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Fast Trader or Fair Trader? Regional or International? The answer is AND. New times call for new strategies and new answers to questions arising from digitalization and internationalization.
The JKU Business School is committed to research, education and business practices by adhering to the following core values and encouraging its close peer groups - including students, alumni and partner organizations - to pursue the same values. By following and supporting these core values, the JKU Business School is creating a unique mindset within the JKU to drive the school and its partners forward.
Bold and Entrepreneurial.
Firmly anchored in the region, JKU Business School is an academic hub with an international focus. We not only teach our students to be responsibly and entrepreneurially minded, we also prepare them to face key challenges of our times: Digital transformation and sustainability.
Curiosity-driven and Research-led
Each of the JKU Business School’s three divisions (Finance & Accounting, Management & Marketing, and Supply Chain & Information Management) include high-profile researchers working at the forefront of their respective subject areas as a driving force behind a new-knowledge generation. When it comes to successful knowledge transfer, our faculty members’ insight and expertise serves as a solid foundation, both in the classroom and when it comes to real-world business practices.
Connected and Impactful
Our broad-based academic degree programs provide students with insight as to how different topics interlink, resulting in a stronger understanding of companies on a whole. Our graduates possess highly valued skills and the ability to think outside of the box, and quickly become socially responsible managers and leaders of the future.
Supportive and Collegial
Our students benefit from the Business School's supportive, work-friendly and diversity-rich environment. Be it a small study group or individual interaction, students enjoy both formal and informal opportunities to interact with attentive, high-profile scholars and researchers.
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News & Events
Event
08.05.2025
REDEN WIR #KI - Arbeit, Bildung, Medizin
The event is held in German, so unfortunately there is no English information available.
News
10.04.2025
"Commitment durch Klarheit": new article in ZFO by Sabine Reisinger & Sandra Janko
Why do so many strategy processes fail - and what can be done about it? The new article in ZFO - Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation explores precisely this question: ‘Commitment through clarity’
![[Translate to Englisch:] Reisinger ZFO](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/c/csm_Reisinger-Janko-ZFO2025_a692c39669.png)
News
09.04.2025
"How can resilience and circularity be enabled through inter-organizational collaboration?"
Through a high-profile workshop in the context of our joint research project with the University of St. Gallen (HSG), representatives from renowned D-A-CH region companies, such as BASF, Siemens, Swiss Prime Site, Erwin Hymer Group, Lombard Odier and the Thommen Group, came together to develop forward-looking strategies for a resilient and circular economy. The extensive discussions included current research results from the HSG Competence Centre for Circular Economy as well as a critical analysis of existing legal requirements and regulations with the aim of developing concrete recommendations for the Swiss sustainable business landscape.
The event concluded with an exclusive insight into the fascinating world of industrial recycling. Pouyan Dardashti, CEO of Thommen Group personally walked us through the impressive facilities and illustrated how Thommen uses innovative technologies to close material cycles. It was impressive to see how the Thommen Group develops concrete solutions for the sustainable use of resources and thus puts theoretical circular economy concepts from research into practice.
Meanwhile, our own research project pursues two complementary approaches: On the one hand, the aforementioned ‘Circular Economy Leader Circle’ is developing cross-industry strategic proposals for action for the Swiss business landscape. On the other hand, we are researching a specific use case in the field of smart infrastructure in close cooperation with the HSG and Siemens Switzerland. Here, we are investigating how the complex relationships between a central player and its ecosystem of suppliers and customers can be optimised in terms of the circular economy.
Special thanks go to our dedicated colleagues from the Competence Centre for Circular Economy at the University of St. Gallen (Prof. Karolin Frankenberger, Dr Fabian Takacs, Anna Sophia Burch, Marc Wangrin MSc) and the Linz Center of Mechatronics (Dr Johannes Klinglmayr)!
We (Prof. Regina Gattringer, Fabio Damm) look back with enthusiasm on this successful workshop and look forward to further exciting developments!
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News
07.04.2025
Designing strategic processes in international family businesses
How does a family business succeed globally and at the same time respond flexibly to market demands?
„When faced with numerous crises and challenges, organizations will need to adopt new approaches and expertise in an effort to survive and succeed in a global marketplace. When it comes to taking a comprehensive approach that includes digitalization, an international focus and ethics, the JKU Business School is at the forefront in its areas of research, its academic programs, and supporting real-world practices.“
