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“If you are too slow to transform, the larger changes will not help you – they will destroy you”
Climate change calls for transformation, but the field contains a lot of “hot air” and “greenwashing”, say three CBS researchers who can help businesses keep their noses to the grindstone. One researcher even wants to transform how research is being conducted. “Researching like in the 70s will not solve any problems,” he says.
24 Feb 2021
“If you work at an SME, you are not a member of the marketing department – you ARE the marketing department”
Small and medium sized businesses are unexploited territory when it comes to creating more relevant student jobs, claims Co-Founder Casper Skjold Nielsen. Through his business Cand, he connects SMEs and students, and CBS student Caroline Kamp Iversen is one of 500 who landed jobs at SMEs.
23 Feb 2021
Female Leadership Academy at CBS wants women to shoot for the stars
It all started with a game of beer pong. One year later, Female Leadership Academy has conducted numerous workshops with female role models including the TV business ‘Dragon’, Mia Wagner. Together, they have launched a blog and podcast while expanding their team with more than 20 volunteers and creating a toolbox. But they have a serious challenge: “How can you change a problem if people cannot see the problem is there?”
18 Feb 2021
“I miss the effervescent moment when I tap into a subject with the students and ideas start flying – it’s like shaking and opening a Coca Cola”
The corona saturation point was reached long ago, and it shows in the virtual classrooms, where students and teachers are struggling. Could a little compassion help? Yes, claims Teaching & Learning.
17 Feb 2021
Teachers and students to supply teaching cases to new case house
Nordic Case House is a new strategic CBS initiative, and one of its main aims is to ensure case-based teaching is a deeply rooted element of CBS. And teachers are not the only ones who can provide the cases, as students can write them too, explains CBS’ Associate Dean for Life-Long Learning.
17 Feb 2021
CBS Case Competition 2021 transforms into a huge global TV show
For the first time in 20 years, CBS Case Competition is moving all its activities into the virtual world. The case is how to make IKEA more sustainable, and a professional television studio has been rented in Glostrup, and campus is being replaced with a profound TV show, broadcasting finals, workouts with actress Julie Steincke as instructor, a live podcast with CEOs of ISS and Ørsted, as well as live talks.
17 Feb 2021
“If you know the answer, it’s not transformative”
We are at risk of having inadequate job skills, dysfunctional pension systems and suffering from energy poverty if transformation is overdue, three economists claim. CBS’ new strategy calls for transformation, and in a new article series CBS WIRE ask researchers what it looks like.
15 Feb 2021
“It’s a chance for me to help others and get to know my fellow students”
A new initiative from CBS called “wellbeing ambassadors” aims to increase students’ wellbeing during the pandemic.
10 Feb 2021
Scandal-ridden research prompts new national principles for research
Missing arm’s length impartiality between researchers and external parties has resulted in several cases of questionable research – including cases from CBS. With yet more research being funded by corporations and NGOs, new principles and recommendations have been compiled. But what happens if they are breached?
10 Feb 2021
CBS Fintech sheds light on a goldmine industry and cures a missing focus at CBS
Niels Kristian Damsgaard and his fellow students were missing a larger focus on fintech at CBS. Instead of complaining, they took matters into their own hands and established CBS Fintech – a student organization with the mission to share its interest in the successful industry of financial technology – while also enlightening other students.
08 Feb 2021