Research & Surveys

Building what’s next: A shared agenda for business education

Mumbai, Global Perspectives Survey
EFMD and BITSoM invite business school leaders to take part in the Global Perspectives Survey. EFMD and the BITS School of Management (BITSoM) are bringing together business school leaders for the All India Deans Conference to be held in Mumbai on 8-9 October 2026. The conference will explore key questions shaping business education today, and…
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Students score 8 percentage points higher when grades were framed as losses

corvinus
If test-takers start with the maximum score and lose points for mistakes, they perform 8 percentage points better than when they traditionally start from zero and earn points for correct answers. A simple change in feedback can produce a sizable boost in university performance, finds new research from Corvinus University of Budapest. The psychological discomfort…
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An uncertain future? The challenges for marketing communications professionals in business schools

marcoms professionals
Marcoms professionals in business schools face an uncertain future, having to deal with growing tensions in their institutions.  The new Knowing Me Knowing You report from Roe Communications, CarringtonCrisp and EFMD Global discovered budget challenges, lack of clear strategy, geopolitical uncertainty and inevitably, having to deal with the impact of AI. Teams are being asked…
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Cambridge Judge Business School and Bain & Company warn of ‘permanent complexity’ in global finance

financial whitepaper
Cambridge Judge Business School and Stratos, Bain & Company have published a new whitepaper warning that the global financial system has entered a phase of sustained structural instability, as geopolitical fragmentation, rapid technological change and shifting capital flows redraw the rules for business. The whitepaper – Power, Capital and Governance: Leadership in a Fragmented World…
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Universities should see admissions design as a strategic tool for widening access

Corvinus Study
A study co-authored by Corvinus University of Budapest researcher Péter Biró shows that the way universities match applicants, programmes and financial terms can influence not only who gets admitted, but also how fairly and effectively available places are used. University admissions systems are often seen as technical processes: students submit their preferences, institutions define entry…
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INSEAD and BCG launch new report on delivering energy transformation

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Three structural dilemmas have slowed progress in the energy transition: the inter-temporal dilemma – costs are immediate, but benefits are long-term and uncertain; the commons dilemma – costs are local, but benefits are global; and the competitiveness dilemma – early movers risk losing ground to less constrained peers. Together, these dynamics explain why collective ambition…
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