Competence Areas
This section provides an overview of the competence areas of the Center’s associated members.
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em.o.Univ.Prof. Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., D.Litt., Ph.D. (hon)
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Global Marketing Strategy, Cross-cultural Consumer Behavior, Sustainability / CSR
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Desislava Dikova
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Central Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Emerging Markets
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Dr.rer.soc.oec. Jelena Cerar, M.Sc.M.A.
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Decision-making & behavioral strategy in MNCs, The role of artificial intelligence in strategic decision-making, Research methods in international business and strategy
Research profile
Trade and FDI
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, International Management
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Desislava Dikova
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Central Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Emerging Markets
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Jonas Bunte, Ph.D.
Institute for International Political Economy
Key research areas: Politics & Money, Sovereign debt, Export credit
Research profile
Globalization
Key research areas: Social interaction (in the workplace, meetings, intercultural settings, instructional sessions…), Multilingualism (how language learning and use are planned, managed, realized), Education (learning and teaching: languages, cultural awareness, interactional competence, IT skills, …)
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Miriam Wilhelm
Institute for Production Management
Key research areas: Sustainability in global supply chains, Business human rights and labour rights in supply chains
Research profile
Key research areas: Territorial identities & consumer behavior; counterfeiting & piracy rom a consumer perspective; Int. Strategic Pricing in SMEs
Research profile
em.o.Univ.Prof. Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., D.Litt., Ph.D. (hon)
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Global Marketing Strategy, Cross-cultural Consumer Behavior, Sustainability / CSR
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Univ.Prof. MMag.Dr. Klaus Prettner
Department of Economics
Key research areas: Automation, digitalization, and their macroeconomic effects, Demographic change and economic growth, The causes and consequences of inequality
Research profile
Dr. Jeffrey Owens
Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law
Key research areas: Challenges and opportunities associated with the digitalization of the economy, Prevention and resolution of tax disputes, Tax and good governance in a digital and open trading environment
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, International Management
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Desislava Dikova
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Central Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Emerging Markets
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Jonas Bunte, Ph.D.
Institute for International Political Economy
Key research areas: Politics & Money, Sovereign debt, Export credit
Research profile
Mag.Dr. Gerhard Geissler
Institute for Business Education
Key research areas: Business didactics, Entrepreneurship education, Course and lesson planning
Research profile
Internalization and International Expansion
Key research areas: Social interaction (in the workplace, meetings, intercultural settings, instructional sessions…), Multilingualism (how language learning and use are planned, managed, realized), Education (learning and teaching: languages, cultural awareness, interactional competence, IT skills, …)
Research profile
ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Barbara Stöttinger
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Territorial identities & consumer behavior; counterfeiting & piracy rom a consumer perspective; Int. Strategic Pricing in SMEs
Research profile
em.o.Univ.Prof. Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., D.Litt., Ph.D. (hon)
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Global Marketing Strategy, Cross-cultural Consumer Behavior, Sustainability / CSR
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Dr. Jeffrey Owens
Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law
Key research areas: Challenges and opportunities associated with the digitalization of the economy, Prevention and resolution of tax disputes, Tax and good governance in a digital and open trading environment
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, International Management
Research profile
Prof.Dr. Igor Filatotchev
Department of Global Business and Trade
Key research areas: International Business, Corporate Governance, Technology Management
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Desislava Dikova
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Central Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Emerging Markets
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
IT and Digitalization
Dr. Jeffrey Owens
Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law
Key research areas: Challenges and opportunities associated with the digitalization of the economy, Prevention and resolution of tax disputes, Tax and good governance in a digital and open trading environment
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, International Management
Research profile
Prof.Dr. Igor Filatotchev
Department of Global Business and Trade
Key research areas: International Business, Corporate Governance, Technology Management
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Desislava Dikova
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Central Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Emerging Markets
Research profile
Dr.rer.soc.oec. Jelena Cerar, M.Sc.M.A.
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Decision-making & behavioral strategy in MNCs, The role of artificial intelligence in strategic decision-making, Research methods in international business and strategy
Research profile
Global Competitiveness
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Jürgen Mühlbacher
Institute for Change Management und Management Development
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Change Management, Management Education
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, International Management
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Desislava Dikova
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Central Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, Emerging Markets
Research profile
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Peter Vandor
Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship
Key research areas: Social entrepreneurship, Migration and entrepreneurship, Civil society in CEE
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Bettina Fuhrmann
Institute for Business Education
Key research areas: Economic education, Financial education, Educational research and evaluation of instructional quality
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, International Management
Research profile
Markets, Consumers and BoP
ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Barbara Stöttinger
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Territorial identities & consumer behavior; counterfeiting & piracy rom a consumer perspective; Int. Strategic Pricing in SMEs
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Anne d'Arcy
Institute for Corporate Governance
Key research areas:
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Education
Key research areas: Social interaction (in the workplace, meetings, intercultural settings, instructional sessions…), Multilingualism (how language learning and use are planned, managed, realized), Education (learning and teaching: languages, cultural awareness, interactional competence, IT skills, …)
Research profile
Dr. Peter Vandor
Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship
Key research areas: Social entrepreneurship, Migration and entrepreneurship, Civil society in CEE
Research profile
ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Barbara Stöttinger
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Territorial identities & consumer behavior; counterfeiting & piracy rom a consumer perspective; Int. Strategic Pricing in SMEs
Research profile
em.o.Univ.Prof. Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., D.Litt., Ph.D. (hon)
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Global Marketing Strategy, Cross-cultural Consumer Behavior, Sustainability / CSR
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Jürgen Mühlbacher
Institute for Change Management und Management Development
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Change Management, Management Education
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Bettina Fuhrmann
Institute for Business Education
Key research areas: Economic education, Financial education, Educational research and evaluation of instructional quality
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Mag.Dr. Gerhard Geissler
Institute for Business Education
Key research areas: Business didactics, Entrepreneurship education, Course and lesson planning
Research profile
Value Chains, Global Integration
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Miriam Wilhelm
Institute for Production Management
Key research areas: Sustainability in global supply chains, Business human rights and labour rights in supply chains
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Wogene Berhanu Mena, MA
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Decent work in the Global Supply Chain, Labor Control in the Global Production Network of textile and garment industries in the Global South, Diversity Management in Organizations
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik Fisch
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, International Management
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Urbanization and Infrastructure
Inequalities
Key research areas: Social interaction (in the workplace, meetings, intercultural settings, instructional sessions…), Multilingualism (how language learning and use are planned, managed, realized), Education (learning and teaching: languages, cultural awareness, interactional competence, IT skills, …)
Research profile
Univ.Prof. MMag.Dr. Klaus Prettner
Department of Economics
Key research areas: Automation, digitalization, and their macroeconomic effects, Demographic change and economic growth, The causes and consequences of inequality
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Key research areas: Impact Evaluations, Development Economics
Research profile
Institutional Change and Policies
Univ.Prof. Dr. Wendy Chapple
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in Developing Markets, Systems of Governance for Sustainability, Bridging Business Sustainability Behavior to Systems-Level Outcomes
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Mag.rer.soc.oec.Mag.Dr.iur. Martin Winner
Vice-Rector for Human Resources and Digital Infrastructure | Research Institute: CEE Legal Studies
Key research areas: Company Law, Business Law, Comparative Law (CEE)
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Jürgen Mühlbacher
Institute for Change Management und Management Development
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Change Management, Management Education
Research profile
Key research areas: Impact Evaluations, Development Economics
Research profile
Development (Economic, Social)
Univ.Prof. MMag.Dr. Klaus Prettner
Department of Economics
Key research areas: Automation, digitalization, and their macroeconomic effects, Demographic change and economic growth, The causes and consequences of inequality
Research profile
ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Jürgen Mühlbacher
Institute for Change Management und Management Development
Key research areas: Strategic Management, Change Management, Management Education
Research profile
Wogene Berhanu Mena, MA
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Decent work in the Global Supply Chain, Labor Control in the Global Production Network of textile and garment industries in the Global South, Diversity Management in Organizations
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Anne d'Arcy
Institute for Corporate Governance
Key research areas:
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Jonas Bunte, Ph.D.
Institute for International Political Economy
Key research areas: Politics & Money, Sovereign debt, Export credit
Research profile
Key research areas: Impact Evaluations, Development Economics
Research profile
Culture and Language
Key research areas: Social interaction (in the workplace, meetings, intercultural settings, instructional sessions…), Multilingualism (how language learning and use are planned, managed, realized), Education (learning and teaching: languages, cultural awareness, interactional competence, IT skills, …)
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.phil. Nadine Thielemann, M.A.
Institute for Slavic Languages
Key research areas: Political and economic discourse, and their intersection (public affairs, public diplomacy, CSR) – focus on CEE, Intercultural business communication (also in the context of migration to AT), Social media in CEE
Research profile
ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Johannes Schnitzer
Institute for Romance Languages
Key research areas: Business Communication, (Spanish) Language Variation
Research profile
em.o.Univ.Prof. Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., D.Litt., Ph.D. (hon)
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Global Marketing Strategy, Cross-cultural Consumer Behavior, Sustainability / CSR
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Obenaus (Retired)
Institute for English Business Communication
Key research areas: Business Communication, Terminological Research, Cross-cultural Linguistics
Research profile
Crisis Management
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Grand Challenges
Univ.Prof. Dr. Wendy Chapple
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in Developing Markets, Systems of Governance for Sustainability, Bridging Business Sustainability Behavior to Systems-Level Outcomes
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Miriam Wilhelm
Institute for Production Management
Key research areas: Sustainability in global supply chains, Business human rights and labour rights in supply chains
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Kfm.Dr.rer.pol. Jonas Puck
Institute for International Business
Key research areas: International Business, International Strategy, International Organization
Research profile
Univ.Prof. MMag.Dr. Klaus Prettner
Department of Economics
Key research areas: Automation, digitalization, and their macroeconomic effects, Demographic change and economic growth, The causes and consequences of inequality
Research profile
Prof.Dr. Igor Filatotchev
Department of Global Business and Trade
Key research areas: International Business, Corporate Governance, Technology Management
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Legal Environments and Governance
Univ.Prof. Mag.rer.soc.oec.Mag.Dr.iur. Martin Winner
Vice-Rector for Human Resources and Digital Infrastructure | Research Institute: CEE Legal Studies
Key research areas: Company Law, Business Law, Comparative Law (CEE)
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Miriam Wilhelm
Institute for Production Management
Key research areas: Sustainability in global supply chains, Business human rights and labour rights in supply chains
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.iur. Monika Polzin, LL.M.
Institute for European and International Law
Key research areas: Public International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, European Law
Research profile
Dr. Jeffrey Owens
Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law
Key research areas: Challenges and opportunities associated with the digitalization of the economy, Prevention and resolution of tax disputes, Tax and good governance in a digital and open trading environment
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Anne d'Arcy
Institute for Corporate Governance
Key research areas:
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Ethics, Responsibility, Fair Trade
Univ.Prof. Dr. Wendy Chapple
Institute for Responsibility and Sustainability in Global Business RSGB
Key research areas: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in Developing Markets, Systems of Governance for Sustainability, Bridging Business Sustainability Behavior to Systems-Level Outcomes
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr.rer.pol. Miriam Wilhelm
Institute for Production Management
Key research areas: Sustainability in global supply chains, Business human rights and labour rights in supply chains
Research profile
em.o.Univ.Prof. Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Ph.D., D.Litt., Ph.D. (hon)
Institute for International Marketing Management
Key research areas: Global Marketing Strategy, Cross-cultural Consumer Behavior, Sustainability / CSR
Research profile
Dr. Jeffrey Owens
Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law
Key research areas: Challenges and opportunities associated with the digitalization of the economy, Prevention and resolution of tax disputes, Tax and good governance in a digital and open trading environment
Research profile
Wogene Berhanu Mena, MA
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Decent work in the Global Supply Chain, Labor Control in the Global Production Network of textile and garment industries in the Global South, Diversity Management in Organizations
Research profile
Univ.Prof. Dr. Maria Theresia Claes
Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations
Key research areas: Gender and Diversity in Organisations, Cross-Cultural Management, International Business
Research profile
Mag.Dr. Gerhard Geissler
Institute for Business Education
Key research areas: Business didactics, Entrepreneurship education, Course and lesson planning
Research profile
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