Unternehmen unterliegen wiederkehrenden Konjunkturschwankungen. Ziel des Prozessmanagements ist es, die eigene Tätigkeit am Markt einerseits optimal auf den Kunden auszurichten und andererseits durch maximale Effizienz und Standardisierung die eigenen Reibungsverluste zu minimieren bzw. den eigenen Ertrag zu maximieren. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden im Modul folgende Themengebiete behandelt: Grundlagen des Prozessmanagements, Methoden zur Prozessidentifikation und Prozessimplementierung, das Prozesscontrolling sowie Methoden zur Prozessverbesserung und Prozesserneuerung. Auch das Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management und das Product Lifecycle Management sind wichtige Bestandteile des Prozessmanagements.

Präsentationen, Fallstudien, Diskussionen

Präsentation und Fallstudienanalyse

In diesem Modul wird eine systematische Einführung in die Denkweise des Marketings, seine Prinzipien, Entscheidungstatbestände, Instrumente und Methoden gegeben. Die Veranstaltung soll den Studierenden ein Grundverständnis über die Aufgaben und Ziele einer marktorientierten Unternehmensführung vermitteln. Die Studierenden sollen anschließend in der Lage sein, Praxisfälle aus einer Marketingperspektive zu analysieren und zu beurteilen, um unter Verwendung der einschlägigen Terminologie Lösungsvorschläge zu entwickeln.

Präsentationen, Fallstudien, Diskussionen

Präsentation, Essay

Practical project work

After completion of the module, the students have at their disposal practical experiences in handling a consulting project in the area of finance.

In the course of the assignment, they utilize a range of advanced procedures and techniques incorporated in the discipline and apply theoretical insights to practical solutions, so that they are directly prepared for their professional life.

Students develop original and creative answers for topics and problems and are able to evaluate the situation even without complete information.

They are able to reflect and enlarge their knowledge and capabilities. In addition, they master professional project assignment and presentation techniques and are trained to function in a team.

They are also able to assume responsibility within the team and to coordinate team assignments while taking into account the interest of the business.

See lectures within the module.

The research proposal is a research plan. The contents of the research proposal are governed by the curricula of the doctoral degree programmes. If a cumulative dissertation is intended, it is necessary to mention the publication journals and the number of publications planned. The formal aspects of the research proposal must comply with the "Guidelines for Writing Academic Papers at the University of Liechtenstein".

In the colloquium on the research proposal, the doctoral student shall present his/her dissertation project and provide reasons for his/her chosen approach.

The grade for the research proposal will be determined by taking the average of the grades given by the supervisor and the co-supervisor.

This module serves manifold competencies: As a doctoral consortium it aims at deepening both, methodological and professional research skills of the students. In addition, it is designed to foster the international profile of their work.

By means of submitting their work to an internationally renowned doctoral consortium the students learn how to position themselves in a highly competitive environment.

Since successful applications are invited to be discussed by a selective academic committee the doctoral consortium also serves to further develop the communicative and social competencies of the students.

Students' participating in a doctoral consortium arranged in the context of an internationally well-regarded information systems conference, therein share both the main contents of and progress in their own researches. Moreover, they benefit from listening to the other students' experiences and results and receive valuable feedback of the consortium chairs and student participants.

Students will be assisted by lecturers of the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein in preparing their proposal and application for the doctoral consortium. Accepted students will take part in the consortium. Also, a reflection of the lessons learned at the consortium together with the lecturers at Liechtenstein is part of the module.

The primary objective of the doctoral consortium is to present and defend the PhD students' research in a competitive and international scientific environment.

Will be announced topic-specifically in the course.

The students will be assessed in this module through:
- Competitive selection process of the doctoral consortium
- Research paper submitted to the doctoral consortium
- Assessment by the professors discussing the proposal at the doctoral consortium

Module availability:
On application at an internationally renowned doctoral consortium, e.g. at ICIS, International Conference on Information Systems; ECIS, European Conference on Information Systems; AMCIS, American Conference on Information Systems or ACIS, Australasian Conference on Information Systems.

This module serves manifold competencies: As a doctoral consortium it aims at deepening both, methodological and professional research skills of the students. In addition, it is designed to foster the international profile of their work.

Students' participating in a doctoral consortium, therein share both the main contents of and progress in their own researches. Moreover, they benefit from listening to the other students' experiences and results and receive valuable feedback of the supervisors, consortium chairs and student participants.

The primary objective of the doctoral consortium is to present and defend the PhD students' research in a competitive and international scientific environment.

Will be announced topic-specifically in the course.

The students will be assessed in this module through:
- Competitive selection process of the doctoral consortium
- Research paper submitted to the doctoral consortium
- Assessment by the professors discussing the proposal at the doctoral consortium

Module availability:
On application at an internationally renowned doctoral consortium.

In the viva voce examination the doctoral student proves that he/she meets the requirements on the dissertation by publically defending his/her dissertation.

The Chairperson of the Board of Examiners, the supervisor and the co-supervisor(s) shall determine a grade for the viva voce examination.

> Review of Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing
> Extensions of the CAPM
> Empirical confirmation/rejection of the CAPM
> Stock Market Anomalies
> Multi-Factor Models
> Investment Strategies
> Performance Evaluation
> Portfolio Execution, Monitoring, Rebalancing and Costs

After completion of the module, the students are able to evaluate assets by means of various
models and to illustrate investment procedure. They thereby draw on current knowledge of
capital market research and can show suggestions for solutions while integrating their
theoretical knowledge. Events on the capital market are critically scrutinised in discussions
with instructors and fellow students.

> Students have read and understand the most important literature in empirical asset pricing.
> Students are able to critically evaluate existing literature in the field of empirical asset pricing
> Students understand, can explain and appropriately apply methods used in empirical asset pricing.
> Students are able to effectively communicate research methods and outcomes to their peers.

> The course is not based on one explicit textbook, but rather on a series of published finance research articles

See lectures within the module.

Die Lehrveranstaltung behandelt folgende Themenfelder:

• Forschungsmethoden in der Rechtswissenschaft
• Vertiefung der juristischen Arbeitstechniken (Datenbanken, Recherche, Legistik)
• Lokalisation von juristischen Problemstellungen
• Zeitmanagement
• Schreiben, Lesen, Präsentieren oder Denken?
• Kontakte und Netzwerk als Chance und Herausforderung
• Erstellung von Forschungsplänen
• Rechtstheoretische Forschung vs Rechtstatsachenforschung (Empirie)
• Methodenmix in der Forschung
• Analytische und experimentelle Bewertung von Forschung
• Umfragen in der Forschung
• Fallstudien und Aktionsforschung

Im interaktiven Kolloquium werden die Grundkonzepte der zu behandelnden Inhalte eingeführt und anhand von Anwendungen verdeutlicht bzw. interpretiert.

Ziel der Lehrveranstaltung ist es, die Forschungsgestaltung und Forschungsplanung zu intensivieren.

ie Studierenden erlernen die essenziellen Forschungsmethoden in der Rechtswissenschaft und in anderen Fachdisziplinen. Sie beherrschen die juristische Arbeitstechnik und den Umgang mit massgeblichen Datenbanken. Ziel der Veranstaltung ist es, eine solide Arbeitstechnik beim Umgang mit den juristischen Quellen aus Liechtenstein, Österreich, Schweiz, Deutschland, Grossbritannien und den USA zu erlernen. Die Studierenden werden befähigt, ein Problem zu lokalisieren und Fragen aufzuwerfen, um im Rahmen des Doktoratsstudiums eine Dissertation zu erarbeiten. Darüber hinaus sollen die Themen der Arbeitsorganisation auch im Zusammenhang mit dem Zeitmanagement vermittelt werden. Die Studierenden erwerben die Fähigkeit, Forschungspläne zu erstellen. Die Studierenden sollen begreifen, dass das wissenschaftliche Netzwerk gleichzeitig Chance und Herausforderung darstellen kann. Der vertiefte Umgang mit primären und sekundären Rechtsquellen als Ausgangsbasis für eine produktive eigene wissenschaftliche Arbeit wird erprobt. Zudem sollen die Studierenden den Umgang mit Praktikern bei der Ermittlung von empirischen Daten erlernen.

This module is a cross-faculty elective course of all PhD programmes of the University of Liechtenstein. It is a joint course, involving students from different schools, in order to broaden the students` horizon beyond their individual disciplinary focus and to enable them to reflect and discuss their own work from the perspective of different disciplines.

The course is organized in form of a Doctoral Consortium, in which participants present their research and discuss it with the faculty and fellow PhD students of the course. The primary objective of the research colloquium is to present and justify the PhD students' research in an interdisciplinary research colloquium.

Assessment by the professors enables candidates to appraise if their research ideas meet the requirements and goals of a dissertation. Since the research colloquium is mentored by an interdisciplinary academic committee, this module also serves to further develop the communicative and social competences of the students.

Students receive feedback on their research by faculty members of different faculties. Moreover, they benefit from listening to the other students' experiences and results. As a research colloquium the module aims at deepening both, methodological and professional research skills of the students. In addition, the module is designed to position and reflect their work in academic research communities beyond their own fields.

The interdisciplinary nature of the course is an important element to enable the students to engage with other in making contributions of value to society. We understand that such solutions do not come from single disciplines but live on the interdisciplinary discourse, which requires both methodological as well as conceptual and social skills, which are delivered in this course.

Students benefit from listening to the other students' experiences and debating results with a focus on the specific disciplines, styles of inquiry, and learning cultures at the University of Liechtenstein. Key elements include the problematization, research question, relevant theoretical lenses and conceptual frameworks, specific strategies of inquiry, and measures to comply with the respective research standards.

This module addresses the researcher's ability to manage projects, work autonomously, think analytically, and be creative, inquisitive, and original.

Interactive, seminar style presentations and discussions

After completing the module, students will be able to

• assess the nature and quality of their research.
• identify boundaries of their own research.
• identify opportunities to engage with other disciplines to bring their research to fruition.
• get further insights into the research methods applied by other scientists and to discuss evolving questions with an academic committee.
• develop research designs, including problematization, research questions, philosophical assumptions, general strate-gies of inquiry, and specific methods for collecting and analyzing data.
• present their research to an audience outside their own discipline.
• position their work in a wider context academic and societal context and appreciate the range of research styles and cultures across the University of Liechtenstein and beyond.

Will be announced topic-specifically in the course.

The students will be assessed in this module through:
- Research paper
- Assessment by the professors discussing the proposal and defense of the research paper