Research
Reducing the weight of salary criteria in rankings – impact assessment
What would rankings look like if the main organisations eliminated or reduced the weight of the salary measure? Laurent Ortmans, Quality Assurance and Ranking Manager at ESMT Berlin and a former statistician behind the FT rankings, shared his views at the recent 2019 EFMD Master Programmes Conference. When someone criticizes the weight given to salary…
Read MoreKTU ERA Chair project is looking for team members
Kaunas University of Technology School of Economics and Business (KTU SEB), Lithuania invites candidates to apply for Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow positions in the IN4ACT ERA Chair project “Industry 4.0 impact on management practices and economics”. For the full job description and application form, please visit the IN4ACT website. KTU has become the first university in Lithuania to…
Read MoreKTU Scientists’ Predictions: AI and humans in the Industry 5.0
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most relevant issues in the course of the current 4th Industrial Revolution. According to the scientists of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), the forthcoming 5th Industrial Revolution will focus on the synergy between humans and AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most debated topics today. What professions…
Read MoreAuthenticity lacking on business school websites and doubts about social media
Latest GenerationWeb study analyses student use of social and digital media in deciding where to study Most prospective students use social media to consider where to study, but there is some scepticism on using sites due to recent social media scandals, reveals the latest edition of the GenerationWeb study by CarringtonCrisp in association with EFMD.…
Read MoreEmployers invited to take part in the 2020 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey
Providing insight into projected hiring for the coming year Registration is now open for the Corporate Recruiters Survey 2020! Your participation is important to us. The information collected in this survey is used to better prepare our business students as they seek to enter today’s rapidly changing job market. The Graduate Management Admission Council®, EFMD, Highered…
Read MoreRevealing the hiring demands for MBA and Business Master’s Talent in 2020
Keep up-to-date with the latest trends in the hiring market for recent MBA and business master’s graduates Registration is now open for the Corporate Recruiters Survey 2020! Each year, the Graduate Management Admission Council®, EFMD, Highered and MBA CSEA join forces to sponsor the annual Corporate Recruiters Survey – collecting data from hundreds of employers…
Read MoreWhat’s next for business education?
Making predictions about the future is never easy. Six years ago, Donald Trump was best known as a TV celebrity. At the same time, CarringtonCrisp worked with EFMD to run the See the Future project for the first time, looking at where business education might be heading. The introduction to the first ‘See the Future’…
Read MoreFamily members’ emotional attachment limits family firm growth
Differing levels of family member involvement in senior roles directly affect family businesses’ pursuit of growth strategies. Non-active family members as major shareholders and non-family members on boards and in top management teams will push for profit and encourage growth through their entrepreneurial drive. However, there is less risk-taking from active family members. This is…
Read MoreWhere in the world would you study and why?
International competition has exploded with business schools across the globe seeking to recruit internationally, technology has brought new competitors to the market delivering to students anywhere, anytime and the demographics of the student market are changing with a shift towards lifelong learners. The latest Business of Branding survey from CarringtonCrisp in cooperation with EFMD continues…
Read MoreKTU researcher’s book is on the list of the world’s best
KTU School of Economics and Business prof. Max von Zedtwitz’s book “Responsible Product Innovation: Safety first” written with Andy Yunlong Zhu and Dimitris G. Assimakopoulos was identified as one of the best New Product Innovation eBooks To Read In 2019. The list is made annually by BookAuthority – the world’s leading site for nonfiction book recommendations, helping…
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