Current research projects

» Teaching future leaders: Human leaders not performers of management techniques

Business schools are responsible for preparing new generations of leaders for a networked globalized society. A strong humanistic element is missing within current business education. The challenge in our new initiative is therefore: How do we bring a commitment to placing our needs and capabilities as human beings at the center of our institutions, work, and professions, rather than following blindly the logic of abstract shareholder value thinking and impersonal markets? more...

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» New narratives of leaderhship: value creators not profit maximizers

Business legitimacy depends on public confidence in business, as well as its leaders. This precondition became problematic during the first decade of this century due to diverse critical incidents. Business executives striving for even more shareholder value often took on enormous, even dangerous amounts of risks in finance and management alike. Small-scale patchwork, such as for example sharper control mechanisms and selective regulations, is not sufficient to correct the situation. Basically a new orientation in the understanding of leadership has to be sought. Against this background we have decided, in arena for an engaged leadership together with the participation of interested practitioners and various academicians, to clarify the future demands of leadership in firms and stakeholder groups, and to develop new positive narratives of leadership.

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