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Sustainable Business

When Does Digitalization Drive Sustainability?

Digital technologies are often seen as a driver of sustainability, yet their actual environmental impact remains uncertain. Do they really improve companies' ...

Hands typing on a laptop.

Credit: Oana Szekely

Entrepreneurship and AI on Campus: OpenAI at Q-Summit 2026

The Q Summit, the largest student organized conference for entrepreneurship and innovation in Germany, once again brought founders, investors, and students ...

From Childhood to Capital Markets? Why Women Invest Less

Historically, the stock market was almost exclusively a male domain for decades. Photographs of the New York Stock Exchange trading floor from 1939 show an ...

Business Assets in Inheritance Tax: What Are the Arguments for Exemptions—and Against Them?

In the current debate about reforming inheritance and gift taxes in Germany, one of the central questions is: Should business assets transferred through ...

Die Seitenansicht eines Roboterkopfes, hinter dem Daten und Code zu sehen sind. Der Vordergrund ist dunkelblau, der Hintergrund ist weiß.

AI & Data Analytics

AI as a Team Member: Smarter Decisions or Greater Complexity?

Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was primarily viewed as a tool for specialists and executives. Today, generative AI based on large language ...

Ein Stromnetz und Strommasten, die KI-Rechenzentren mit Energie versorgen.

The Real Bottleneck to Building Smarter AI

When discussing the future of artificial intelligence (AI), much of the attention centers on computing power. However, in a recent feature on Live Science, ...

Fünf Studierende stehen auf dem Dach des Barockschlosses für ein Gruppenfoto. Im Hintergrund ist die Stadt Mannheim zu sehen.

Credit: Alexander Münch

Bridging Studies and Careers: The Gap Year

How can business schools better prepare students for a rapidly evolving job market? The Gap Year Program demonstrates how academic education can be effectively ...

Ein KI-Roboter lehnt an einer Glühbirne. Der Hintergrund ist blau.

Perfect Grades Thanks to AI: A Wake-up Call for Business Education

What does it mean to study if artificial intelligence (AI) can effortlessly produce perfect grades? This question is at the heart of a recent guest article by ...

Yasmin Kuhlmann hat hellbraunes Haar und braune Haare.

Credit: Joseline Weinberg

Behind the Research: Women Making a Difference

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the University of Mannheim launched the campaign “Women in Research – Success Stories @UniMA” on LinkedIn. Led by ...

Regulation & Public Policy

Sustainability Reporting Between Ambition and Implementation – Evidence from the German Business Panel

Sustainability has become a central pillar of European economic policy. With the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the European Union has ...

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