Firms with exclusive networks excel by 7% in market crises: Study

Firms with exclusive brokerage positions in their collaboration networks outshine their counterparts by an average margin of more than 7% in crisis conditions, according to recent research conducted at ESMT Berlin. The competitive ...

US election: Turning off TikTok is a big risk for the Democrats

Popular social media platform TikTok stands accused of holding US data in China, fostering censorship, and spreading disinformation. Its popularity poses a dilemma for US politicians, but especially Democrats who have heavily ...

What are microcredentials? And are they worth having?

As private firms and governments struggle to fill jobs—and with the cost of college too high for many students—employers and elected officials are searching for alternative ways for people to get good jobs without having ...

Research contextualizes ownership competence in private firms

Researchers can now point to two competencies that owner-managers must possess for their firms to experience growth: matching competence and governance competence. In a recent study published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship ...