Our faculty members bring fresh perspectives and new ideas to all facets of the business world. They share a passion for knowledge development and constantly encouraging their students to strive for higher standards.

 

The faculty of the Professional MBA comprises top professors from WU Vienna and of highly-renowned partner universities around the globe. These faculty members are outstanding leaders in their research on current business issues and have solid experience in executive education. They are publishing cutting-edge findings in leading international journals.

 

Their international experience and global expertise enables the faculty to present an integrated, global management perspective emphasizing the application of theory to practice.

Academic Director

Prof. Dr. Barbara Stöttinger

Business Core

 

MANAGING PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS:

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Isabell M. Welpe

David M. Sluss, Ph. D. (detailed information)

 

Univ. Prof. Dr. Sabine T. Koeszegi

DATA ANALYSIS & DECISION MAKING:

Prof. Alois Geyer 

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS & STRATEGY:

Prof.Dr. Björn Ambos

Dr. Bernhard Scherzinger, MBA

FINANCIAL REPORTING:

ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Michaela Schaffhauser-Linzatti

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:

ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Manfred Frühwirth (detailed information)
Module: Financial Management

Michael Kisser, Ph.D.

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT:

Dr. Berhnard Scherzinger, MBA

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION:

Univ.Prof. Dr. Christian Lüthje

Prof. Dr. Joachim Henkel

ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Barbara Stöttinger

Luis Filipe Lages, PhD

Douglas West (BA,PGCE, PhD)

Prof.Dr. Manfred Frühwirth

Univ.Prof. Dr. Jonas Puck (detailed information)

Module: Global Markets

KR Prof. Dr. Klaus Rabbel

Mag. Dr. Stephan Schulmeister (detailed information)
Module: Managerial Economics

Mojmir Mrak, PhD

LEADERSHIP:

Prof. David Sluss

Prof. Günther Stahl

Prof. Christian Seelos, M.Sc., Ph.D., M.B.A.

Prof. Johanna Mair, Ph.D.

Specialization

Alexandra Y. Benz-Denaxas, LL.B., M.A. in Industrial Economics (detailed information)

Module: Managing your Personal Sellling Performance

Leslie de Chernatony, BSc PhD FCIM FMRS (detailed information)

Module: Brand Management

DI Dr. Heinz Duschanek (detailed information)
Module: Managing your Communication 

Prof. David B. Grant, PhD (detailed information)

Visiting Faculty

Module: Logistics 

Mag. Wolfgang Hafner (detailed information)
Module: Managing your Communication
 

Douglas E. Hughes, PhD (detailed information)

Module: Strategic Sales Force Management

Dr. Matthew B. Myers (detailed information)
Module: Strategic Price Management

Claude Obadia, PhD (detailed information)
Module: Managing your Channels 

David Pickton MA, PhD, FCIM, FHEA, FRSA, DipM, CertITP
Module: Integrated Marketing Communication

Prof. Dr. Sven Reinecke (detailed information)
Module: Managing your Pricing 

Christian Reitterer, MBA (detailed information)
Module: Managing your Communication 

Bakk. phil. Doris Spiegl, (detailed information)

Module: Managing your Communication

Prof. Dr. Dirk Zupancic (detailed information)

Module: Key Account Management

Guest Speakers

Most MBA modules are enriched by top managers of highly successful international companies and organizations. Current and former guest speakers include:

• Raymond Beier, Partner, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
• Helmut Eichert, Managing Director, Oracle Austria
• Alexander von Gabain, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Intercell AG
• Alexander Godovits, Senior Manager Treasury and Finance Projects, Kraft Foods EEMA Region
• Oliver Grabherr, Co-Founder, gcp - gamma capital partners
• Paul Herzfeld, Executive Vice President, Casinos Austria
• Christian Hafner, Director of Corporate Brand Management, Swarovski
• Gernot Hofer, Manager, Invest AG
• Karin Kollenz, Principal,  Arthur D. Little
  
• Lars Oltrogge, Pricing & Turnaround Manager Austria, Banco Santander Consumer Bank
  
• Willi Opitz, Owner, The Opitz Winery GmbH
  
• Heinz Sernetz, Member of the Managing Board, Raiffeisen Investment AG
• Edeltraud Stiftinger, Head of Corporate Innovation Center, Siemens AG Österreich
• Oliver Voigt, Managing Director, Publishing Group NEWS
• Norbert Zimmermann, CEO Berndorf AG
• Reinhard Zuba, Area Manager Marketing, Mobilkom Austria