Arno Rottensteiner, MA

Lecturer +43 512 2070 - 3526 arno.rottensteiner@mci.edu

Arno Rottensteiner holds a Master’s degree in Management, Communication and IT and gained international experience during an educational stay at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Strategic Management with a research focus on understanding drivers and barriers of organizational openness of SMEs. Previously, he has published and presented scientific papers on international conferences with a focus on Knowledge Management for SMEs, and innovative didactic methods for management education. Other research interests include Web 3.0, AR & VR and using Metaverse for education. In his current role at MCI he holds lectures and supports SMEs in strategic development and digitalization projects.

Professional work experience

12/2022 - present
Doctoral Student - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School
DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION & IT
08/2020 - 12/2022
Project Assistant - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School
RESEARCH UNIT FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION | Project management and steering of various international scientific and industrial projects | Conducting workshops and lectures on topics such as project management and design thinking in an international scientific context | Publication and presentation of scientific papers at international conferences
08/2017 - 05/2020
Research Trainee | Institute for Public Management - Eurac Research
Contribution to various international projects in the fields of Public Management, Regional Branding and Ambient and Assisted Living (AAL) | Development of strategies for science communication and dissemination of project content

Education

11/2023 - present
Phd - University of Innsbruck
PhD Program Management
10/2020 - 07/2022
MA in Business - MCI – The Entrepreneurial School®
Management, Communication & IT
07/2019 - 08/2019
The London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)
Marketing Summer School
10/2017 - 07/2020
BA in Business - MCI – The Entrepreneurial School®
Management, Communication & IT

Practice related research and developmental project

08/2020 - 12/2022
Project Assistant - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School in collaboration with Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation
HLFF Inspiring Minds Supporting all HLF alumni in developing their personal career paths in mathematics and computer science.

Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings

Rottensteiner, A., Seebacher, B., Kilian, D., & Ploder, Christian. (2025). Next Level Requirements Engineering NLP and ML Usage in the Software-Development-Life-Cycle. Proceedings of the SAP Academic Community Conference 2025 (D-A-CH), 94–101. https://doi.org/doi:10.14459/2025md1796257
Rottensteiner, A., Spieß, T., Posch, M., Ploder, C., & Bernsteiner, R. (2025). Hey Chat GPT, Can You Write My Paper? Investigating the Impact of AI Tools on Students’ Performance. INTED2025 Proceedings, 3320–3323. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2025.0855
Kruschel, S., Rottensteiner, A., & Ploder, C. (2024). Navigating Research Pathways — The RISE Framework for Guided Research Interest Exploration in Higher Education. Konferenzband der SAP Academic Community Conference 2024 (D-A-CH), 44–49. https://www.tuwien.at/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=224163&token=6138ba853fdb9fc1a22c635a501410b2e6390e6b
Schmidt, F., Ploder, C., Rottensteiner, A., & Dilger, T. (2024). Graphical Support for Knowledge Transfer During IT Project Implementations. In L. Uden & I.-H. Ting (Hrsg.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (S. 61–70). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63269-3_5
Tomasini, M., Bernsteiner, R., Rottensteiner, A., & Ploder, C. (2023). How to Train and Experience IoT Implementation and Data Collection. Proceedings of SAP ACC. SAP Academic Community Conference, Munich, Germany. https://doi.org/10.14459/2023md1719876
Mirski, P., Kilian, D., Kruschel, S., Huter, V., & Rottensteiner, A. (2023). Development and Evaluation of a Multi-Modal Mentoring Framework for Supporting Career Paths in Mathematics and Computer Science. Proceedings of SAP ACC. SAP Acacemic Community Conference, Munich, Germany. https://doi.org/10.14459/2023md1719876
Rottensteiner, A., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., & Dilger, T. (2023). Development and Evaluation of a Multimodal Didactic Concept for Teaching Emerging Trends in Business Informatics. EDULEARN23 Proceedings, 2889–2893. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2023.0815
Rottensteiner, A., Ploder, C., Fritz, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2023). Development and Validation of a Knowledge Audit Framework for SMEs. In L. Uden & I.-H. Ting (Hrsg.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (S. 233–244). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-34045-1_20
Rottensteiner., A., & Ploder., C. (2022). Identifying and Assessing Knowledge Gaps in ISO 9001 Certified SMEs using a Knowledge Audit Framework. Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - KMIS, 158–162. https://doi.org/10.5220/0011539600003335
Kilian, D., Mirski, P., Kruschel, S., & Rottensteiner, A. (2022). Leveraging STEM Career Paths through Role Model Interaction. EDULEARN22 – 14th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 7940–7943. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2022.1863
Mirski, P., Kilian, D., Kruschel, S., & Rottensteiner, A. (2022). The Influence of Gender Composition of Mentoring Relationships on Mentors’ and Mentees’ Expectations towards Academic Mentoring Programs. EDULEARN22 – 14th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 7944–7949. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2022.1864
Mirski, P., Kruschel, S., & Rottensteiner, A. (2022). “Entrepreneurial Study Tours Rethought” A Framework for designing Virtual Study Tour Experiences. EDULEARN22 – 14th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 7950–7954. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2022.1865
Mirski, P. J., Kilian, D., Kruschel, S., & Rottensteiner, A. (2021). Identifying and evaluating mentors’ and mentees’ expectations towards academic mentoring programs. In L. Brand, K. Gräslund, D. Kilian, H. Krcmar, H. Turowsky, & H. Wittges (Eds.), Proceedings of the SAP Academic Community Conference 2021 DACH. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14459/2021md1622154

Supervised bachelor theses

Hartmann Tim (2025): Die strategische Entwicklung von Luxushotels im Kontext von Brand Affiliation im alpinen Raum
Lutz Pfeifer Hannah (2025): Identifikation spezifischer Anforderungen von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) der Baubranche an ein digitales Tool zur CO₂-Fußabdruckberechnung auf Baustellen - eine qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
Toprak Berke (2025): Evaluation eines digitalen Tools und dessen Einfluss auf den Kaufentscheidungsprozess der Kund:innen und auf den Umsatz eines Ein-zelhandelsgeschäfts
Puchner Alexandra (2025): Welche Strategien und Maßnahmen können im Interesse der Stakeholder entwickelt werden, um die Ansiedlung von Industrie- und Logistikunternehmen zu fördern und gleichzeitig die Bodenversiegelung zu reduzieren am Beispiel des Bundeslandes Oberösterreichs
Ungericht Alessia (2025): Der Einfluss von TikTok-Videos auf die parasoziale Beziehung zwischen Fans und ihrem Lieblings-Fußballverein
Mayr Stefan (2024): Effizienzsteigerung durch Optimierung von SAP-Stammdaten: Eine Fallstudie bei HELLA am Standort Werne für kostenintensive Warengruppen
Hofmann Iris (2024): Connected Disconnect: Auswirkungen der Smartphone-Nutzung auf die soziale Interaktion
Moser Elena (2024): UX-Design und die Auswirkung auf die Brand Experience: Ein Vergleich zwischen Fast-Fashion- und Luxusmarken
Finster Cedric Flavius Lothar (2023): Die Auswirkungen der Verwendung von Kanban im Alltag auf die Motivation und Zielerreichung