Before You Just Do It, Ask What an Equity Stake Really Means for Your Career
The graphic design student who came up with the Nike Swoosh was paid $35 for her work. Three years later when Nike went public, the CEO Phil Knight gave her 500 shares. She never sold a single share, and they are now worth a small fortune. The upside of equity compensation can be extraordinary. So can the downside.
Will Europe ever join the $1 trillion club?
In December 2025 there are eleven companies with a market cap above $1 trillion. Nine of them are in the U.S., with Saudi Aramco and Taiwan's TSMC completing the list. Why do the U.S. firms dominate the club? And what would it take for a European company to join them?
The $100K H-1B Visa: A Game-Changer for U.S. Companies and Global Talent
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Elon Musk and Melania Trump all benefitted from an H-1B visa to pursue their careers in the U.S. So what do they make of the proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday that will ask companies to pay a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B worker visas?
More Than Three Quarters Of Business Schools Now Include AI On The Curriculum
With AI adoption gaining momentum, business schools have an opportunity to position themselves at the forefront of innovation. However, as the findings above suggest, this transformation also requires clear policies, ethical considerations, and a commitment to preparing students for the AI-driven workplaces of tomorrow.
Have You Secured Financial Wellness? Research Round-up
The fourth day of 2024 marked Fat Cat Thursday, when median FTSE 100 CEO pay exceeded the average worker's salary for the year. The gulf between those with and those without enough money to make ends meet is widening. By better understanding where the problems with finance lie, business schools are working to find the solutions.
The 6 Factors To Be A Successful CEO
Decisiveness, adaptability, engaging with stakeholders, and reliability. There is no shortage of commentary from the Harvard Business Review and elsewhere about the essential behaviours that help CEOs to win the […]
Star Rating Systems Blur The Lines Between “Good” and “Bad” Products
Star rating systems alone cause products to be rated more similarly to each other This makes it harder to differentiate between quality of products Complementing with written reviews could increase […]
Who Does Your Boss Trust More – You Or Google?
We live in a world where we are more likely to listen to the phone in our hands than friends or colleagues. According to research from BI Norwegian Business School, this is the tendency for certain people in leadership positions, putting themselves at a disadvantage.