Master of General Management

The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with aspects of global economy. The focus is in particular on growth, trade, economic cycles, monetary market policy, financial and tax policy. Main Focus: .) Business and economic figures and definitions .) Understanding of economic growth & economic cycles .) Technological advances .) Labor market, skills and unemployment .) Trade .) Finance / Tax Policy .) Exchange rates & monetary policy

The following topics are covered in this course: .) situational leadership .) Leadership typologies .) Recruiting .) Leadership of distributed teams .) Negotiations and conflict management .) Characteristics of high performing teams & diversity

The course is divided into three sections: The "Project Assessment" section deals with the way in which an investment project is analyzed, how potential risks can be managed, taxes and inflation, the interest structure, the cost of capital and the desired return. The "Capital Markets" section includes the functions of the capital markets, sources of finance, business valuation and optimal portfolio allocation. The last section of the "Investment Calculation" addresses the issues of static and dynamic investment assessment, the optimal replacement time and aspects of international financing.

The course deals with the following core topics: .) Strategic controlling .) Operational controlling .) Management information systems .) The role of ERP and IT systems for decision making

Perception, behavior and personality are influencing factors for social competence. In this lecture, personality theories are therefore discussed. The students are organized in a group formation in order to be able to understand how and why coherent groups form in an organization, which factors influence the effectiveness of the groups and how different work volumes affect the group dynamics. Furthermore, the different positions an individual can take in a group are examined.

The students get to know the sub-areas of operations management and the instruments and methods used there. A focus is on the area of logistics and process management, which addresses both internal and inter-company logistics processes (supply chain management). Focus is on the cost-efficient and quality-oriented production of material goods and services; Fundamentals of process management and logistics; Process / Product-Life-Cycle-Concepts and their process models; Process modeling and process optimization; Tasks and processes in logistics & SCM (inventory management, packaging, transport and order management); Principles of demand planning; The role and potential of ERP systems in process management and SCM In the area of production management and quality management, the following content is covered: Basics of production management and quality management; Product management and product design; Integrative production planning; …

ERP & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATINON & CHANGE MANAGEMENT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT This seminar is an opportunity to deepen and expand the knowledge from previous lectures in the field of general management and ERP: .) e.g. change management aspects in global ERP roll-out projects .) Profitability assessments of ERP investments .) Embedding the ERP system in a company-wide digitalization strategy This course can also be held at a partner university as part of out exchange program.

according to the chosen elective subject

Modern information and communication technologies (ICT) have a decisive influence on a company's success. However, the use of ICT does not always lead to the expected result. Not least because of this, dealing with ICT requires technical and methodological competence. The Business Computing course enables the students to "correctlyE manage the ICT production factor in a company. .) Fundamentals of information management with a focus on ERP .) Special role of ERP systems for companies .) Challenges in the selection and implementation of the "right" ERP solution .) Efficient work with IT applications with a focus on ERP systems in order to be able to solve economic and business problems .) Conceptual and technical understanding of enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) and their process-oriented integration aspects .) Be able to plan ERP projects, manage them and know their critical success factors

The main topics in this course are: .) Austrian law .) EU law .) Contract law .) Commercial and company law .) Competition Law .) Labor law .) Differentiation of different areas of law: How does public law work, civil law and how does it differ?

The focus of this course is on the following topics: .) Aspects of a company's vision and mission .) Process and success factors in the development of a company's strategy .) The anticipation of trends and possibilities of (information) technological in strategy development .) Definition of goals and how to cascade a strategy and goals across the entire company .) Approaches and reference models of strategic management (e.g. Balanced Scorecard, OKR) .) Values and corporate culture as the basis for strategy implementation .) Risk identification .) Risk assessment

This course deals with strategic and organizational matters in the development of new technologies and new business areas. Both large companies and aspiring, technology-based companies (start-ups) are discussed, and their different approaches to technology development are evaluated. Technology and innovation management comprises the planning, implementation and control of the development and application of (new) technologies in order to create competitive advantages with an impact on success. The section on entrepreneurship is about identifying (market) opportunities, finding (business) ideas and implementing them, as well as integrating the success factors of successful start-ups.

ERP & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATINON & CHANGE MANAGEMENT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT This seminar is an opportunity to deepen and expand the knowledge from previous lectures in the field of general management and ERP: .) e.g. change management aspects in global ERP roll-out projects .) Profitability assessments of ERP investments .) Embedding the ERP system in a company-wide digitalization strategy This course can also be held at a partner university as part of out exchange program.

The following topics are covered in this course: .) Developing of an understanding of ethical responsibility as a professional manager and company .) Knowledge of the central concepts, the system and theories of business ethics and corporate social responsibility .) Ethical aspects of national economies and globalization.

The students write thei final scientific master thesis and need to defend it in an examination before a committee.

The students are supported in the preparation of their scientific work by privatissima-like support. Open questions can be clarified not only with 1: 1 information, but also by explaining the problems in the group and answering them for everyone.