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ESMT Berlin reaccredited by the German Council of Science and Humanities
April 24, 2024 | ESMT Press
ESMT Berlin has received institutional reaccreditation from the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) for a further 10 years without any conditions. The council confirmed the international business school’s right to award PhDs and also sees no need for ESMT to be accredited again. The decision was based on the business school’s exceptional academic performance and its globally recognized excellence in research and teaching.
"Research Roundup: April 2024"
April 24, 2024 | AACSB
ESMT's Maximilian Köhler and Henry Sauermann spoke to AACSB about their latest research on the potential for algorithmic management (AM) to facilitate several aspects of projects and what this means for future managers in scientific research.
ESMT Berlin offers students new apartments near campus
April 12, 2024 | ESMT Press
Starting June 1, 2024, ESMT Berlin will offer seven fully furnished shared apartments to provide affordable housing for its students in Berlin. Each apartment will accommodate up to six people and is owned by the Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte mbH.
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.