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Why keep it quiet?
Errors are often associated with shoddy work, failure or personal weakness. That is why we find it unpleasant to discuss them openly. However, mistakes are not necessarily down to carelessness or a…
The biases that keep good R&D projects from getting funded
The project focused on how to design rooms in intensive care units to minimize sleep disruption and facilitate healing. Gerhard, from the infrastructure group in Munich, started the discussion: “This…
People and the planet – CSR initiatives sweeten Ferrero’s success
Tammi L. Coles spoke with recognized CSR researcher and author CB Bhattacharya about how this is revealed in the “People and the Planet” philosophy of the successful Ferrero Group. Corporate Social…
Blockchain, the digital disruptor
In his survey1 of executives in the German energy industry Christoph Burger, the senior associate dean of executive education at ESMT Berlin, found 81% believed the same. Although blockchain – the…
Managing the next financial crisis: against reflex-driven regulation
Government intervention prevented more serious consequences and averted a core meltdown of the financial system. Since then, general acceptance of market economies has undergone an enormous stress…
"Joiners" are vital to innovation
The POK Pühringer PS Chair in Entrepreneurship has been filled by Henry Sauermann, who joined ESMT Berlin as associate professor of strategy in May. Prior to coming to Berlin, Dr. Sauermann was an…
Companies failing to tap full potential of crowdsourcing
They tested their hypotheses using a unique longitudinal dataset that captures how 922 organizations responded to 105,127 crowdsourced suggestions from external contributors. The results of their…
What leaders can do for followers under conditions of uncertainty?
As companies adjust to the changing economic situation, customer expectations, competitors’ moves, governmental regulations, skill deficiencies, and other elements of the business landscape, they…
A bond that makes a bad marriage
How big is the financial threat looming over the citizens in the eurozone? There are two answers to this question: one short and bright, the other longer and gloomier. Cheap and cheerful On the…
Bail-in – there is still a lot to do
But, given the experience of the previous years, this seems too good to be true. Even so, after the most recent resolution of the EU finance ministers on the rescuing and restructuring of banks,…
