Teaching

SABE currently has several ongoing initiatives in the area of teaching. Theses on bachelor and masters level are supervised. Furthermore, in a range of courses the topic of antisemitism is discussed and analyzed in a business context. Below actitives happening in the recent academic year are listed. An extensive list of all former teaching projects is also available.  

Theses

The Institute of Human Resource Management and the Institute of Gender and Diversity in Organizations provide students with the opportunity to write their Bachelor and Master Theses on Antisemitism or a topic related to Antisemitism. 

SABE faculty recently supervised to completion two new student theses about antisemitism in business. One student completed an interview-based study of how Jewish women of different generations deal with prejudice against them at the workplace. Another student conducted a review of academic literature on antisemitism in business, and illustrated findings with recent case studies of companies.

Students' opinion on addressing antisemitism in business education

From June 2025 to July 2026 students in different majors participated in presentations followed by group exercises about antisemitism in various areas of business, e.g. workplace, and marketing campaigns. At the end of each course they were also asked in an anonymous survey for their reflection. 94% (175 out of 188) agreed the problem of antisemitism should be addressed at business schools in Austria. Concerning the topical areas, 85% believe the problem should be addressed in courses in marketing, and 90% said so about courses in human resource management, showing greater relevance of understanding of antisemitism directly related to management of people. These results also suggest that while addressing antisemitism is sensitive and difficult, those who did reflect on it and discussed it personally see a need to address this subject in the context of contemporary business. Perhaps not surprisingly, young generation is open to addressing difficult problems of modern society.

Summer School students elaborate on prejudice against Jews in daily work situations

Students from WU partner schools who came to Vienna on the summer program put under scrutiny various instances of stereotyping about Jewish individuals. While antisemitism is condemned, many do not recognize philosemitism, i.e. seemingly positive stereotypes of Jews being successful in business or in negotiation, as dangerous. However, scholarly research alerts about danger of such stereotyping, and indeed objects of such stereotyping report their discomfort. International students worked on case studies of both anti- and philo-semitism in business, and proposed organizational solutions to take account of dangers of both forms of discrimination.

Bystander and antisemitism

The problem of bystanders not reacting in instances of discrimination, abuse, or even violence is well known. To address this issue, bachelor students analyzed case studies of an antisemitic incident occurring at a group forum. Working in small teams, they worked out and presented solutions firms can apply to lift up the burden of reporting from the victim of discrimination, and ensure an efficient organizational response, and consequently an inclusive work environment.