Venture capitalists are sensitive to the halo effect, as they prefer to invest in startups led by physically attractive, male entrepreneurs. However, a new study finds this halo effect to depend in part on VCs own physical attractiveness. This pertains particularly to VCs of below-average attractiveness.

In these times full of crises, we ask how does a crisis affect entrepreneurs in the long run? We find that, years after a crisis, they still feel less secure in their job. Furthermore, their confidence is required for the daring decisions that can help their venture manage the next crisis.

Self-managing teams heavily rely on the proactive efforts of their members to enhance team performance. Yet, cultivating supportive reactions from team members is fundamental for the success of proactive initiatives.

While global replication of business incubators seems effortless, incubators need to be adaptive to local contexts. Indeed, establishing a functioning incubator surpasses mimicking a Silicon Valley model, involving context-specific social practices. Our research finds that successfull incubators ensure creation of participation, flexibility, trust and reciprocity and balance between offering top-down support from management and adapting to bottom-up needs of members.

In a time of accelerating technological development, educational institutions fall behind in utilizing AI’s potential. Schools are at a crossroads: embrace the AI revolution or risk becoming obsolete as pupils seamlessly surf the digital wave. Are our schools equipped to take up the challenge?

The popularity of Generative AI in Professional Service firms is growing. However, the use of language tools remains limited in taking over human responsibilities due to ethical considerations. Huge investments are made for the development of in-house language tools, but are their capabilities more extensive than a public tool such as ChatGPT? This article will provide you with a practical comparison.