Background
Schwaninger was born in Salzburg, Austria.
economist university professor
Schwaninger was born in Salzburg, Austria.
After several years of practical experience in private and public organizations, he studied economics at the University of Saint Gallen.
He is known for his co-authorship of the Saint Galler Management-Model. In 1980 he obtained his doctorate at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and in 1987 obtained his Habilitation at the University of Saint Gallen with a postdoctoral thesis ("Habilitationsschrift") on integral planning. In 1990 Schwaninger was called to the Institute of Management at the University of Saint Gallen, where he is appointed Professor of Management.
He also directs the International World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics.
Schwaningers research and teaching are focused on the management of complex dynamic systems, with a methodological emphasis on Organizational Cybernetics and System Dynamics. His research projects to date have been related to organizational intelligence, model-based management, the design, transformation and learning of organizations, and systemic issues of sustainability.
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