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Julia Langdon is new Volkswagen Group Junior Chair for Ethics and Diversity in Organizations
April 12, 2024
Julia Langdon, who joined ESMT as an assistant professor of organizational behavior in August 2023, has been appointed the Volkswagen Group Junior Chair for Ethics and Diversity in Organizations. The goal of the chair is to foster research on gender differences in career advancement, salaries, and entrepreneurial activities to identify opportunities to reduce inequalities in this area.
"Innovative AI Applications for Education"
April 9, 2024 | AACSB
Mandy Hübener, program director, executive education program, at ESMT spoke with AACSB about extended AI and its usage for executive education at business schools.
ESMT Berlin: New index shows increasing bureaucracy in Germany
April 9, 2024 | ESMT Press
A recent study by Prof. Stefan Wagner from ESMT Berlin shows an increasing bureaucratization of Germany. The analysis, which was conducted in collaboration with the internet platform www.buzer.de, testifies to a continuous increase in the volume of federal legislation in Germany and thus underpins the perception of increasing bureaucracy in Germany.
"Ampel-Mythos Bürokratieabbau"
April 5, 2024 | Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt wrote an article about the Bürokratieindex, which Stefan Wagner, professor of strategy and director of PhD studies at ESMT Berlin, invented to demonstrate that the cost of German bureaucracy has not declined but increased.
Sanction the use of cyberweapons, not the weapons themselves
April 5, 2024 | ESMT Press
A recent analysis by Helene Pleil, research associate at the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, alongside colleagues from Technical University Darmstadt, outlines that rapid technological progress, a lack of political will and uniform definitions, as well as the dual use of cyber tools, are the main challenges facing effective cyber arms control which is vital for foreign and security policy. As cyberspace is increasingly used in conflicts, cyber arms control needs to be addressed as well.
ESMT Berlin students present DigitalFuture Summit 2024
March 28, 2024 | ESMT Press
This year’s DigitalFuture Summit (DFS), the annual networking event entirely organized by ESMT Berlin master’s students, will take place April 4-5 on campus in the center of Berlin. The event connects talented students and young professionals with potential future employers from around the world who are passionate about technology and innovation. Attendees gain direct insights from top industry leaders and experts and get the opportunity to expand their knowledge, develop new skills, and build valuable connections that can advance their career.
Firms with exclusive networks excel by 7% in market crises
March 28, 2024 | ESMT Press
Firms with exclusive brokerage positions in their collaboration networks outshine their counterparts by an average margin of more than 7% in crisis conditions, according to recent research conducted at ESMT Berlin. The competitive advantage of exclusive brokers stems from their capacity to adapt quickly, and on their own terms, when crisis erupts - unlike their peers trapped in more tightly-knit, constraining networks.
"If the corporate ladder is a thing of the past, what are leadership transitions today?"
March 25, 2024 | Forbes
Nora Grasselli, program director at ESMT Berlin, argues that in today's fast-evolving business landscape, traditional, linear career paths are giving way to non-linear, multidimensional journeys, requiring leaders to adapt across industries and cultures and organizations to shift strategies to support these complex transitions.