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Management Talk 4: Interim Management

Niveau

4. Semester Master: 1. Study cycle

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students:
• know the formal and functional requirements of modern interim management in a restructuring and transformation phase of companies
• are able to apply modern issues and solution approaches in the context of restructuring and transformation
• understand the added value of interim management as a management tool during a crisis situation
• understand the international context of restructuring and transformation and can transfer approaches to national problems

Prerequisites for the course

4. Semester Master: no information

Course content

The Management Talk course aims at inviting guest professors from Austria and abroad (partner network FH Kufstein Tirol) on the subject areas of transformation and turnaround management, with special consideration for international standards.

• Distinction between interim management and restructuring consulting
• Requirements profile of interim management
• Role expectations and project procedure
• Quality assurance and remuneration

Recommended specialist literature

Exler, M. & Situm M. (Hrsg.) (2019) Restrukturierungs- und Turnaroundmanagement: Strategien, Erfolgsfaktoren und Best Practice für die Transformation, Berlin.
Obermaier, R., Hrsg. (2016) Industrie 4.0 als unternehmerische Gestaltungsaufgabe: Betriebswirtschaftliche, technische und rechtliche Herausforderungen, Wiesbaden.
Rüsen, T. A. (2017) Krisen und Krisenmanagement in Familienunternehmen: Schwachstellen erkennen, Lösungen erarbeiten, Existenzbedrohungen meistern, Wiesbaden.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final presentation

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

2

Share of e-learning in %

0

Semester hours per week

1.0

Planned teaching and learning method

• The course, which is mostly dialog-oriented, usually consists of the triad of practical relevance, academic structuring, and the independent development of integrative case studies from immediate professional and consulting practice.

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

4

Name of lecturer

Jacques Reijniers

Academic year

Key figure of the course/module

4

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

none