen zur Weiterentwicklung. Study for Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh.
Achleitner, A.-K., Bassen, A., & Roder B. (2009). An Integrative Framework for Reporting in Social Entrepreneurship. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1325700.
Achleitner, A.-K., Bassen, A., Roder, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2009). Reporting in Social Entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the 6th Annual NYU-Stern Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, New York, USA. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1493266.
Scheck, B., & Reich, S. (2022). Ein wirkungsorientiertes Kreditportfolio – Zielsetzung, Messung, Analyse und Steuerung. Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen, 75(17), 851–855.
Davey, T., Scheck, B., & Hahn, A. (2018). Embedding Entrepreneurship Education at the Munich Business School. University Industry Innovation Magazine. Special Issue 2018, 45 -47.
Scheck, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2017). Bestmögliche Wirkung erzielen. StiftungsWelt, 01/2017, 34-35.
Scheck, B., & Höchstädter, A.-K. (2013). Social Impact Bond: Ein innovatives Instruments zur Finanzierung sozialer Dienstleistungen. Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften, 4/2013, 116-118.
Dreesbach-Bundy, S., & Scheck, B. (2018). Einführung. In S. Dreesbach-Bundy, & B. Scheck (Eds.). CSR und Corporate Volunteering: Mitarbeiterengagement für gesellschaftliche Belange (pp. 1-6). Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54092-3_1
Scheck, B. (2021, October 21). Social Impact Banking: Wie können die SDGs die Finanzwelt transformieren? Zeit für Klima.
Reich, S., Scheck, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2021, October 5). Social Impact im Asset Management, WM Online-Seminar.
Reich, S., Scheck, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2021, June 9). Social Impact im Asset Management. WM Online-Seminar.
Scheck, B. (2021, May 27). Building a Social Enterprise Finance Ecosystem With EU Funding. European Social Economy Summit, Mannheim, Germany (Digital Conference).
Scheck, B. (2019, September 17). Messbarkeit von wirkungsbezogenen Investitionen. Impact Investing – Time to Discuss, Frankfurt, Germany.
Scheck, B. (2019, March 11). Impulsvortrag Soziale Innovationen. 29. Treffen des Regionalkreises Baden-Württemberg, Initiative Baden-Badener Unternehmergespräche e. V., Stuttgart, Germany.
Scheck, B. (2018, May 15). Herausforderung Impact(-messung). Social Business MeetUp München, Munich, Germany.
Klaiber, J., Schmidkonz, C., & Scheck, B. (2019, September 20). Why It’s Hardly Possible That Your Investment Is a True Impact Investment. MBS Business Blog. https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/en/2019/why-its-hardly-possible-that-your-investment-is-a-true-impact-investment/
Kraft, P., & Scheck, B. (2019, February 13). Why Silicon Valley Can Help Companies to Transform. MBS Business Blog. https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/en/2019/why-silicon-valley-can-help-companies-to-transform/
Scheck, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2018, June 5). Wirkung von Stiftungen: Eine multidimensionale Betrachtung [The Impact of Foundations: A Multidimensional Examination]. MBS Business Blog. https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/2018/wirkung-stiftungen/
Scheck, B. (2017, December 5). Lernen im Zeitalter der digitalen Transformation [Learning in the Era of Digital Transformation]. MBS Business Blog. https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/2017/lernen-im-zeitalter-der-digitalen-transformation/
Scheck, B. (2016, December 5). Das 21. Jahrhundert: ein Zeitalter sozialer Innovationen? MBS Business Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20231026224629/https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/2016/soziale-innovation/
Baldi, S., Behr, N., Feigl, M., Kraft, P., Scheck, B., & Spiess-Knafl, W. (2019). ELSE – Entrepreneurship Lab and Startup Enabler. Unpublished manuscript, Munich Business School.
Parola, G., & Scheck, B. (2019, February 12). Social Finance at MBS: Engaging in Impact-Focused Projects. MBS Brown Bag Seminar, Munich Business School.
Scheck, B. (2016). Begleitevaluation JuMP – Jugendliche mit Perspektive – Zusammenfassung und Kernaussagen. Benckiser Stiftung Zukunft.
Scheck, B. cited in Werner, S. (2019). Health-Start-ups: Skalierung könnte das Finanzierungsrisiko von Versorgungsideen mildern. Ärzte Zeitung, 230/2018, p. 2.
All articles by Prof. Dr. Barbara Scheck on the MBS Business Blog
Kraft, P. / Scheck, B. (2019): Why Silicon Valley Can Help Companies to Transform, 13.02.2019, https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/en/2019/why-silicon-valley-can-help-companies-to-transform/
Scheck, B. (2017): Learning in the Era of Digital Transformation. Munich Business School, 12-05-2017, https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/en/2017/learning-era-digital-transformation/
Scheck, B. (2016): The 21st Century – an Era of Social Innovation? Munich Business School, 12-05-2016, https://www.munich-business-school.de/insights/en/2016/social-innovation/
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