Management Talk 4: Interim Management
level of course unit
4. Semester Master: 1. Study cycle
Learning outcomes of course unit
The students:
• know the formal and functional requirements of modern interim management in a restructuring and transformation phase of companies
• are able to apply modern issues and solution approaches in the context of restructuring and transformation
• understand the added value of interim management as a management tool during a crisis situation
• understand the international context of restructuring and transformation and can transfer approaches to national problems
prerequisites and co-requisites
4. Semester Master: no information
course contents
The Management Talk course aims at inviting guest professors from Austria and abroad (partner network FH Kufstein Tirol) on the subject areas of transformation and turnaround management, with special consideration for international standards.
• Distinction between interim management and restructuring consulting
• Requirements profile of interim management
• Role expectations and project procedure
• Quality assurance and remuneration
recommended or required reading
Exler, M. & Situm M. (Hrsg.) (2019) Restrukturierungs- und Turnaroundmanagement: Strategien, Erfolgsfaktoren und Best Practice für die Transformation, Berlin.
Obermaier, R., Hrsg. (2016) Industrie 4.0 als unternehmerische Gestaltungsaufgabe: Betriebswirtschaftliche, technische und rechtliche Herausforderungen, Wiesbaden.
Rüsen, T. A. (2017) Krisen und Krisenmanagement in Familienunternehmen: Schwachstellen erkennen, Lösungen erarbeiten, Existenzbedrohungen meistern, Wiesbaden.
assessment methods and criteria
Final presentation
language of instruction
English
number of ECTS credits allocated
2
eLearning quota in percent
0
course-hours-per-week (chw)
1
planned learning activities and teaching methods
• The course, which is mostly dialog-oriented, usually consists of the triad of practical relevance, academic structuring, and the independent development of integrative case studies from immediate professional and consulting practice.
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
4
name of lecturer(s)
Jacques Reijniers
recommended optional program components
none
course unit code
4
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
none