Michael König
Dr.rer.soc.oec. Michael König MBA- Telephone:
- +43 1 31336 5960
- Email:
- michael.koenig@wu.ac.at
- About me:
- I am a tenured Senior Lecturer at the Department of Strategy and Innovation, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). From 1997-2009, I served in several management practice functions, including C-suite positions in the luxury goods industry, before switching back to Academia in 2010. This makes me one of those rather exotic persons at a university, who are experienced in both worlds, practice and theory. I earned a PhD in Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Vienna and received an MBA in General and Strategic Management from the Cass Business School, City University of London. I am alumnus of the Oxford Scenarios Programme, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. My enthusiasm and passion for teaching is recognized by the WU Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 and in 2016. In 2018, I was nominee for the Global Teacher Prize. I am an experienced strategist and foresighter, and I am fascinated to work together with seasoned executives, post-grads and first-year students alike. I love to have an interdisciplinary view reaching out to other arenas of science as well as to arts and humanities.
Affiliation
CV
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since
2019
- Academic Director Strategic Foresight Programmes, WU Executive Academy since 2014
- Senior Lecturer (tenured) at WU 2010-2013
- Subject Leader Strategy and Management Control at another University 2006-2009
- Managing Director of Julius Meinl am Graben, Austria's flagship luxury retailer and first address for gourmets, located in the heart of Vienna 2004-2006
- CFO with Moёt Hennessy Austria, of French stock-listed luxury conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moёt Hennessy) 2000-2003
- Group Controller with Europapier AG, formerly MONDI group 1997-2000
- Auditor with KPMG
Researcher Identifier
- ORCID: 0000-0002-7776-539X
- Scopus Author Identification: 57191974020
Awards and Honors
- 2021
- Nominee WU Excellent Teaching Award
- 2020
- Recipient of the WU Excellent Teaching Award - Preis für Exzellente Lehre der WU
- 2018
- Certificate of Outstanding Contribution to Reviewing - IATSS Research, Elsevier
- Certificate of Outstanding Contribution to Reviewing - Transportation Research Part F, Elsevier
- Nominee Global Teacher Prize
- 2017-2019
- Nominee WU Excellent Teaching Award
- 2016
- Recipient of the WU Excellent Teaching Award - Preis für Exzellente Lehre der WU
- 2015
- Recipient of the WU Excellent Teaching Award - Preis für Exzellente Lehre der WU
Classifications
- 5307 Business and management economics (Details)
- 5333 Business management (Details)
- 5350 Innovation research (Details)
- 5359 Controlling (Details)
Expertise
- Business Model Evaluation
- Corporate Foresight
- Management Control
- Strategic Foresight
- Strategic Management
- Scenarios
Activities
| Position in jury, advisory board, curatorship | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hult Prize 2021 Challenge at WU - Jury-Member of the 2021 HULT Prize Challenge at WU "Food for Good" | |
| Reviewer for scientific organization | ||
| since 2016 | Jubiläumsfonds der OeNB - Referee | |
| since 2015 | FFG - Referee | |
| Membership in scientific association | ||
| since 2018 | AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science - Member | |
| Reviewer for a scientific journal | ||
| since 2020 | Journal of Public Transportation - Reviewer | |
| since 2019 | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment - Reviewer | |
| since 2019 | Technological Forcasting and Social Change - Reviewer | |
| since 2019 | Journal of Business Research - Reviewer | |
| since 2018 | Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour - Reviewer | |
| since 2018 | Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies - Reviewer | |
| since 2018 | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice - Reviewer | |
| since 2017 | IATSS Research Journal - Reviewer | |
| Organization other meeting (Excursion etc.) | ||
| 2018 | Organisation WU Senior Lecturer Meeting 1.2.2018 - Convenor | |
| Position in administration | ||
| since 2019 | WU, Department of Strategy and Innovation - Member of the Department conference | |
| since 2014 | WU, Department of Strategy and Innovation - Representation of STEOP EBWL in CBK summit and CBK retreat | |
| Other scientific activities | ||
| 2018 | TUM Graduate School (Technische Universität München) - Mentor Doctoral Dissertation: Lambert Neumayr | |
| 2015 | Department of Strategy and Innovation - Expert Assessor on Teaching Quality in the postdoctoral qualification process of Peter Keinz | |
Publications
Journal article
| 2020 | König, Michael. 2020. Was ist neu? Über die unterschiedlichen Facetten von Neuheit und über Feral Futures. Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift (ÖMZ). (1), 65-69. | (Details) | |
| 2018 | König, Michael, Ludescher, Michael. 2018. Zur Rolle des Aufsichtsrats bei der Sicherstellung der Zukunftsorientierung einer börsenotierten AG. Aufsichtsrat aktuell, (4), 6-12. | (Details) | |
| 2017 | König, Michael, Neumayr, Lambert. 2017. Users’ resistance towards radical innovations: The case of the self-driving car. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 44, 42-52. | (Details) | |
| 2016 | Austerer, Michael, König, Michael. 2016. Inside Research: Forecasten Sie noch oder Foresighten Sie schon? CFO aktuell - Zeitschrift für Finance & Controlling, 10 (3), 105-109. | (Details) | |
| 2014 | König, Michael, Sedlatschek, Elisabeth, Wallner, Natalie. 2014. Strategic Foresight. Oder: Hic sunt dracones!. CFO aktuell - Zeitschrift für Finance & Controlling (4): 139-141. | (Details) | |
| 2012 | Baumüller, Josef, König, Michael. 2012. Kennzahlen der strategischen Frühaufklärung im Rahmen der Lageberichterstattung. Steuer- und Wirtschaftskartei (SWK) 87 (25): 1096-1101. | (Details) | |
| Baumüller, Josef, König, Michael. 2012. Kennzahlen der strategischen Frühaufklärung im Rahmen der Lageberichterstattung. Steuer- und Wirtschaftskartei (SWK). 87 (25), 1096-1101. | (Details) | ||
| 1998 | Reiter, Robert, König, Michael. 1998. Die Bewertung von Pensionsrückstellungen. RWZ - Zeitschrift für Recht und Rechnungswesen (früher: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Recht und Rechnungswesen RWZ), (9), 257-262. | (Details) |
Chapter in edited volume
| 2021 | König, Michael. 2021. Vertriebs-Controlling: Umsetzung und Steuerung der Vertriebsstrategie. In: Funktions-Controlling, Hrsg. Eschenbach, Rolf, Baumüller, Josef, Siller, Helmut, 0-0. International: Springer. | (Details) | |
| 2017 | König, Michael. 2017. Innovations in Business Administration. In: Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Hrsg. Carayannis (ed.), 1-7. New York: Springer. | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2017. Vertriebs-Controlling: Umsetzung und Steuerung der Vertriebsstrategie. In: Controlling: 21-mal Bindestrich-Controlling für die Praxis, Hrsg. Eschenbach Rolf, Baumüller Josef, Siller Helmut, 523-542. Wien: LexisNexis. | (Details) | ||
| 2012 | König, Michael. 2012. Strategische Regentänze? Wildes Denken im Strategischen Management. In: Strategie, Personal, Organisation, Führung, Hrsg. Heimerl Peter, Sichler Ralph, 117-159. Wien, Stuttgart: UTB. | (Details) | |
| 2001 | König, Michael. 2001. Personalrückstellungen. In: Praxisleitfaden zur Internationalen Rechnungslegung, Hrsg. Hassler Rainer, Kerschbaumer Helmut, 79-90. Wien: Linde Verlag. | (Details) |
Contribution to conference proceedings
| 2012 | König, Michael. 2012. Strategische Frühaufklärungssysteme zur Krisenantizipation in komplexen und hochvolatilen Märkten. In 6. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen, 11.-12. April 2012, Tagungsband 3: Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Beiträge gegen die Krise, Hrsg. FH Joanneum Graz, 51-54. Graz: FH Joanneum. | (Details) |
Paper presented at an academic conference or symposium
| 2020 | König, Michael. 2020. Keynote Speech: "Strategisches Denken und Handeln in und nach der Krise" Entwicklungstendenzen Strategischen Denkens - Virtuelle Strategiekonferenz der ÖMZ an der Landesverteidigungsakademie des Österreichischen Bundesheeres, Wien, Österreich, 03.11.-04.11. Invited Talk | (Details) | |
| 2019 | König, Michael. 2019. The Role of Luck in Strategy Implementation. Wiener Strategiekonferenz 2019, Landesverteidigungsakademie, Wien, Österreich, 24.06.-24.06. Invited Talk | (Details) | |
| 2018 | König, Michael, Ludescher, Michael. 2018. Future Orientation of Supervisory Boards. Scenario Planning and Foresight 2018: Advancing Theory and improving Practice, Conference of the British Academy of Management , Warwick Business School, Großbritannien, 10.12.-11.12. | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2018. Was ist "neu"? Über die unterschiedlichen Facetten von Neuheit und über Feral Futures. Wiener Strategiekonferenz 2018, Landesverteidigungsakademie Wien, Österreich, 27.06.-27.06. Invited Talk | (Details) | ||
| 2017 | König, Michael. 2017. Beyond Turing? The notion of economic performance in the new normal. Futures of a Complex World 2017, Turku, Finnland, 12.06.-13.06. | (Details) | |
| König, Michael, Marquart, Stefan. 2017. The Capability of Strategic Foresight - A Cultural approach. Futures of a Complex World 2017, Turku, Finnland, 12.06.-13.06. | (Details) | ||
| König, Michael. 2017. The Power of Elpis. Oxford Futures Forum 2017, Said Business School, University of Oxford, Großbritannien, 02.06-03.06. | (Details) | ||
| 2011 | König, Michael. 2011. Strategic Futuring - Managing Strategic Uncertainty in Turbulent Times. International Conference "Shifting Environments, Innovative Strategies", University of Sopron, Faculty of Economics, Sopron, Ungarn, 02.11.-02.11.. | (Details) |
Teaching materials
| 2020 | König, Michael. 2020. Materials for Strategy gone Wild? Foresight in Tame and Wild Environments. | (Details) | |
| 2019 | König, Michael. 2019. Materials for Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance. | (Details) | |
| 2018 | König, Michael. 2018. Materials for Business Planning and Performance Management (Intergrative Modules version). | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2018. Materials for Understanding Business / Business Planning. | (Details) | ||
| 2015 | König, Michael. 2015. Materials for Business Planning and Performance Management (Business Gaming version). | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2015. Materials for Fundamentals of Management Control. | (Details) | ||
| 2014 | König, Michael. 2014. Unterrichtsmaterialien für Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre (STEOP, Case Study). | (Details) |
Dissertation
| 2012 | König, Michael. 2012. IFRS und die Eigenkapitalkosten kapitalmarktorientierter Unternehmen in Deutschland und Österreich. Dissertation, Universität Wien, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften. | (Details) |
Master thesis
| 2003 | König, Michael. 2003. MBA thesis: Pan-European Film Finance. Masterarbeit, Cass Business School, City University of London. | (Details) | |
| 1997 | König, Michael. 1997. Diplomarbeit: Bestellung und Abberufung des Abschlussprüfers. Masterarbeit, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland. | (Details) |
Magazine/newspaper article
| 2019 | König, Michael. 2019. Odysseus' Tools. Vielen Führungskräften geht es heute so, wie damals dem griechischen Helden. medianet.at, 11.10.19 | (Details) | |
| König, Michael, Pattart-Drexler, Helga. 2019. Management ohne Irrfahrt: Dynamische SWOT-Analyse. Trend, 24.09.19 | (Details) | ||
| 2015 | König, Michael. 2015. Strategic Foresight - Die Unternehmenszukunft aktiv gestalten. WU Alumni News, 01.03. | (Details) |
Unpublished lecture
| 2020 | König, Michael. 2020. WU Familienvorlesung, Kinderuni 2020: Tapir Fridolin und der Corona-Virus. Kinderuni 2020, WU Wien, 29.07.20 | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2020. Unternehmen als Wirtschaftsakteure. WU4Juniors Summer School, WU Wien, 14.07.20 | (Details) | ||
| König, Michael. 2020. Wenn Die Welt kopfsteht: Leadership in der Krise? Paneldiskussion WU Alumni Club, WU Wien / Liveübertragung, 10.06.20 | (Details) | ||
| 2018 | König, Michael. 2018. Tapir Fridolin und der neue Kaufmannsladen. Kinderuni 2018, WU Wien, 11.07.18 | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2018. Der letzte Dodo und sein Museum. Vorlesung zum Pressetermin Eröffnung der Kinderuni 2018, Wien, 05.06.18 | (Details) | ||
| König, Michael. 2018. Unternehmensführung: Was sollten zukünftige Unternehmer/innen und Führungskräfte können? Tag der Offenen Tür - Schnuppervorlesung, WU, 02.03.18 | (Details) | ||
| König, Michael. 2018. About Giordano Bruno's Cantus Circaeus: The magic box of Cost of Equity. SIMC Mid-Term Lecture, WU Wien, 18.01. | (Details) | ||
| 2017 | König, Michael. 2017. Tapir Fridolin und der neue Kaufmannsladen. Kinderuni 2017, WU Wien, 12.07.17 | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2017. Spooky Action at a Distance: Entanglement in Data Analysis. SIMC Mid-Term Lecture, WU Wien, 09.03. | (Details) | ||
| 2016 | König, Michael. 2016. The Past is a Foreign Country: Making Sense of Yesterday, Today, and the Future of an Enterprise. SIMC Kick-Off Lecture, WU Wien, 03.10. | (Details) | |
| König, Michael. 2016. The Phenomenon of Abnormal Returns and Longevity in Bespoke Services. SIMC Mid-Term Lecture, WU Wien, 26.04. | (Details) | ||
| 2015 | König, Michael. 2015. The Last Voyage of Ulysses. To See the Unpeopled World and Travel the Untraveled Seas. SIMC Mid-Term Lecture, WU Wien, 05.05. | (Details) | |
| 2014 | König, Michael. 2014. Hic Rhodos, Hic Salta! Managing the Knowns, the Known Unknowns, and Exploring the Unknown Unknowns in Postnormal Times. SIMC Mid-Term Lecture, WU Wien, 06.05. | (Details) | |
| 2011 | König, Michael. 2011. Strategisch planen - strategisch managen - strategisch basteln?. Öffentliche Podiumsdiskussion, Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, 25.05. | (Details) |
Miscellaneous
| 2021 | König, Michael, Hrinkow, Matthias. 2021. Seamless learning - mit der Feynman Methode. WU blog. | (Details) | |
| 2020 | König, Michael. 2020. Teachers Talk, Sonderausgabe 3. April 2020. Teaching & Learning Academy, FLN Newsletter, WU. | (Details) | |
| 2016 | König, Michael, Austerer, Michael. 2016. Von der Idee zur preisgekrönten Masterarbeit. WU Blog. | (Details) | |
| 2014 | König, Michael. 2014. Only 2,4 percent of firms have integrated strategic foresight systems. futureorientation.net, 1.09.2014. | (Details) |
Projects
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