Category: Projects
Project website for Valpop online
For the Horizon Europe project on Valuing Public Goods in a Populist World, we now have an active project website: www.valpop-project.eu. The project started in March, and after the first half-year we had a lot of progress to discuss at our general meeting in Copenhagen.
What I do
My research focuses on the roles of institutions for global business, how AI influences business practice and research, and on the interface between geopolitics and business strategy. My research has appeared in some of the leading journals in business and management, including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, and Management Science. I have
New paper on inquiry-based learning
As a result of an Erasmus+ project financed by the EU Commission, we have now published a research paper on the benefits of inquiry-based learning. We investigate soft skill and hard skill development in students who participated in YPT-style physics competitions. There is a large group of co-authors, and you can find the paper here:
Exporttag Advantage Austria
My International Management team at UIBK, in collaboration with colleagues from the Institute for International Business at WU Vienna, intior, and the eXplore! Initiative, organized a workshop at the Exporttag 2023. The event, hosted by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, was the largest ever with approximately 4,000 visitors and featured an impressive program. During the workshop on “Data-Supported
Alia project website online
The project website for the Alia AG went online yesterday. For this project, I have been helping to develop an actionable impact measurement system for the B2B loan market. The Alia project is in development still, but you can check out the website (in German) here: https://alia.at/.
Newspaper articles on my research
Two recent newspaper articles have picked up on my research. The first one (https://www.diepresse.com/6194572/leistungsanreize-und-vertrauen-in-algorithmen) builds on my recent research paper on human-AI interactions, which I mention in the post below. The second one (https://www.die-wirtschaft.at/inspiration/internationaler-markt-bin-ich-bereit-49510) is about how firms can know whether internationalization is a good idea for them, and which resources they will need if
Accenture Guest Talk
Robert Weiß joined us on Tuesday to give a talk about his experience with digitalization projects in the HR sphere: https://www.uibk.ac.at/smt/international-management/social-media/index.html.en. Robert shared his insights from a variety of consulting projects, and we joined approximately 50 students from International Management and International Finance classes for a close-of-semester dinner.
AYPT 2022
This year’s Austrian Young Physicists’ Tournament happened this weekend. It was an impressive set of presentations and discussions. After three prelim rounds, the finals saw the teams from Innsbruck APP, Hungary, and Georgia compete for the first prize. It was a tight fight, with Georgia emerging first, followed by Innsbruck in second and Hungary in
I started a new job!
As of May 1, I started a new job as full professor of international management at the University of Innsbruck. There is still a lot of work in terms of setting things up, but the university has posted a first “welcome” message, which I share here: https://www.uibk.ac.at/newsroom/dossiers/neue_gesichter/. Looking forward to new challenges and adventures!
AYPT 2021 April 8-10
The 2021 AYPT tournament for young physicists is ongoing April 8 to April 10. The tournament is fully digital again. There are 12 teams competing, and the finals will hapen on April 10 in the afternoon (CEST). Access to the event is available through digital.aypt.at. The tournament is part of an intervention under IO2 in