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Lei Lu, program director for executive education at ESMT Berlin, shares some insights from her professional experience in executive education programs and talks about key strategies for leaders who are facing disruptive transformation in their companies.

Find MBA interviewed Rebecca Loades, director of MBA programs at ESMT, about the tips she would give to international students to overcome cultural shock when embarking on an MBA abroad. She also discussed how ESMT supports its students throughout this journey.

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.

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.

Firms that receive research and development (R&D) credits are much more likely to acquire venture capital (VC) backed startups, alongside investing in their own R&D efforts, according to new research by ESMT Berlin.

ESMT alumna Nina Fechler spoke with BusinessBecause about her experiences in the Executive MBA program at ESMT and how these have shaped her career in sustainability.

Find MBA spoke with Rebecca Loades, director of MBA programs at ESMT Berlin, about the shift in business schools towards embracing the digital era through the launch of more online MBA degree programs and virtual learning platforms.

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, 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.

Georg Garlichs, chief financial officer and managing director at ESMT Berlin, officially received from WBM the symbolic keys to the new student housing apartments on Fischerinsel.

This article examines the possibility of AI taking over managerial roles and references research conducted by Maximilian Koehler, PhD candidate, and Henry Sauermann, professor of strategy at ESMT Berlin.

Jörg Rocholl, president at ESMT, expresses his opinion in Handelsblatt on the global challenges Europe is facing given the upcoming US election and how the EU could improve its position.

As companies face the dual challenge of meeting stakeholder expectations and addressing global sustainability issues, programs like ESMT’s Leading Sustainable Business Transformation offer a path forward.

Mandy Hübener, program director, executive education program, at ESMT spoke with AACSB about extended AI and its usage for executive education at business schools.

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.