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For many companies, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are an essential path to growth. Yet roughly 70 percent of mergers and acquisitions fail.

In an article, published today in Nature Chemical Engineering , a group of experts provides practical insights and a step-by-step guide for aspiring chemical engineers and scientists to turn their innovations into successful businesses.

In the world of investing, everything revolves around making choices. But why do investors make certain decisions?

A new study by Dyaran S. Bansraj of Erasmus School of Economics, together with Dong Xu (Bayes Business School), delves into the profound impacts of private equity (PE) ownership in the Dutch da

Entrepreneurs are increasingly less positive about the business climate in the Netherlands. This is evident from the 'Monitor Ondernemingsklimaat 2024', commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

The processing and transport of materials can be made much more efficient, says TU Delft professor Dingena Schott in her inaugural address, -Advancing Transport and Processing: from Model to Impact-.

Move more, quit smoking, lose weight: great resolutions, hard to keep. But does it get easier if there is a financial incentive in return? According to research by Radboud University and others, it can be an effective tool, although there are still some obstacles.

Research by Radboud University in cooperation with cooperative Oregional shows that employees have very limited interest in buying local groceries in their working environment.

Fer van den Boomen's dissertation sheds new light on the role of organisational consultants and offers a practically validated repertoire of actions to promote learning within organisations.

Crisis management in family businesses is strongly impacted by their unique goals, governance, and resources.

Fellow Ton Peijnenburg brings together the worlds of VDL ETG and TU/e. Collaboration with industry is in TU/e's blood.