CBS Alumni Newsletter august 2008
CBS Executive Event: Alfred Josefsen, Managing Director, Irma A/S
In 1999, Alfred Josefsen took over the position as Managing Director of Irma A/S, which found itself during that period in a critical situation – customers were turning their backs on the company, employees were leaving, deficits were expanding. But due to a focused strategy and a huge effort of leadership, Irma managed to turn the situation from crisis to success and growth.
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and debate with Alfred Josefsen. Get new perspectives and inspiration for your own strategies and development as a leader through the stories, professional experience and insightful reflections of Alfred Josefsen.
The event will take place on 15th September from 17:00 – 18:30 in Auditorium SC033 at Dalgas Have 15, 2000 Frederiksberg. Please register here
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Inaugural Lecture by Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of Lego
CBS has appointed Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of Lego Group, Adjunct Professor at Center for Strategic Management and Globalization. CBS is therefore pleased to invite you to the inaugural lecture which will be followed by a reception.
The lecture will take place on 8th September from 12:00 – 15:00 at Deloitte Auditorium (SPs.10), CBS, Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, and it will be held in Danish.
Please register to Kristine Olsen at kol.smg@cbs.dk or 38 15 33 90, no later than 4th September.
For more information about the inaugural lecture, please click here.
Learning Chinese at CBS?
The Chinese experience it as a genuine interest if you are able to speak simple sentences in their language. Therefore CBS is now offering courses in Chinese Business Language conducted by Professor Wu Huihua, who works at the People´s University in Beijing. Mr. Huihua has numerous years of experience in teaching Chinese.
In order for the participants to get most out of the course, the maximum number of attendants is limited to ten and the lecturing is supported by CBS Language Laboratory.
The course will take place at CBS, 10th September - 3rd December, every Wednesday from 8:00 - 10:35. The price of the course is 7,500 DKK.
For more information, please click here or contact Saihong Li at ali.int@cbs.dk or (+45) 3815 2690.
New Book on Integrated Marketing Communications
Integrated Marketing Communications (Integreret markedskommunikation) is a new book on effective marketing and communications. The book will be released on 4th September 2008 by Samfundslitteratur, and in that connection a reception will be held at CBS providing participants with the opportunity to hear the authors speak about the book.
Simon Torp, Ph.D. in Strategic Marketing Communications, will speak about the stage we are at presently regarding Integrated Marketing Communications.
Kresten Schultz Jørgensen, Managing Director of Lead Agency, will speak about ways of targeting the audience challenging the classic segmentation strategies.
The event will take place on 4th September at 16:30 at CBS, Kilen, Kilevej 14, 2000 Frederiksberg.
Please register here
. Participation is free of charge. The event will be held in Danish.
Participants can buy the book for only 299 DKK (normal price: 399 DKK).
Inspiration Meeting: Combine Your Career with an Industrial PhD
In collaboration with DJØF, University of Copenhagen, and Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, CBS is hosting an inspiration meeting on the possibilities of combining your career with an Industrial PhD within the areas of Economics, Finance, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences.
An industrial PhD is a three year joint venture between a company and a university on a topic that could add value to the company in question. The joint venture is subsidized by the Ministry of Technology and Innovation with a monthly amount of 12,500 DKK. Presently, there are numerous industrial PhD’s within the area of Natural Sciences, and not that many within the aforementioned areas, which the ministry of Technology and Innovation wishes to increase significantly.
Come and get inspiration, information and networking. Participation is free and both companies and potential PhD candidates are welcome. The meeting will take place (in Danish) on Thursday 9th October from 14:00 – 17:00 at CBS, Kilevej 14 A, 2000 Frederiksberg.
See the entire program here and register here
before 26th September 2008.
New Book on Trust in Management
A new book on trust in management (Tilliden og magten) addresses management when things become difficult: when the manager must have confidence in employees’ ability to think for themselves. Through an amusing historical narrative, the book provides an account of the power and management paradigms faced by modern management. They are all based on the idea that managers devise ideas and employees act. Management based on trust breaks up with this distinction. Instead, organizations should take advantage of the huge potential in letting the individual employee think for him or herself. But how is trust in management being practiced? The book shows that management based on trust profitably may incorporate three obligations: the obligation to give, to receive, and to orchestrate this exchange.
The authors are: Associate Professor, PhD Niels Thygesen, Associate Professor, PhD Steen Vallentin, and Professor, Dr.Phil Sverre Raffnsøe. The authors are all affiliated with the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy.
Coincidence or Genius? How Accidents Lead to Innovation
Mistakes and coincidences within innovation and creativity often result in new and better inventions than the originally intended ones. For instance, the inventions that lead to the success products Viagra and Post-it Notes was originally intended to be two entirely different products, namely heart medicine and strong glue.
In an article titled “Oops” published in the Wall Street Journal, CBS Professor Robert D. Austin and two of his research colleagues explain how managers can encourage their employees to be inventive and how, by making mistakes, employees learn to think beyond their habits and boundaries. Additionally, the authors provide good advice on how to encourage these coincidences instead of trying to avoid them.
Sidst opdateret af Mikala Gyllinge 03.02.2009
Read about:
- CBS Executive Event: Alfred Josefsen, Managing Director, Irma A/S
- Inaugural Lecture by Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of Lego
- Learning Chinese at CBS?
- New Book on Integrated Marketing Communications
- Inspiration Meeting: Combine Your Career with an Industrial PhD
- New Book on Trust in Management
- Coincidence or Genius? How Accidents Lead to Innovation
