Experience a world of knowledge at CBS during the Research Festival

What can blues music teach managers about the creativity of their employees? Who represents the power elite in Denmark? The Research Festival addresses these two issues and more.

04/15/2016

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The week of 25 April features research at eye level when CBS invites anyone interested to attend the Research Festival, for which the Ministry of Higher Education and Science is the principal organiser.

The events are free and intended for a wide audience.

Blues and management – leadership that powers creativity
Monday, 25 April 2016 - 19:00 to 22:00
How can managers release their employees’ creativity? Find out during an evening at Jazzhouse, when a group of blues musicians, philosophers and management researchers address this question through research and music. Among the speakers are Professor Ole Kirkeby from the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy at CBS.

This event is based on the book Blues and management: From good to great, leadership that creates and powers creativity (2015), whose two co-authors, Niels Arvid Sletterød, PhD, and blues musician Rune Myhren, will give a presentation. Myhren will also perform with four experienced musicians from Blues Jamboree, who will set management theory to sound.

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The power elite’s way to the top
26 April 2016, 17:00 to 19:00
Who constitutes the network of power elite in Denmark? Sociologists Anton Grau Larsen and Christoph Houman Ellersgaard address this question. Based on a social network analysis, their findings show that the power network is an intricate tangle of branches. CEOs, government officials, politicians and trade unionists meet in this world to set the direction of Danish society. Meet the two researchers behind the mapping of this network in a debate between the power elite and the media outside the circle of power. Bente Sorgenfrey, chair of the Confederation of Professionals, a union that represents 450,000 public and private employees, is one of the 423 people among the power elite and will talk about what the world looks like from inside the network. Director and editor-in-chief of the think tank and news media outlet Mandag Morgen, Lisbeth Knudsen, will offer an analysis of the media’s position, while journalist Nina Munch-Perrin will chair the debate. The two sociologists will also talk about what the power network looks like in 2016 and what has changed since 2013 when they began their project.

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How can established businesses become more entrepreneurial?
25 April 2016, 15:00 to 17:00
Established companies must be more like entrepreneurs to remain competitive. They have to renew themselves and introduce innovative products for the market while simultaneously solving innovation challenges. This event will describe new ways in which companies can structure their search for solutions and available collaborators. During the event, a group of researchers will present their newest knowledge on entrepreneurship in established companies and the accompanying challenges. The event is in English.

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Cancelled Growth through public-private partnerships
27 April 2016, 08:30 to 10:00
Cyber attacks on personal data represent a challenge that threatens companies offering online services. The partnership between public and private entities is a possible solution. As a result, it is high on the EU’s agenda, where the goal is to create growth through more partnerships. Is that possible? A panel will discuss this issue at CBS.

Panel participants:
Sandie Nøhr Nielsen, PhD student, Law Department and CBS Public Private Platform
Carsten Greve, professor, Department of Business and Politics and CBS Public Private Platform

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In addition to these four events, twelve CBS researchers are available upon invitation to visit your company, school or home. Find and book them here.

For more information please contact the Vice Dean of Research and Communication Flemming Poulfelt or journalist Anne Katrine Gottfred Jensen, mobile: 4185 2205.

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