Sustainable innovation can be stopped by the calculative practices
The way companies calculate costs and profitability can slow down – or speed up – sustainable innovation. The key is to make visible the value sustainable solutions actually create and the costs that otherwise remain hidden, says Amal Kanzari at Linköping University.
How digital platforms can boost women’s entrepreneurship
Social media can be important tools for business development and empowerment for women in the Global South. This is shown in a new doctoral thesis at Stockholm University.
Time to rethink the image of indigenous entrepreneurship
A new study challenges long-held beliefs about how indigenous entrepreneurship works. Researchers analyzed 19 530 businesses owned and operated by Indigenous Australians – the most comprehensive survey of its kind to date.
How taxes shaped Sweden’s entrepreneurs
Sweden’s entrepreneurial history is closely linked to how labor and capital are taxed. In his doctoral thesis, Niklas Wykman, currently Minister of Finance, shows how taxes and tax rules have affected entrepreneurship in different ways for more than a century.
When criticism becomes an asset – how academic entrepreneurs succeed better
Taking a research idea from the lab to the market is a difficult journey. However, a new research study shows that academic teams can be unexpectedly adept at using negative feedback to improve their business ideas – and thus increase their chances of commercial success.
Unknown co-founders increase the risk of startup failure
Choosing the right people to start a business with is one of the most crucial decisions for an entrepreneur. A new study shows that bringing in co-founders you don’t already know can be risky – even though it may have some initial benefits.
How gender bias determines which innovations become reality
Inventors are less likely to build on scientific ideas from women. This doesn’t just mean that the work of women scientists has less impact. It also affects the type of innovations that are developed – and those that are not.
OP-ED: The service sector is Sweden’s future export engine – now small businesses must be strengthened
Exports of goods are slowing down and exports of services are increasing. Lena Sellgren, Chief Economist at Business Sweden, gives a progress report and calls on the government to develop an industrial and export policy that provides better conditions for small and medium-sized service companies.
How covert innovation can work in practice
he study of the Manhattan Project – the development of the atomic bomb – shows how organizations can develop advanced technologies despite strict confidentiality. A recently published research paper presents a model that describes how knowledge can be both created and protected throughout the innovation process.
Most read in 2025: Innovation a common denominator for many
What problems are worth solving, stuck in old ruts, culture clashes and good working environment. These are the topics of some of last year’s most read articles. Here are the top 10 on esbri.se.