Business and Management

Know what you want, and go for it. IBM Austria’s CEO Patricia Neumann highlighted her ambitious path to success during a recent Leadership Spotlight Lecture, hosted by Webster Vienna Private University and Business program Adj. Prof. Dr. Andrea Gaal. Neumann spoke about her journey and gave an overview of her career, including her top tips on succeeding in the tech sector.

In addition to the insightful discussion with IBM Austria’s CEO, students enjoyed a session with Lydia Goutas of Lehner Executive Partners, on The Art of Re-Inventing Yourself in Your Career. Goutas gave an overview of her personal career journey, keys to success in the post-COVID- 19 economy and why re-inventing yourself is a key ingredient to long-term success in the world of business. 

Dr. Nikolaos Antonakakis, Head of the Business & Management Department at Webster Vienna Private University, has landed on the IDEAS list of top ten economics researchers in Austria.

Webster Vienna students are celebrating after claiming two out of a possible three awards at the Warwick Economics Summit 2020.

Representatives from Morpher, an online stock trading platform based in Vienna, are collaborating with two business and management courses this Spring Semester on a stock market trading simulation. Students from Dr. Antonakakis’ International Trade and Finance course as well as Dr. Workie’s Principles of Finance will compete against their classmates to earn virtual Euros on the stock market.

Engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the greatest forthcoming challenges and ethical concerns for modern business. As a part of Webster Vienna’s graduate elective course Corporate Responsibility and Society, our MBA students Bailey, Maksym, Inna, and Fatmir gained insight into ALDI SOUTH Group’s CSR practices. ALDI SOUTH Group is better known in Austria as HOFER, the popular discount supermarket chain.  

As a student from Bulgaria, Dilyana Pavlova lights up when discussing her choice to pursue her studies abroad in beautiful Vienna. A second-year student of Business Administration shares her experience of studying at an American university in the heart of Europe, and her everyday life as a student at the Webster Vienna Private University.

In December 2019, students from Webster Vienna’s Business & Management department charted their path by becoming 'strategy consultants' for a day. This is the second year that Webster Vienna Private University has cooperated with Erste Group, providing Webster Vienna students with real-life business and management experience spearheaded by Dr. Pernille Eskerod, professor and senior researcher in Webster Vienna’s Business & Management department.