Barbara Sporn#
| Membership Number: | 5949 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES |
| Elected: | 2022 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRIA |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.wu.ac.at/ihm |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-4833-1488 |
Present and Previous Positions
- Ongoing Professor and Director, Institute for Higher Education Management, Department of Strategy and Innovation, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Ongoing Director, EFMD Programme Accreditation, Quality Service, European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD)
- Ongoing Deputy Program Director, Master of Science (MSc) Strategy, Innovation and Management Control (SIMC), WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Ongoing Academic Lead, Propgram “Cross Functional Management”, Track: Strategic Management and Strategic Leadership (international program for Bachelor and Exchange Students), WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Ongoing Fellow, The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, New York University
- 2002 - 2015 Vice-Rector for Research, International Affairs and External Relations, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- 2018,09 - 2019,06 Visiting Professor, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, New York University
- 2018,09 - 2019,06 Visiting Professor, Teachers College; Department of Organization & Leadership, Columbia Unversity
- 2019,02 - 2019,06 Visiting Professor, SCANCOR Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research, Stanford University
- 2015 - 2016 Visiting Professor, Department of Business Administration, CHESS Center for Higher Education and Science Studies, University of Zurich
Fields of Scholarship
- University adaption and change
- International and comparative higher education
- New organization models for universities
- Globalization of higher education systems
- Third mission of universities
Honours and Awards
- 2015 Großes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich, (Medal for Special Achievements in the State of Austria)
- 1999 Research Award, Senator Wilhelm Wilfling Stiftung, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
- 1999 Best Paper Award, Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (German Academic Association for Business Research)
