Professional work experience
  • 12/2013 - present
    Honorary Professor - University of Innsbruck/A
  • 02/2012 - present
    Rector - MCI The Entrepreneurial School®, Innsbruck/A
  • 12/2004 - present
    Founding Managing Director - MCI Internationale Bildung & Wissenschaft GmbH, Innsbruck/A
  • 12/1997 - present
    Founding Managing Director - MCI Internationale Hochschule GmbH, Innsbruck/A
  • 12/1994 - present
    Founding Managing Director - Trägerverein Management Zentrum Tirol, Innsbruck/A
  • 01/1994 - 12/1995
    University Assistant - University of Innsbruck Department of Business Management
  • 07/1993 - 12/1994
    Member of the project team for the establishment of Management-Zentrum Tirol, Innsbruck - Task Force Management-Zentrum Tirol
  • 12/1989 - 12/1992
    Teaching & Research Assistant - Department of Public Finance, University of Innsbruck/A
  • 01/1979 - 12/1993
    Numerous internships & summer jobs in Austria, Finland, Germany, France and the USA; tour manager and station manager in Europe for American tour operators - Various
Education
  • 04/1996 - 04/1996
    Executive Program Certificate - Pacific Asian Management Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Executive program Intercultural Management
  • 01/1996 - 01/1996
    Qualified Management Consultant - Austrian Chamber of Commerce
    Management consultancy exam
  • 01/1992 - 12/1993
    Graduate Diploma in International Studies - Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies - Bologna Center
    Postgraduate program International Studies
  • 01/1989 - 12/1993
    Dr.rer.soc.oec. - University of Innsbruck
    Doctoral program in Social and Economic Sciences
  • 01/1986 - 12/1989
    Mag.rer.soc.oec. - University of Innsbruck
    Degree program in Business Administration and Economics
  • 01/1983 - 12/1986
    Lower division of degree program - University of Linz
    Degree program in Business Administration and Economics
  • 10/1982 - 03/1983
    Barracks Salzburg-Siezenheim
    Military service
  • 09/1977 - 07/1982
    Upper secondary exit exam (Matura) with honors - Handelsakademie Neumarkt am Wallersee (commercial college)
  • 09/1969 - 07/1977
    Primary and lower secondary school, Seekirchen am Wallersee
Teaching (faculty internships etc.)
  • 10/2015 - 10/2015
    Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey)
    Visiting Fellowship supported by the Government of Mexico
  • 01/2008 - 01/2008
    University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto
    Visiting Fellowship within the "Executive in Residence Program"
  • 01/1993 - present
    Various
    Numerous teaching assignments for undergraduate and postgraduate programs as well as executive education programs at MCI Management Center Innsbruck, the University of Innsbruck and other academic institutions
Competitive Research Award
  • 01/2013 - present
    Republic of Austria
    Knight's Cross for Science and the Arts
  • 01/2002 - 12/2002
    MCI Management Center Innsbruck
    Professor ("University of Applied Sciences")
  • 01/1995 - 01/1995
    University of Innsbruck
    Award of Innsbruck Municipal Authority for scientific research at University of Innsbruck
  • 01/1993 - 01/1993
    University of Innsbruck
    Alfred Trattnig Award of the Department of Public Finance for excellence in scientific research
Further education & Training
  • 1995
    Various
    Various seminars on topics related to leadership, management, communication and didactics
  • 1993 - 1993
    Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center
    Language Proficiency, English
  • 1993 - 1993
    Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center
    Language Proficiency, Italian
Other
  • 01/2011 - 12/2012
    President of the Rotary Club Innsbruck
  • 01/2006 - present
    Various
    Member of various workgroups, expert committees and development teams (e.g. Österreichischer Hochschulplan, Wirtschafts- & Regionalentwicklung Land Tirol, Standortmarketing Tirol, Markenentwicklung Landeshauptstadt Innsbruck, Arge Zukunftsraum; strategic, organizational and product development for various higher education institutions, etc.)
  • 01/2005 - present
    FIBAA Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation
    Consultant
  • 01/2002 - present
    Rotary Club Innsbruck
    Member of the Board of Rotary Club Innsbruck
  • 01/1998 - present
    Member of the Rotary Club Innsbruck
  • 01/1997 - present
    Various
    Numerous further education programs and trainings, in particular in business administration, management, leadership, communication, innovation and knowledge organization
  • 01/1993 - 12/1993
    School of Advanced International Studies at the Bologna Center of Johns Hopkins University
    Certificate of language proficiency in English
  • 01/1993 - 12/1993
    School of Advanced International Studies at the Bologna Center of Johns Hopkins University
    Certificate of language proficiency in Italian
  • 01/1982 - 12/1983
    Österreichisches Bundesheer
    Military service, Salzburg-Siezenheim
Positions in professional/academic societies
  • 01/2020 - present
    Chairman of the Managing Board - Association of German Friends of Innsbruck's Universities
  • 01/2014 - present
    Member of the Scientific Board - UIIN University Industry Innovation Network, Amsterdam
  • 01/2014 - present
    Vice President - Association of Tyrolean Universities
  • 01/2012 - present
    Member of the Comittee for Academic Permeability - Österreichische Hochschulkonferenz (Association of Austrian Universities)
  • 01/2012 - present
    Member of the Program Accreditation Commission - FIBAA Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation, Bonn, Germany
  • 01/2011 - present
    Member - IAUP International Association of University Presidents
  • 01/2010 - 12/2010
    Chairman - Association of Tyrolean Universities
  • 01/2009 - present
    Member - Association of Tyrolean Universities
  • 01/2009 - present
    Member of the Management Board - Tyrolean Economic Society (Volkswirtschaftliche Gesellschaft Tirol)
  • 01/2007 - present
    Member of the Delegates' Assembly - Austrian Science Funds
  • 01/2006 - present
    Member of the Steering Board - Österreichische Fachhochschulkonferenz
  • 01/2005 - present
    Member of the Committe for Research and development - Österreichische Fachhochschulkonferenz
  • 01/2005 - 01/2020
    Member of the Board - Deutscher Freundeskreis der University of Innsbruck e.V.
  • 01/2005 - 01/2007
    Member of the workgroup "Permeability in the Tertiary Education Sector" - Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
  • 01/2001 - 12/2004
    Chairman of the Committee for Research and Development - Österreichische Fachhochschulkonferenz
  • 01/2001 - 12/2004
    Member of the task force for "non-academic research and development" established by the Österreichische Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung - Österreichischer Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung
  • 01/1999 - present
    Member of the Board of Österreichische Fachhochschulkonferenz (Association of Universities of Applied Sciences in Austria)
Board membership with significant responsibilities
  • 05/2019 - present
    International Advisory Board Antwerp Management School (AMS)
  • 05/2019 - present
    University Council EBS European Business School
  • 01/2019 - present
    Advisory Board of Ramanujan International School of Business and Research
  • 01/2015 - present
    Shareholder's representative for the MCI subsidiary Experience Fellows GmbH
  • 07/2014 - present
    Member of the Board of Fabasoft AG
  • 01/2013 - present
    Shareholder's representative at the MCI spin-off IonoXess GmbH
  • 01/2009 - present
    Shareholders' represantative at the MCI spin-off SynCraft Engineering GmbH
  • 01/2008 - present
    Member of the University Council of SRH FernHochschule Riedlingen, The Mobile University, Germany
  • 02/2007 - 12/2009
    Member of the expert committee "Lifelong Learning" of Österreichische Nationalagentur
  • 01/2007 - 12/2008
    Head of the workgroup "Sustainability & Environment" of the organizational committee for the FIFA European Soccer Championship Innsbruck-Tirol 2008
  • 01/2006 - 12/2011
    Member of the University Council of the University of Education Tyrol
  • 01/2003 - present
    Shareholder's representative for the MCI subsidiary CAST Center for Academic Spin-offs Tyrol GmbH
  • 01/2003 - 06/2015
    Shareholder's representative for the TransIdee Entwicklungs- & Transfercenter University of Innsbruck GmbH
Peer reviewed journal article
  • Korzynski, P., Mazurek, G., Altmann, A., Ejdys, J., Kazlauskaite, R., Paliszkiewicz, J., Wach, K. and Ziemba, E. (2023), "Generative artificial intelligence as a new context for management theories: analysis of ChatGPT", Central European Management Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.