ESMT Berlin is regularly featured in national and international media outlets. In our newsroom, we showcase selected highlights that present the exceptional achievements of our faculty, including their research activities, and offer valuable contributions to discussions in business, academia, and broader societal debates.
In ntv “Reitzpunkt”, Jörg Rocholl, president of ESMT Berlin, discussed with IG Metall chair Christiane Benner and journalist Ulrich Reitz whether high labour costs threaten Germany as a business location, or whether energy prices, bureaucracy, and competition from China pose the greater challenge.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Germany’s new investment agreement with the United Arab Emirates, mentioning the Invest in Germany Summit, taking place at ESMT Berlin on October 19 and 20.
Master adaptability in four critical steps: challenge assumptions early, decide through uncertainty, generate diverse options, and fully align your organization to turn change into your competitive advantage.
In VDI Nachrichten, Christoph Burger, senior lecturer and faculty lead of the MBA programs at ESMT Berlin, explains why an MBA can help engineers turn technical expertise into entrepreneurial influence and lead organizations through technological and strategic transformation.
In Forbes, Olaf Plötner, professor of management practice at ESMT Berlin, argues that as companies automate routine B2B customer interactions, leaders must deliberately create other opportunities to build the trust needed for complex, long-term business relationships.
In an interview with Financial Times, Boban Sulic, deputy director of admissions at ESMT, spoke about what applicants can do to find the right fit before they apply,
In Newsweek, Michael Weber, professor of finance at ESMT Berlin, explained why frequently purchased and highly visible goods such as groceries have an outsized influence on how households perceive overall inflation.
In Börsen-Zeitung, Michael Weber, professor of finance at ESMT Berlin and head of the newly established European Expectations Center, spoke about the center’s work and why inflation expectations serve as an anchor for monetary policy.
Adaptability is widely preached, but why does it fail in practice? Nadeshda Kreya explores the hidden costs, control traps, and efficiency dilemmas that hold organizations back and outlines four essential rules to turn the appeal into action.
In an interview with rbb Inforadio, Jörg Rocholl, president of ESMT Berlin, discussed the implications of the planned tax reform in Germany.
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Hands-on, international impact during the Master in Global Management
Master in Global Management alum Sophie von Rohr reflects on a Social Impact Project in the Seychelles, an international cohort, and turning her internship at UBS into a graduate role.
With harvard business manager, Matt Bothner, professor of strategy at ESMT Berlin, spoke about Network Reaching and how to get out of a job if you have already quit silently.
In a guest contribution to Handelsblatt, Jörg Rocholl, president of ESMT Berlin, argues that an equity-based pension is the best form of social policy.
