An ESMT Berlin study on why initial offers matter and how they succeed in negotiations

19 December 2025

For many years, researchers and practitioners alike have debated a central question in negotiation strategy: is it better to make the first offer, or to…

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Strategic Slowing of Acquisitions Can Strengthen Corporate Worth

10 December 2025

In the fiercely competitive realm of corporate acquisitions, where firms often pride themselves on rapid expansion, new research suggests that a slower, more deliberate pace…

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In gig-economy platforms, incentive bonuses often carry hidden complications

15 November 2025

In today’s rapidly expanding gig economy, companies are increasingly dependent on freelance workers whose availability they cannot reliably manage or predict. To stabilise their labour…

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Revamping food taxes could make us healthier – without a rise in everyday prices

26 October 2025

A new study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden suggests that changing the way food is taxed could save lives and help the planet…

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Understanding outweighs solution-making

26 September 2025

Albert Einstein once observed that if he had only an hour to tackle a daunting problem, he would spend fifty-five minutes striving to understand it…

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