Copenhagen Business School (CBS) has launched a recruitment campaign that will see it increase its total academic staff headcount by 15% over the next two to three years. CBS president, Per Holten-Andersen, says that the new hires will ensure the 'constant development' of the university's research and teaching, having increased teaching hours and decreased class sizes in 2010 and 2011.

By signing up for a MBA exchange programme to the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance Anders Høst Lassen discovered a host of business opportunities in China. Anders Høst Lassen has a Bsc. in International Business from Copenhagen Business School and a Master in Finance and Accounting also from Copenhagen Business School.

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) will hold its eight European conference, 23-25 April, 2012, in Frankfurt, Germany. One of the conference sessions will be the Talent and Young Professionals Panel. The panellist includes Britta Gammelgaard who is a professor at the Copenhagen Business School.

Some Danish companies offshoring production are now realizing that manufacturing overseas was not as profitable as expected and are now turning production back to Denmark. Peter D. Ørberg Jensen, associate professor at Copenhagen Business School, has confirmed this tendency and he states that wages are rising, especially in the southeast part of China.

Corporate representatives are visiting Copenhagen Business School to share their real world experiences and give participants insight into post-MBA careers. The visits are part of the Copenhagen Business School MBA Program. The latest to have made such a visit is Rasmus Ingeman, a Senior Manager (and CBS Alumni) at the world renowned consultancy, Accenture.

The Independent brings an article by Bjørn Lomborg, adjunct professor at CBS and author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, among others. He argues that the environmental policies of European politicians only serve to better their image and not the environment. Instead, the consequences of the green policies is more likely greater emissions in China, more outsourcing to India and lower growth rates for the countries in question, according to Bjørn Lomborg.

Behavioral economics seeks to explain why people make seemingly irrational decisions. It gives insight into why how consumers and businesses make decisions regarding energy consumption and energy technologies. Lucia Reisch, chair for intercultural behavior and consumer policy at CBS, says that 90% of daily shopping is based on routine and emotion.

Adjunct professor at Singapore Management University and Copenhagen Business School, Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller, has written an article in Outlook India. He points out that the crisis in Europe will have long-term impact on the most vibrant parts of the world. In the developed West, debtors have borrowed to spend more and demonstrated a failure to grasp basic economic principles. He believes that creditor countries can set course on the future economic policies, which will be likely highlighting fiscal discipline.

When building a future free of fossil fuels, wind energy installations are key in Denmark. Denmark has already built several on- and offshore facilities with the share of wind energy representing 25% of the country's electricity demand. The wind energy project at Middelgrunden is unique, because it is based on a sale of shares. Peter Karnøe, professor at CBS, says that cooperative ownerships have been a long tradition in Denmark. He explains that banks, dairies and abattoirs have been successful with the cooperative model as well.

The founder of annual Top Companies For Leaders' study, Robert P. Gandossy, tells that organisations need talented people more than talented people need organizations. He points out that there are too few companies that offer leadership programs or programs that is developing their employees. Professor of management at CBS, Flemming Poulfeldt, agrees. He points out that people leave managers, not companies. It is therefore important to have a talented leader that can keep the staff.