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Management Summary Research Study „Universities as Mechanism-Makers: Innovation in Early-Stage Digital-Health Start-ups in a Regulated Ecosystem”

This study investigates how universities enable innovation in early-stage digital-health ventures operating in highly regulated environments. Drawing on twenty semi-structured interviews with founders and ecosystem actors in the Dutch Life Sciences & Health (LSH) ecosystem, the authors introduce the concept of universities as mechanism-makers, institutions that actively shape the conditions under which innovation becomes possible. […]

CEMS Annual Events: VSE Once Again Voted CEMS School of the Year!

From VŠE to Google DeepMind: CEMS graduate Eliška Vorel leads development of key features of Gemini (Interview with Hospodářské noviny)

Financial Times: VŠE Climbs to 48th Place in This Year’s Ranking of Europe’s Best Business Schools

The Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) has once again ranked among the top 50 business schools in Europe. Compared to last year, it has moved up one place and now ranks 48th. VŠE, for which the Faculty of Business Administration submits data for evaluation, has been climbing the rankings for several years. It […]

Information Meeting for Students Interested in Exchange Programme Abroad /3.12. 2025/

Doctor of Business Administration application deadline /30.11. 2025/

If you are a manager or a professional with several years of experience, interested in developing your knowledge and applying it to business practice, you may be interested in our DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) Program. The application deadline for the DBA program is on November  30, 2025 (start of studies: February 2026). The DBA is a […]

CEMS Club Prague Awarded Best CEMS Club Worldwide!

Management Summary Research Study „Factors influencing the perception of transactions as gifts or bribes in an online vignette experiment“

The study examined how people decide whether a transaction—such as giving money or a gift—is perceived as a genuine gesture of appreciation or as a bribe. Participants evaluated scenarios varying in relationship type, gift value, and form of transfer. Findings show that high-value, monetary gifts between people in strictly professional relationships are most often seen […]

Applications for English-taught Programmes for Academic Year 2026/27 Are Open!

Starting November 1st, 2025, you may submit your e-application to English taught bachelor and master study programmes offered at the Faculty of Business Administration. You may choose from two bachelor and three master programmes: Bachelor of Business Administration Economics of Markets and Organizations Master in International Management/CEMS Master in Management Master in Sustainability Management We wish you […]

Management Summary Research Study “Culture-bound heuristics”

This paper argues that culture fundamentally shapes decision processes (heuristics) and how well they work (rationality, biases), and that the importance of culture has been underappreciated because of research norms that remove it from consideration. It first discusses content- and context-impoverished norms in how judgments and decisions have been modeled, along with criticisms of those […]