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Prof. Dr. Maria Wallnöfer
Strategic Management
+43 512 2070 - 2124
maria.wallnoefer@mci.edu
Professional work experience
03/2018 - 03/2018
FH-Professor - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Academic Director of Exectuive Master Program Digital Business & Entrepreneurship, Lecturer in Marketing, Strategic Management, Scientific Work (Industrial Engineering and Management and Mechatronics & Smart Technologies), Program Development (Executive Education), Member of the AACSB / PRME Workgroup (delegate of Executive Education), Member of Admission Committees (Executive Education), Coordinator of pillar "Management" (Industrial Engineering and Management), Supervisor of Bachelor and Master Thesis (Industrial Engineering and Management), Supervisor of practice-based projects (Management & Law)
09/2012 - 02/2018
Manager Strategic Planning and Marketing - D. Swarovski KG / Swarovski Professional
10/2009 - 05/2010
Member of the Organizing Committee - Venture: Business Plan Competition (ETH Zurich, McKinsey & Company, Commission for Technology)
10/2007 - 04/2012
Research Associate - ETH Zurich
10/2007 - 05/2008
Member of the Organizing Committee - Venture: Business Plan Competition (ETH Zurich, McKinsey & Company, Commission for Technology)
03/2007 - 09/2007
Junior Consultant - Ennemoser Wirtschaftsberatung
Education
10/2007 - 06/2012
Dr. ETH - ETH Zurich
PhD Program
03/2000 - 03/2006
Mag. - Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck
Business Education
10/1999 - 09/2004
Mag. - Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck
International Economic and Business Studies
Teaching (faculty internships etc.)
09/2023 - 09/2023
Shenzhen Technology University, China
Lecture on Competitive Strategies within International Week at the Shenzhen Technology University, China from Sept 7 - 15, 2023.
Further education & Training
2024 - 2024
MCI | Executive Education
Data Science Analytics and AI
Other
08/2011 - 08/2011
Conference: Academy of Management 71st Annual Meeting on West Meets East: Enlightening, Balancing, and Transcending, August 12 – 16, 2011. San Antonio, Texas.
06/2010 - 06/2010
Conference: DRUID Summer Conference on Opening Up Innovation: Strategy, Organization, and Technology, June 16-18, 2010. London, UK.
06/2009 - 06/2009
Conference: The XX ISPIM Conference on The Future of Innovation, June 24 – 26, 2009. Wien, Österreich.
Positions in professional/academic societies
06/2023 - present
Member of the Board of Trustees Member of the Jury - Eduard-Wallnöfer-Stiftung of the Tyrolian Industy
Peer reviewed journal article
Klang, D., Wallnöfer, M., & Hacklin, F. (2014). The Business Model Paradox: A Systematic Review and Exploration of Antecedents. International Journal of Management Reviews, 16(4), 454–478.
Wallnöfer, M., & Hacklin, F. (2013). The business model in entrepreneurial marketing: A communication perspective on business angels’ opportunity interpretation. Industrial Marketing Management, 42(5), 755–764.
Hacklin, F., & Wallnöfer, M. (2012). The business model in the practice of strategic decision making: insights from a case study. Management Decision, 50(2), 166–188.
Chapters in books
Degischer, D., Wallnöfer, M. (2024). Digitale Geschäftsmodelle. In: Staffler, L., Ebersberger, B., Jobin, A. (eds) Digitalwirtschaft. Springer Gabler.
Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings
Salzgeber, I., Wallnöfer, M., & Som, O. (2023). New Venture Creation: A Process Perspective on Leadership Behaviour. IECER Conference 2023, 25-27 October 2023, Covilha, Portugal.
Degischer, D., Wallnöfer, M. (2021), “Drivers of strategic orientation and ambidexterity: Are micro firms different?”, Western Academy of Management Conference (WAM), April 21-24, 2021, United States
Degischer, D., & Wallnöfer, M. (2020). Understanding Ambidexterity In Micro-Firms: A Multilevel Investigation Of Antecedents And Moderators, British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference 2020, September 2-3, United Kingdom
Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar
D. Klang, M. Wallnöfer, F. Hacklin (2011). What is the 'Gestalt' of the Business Model? A Systematic Review of an Emerging Concept.
D. Klang, M. Wallnöfer, F. Hacklin (2010). The Anatomy of the Business Model: A Syntactical Review and Research Agenda.
M. Wallnöfer, Ch. Marxt (2009). Dominant business model components in early stage new ventures. A Starting Point for Innovation.
Supervised bachelor theses
Bobar Maja (2025): Employer Branding in sozialen Medien: Informationsverhalten von Arbeitssuchenden und die Bedeutung der Medienreichhaltigkeit
Koller Julia (2025): Bewertung der Kongruenz zwischen Social-Media-Influencer:innen und nachhaltigen Marken: Eine Analyse relevanter Merkmale aus der Konsument:innenperspektive
Morgenstern Tobias (2024): Implikation des Peer-to-Peer- Energiehandels auf das traditionelle Geschäftsmodell des Energiesektors
Würsching Lisa (2024): Employer Branding und Arbeitssuche über soziale Medien: Eine Untersuchung basierend auf der Uses-and-Gratifications-Theorie
Rauch Lena (2024): Servicescape und Preiswahrnehmung in der Gastronomie: Eine explorative Studie
Wetscher Johannes (2024): Markenidentität und Positionierung: eine Analyse von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen im Tiroler Einzelhandel
Ragaité Evelina (2024): Dynamische Fähigkeiten als Enabler der digitalen Geschäftsmodelltransformation in der Hotellerie
Vodopiutz-Rapp Andrea (2024): Kundengewinnung durch Customer Engagement auf Social Media im Kontext der Industrie 4.0
Preti Alina (2024): Die Rolle von Social Media in der Personalbeschaffung: Ansätze zur Stärkung der Employer Brand und zur Gewinnung potenzieller Mitarbeiter
Kofler Lisa (2023): Verpackungsdesigns & Regionalität. Eine Signalwirkungsanalyse bei Lebensmitteln.
Richter Petr (2022): Advertising of Higher Education Institutions on Social Media
Baumgartner Moritz (2022): Strategien zur Minimierung des wahrgenommenen Risikos bei High Involvement Käufen im Onlinehandel am Beispiel von Sportartikeln.
Salzgeber Ida-Maria (2022): Entrepreneurial Leadership: Dominierende Führungsmuster im Startup-Prozess
Baldauf Marc (2021): Einflussfaktoren auf die Akzeptanz einer Mitarbeiterapp am Beispiel des Unternehmens Doppelmayr Gruppe
Eggler Virginia (2020): Geschäftsmodelle im Feld der neuen Mobilität: Dominante Elemente und Ausprägungen - eine qualitative Studie
Horvath Matthias (2020): Kundenbedürfnisse von Küchenstudios - Eine Kundenprofilanalyse zur Produktgruppe "SERVO DRIVE" der Julius Blum GmbH
Supervised master theses
Cioffi Carlo (2024): Geschäftsmodellanpassung in der Baubranche: Eine Untersuchung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von künstlicher Intelligenz als Treiber
Reinold Amelie (2024): QR-Codes auf Lebensmittelverpackungen: Eine Untersuchung der Verbraucherwahrnehmung und -nutzung
Kössl Lukas (2023): Business continuity of business models: Exploring the impact of strategic resources
Schmidt Christian (2023): Effectuation und Causation: Einflussfaktoren auf Entscheidungsmuster im Gründungsprozess
Steixner Simon (2022): Faktoren zur Evaluierung der Auswirkung von Produkteliminierungsentscheidungen für Industriegüter auf ein Unternehmen
Schrettl Jakob (2021): Kundenzufriedenheit in der externen IT-Beratung von ERP-Standardsoftware
Bock Torben (2019): Implikation der Veränderungen in der Automobilindustrie auf das Geschäftsmodell von Vertragshändlern
Peer Florian (2018): Einflussfaktoren auf die Marktakzeptanz eines maschinell unterstützten Pistenvereisungssystems
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