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Grants: Can good taste give you power?

What does the elite like? Are there loopholes in our current customs rules? When does money make us willing to help others? And how do you measure something…

Eks­pert­lis­te: Det ame­ri­kan­ske midt­vejsvalg 2026 - bu­si­ness, øko­no­mi og po­li­tik

Hvad kan en ny politisk balance i Kongressen betyde for virksomheder, markeder og økonomisk politik? Hvilken rolle spiller erhvervsinteresser, lobbyisme og…

27 October 2026

Can so­cial policies change what con­ser­vat­ive gov­ern­ments do?

Can progressive social policies survive changes in government? New research by Manuel Alvariño shows how policies supporting working parents can reduce…

Seks or­ga­ni­sa­tio­ner – seks veje til med­le­del­se

Hvordan ser medledelse ud i praksis? Vi følger seks nordiske organisationer, der arbejder med medledelse på forskellige måder. Casene viser, at der ikke findes…

New re­search: How we think about money is sur­pris­ingly sim­il­ar across 21 coun­tries

We like to think of money as something rational. But the same 50 kroner can feel very different depending on whether it comes from your salary, a lottery win…

Hvad gør du som le­der, når du ikke har alle sva­re­ne?

Teknologiske gennembrud, geopolitisk uro og konstante organisatoriske forandringer gør det svært for virksomheder at forudsige fremtiden. Det stiller nye krav…

Grant: How does re­search fund­ing af­fect re­search­ers’ will­ing­ness to take risks?

Research foundations want to support bold new ideas that can lead to scientific breakthroughs. But what does it take to encourage researchers to pursue…

Grant: How do you reg­u­late tech­no­logy while it is still evolving?

With an almost DKK 6 million grant from the VELUX FOUNDATION, CBS researcher Kristian Bondo Hansen will investigate how public authorities test new…

21 October 2026

Do in­vestors fol­low their heart or their wal­let?

When investors choose where to put their money, are they driven by financial returns or personal values? New research from the Centre for Sustainability…

20 October 2026

How can or­ga­niza­tions tell whet­her di­gi­tal pro­cu­re­ment is cre­at­ing va­lue?

A procurement team can run more tenders online, register more suppliers, and process more invoices through a digital platform. These figures show that the…

20 October 2026

New pub­lic­a­tion: Co-con­struct­ing the il­lu­sion of pro­gres­sion: How bound­ary blur­ring and af­firm­ing re­pro­duce so­cial ex­clu­sion in elite pro­fes­sions

Professor Laura Empson has just had a paper accepted for Journal of Management Studies

20 October 2026

New pub­lic­a­tion: From Risk Trans­fer to Risk Pre­ven­tion: How Field-level Dy­nam­ics Shape Pat­terns of Un­even Al­gorithmiz­a­tion

Assistant Professor Ole Willers and Alexander Gamerdinger have a new publication in the Journal of Organizational Sociology.

Open Days for bach­el­or pro­grammes

Are you considering applying for a bachelor programme at CBS? Our experience is clear: Open Days is the best way to find out which programmes are right for you…

Green ini­ti­at­ives in­crease sup­port for air travel taxes

A new CBS study shows that it is easier to gain support for air travel taxes when the revenue goes towards green initiatives. Those who fly the most are also…

19 October 2026

Deep re­in­force­ment learn­ing shows how firms op­tim­ize mar­ket se­lec­tion un­der com­pet­i­tion

Po­dcast: Hvad sker der, når med­le­del­se mis­lyk­kes?

I debatten om medledelse er der ofte fokus på potentialerne. Og det kan være svært at være modstander af idealet om øget engagement, større indflydelse og…

Eks­pert­lis­te: Kom­mu­ni­ka­tion og mar­ke­ting

Kommunikation, krisekommunikation, marketing og influencer marketing rejser nye spørgsmål om troværdighed, relationer, indflydelse og ansvar. På CBS forskes…

Po­dcast: Et med­le­den­de sund­heds­væ­sen?

Hvad sker der, hvis vi flytter beslutningerne tættere på de medarbejdere, der møder patienter og borgere hver dag? Det lyder umiddelbart attraktivt. Men det…

New in­ter­na­tion­al rank­ing: CBS among the world’s lead­ing busi­ness schools for re­search reach­ing busi­ness and poli­cy­makers

CBS ranks among the leading international business schools when it comes to research that reaches business leaders and policymakers, according to a new…

Vil du have nye per­spek­ti­ver på le­del­se? Byt job!

I én uge bytter deltagerne på MMD job. De overtager hinandens kalender, mails og møder - og får en enestående mulighed for at se og forstå deres egne…

Co-lead­er­ship doesn’t mean the end of hier­archy

Delegating responsibility does not mean giving up the right to intervene. Even in a co-leadership organisation, leaders may sometimes need to overrule…

7 October 2026

To pee or not to pee should not be the ques­tion!

What happens after we flush the toilet? A new policy brief by Isabel Froes argues that wastewater, human feces and urine should not be seen as a waste but…

El­ev­en weeks that shif­ted the norms

New research shows that earmarked parental leave for fathers not only leads to fathers taking more leave and reduces the pay gap between men and women, the…

Why Col­lect­ive Lead­er­ship Should Be on Your Radar

Leadership is not exercised solely by those in formal leadership positions. It emerges continuously through interactions between people. This is the core idea…

Po­dcast: Hvor­for er det kun le­der­ne, der for­tæl­ler om, hvor­dan det er at ar­bej­de i med­le­den­de or­ga­ni­sa­tio­ner?

Det er medarbejderne, der skal få medledelse til at fungere i praksis. Så hvordan oplever de egentlig det medledende arbejdsliv? Det udforsker vi i en samtale…

30 September 2026

Ne­EDS fe­a­tu­red as an MSCA Suc­cess Story

The NeEDS project and Professor Dolores Romero Morales are featured in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions 30th anniversary publication, highlighting research…

Po­dcast: Hvad skal vi med le­de­re i selv­le­den­de or­ga­ni­sa­tio­ner?

Det diskuterer vi i denne episode af Vejen til Medledelse, hvor Tobias Berggren Jensen har besøg af Nicolai J. Foss, professor på CBS, og Rasmus Kjeldahl, der…

China: The Com­mun­ist Party moves into private com­pan­ies

A new CBS research study shows how the Chinese Communist Party has become integrated in the organisational structure of many private companies. According to…

23 September 2026

Bir­t­he Lar­sen na­med Pe­op­le’s Hel­per of the Year

Birthe Larsen, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, has been named People’s Helper of the Year by Danish People’s Aid (Dansk Folkehjælp).

Ma­jor grant for in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary re­search centre on quantum tech­no­logy

What happens when quantum technology moves from being a scientific possibility to becoming part of society? Supported by a DKK 50 million grant from the…

22 September 2026

Pro­fess­or Niels My­gind short­l­is­ted for the Nigel Ma­son prize

22 September 2026

CBS Ma­ri­ti­me welco­mes Thor­dis Kat­la Bjart­marz

CBS Maritime is delighted to welcome Thordis Katla Bjartmarz, who joined the Department of Strategy and Innovation in August 2026 as a Postdoctoral Fellow…

Ca­reer – Un­filtered: In­nov­a­tion only suc­ceeds when it de­liv­ers res­ults in prac­tice

Working life is full of doubt, detours, and dreams. In the article series Career – Unfiltered, participants from CBS Executive Education share an honest look…

21 September 2026

"Home Alo­ne: New Nor­mal in Sup­ply Chains": The 15th an­nu­al Sup­ply Chain Le­a­ders Forum at CBS

On 17 September 2026, around 300 participants gathered at Copenhagen Business School for the 15th annual Supply Chain Leaders Forum (SCLF) under the theme …

Po­dcast: Er med­le­del­se bare et mid­del til, at de rige bli­ver end­nu ri­ge­re?

Er medledelse egentlig en demokratisk ledelsesform, hvis medarbejderne får indflydelse, men ikke ejerskab og del i den økonomiske gevinst? Det her er sæson 2…

New vice dean to bring green re­search into so­ci­ety

CBS is home to strong research environments within sustainability, but they need to work more closely with companies and society, says the university's…

AI is a cap­ab­il­ity – not a busi­ness strategy

Many Danish companies are already using AI, but only a few succeed in translating the technology into real business value. To unlock its full potential,…

China con­trols crit­ic­al sup­ply chains - but Europe can­not pro­duce everything it­self

China dominates supply chains that the European industry cannot do without, however, the solution is not to bring all production back to Europe, a CBS researcher argues

Lyt til po­dca­sten: Vej­en til med­le­del­se sæ­son 2

Flere organisationer giver medarbejdere ansvar for ledelse, ansættelser, budgetter og strategi. Men hvordan fungerer medledelse i praksis? I podcastserien…

16 September 2026

How does for­eign aid shape where and how mul­tina­tion­al firms in­vest?

Our new study shows that aid design, and especially the use of non-grant instruments, matters. Flladina Zilja and Salma Mahamed co-authors new article in…

CBS main­tains its po­s­i­tion among the world’s best in new glob­al rank­ing

CBS continues to rank among the world’s leading universities in the latest ShanghaiRanking. The university ranks 2nd in the world in Business Administration…

Count­ing wo­men is not enough

New research from CBS challenges the conventional view of the so-called token woman. Being the only woman on a corporate board does not necessarily mean having…

9 September 2026

Where is the sustain­ability agenda head­ing?

Sustainability and ESG are entering a new phase. As political priorities shift and regulatory demands grow, questions arise about where the sustainability…

From The­ory to Pra­cti­ce: How to Turn Your EMBA Lear­ning into Real Wor­k­pla­ce Im­pa­ct

Completing an Executive MBA leaves you with a formidable collection of ideas, frameworks and ways of thinking. But for some, the harder question comes…

Eks­pert­lis­te: Tysk valg

AfD vinder stort i Sachsen-Anhalt. Hvad sker der nu i Tyskland? Find en CBS ekspert i det tyske delstatsvalg. AfD er blevet klart største parti ved…

7 September 2026

In an era defined by volat­il­ity, com­plex­ity, and cas­cad­ing dis­rup­tions, or­gan­iz­a­tions can no longer rely on tra­di­tion­al risk man­age­ment and lin­ear plan­ning mod­els

Torben Juul Andersen co-authors 'Strategic Risk Management. A Research Overview' 2nd Edition

7 September 2026

Why do older CEOs in­vest less?

4 September 2026

Lasse Heje Ped­er­sen Wins EFA 2026 Best Con­fer­ence Pa­per Prize

Professor Lasse Heje Pedersen has been awarded the EFA 2026 Best Conference Paper Prize for his paper “Climate Risk Pricing”, co-authored with Nicolae Garleanu…

4 September 2026

How does cli­mate risk change ex­pec­ted re­turns?

Climate risk is becoming an increasingly important factor for investors and pension funds assessing expected returns. At a conference hosted by Copenhagen…

CBS re­search­er re­ceives pres­ti­gi­ous ERC grant to study how new act­ors are chal­len­ging es­tab­lished eco­nom­ic ideas

As economic narratives move beyond universities, central banks and government ministries and into YouTube, podcasts and online communities, the question of who…

AI, data and tech­no­logy lead­er Car­mine Gioia joins CBS as Pro­fess­or of Prac­tice

He has held senior leadership roles in data, AI and technology at organisations including Nordea, Saxo Bank and currently works with innovation in the Danish…

New study: How power in the busi­ness com­munity has changed

The Danish business elite has become smaller. A new study from CBS reveals that power is concentrated in the hands of fewer and much larger companies, which…

Power is a dirty word - but es­sen­tial to lead­er­ship

Power is often associated with hierarchy and authority. But according to Professor MSO and organisational researcher Kristina Dahlin, understanding power is…

Want people to eat more legumes?  Do not place them next to the meat

Danes only eat a fraction of the recommended amount of legumes. A new study from Copenhagen Business School shows that supermarkets can encourage more people…

26 August 2026

New pu­bli­ka­tion: The Mi­cro-Dy­na­mi­cs of Wrong­do­ing in So­ci­al In­te­r­a­ction: In­sights From Po­li­ce Call Cen­ter Work

Christian Dyrlund Wåhlin-Jacobsen and Elisabeth Naima Mikkelsen have a new publication in the journal Business & Society (2026)

26 August 2026

New pu­bli­ca­tion: As open as po­s­sib­le? Com­pa­ring Scan­di­navi­an ap­pro­a­ches to re­search securi­ty

Stine Haakonsson and colleagues from Norway and Sweden have published a paper in Science and Public Policy about Scandinavian approaches to international…

26 August 2026

New pu­bli­ca­tion: Self-Descrip­tion and the Agro-In­du­s­try's Re­spon­se to En­viron­men­tal Cri­ses

Morten Knudsen and Sharon Kishik have a new publication in the British Journal of Sociology

26 August 2026

New book chap­ter in Em­bra­cing Post-Growth: Sustai­nab­le Pat­hs Bey­ond Con­ven­tio­nal Eco­no­mic Ap­pro­a­ches

Cornel Ban, Jacob Hasselbalch and Matthias Kranke (Universität Duisburg-Essen) have published a book chapter on “Planning for post-growth” in the new edited…

Di­git­al­isa­tion does not cost jobs – it cre­ates them

A new study from CBS and the University of Oxford shows that companies investing in digital skills typically see higher productivity, increased revenue and more employees

24 August 2026

CBS Mari­time Open Call for Mari­time and Re­lated Re­search at CBS

CBS Maritime is pleased to announce an Open Call for maritime research proposals, addressed to faculty across all CBS departments, as part of a new multi-year…

Ca­re­ers Q&A: Ne­ver un­de­re­sti­ma­te the po­wer of net­wor­king

Get the most important career advice from CBS Careers Manager Malene Sejer Larsen, who share her top tips for recent graduates looking for their next opportunity.

21 August 2026

Lead the next chapter of fin­ance re­search at CBS

The Department of Finance is looking for its next Head of Department. Could you be the academic leader to build on our strong international research…

Green Am­bas­sad­ors Drive Sustain­ability En­gage­ment Across CBS

The Green Ambassador programme, run by the Green Office, is one of the ways CBS turns sustainability from strategy into everyday action.

17 August 2026

Den­mark risks los­ing mo­mentum without in­vest­ments in ba­sic re­search

Center Director Lasse Heje Pedersen is among a group of Danish Centers of Excellence researchers who, in a new opinion piece in Altinget, call for continued…

17 August 2026

New edi­tion of "Lo­gi­stik & Sup­ply Chain Ma­na­ge­ment" ad­dres­ses the chal­len­ges res­ha­ping to­day's sup­ply chains

How are digitalisation, artificial intelligence, sustainability requirements, geopolitical disruption and the need for resilience transforming the way…

17 August 2026

As­si­stant Pro­fes­sor Vi­cto­ria Hon­sel pu­blis­hes her first jour­nal ar­ti­c­le

Assistant Professor Victoria Honsel has published her first journal article in the renowned academic journal Accounting, Organizations and Society.

Grant: CBS re­search­ers turn Copen­ha­gen streets into a story of Dan­ish cap­it­al­ism

A new public engagement project from CBS will transform decades of business history research into a free audio walk through the Danish capital. The project is…

12 August 2026

The ef­fect­ive­ness of com­pas­sion­ate lead­er­ship across cul­tures

EGB Affiliated Researchers Verner Worm and Michael Jakobsens co-author new article

12 August 2026

What Dri­ves CEO Pay and How Should Execu­ti­ve Com­pen­sa­tion Be De­sig­ned?

Why are CEOs in Denmark among the highest paid in the Nordic countries, and how can executive compensation be designed to support long-term value creation? In…

New re­search aims to pre­vent al­gorithmic dis­crim­in­a­tion

Researchers from CBS and the University of Seville have developed a method that makes algorithms fairer without compromising their accuracy

Build­ing a stra­tegic fu­ture: chart­ing a new dir­ec­tion in lead­er­ship

The CBS Executive MBA helped Daniel Tewfik develop the strategic perspective, resilience and confidence to make his latest ‘Leadershift’ - into a transformation role at LEGO Group.

5 August 2026

How In­nov­a­tion is Re­shap­ing South Africa's Min­ing Sec­tor

AI la­bels re­duce so­cial me­dia en­gage­ment

We tend to engage less in posts when they are labelled as AI-generated. According to a new CBS study, the effect is strongest when the content appeals to people's emotions

3 August 2026

When Do Pop­u­list Gov­ern­ments De­ter For­eign Dir­ect In­vest­ment?

3 August 2026

High­lights from the Nor­d­ic House­hold Fin­ance Sum­mit

On June 1-2 2026, the Center for Big Data in Finance (BIGFI) hosted the Nordic Household Finance Summit, bringing together more than 100 participants to…

3 August 2026

We're Hir­ing!

New stu­dy: Com­pa­nies over­look unem­ploy­ed can­di­da­tes de­spi­te la­bour shor­ta­ges

A new study by Associate Professor Birthe Larsen from the Department of Economics, together with researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Banque de…

30 July 2026

How In­vest­ing Abroad Can Cre­ate Jobs at Home

Fri­sæt­tel­se i den of­fent­li­ge sek­tor: Fri­hed el­ler an­svars­for­skyd­ning?

Frisættelse bliver fremhævet som svaret på ældreområdets udfordringer. Men er det i virkeligheden en ansvarsforskydning, hvor kompleksiteten ikke minimeres og…

More people than ever want to study at CBS

The interest in CBS has been historically high this year. Even so, the university has had to reject many qualified applicants

Ca­reer – Un­filtered: My am­bi­tions are not about job titles, but about grow­ing the busi­ness

Working life is full of doubt, detours, and dreams. In the article series Career – Unfiltered, participants from CBS Executive Education share an honest look…

27 July 2026

Gov­ern­ments are strategists when it comes to Glob­al Strategy re­search

New article in Global Strategy Journal: When governments act as strategists - Geopolitical turmoil and global strategy theory

27 July 2026

Wel­come to all new bach­el­or stu­dents at CBS

Congratulations on your study place and welcome to CBS. Read here what you need to know right now.

27 July 2026

You did not get ac­cep­ted into CBS. Now what?

CBS has received 21,668 applications from 10,242 applicants for 2,975 study places. If you have been rejected, you are one of the 7,267 applicants who did not…

Flex­ible work­ing is chan­ging the work­place – and we’re pay­ing for it with hot desks

Today, 41% of Danes take advantage of the opportunity to work from home. Concurrently, many companies are calling employees back to the office. How are these…

The Scale-Up Trap: How Emil Sur­vived His Own Suc­cess at Jag­ger and Otto

9 years in the engine room. From the early scale-up years to managing a group of 34 restaurants today. In 2022, 30-year-old Emil Schandorff, CCO of Jagger,…

Hør alle af­snit af po­dcast­se­ri­en 'Fyrtårn, Vel­færd i be­væ­gel­se'

I podcastserien 'Fyrtårn, Velfærd i Bevægelse' stilles der skarpt på hvad det er for en velfærd vi kommer fra, og hvordan vi fornyer velfærden. Lyt til alle afsnit her.

Di­versity is noth­ing without in­clu­sion

Deputy Police Inspector Daniel Benner believes that diversity is a management treasure, and inclusion is the key to the treasure chest. "We can strive for…