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CBS professor on how small enterprises and researchers should work together: “It’s kind of like dating”
How do we prevent researchers and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from overlooking each other when hoping to collaborate? Start by accepting different work paces and respecting each other’s differences, advises CBS Professor Luigi Butera. “It’s kind of like dating,” he said at a recent workshop designed to bring SMEs and CBS researchers closer together.
29 Jun 2022
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Have you ever shared study books with a friend? Then you should definitely think twice
About half of all students in Denmark have used at least one illegally shared textbook while studying. The majority are obtained from friends or study groups, and many students find this practice acceptable. But when books are illegally shared, writers are not paid, which over the years will mean that fewer textbooks will be written in Danish and about Danish subjects.
22 Jun 2022
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CBS helps Ukrainian students by paying for their education over the summer
Right now, CBS is helping three Ukrainian students who are entering CBS’ International Summer University Programme. “We are working together with Kharkiv National University in Ukraine and have offered them a free spot on relevant courses at CBS during the summer,” explains Wilbert van der Meer, Head of the International Office at CBS. Learn more about the initiative in this article and find out how you can help Ukrainian students.
29 Jun 2022
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Danish humour: a fast track to hygge or treading on toes?
Humour is essential everywhere – in all walks of life. But how does humour work? And is it always helpful? Humour researcher and professor emeritus at CBS Lita Lundquist and British-born, Danish-based Helen Dyrbye, translator and principal author of The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Danes, have co-authored a new book called Danish Humour – Sink or Swim and have some advice on how humour can backfire across cultures.
21 Jun 2022
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No one will hire me because I’m in a wheelchair – what happened to social responsibility?
Hafaz Shah is an HD student at CBS who is constantly improving his resume to attract potential employers. Yet he is repeatedly rejected at job interviews. He knows the reason: his wheelchair. Hafaz has cerebral palsy and therefore can’t walk, which, according to him, is often a showstopper for any hiring panel. “When people see me, they assume I won’t be able to work,” he says.
14 Jun 2022
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Assistant Professor: Stress and shame are closely linked – understand why
BOOK REVIEW: Read about new methods for managing stress in working life.
22 Oct 2021
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How do you research ‘global mobility’ during a pandemic when travel is highly restricted?
Two researchers tell the story of how the pandemic completely altered their research topic and how they dealt with it.
23 Sep 2021
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Professors: No, banks are not cheating small customers – those customers are actually being pampered
BOOK REVIEW: Scapegoating the finance sector has become a national sport. Imagine, banks are daring to charge negative interest. But much of the criticism is based on prejudice, claim two professors.
17 May 2021