The Business and Management Department held another Research Seminar within its new event series. This time Dr. Pernille Eskerod, research expert on project management and stakeholder management, provided insights into her latest research work and techniques to students, staff and faculty. Her research seminar was based on a case study on the 50-year-old Astoria Bridge that connects the American states Oregon and Washington. Dr.
Business and Management Associate Professor Dr. Menbere Workie is publishing a monthly commentary on economics and finance in HN Komentare, the most readable Economic Newsletter in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. His latest commentary was dealing with the question of why public debt is so frightening:
We will be discussing the dynamic evolution of sovereign debt and explore the conditions for its sustainability in terms of the relevant economic and financial conditions.
Yesterday, Webster Vienna's Business and Management students had the exclusive opportunity to meet with representatives of Bloomberg for Education on campus.
The presentation will cover both the theoretical framework of understanding the link between information and communication technology (ICT) investment and economic growth as well as measurement issues in order to quantify the payoffs from investing into the ICT sector using the data of advancing economies.
In late February 2017, Dr. Pernille Eskerod presented her current research on project opportunity exploitation to students and faculty at Webster Thailand. The presentations took place at Webster's Bangkok Academic Center as well as at the Cha-Am/Hua Hin campus. Dr. Eskerod has been visiting professor at Webster Thailand for the term Spring 1, 2017.
