Curriculum Vitae

Arno Rottensteiner, BA MA


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.

2022 - present
Doctoral Student - DEPARTMENT FOR MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION & IT - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School

2020 - 2022
Project Assistant - 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 - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School

2017 - 2020
Research Trainee | Institute for Public Management - 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 - Eurac Research

2023 - present
PhD Program Management - University of Innsbruck (Phd)

2020 - 2022
Management, Communication & IT - MCI – The Entrepreneurial School® (MA in Business)

2019
Marketing Summer School - The London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)

2017 - 2020
Management, Communication & IT - MCI – The Entrepreneurial School® (BA in Business)

  • 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

    Rottensteiner, A. (2023, September 13). Development and Evaluation of a Multi-Modal Mentoring Framework for Supporting Career Paths in Mathematics and Computer Science [Conference presentation]. SAP ACC 2023, Munich, Germany.

    Rottensteiner, A. (2023, July 26). Development and Validation of a Knowledge Audit Framework for SMEs [Conference presentation]. KMO 2023, Bangkok, Thailand.

    Rottensteiner, A. (2023, July 3). Development and Evaluation of a Multimodal Didactic Concept for Teaching Emerging Trends in Business Informatics [Conference presentation], EDULEARN 2023, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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

Finster Cedric Flavius Lothar (2023): Die Auswirkungen der Verwendung von Kanban im Alltag auf die Motivation und Zielerreichung