Sustainable Enterprise Excellence (SEE) results as a consequence of balancing both the competing and complementary interests of key stakeholder segments, including society and the natural environment, to increase the likelihood of superior and sustainable competitive positioning and hence long-term
The term "Sustainable Development" has become popular after the UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The Brundtland Commission Report (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987) has made a great contribution by emphasizing the importance
This Bachelor-level Program of the International Summer University WU in Vienna consists of intensive courses, held by WU university staff, and enrichment courses, held by renowned, international guest lecturers. rnrnThe course description: The course aims at providing an introduction into the
This two-week course introduces the principles, assumptions, strengths, limitations, and applications of the familyof techniques known as structural equation modeling (SEM). Basic SEM techniques, including path analysis,confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and analysis of full "LISREL"
Innovation is the cornerstone of successful organisations and economies across the globe. Consider the growing pace at which we witness change in our environment as well as in the technological, social and geopolitical landscapes. Velocity is fuelling the need for innovation, and the pace is
A large number of general management books have been published after the best-selling one, "In Search of Excellence" by Tom Peters & Bob Waterman (1982). They testify the criticality of people skills for success of managers and companies. Thus, most leading organizations (e.g.,
This course builds students' ability to put together a great team of employees through the use of best practices in staffing and personnel selection. Students will learn a professionally sound approach to all major stages of the selection process, including job specifications, recruitment, first
This course introduces an analysis of contemporary Internet marketing strategies and consumer behaviors in relation to popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. This course will reflect on the attempts to utilize, monetize and exploit social networking as marketing and brand
The field of survey methodology draws on theories and practices developed in several academic disciplines (e.g., statistics, psychology, sociology, computer science, economics). To become an accomplished professional in the survey research field requires a mastery of research literatures as well as
The objective of the course is to give participants experience with and basic knowledge of smart district heating systems through visits at heating distribution companies, heat production plants and construction sites. This is combined with lectures on dimensioning the main components and on how to
