Who we are

Our core team consists of internal and external researchers at the WU Institute for International Business and is led by Prof. Dr. Phillip C. Nell. Each group member focuses on specific aspects related to HQs. The current team consists of the following people:

• Prof. Dr. Phillip C. Nell is a Chaired Professor at WU Vienna and heads the overall HiA research project.

• Dr.Jelena Cerar is an Assistant Professor at WU Vienna. Her main domains of research are hierarchical decision-making processes in multinational corporations (with special focus on the role of AI and cognitive processes) and headquarters-subsidiary relations.

• Jan-Oliver Distler is a doctoral student at WU Vienna. His research focuses on Artificial Intelligence and its impact on decision-making processes of individuals and organizations.

• Julian Jonathan Markus is a PhD student at WU Vienna and he focuses on organizational behavior and human resource management subjects in the international business context.  

• Katarina Nossakova is a PhD student at WU Vienna and focuses primarily on HQ interventions.

• Carolin Oberst is a doctoral student at WU Vienna, she focuses on anchoring ESG principles in corporate governance and organizational structure.

• Dr. Vladimir Preveden is an expert in strategic business transformation, author, and lecturer. He contributes his knowledge in the areas of strategic resilience, digitalization, and sustainability.

• Jan Schmitt is operational project leader of the HiA research project. In his research, he focuses primarily on (re)location decisions of headquarters.

• Martin Sehner is a PhD student at WU Vienna and focuses on strategic problem solving in multinational corporations.

• Vinzenz Vavrik is a doctoral student at WU Vienna. In his research, he focuses on headquarters and their (re)location choices in the digital age.

• Anita Antunovic leads the administrative assistance at the Institute for International Business.