Maria Pammer

Maria Pammer is a faculty member at MCI, currently serving as Head of the Department of Business Administration Online (since 2018) and Academic Director of the Executive Master programs in Digital Business and Digital Economy & Leadership. She has held leadership roles in academic programs, including Head of the Bachelor's programs in Business & Management and Economics & Management (2016–2018), and previously led the Business Administration & HR Development department (2014–2016). She has lectured in areas like Financial Accounting, Change Management, and Academic Writing since 2013.

Her research focuses on digital learning environments, workplace interruptions, and educational technology. She has published in journals such as Journal of Higher Education Development and Education Sciences, and contributed to books on topics like blended learning and podcasts in education. She actively participates in conferences like the UNESCO Chair in Futures Capability and events on digital transformation in the workplace.

Pammer holds a doctorate in Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Innsbruck (2011) and a diploma in Business Education (2007). She has supervised numerous theses on workplace learning, digitalization strategies, and leadership challenges. Her work emphasizes practical applications, such as digital interruption mitigation and corporate social responsibility.

She has undertaken further training in leadership (e.g., Leading Virtual Teams, 2020) and project management in areas like e-cigarette demand analysis (2018–2019). Her involvement in the BOBCAT project (2008–2010) highlights her commitment to competency-based education.