Simon Werther

Simon Werther serves as Professor at the Faculty of Tourism, Munich University of Applied Sciences.

His institutional roles include:

• Equal Opportunities Officer for the Faculty of Tourism
• Study program coordinator for the digital Master of Science 'Transformation and Sustainable Living Space Development - Redesigning Tourism' (joint program with Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)

Research focuses on Leadership, New Work methodologies, and Cultural Change within tourism contexts, with emphasis on Employee Listening systems, AI-driven People Analytics, and Workation concepts for sustainable industry transformation. Current investigations address skilled worker retention through New Work frameworks in Bavarian tourism.

Thesis supervision is available exclusively for empirical research projects. Active research funding includes:

• 'New Work in Tourism: Sustainable instruments for effective work transformation' (2025-2028)
• 'New Work as lever for securing skilled workers in tourism in Bavaria' (2022-2023)