CBS research in Børsen Ledelse
Once a month, researchers from CBS write a column in 'Børsen Ledelse', giving readers a current and research-based perspective on the challenges faced by managers. Most of the columns are in Danish. Please reach out to the researchers if you are interested in learning more about the research in question.
January 2024: Leading for diversity
We are not as inclusive as we think we are... but we can be
We often overestimate the level of inclusion in our organisations. We believe that we hire and promote people solely because of their education, experience, skills and performance. We are not...
Written by Professor Sara Louise Muhr and Associate Professor Poornima Luthra, Department of Organization at CBS
December 2023: Leading AI-projects
Leaders need to extend hope when AI projects fail to deliver on promises
What happens when new, hyped technology can't deliver the expected results? Leaders don't abandon projects – they prolong the hope that one day they will deliver
Written by Associate Professor Ursula Plesner and Associate Professor Frank Meier, Department of Organization at CBS
November 2023: Stewardship
Responsible ownership is key to leading for sustainability
More than ever before, short-termism is perceived as a problem for the development of a sustainable business community – i.e. a business community that is willing to engage in the green transition and in the fight against inequality, poverty and hunger, as highlighted in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. This is why stewardship – responsible long-term ownership – is key to sustainability in business
Written by Associate Professor at CBS Centre for Corporate Governance Nikolaos Kavadis
October 2023: Strategies on wage
Do companies cut wages or lay off workers during an economic crisis?
What are the usual strategies behind dismissal decision in times of economic crisis?
Written by Associate Professor Birthe Larsen, Department of Economics at CBS
September 2023: Leading for cybersecurity
New EU cybersecurity regulations: Leaders have one year to get ready
It's about time for business leaders to realize that cybersecurity isn't a task that can be delegated to IT. It is the responsibility of top management to develop strategies and establish a corporate culture that prioritizes cybersecurity.
Written by Postdoc. Johann Ole Willers at Department of Organization and Assistant Professor Jan Lemnitzer at Department of digitalization, CBS
August 2023: Organizing of Takeback
Companies must improve their take-back strategies
More demands on sustainability and reduced consumption of resources require new organizational setup in companies - or partnerships with external actors
Written by Professor Torben Pedersen and Postdoc Rasmus Jørgensen, Department of Strategy and Innovation at CBS
June 2023: PSYchological safety for leaders
When topmanagers cry - Psychological safety and emotional leadership
Emotions have taken over worklife, and today, topmanagers are obliged to take the employee vulnerability into account. But research shows that topmanagers are challenged by the need for them to show compassion while at the same being decisive.
Written by Associate Professor Pernille Steen Pedersen, Institut for Business Humanities and Law at CBS
May 2023: Recruiting for top management positions
Denmark will misses out on growth and value if the business community continues to recruit from only one half of the talents to top positions.
Written by Professor Kasper Meisner Nielsen, Departnent of finanse at CBS
April 2023: Geopolitics
How to weather geopolitical storms - From Russia and beyond
HOW TO WEATHER GEOPOLITICAL STORMS - FROM RUSSIA AND BEYOND
Maersk left. Ecco stayed and Carlsberg will only be out of Russia in 2023. Why were there such different reactions after the invasion of Ukraine? And what lessons can business leaders learn from the current geopolitical turmoil for future investments abroad?
Written by Larissa Rabbiosi, Michael Mol and Grazia Santangelo - Professors at the Department of Strategy and Innovation at CBS
The column is based on the recently published article "Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Danish MNEs in Russia Respond to a Geopolitical Shift" which can be accessed here.
March 2023: Trust
Lack of shared understanding of trust makes it hard to make reforms work
The government wants to implement the most comprehensive liberalisation of the public sector in the history of the welfare state. But the government is messing with its concepts of trust, which is one of the reasons why it may be difficult to deliver results.
Written by Steen Valentin, Assosciate Professor at the Sustainability Center, CBS Department for Management, Society and Communication
The column is based on the book "Trust, Power and Public Sector Leadership: A Relational Approach" which can be accessed here.
February 2023: Leadership dilemmas
Choosing between several options has become a standard challenge for managers in 2023. A new dilemma index can help managers make the right decision, writes CBS centre director and CBS professor in this column.
Written by Eva Fog Bruun, Centre Director at the CBS Leadership Centre, and Thomas Ritter, Professor at the CBS Department of Strategy and Innovation
Read more about the Leadership Dilemma Index here
January 2023: Nordic Nine
Leaders of the future must navigate nine new competences
How do we equip young people to lead themselves and others in the future? In collaboration with the business community, CBS has defined nine competences, the Nordic Nine, which enable young people to navigate in an increasingly complex world and take responsibility for the development of companies and society.
Written by Nikolaj Malchow-Møller and Inger Askehave, President and Deputy President at CBS