Corporate Individuality and AI: Why Everything Suddenly Sounds Kind of the Same
Using artificial intelligence for text generation seems like a blessing in corporate communications. But experts from FHWien der WKW reveal in a guest commentary for Horizont that the curse behind it is the loss of individuality. […]Read more on Corporate Individuality and AI: Why Everything Suddenly Sounds Kind of the Same
Media Transformation as Challenge for Democratic Resilience
Marian Adolf, Andreas Hess, and Gisela Reiter from the Department of Communication presented a recent study at the European Communications Conference (ECC) 2026 in Brno (Czech Republic) that examines the effects of changing media usage on the democratic resilience of modern societies. […]Read more on Media Transformation as Challenge for Democratic Resilience
Successful closure of the loop
In early September, Clemens Löffler from the Competence Center for Business Controlling & Accounting at FHWien der WKW presented the latest research findings on closed-loop supply chains at the International Conference on Operations Research 2026. The discussion centered on the question of whether manufacturers or suppliers should retrieve used products and components. […]Read more on Successful closure of the loop
Five Years of Research for the Logistics of Tomorrow
Since fall 2021, the Research Institute IDS at FHWien der WKW and the startup BOOXit have been collaborating on solutions for more sustainable, digitized, and human-centered logistics. […]Read more on Five Years of Research for the Logistics of Tomorrow
How should humans and generative AI collaborate in the innovation process?
Isabel Rodenas and Patrick Rupprecht from the Institute for Digital Transformation & Strategy (IDS) investigated the impact of different role distributions in the design thinking process on efficiency, workload and human control. They presented their findings at the 18th International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies 2026 in Venice. […]Read more on How should humans and generative AI collaborate in the innovation process?
Supporting Heritage Cities Through Sustainable Tourism
In her recently published academic article “Caring for Cultural Heritage Cities through Regenerative Tourism,” which appeared in the Routledge Handbook on Regenerative Tourism and Hospitality, Endowed Chair Cornelia Dlabaja explores the future of historic tourist cities. The focus is on the concept of regenerative tourism: tourism that not only uses cities as travel destinations but, above all, preserves and further… […]Read more on Supporting Heritage Cities Through Sustainable Tourism
From Vienna to Leeds: Cornelia Dlabaja as Expert
How can cities and tourism destinations cope with social, environmental, and economic crises? And what role do local communities, collaboration, and participation play in this context? These were the questions addressed at the international ATLAS Annual Conference 2026, which took place June 23–26 in Leeds, UK. […]Read more on From Vienna to Leeds: Cornelia Dlabaja as Expert
FHWien Expertise on Digital and Urban Challenges
Experts Christina Schweiger, Cornelia Dlabaja and Marian Adolf analyze the impact of digital technologies in recent media reports. In an interview on Ö1’s “Mittagsjournal”, the Head of the Human Resources & Organization Study Programs, explains how AI is changing the job application process. The Endowed Chair for Sustainable Urban Tourism highlights the impact of short-term tourist rentals as featured in… […]Read more on FHWien Expertise on Digital and Urban Challenges
How Cooperative Learning Combines Higher Education and Professional Practice
Researchers at the Department of Management at FHWien der WKW are developing an effective and practice-oriented didactic framework for integrating academic theory and professional practice within a dual study program. Florian Aubke, Peter Klinger, and Edmund Panzenböck have now published their findings in an article in the book “Hochschulentwicklung der Zukunft” (Higher Education Development of the Future). […]Read more on How Cooperative Learning Combines Higher Education and Professional Practice
How Small Family Businesses Can Grow Through Services
Maija Worek from the Management & Entrepreneurship study programs presented the master’s thesis by FHWien graduate Erica Lubrano at the EGOS Local Hub at WU Vienna. The study shows how small family businesses integrate services into their business models—and what role customer proximity, family, and trust play in this process. […]Read more on How Small Family Businesses Can Grow Through Services