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In their 60-year history, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had to go through several radical organizational changes. New research by ESMT Berlin and Warwick Business School shows what NASA’s history can teach organizations about strategic agility, and how organizations can adapt their business models effectively to cater to external challenges.

ESMT Berlin recently launched its Rainbow Scholarship – offering an MBA discount to LGBTQ+ students who’ve contributed to LGBTQ+ causes and impacted the community. Alan Wang, Full-Time MBA participant and Rainbow scholar shares his experience.

Gianluca Carnabuci and Eric Quintane, professors at ESMT Berlin, share their research findings, showing that the key to building a performance-boosting network is to include people who support you in areas where your cognitive style is not naturally suited.

Lars-Hendrik Röller, Professor at ESMT Berlin, questions that either saving or incurring debt are a particularly effective way of tackling the huge transformation toward climate neutrality and offers a third solution.

ESMT Global Online MBA student Kateryna Nadtochiy reflects on her transformative journey, realizing it's not just about gaining knowledge but a profound mindset shift. From a pre-MBA program to navigating disruptions of war, her narrative speaks to resilience and transformation.

Lars-Hendrik Röller, Professor at ESMT Berlin, provides insightful commentary on the latest Karlsruhe verdict and its implications for the German government, leveraging his expertise in economic and political matters.

ESMT alumna Myriam Rapior was selected as one of Germany's top 40 under 40 in the category "society" by Capital Magazin. Myriam graduated from the ESMT Master in Management program in 2020 and currently holds the position of vice president at Friends of the Earth Germany. She is an active member of the German Council for Sustainable Development.

ESMT Berlin’s AI for Managers program is listed in the top 5 executive education courses in AI coming out this 2024.

In September 2023, 40 students from ESMT Berlin and partner universities from the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM) had the honor to participate in the inaugural Berlin Global Dialogue (BGD) hosted by ESMT and are sharing their highlights of this experience.

Konstantin Korotov, Professor and faculty Lead at ESMT Berlin, was highlighted as a good example of how to use case studies, and how they anchor concepts in the lectures with students and show that the university is interested in real business.

Seconded employees - employees temporarily assigned to a different role, organization, or department - choose more innovative ideas and influence permanent staff to do the same, finds new research from ESMT Berlin.

The co-conducted research from Nazlı Sönmez, Assistant Professor of Management Science at ESMT Berlin, is widely illustrated with case studies and interviews.

Francis de Véricourt, professor at ESMT Berlin, discusses the emergence of the deep-tech revolution, facilitated by AI and computational approaches, urging leaders to align innovation strategies with the technological maturity of their endeavors for responsible and effective management.

ESMT Berlin has installed a photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof of its historical main building, covering about 25 percent of its electricity needs in the future. With a total of 893 highly efficient modules on the former GDR State Council building, the PV system achieves a total output of 366 kWp, making it the largest system of its kind in central Berlin. The system is expected to be connected to the electricity grid in January 2024.

Greta Romero Céspedes and Siti Mastura Daud, Full-time MBA students at ESMT Berlin, share their experiences in different ESMT summer programs.