Hubert Österle | |
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Dornbirn, Austria | 24 June 1949
Known for | Professor of business and information systems engineering |
Hubert Österle (born 24 June 1949, Dornbirn) is an Austrian academic, and Professor Emeritus of Business and Information Systems, [1] and former director of the Institute of Information Management at the University of St. Gallen. [2]
Hubert Österle studied business administration at the University of Innsbruck and the Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. He obtained his PhD at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in 1973 with his dissertation “Computerunterstütztes Entscheidungstraining” (computer assisted decision training). [3] After working as a consultant at IBM Germany, Österle completed his postdoctoral work ( habilitation) on the "Design of information systems" at the Technical University of Dortmund in 1980.[ citation needed]
In 1980 Österle became full professor of business and information systems engineering at the University of St. Gallen. In 1989, he founded the Institute of Information Management. [4] In 1997 he initiated the executive MBA program " Business Engineering" at the University of St. Gallen. [5] Österle was editor-in-chief of Electronic Markets and a member of the editorial boards of other journals. In March 2015 Österle received an honorary doctorate from the Wroclaw University of Economics. [6]
Besides his academic achievements, Österle founded in 1989 the consultancy company "The Information Management Group" [7] and the Business Engineering Institute St. Gallen AG in 2003. [8] In addition, Österle is founder and president of the board of directors of the Amiona AG [9] and a member of the supervisory board of the CDQ AG. [10]
Research areas of Österle are business engineering, consumerization, independent living, [11] sourcing in the financial industry, [12] corporate data quality [13] [14] and life engineering. [15]
Hubert Österle | |
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Born |
Dornbirn, Austria | 24 June 1949
Known for | Professor of business and information systems engineering |
Hubert Österle (born 24 June 1949, Dornbirn) is an Austrian academic, and Professor Emeritus of Business and Information Systems, [1] and former director of the Institute of Information Management at the University of St. Gallen. [2]
Hubert Österle studied business administration at the University of Innsbruck and the Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. He obtained his PhD at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in 1973 with his dissertation “Computerunterstütztes Entscheidungstraining” (computer assisted decision training). [3] After working as a consultant at IBM Germany, Österle completed his postdoctoral work ( habilitation) on the "Design of information systems" at the Technical University of Dortmund in 1980.[ citation needed]
In 1980 Österle became full professor of business and information systems engineering at the University of St. Gallen. In 1989, he founded the Institute of Information Management. [4] In 1997 he initiated the executive MBA program " Business Engineering" at the University of St. Gallen. [5] Österle was editor-in-chief of Electronic Markets and a member of the editorial boards of other journals. In March 2015 Österle received an honorary doctorate from the Wroclaw University of Economics. [6]
Besides his academic achievements, Österle founded in 1989 the consultancy company "The Information Management Group" [7] and the Business Engineering Institute St. Gallen AG in 2003. [8] In addition, Österle is founder and president of the board of directors of the Amiona AG [9] and a member of the supervisory board of the CDQ AG. [10]
Research areas of Österle are business engineering, consumerization, independent living, [11] sourcing in the financial industry, [12] corporate data quality [13] [14] and life engineering. [15]