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 the CEO Table, Omar Fergani, Fellow at DEEP - Institute for Deep Tech Innovation at ESMT Berlin, discusses the real reason behind German engineers blocking AI-projects, and the answer might surprise you.
Sales Excellence picked up new research from Bianca Schmitz, lecturer at ESMT Berlin, and Olaf Plötner, professor of management practice at ESMT Berlin, that explains why salespeople fear radical innovation.
In this International Women’s Day reflection, Qiao Zhang explores the day’s roots in collective action and the inequalities that persist today. She shares six practical ways women can claim their power and calls on organizations to help create the conditions for lasting change.
Harvard Business Manager reported on new research by Martin Schweinsberg, associate professor of organizational behavior at ESMT Berlin, examining whether making the first offer in negotiations leads to better outcomes.
BILD interviewed Jörg Rocholl, president of ESMT Berlin, about UniCredit’s planned move to increase its stake in Commerzbank, the strategic importance of the German market, and what the step could mean for the future structure of the European banking sector.
In a discussion with Bert Rürup, Jörg Rocholl, president of ESMT Berlin, reflects on the dispute within the German Council of Economic Experts and what it reveals about fundamental questions of economic policy advice, as well as possible reforms to the advisory system.
In Forbes, Lei Lu, program director Executive Education at ESMT Berlin, argues that while most organizations claim they know what they stand for, their systems often don’t.
Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on the rise of bureaucracy in Germany, quoting the Bureaucracy Index by ESMT Berlin, Univ.-Prof Dr. Stefan Wagner, and buzer.de.
MassLive (The Republican) interviewed Jörg Rocholl, president of ESMT Berlin, and Jackie Dong, student at ESMT Berlin, on the initiative "Say JA to Germany", the current challenges facing US universities, and the surge in interest from North American students in ESMT Berlin.
In Times Higher Education, Eric Quintane associate professor of organisational behavior at ESMT Berlin, examines how network awareness shapes academic careers and how this dynamic varies by gender.
The Reuters story focused on auto industry crisis in Baden-Württemberg. Bianca Schmitz, founding director of the Hidden Champions Institute at ESMT Berlin, notes that while the automotive sector in the region faces structural decline, other industries such as automation, robotics, medtech, and software are expanding.
In Table Media’s CEO Table, Matthew S. Bothner professor of strategy at ESMT Berlin, examines why adding top talent does not automatically improve team performance. Studies from professional sports show that teams with several high-status members perform worse when coordination is weak.
The feature in Berliner Zeitung, highlights how ESMT Berlin transformed the former GDR State Council building into Germany’s leading private business school.
Maryna Salomatina, a Global Online MBA alum, shares how she rebuilt her career after fleeing Ukraine with her children. Her story shows how the flexibility, global perspective, and practical frameworks of the program helped her turn a time of crisis into a new chapter of leadership.
