• This module aims at fostering professional competences. In particular, an overview on theories of the firm is given in order to provide students with a profound background for better understanding the various current topics of their discipline. The set of theories dealt with in the course will continuously be reviewed and adapted. So far, the following theories of the firm are considered to be particularly relevant for all three doctoral programs currently being offered by the graduate school:
• Introduction to the Theory of the Firm (Dr. Ferdinand Thies)
• The Nature of the Firm and the Problem of Social Cost (Ass.Prof. Dr. Tanja Kirn)
• Agency Theory (Prof. Dr. Marco Menicetti)
• Transactioncost Theory (Dr. Martin Angerer)
• Information Processing Theory (Prof. Dr. Jan vom Brocke)
• Resource-based Theory of the Firm (Dr. Ferdinand Thies)
• Knowledge-based Theory of the Firm (Dr. Ferdinand Thies)
• Behavioral Theory of the Firm (Dr. Ferdinand Thies)

Lecture; self-study; presentation and paper by students

• Basic understanding of the fundamental research questions connecting to the existence and boundaries of organizations
• Basic understanding of the different approaches which try to explain the existence and boundaries of organizations from various perspectives.
• Basic understanding of the underlying assumptions of these approaches.

Students will be able to:

• gain an overview about various theories of the firm and their history
• critically review and discuss different theories of the firm
• apply theories of the firm as guiding theoretical framework to own thesis topic and research questions

The students will be assessed in this module through:

• Paper (5000 - 7000 words)
• Presentation of paper

This module helps the student to further broaden and intensify his knowledge and methodological skills needed for his dissertation.
This module could focus on Banking, Finance or Taxation.

Lecture or seminar or self-study, possibly combined with preparation and presentation of a paper.

Based on lectures offered on the master's level, this module helps to enable the student

• to further intensify the existing knowledge and methodology needed for the dissertation project;
• to independently develop a research concept for specific research questions;
• to develop, analyze and synthesize new complex ideas;
• to develop the scientific and/or cultural progress for an academic or non-academic environment.

Students will be able to:

• Have an advanced and intensified overview on specific topics needed for the dissertation project;
• Develop their own research project;
• Apply the methodological structures of these specific topics for their dissertation project.

The students will be assessed in this module through:

• competitive selection process of the research seminar
• specific mechanisms of the research seminar

Module availability:
On application at an internationally renown PhD program, such as organised e. g. by London School of Economics, University of Constance, Zürich, St. Gallen, Innsbruck.

This module serves manifold competences: 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 reknown 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 competences 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 Liechtensetin 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.

The students will be assessed in this module through:

• Competitive Selection Process of the docotral 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 renown 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.

• Architektonisch konstruktiver Entwurf mit konkreter Aufgabenstellung aus dem Themenfeld der Modulgruppe D im Kontext der relevanten für die Umsetzung der Aufgabe wichtigen Parameter.
• Integrierende Themen der Modulgruppe D werden in der Entwurfsaufgabe bearbeitet und durch einen Fachdozenten aus dem Themengebiet der Modulgruppe D direkt begleitet.
• Prozessorientierte Vorgehensweise in der Analyse der Aufgabe und der Entwicklung von zukunftsweisenden Konzepten.
• Auseinandersetzung mit aktuellen Fragen aus dem Themenfeld der Konstruktion, Tektonik sowie Tragwerksplanung.
• Darstellung in Zeichnung und Modellen in dem für die Aufgabe nötigen Massstab.

Semesterunterricht
mit Projektstudio
Mögliche Methoden:
angeleitetes Praktikum, Brainstorming, Diskurs, Experiment, Exzerpieren, Fallstudie, Film, Foto, Impulsreferat, Lesen, Modell, Peerfeedback, Plan, Projektarbeit, Recherche, Reflexion, Schreiben, Skizze, Übung, Visualisierung, Vortrag, Zeichnung.

Entwurf mit Integration III

Modulnote = Lehrveranstaltungsnote die ermittelt wird aus:
Projektentwürfe mit Präsentation und Kritik sowie Mitarbeit im Unterricht ( 60%) ; Integrationsarbeit ( 20% ); Thesis – Portfolio (20%); Die Teilnote Projektentwürfe mit Präsentation und Kritik sowie Mitarbeit im Unterricht muss zwingend positiv sein um das Modul zu bestehen.

This module serves manifold competences: 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.

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 renown doctoral consortium.

Abstraktes Modul zur Anerkennung von Leistungen im Auslandssemester.

• Essay Writing
• Dokumentation und Recherche
• Sprache und Intertextualität
• Schreibprodukt und Schreibprozess

• Grundlagen, Methoden und Modelle der Wirtschaftsgeschichte und der Unternehmensethik
• Agrargesellschaft, Industrialisierung, Wirtschaftskrisen, Wirtschaftstheorien, Wirtschaftsgeschichte Liechtensteins
• Bezüge zwischen Wirtschaft und Ethik,
• ethisches und wirtschaftliches Handeln, Wertediskurs

Vorlesungen

• Schriftliche Klausur zu Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Schriftliche Klausur zu Unternehmensethik