BOOK TIP: The future of accountants and auditors – what does it look like?
Digitalization, climate challenges and tighter regulations have long put pressure on the accounting and auditing industry. And for smaller businesses, adapting has been particularly difficult. So how can SMEs in the sector meet the new demands of a rapidly changing world?
NEW RESEARCH | How innovation is created in the world’s finest kitchens
Star chefs in the most exclusive restaurants are innovators who set trends for the entire restaurant world. Halmstad researchers have interviewed 20 Michelin-starred chefs about how they create innovation.
NEW RESEARCH | How companies succeed in sustainable innovation
Companies are investing a lot of resources in sustainable innovation. But what does it take to succeed? Recent research at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, has identified three key factors.
Most read articles this summer
Nature and entrepreneurship for better mental health, mistakes in product development and culture clashes in government projects. These are the topics of some of the most read articles of the summer.
BOOK TIP: The challenges of patents today
What role do patents play in a digital world? How does a pandemic affect patent strategies and collaborations? In the anthology A Modern Guide to Patents: Challenges of Patenting in the 21st Century, researchers and experts from the business community share their experiences and insights on the functioning and evolution of patents in the 21st century.
OP-ED: We need to recognize the problems in the innovation system – do we want to lead or watch?
Sara Wallin is the CEO of the Chalmers University of Technology Foundation and has extensive experience of working with innovation and collaboration between academia, business and society. In this opinion piece, she highlights three crucial areas that Sweden must strengthen to maintain its position as a leading innovation and knowledge nation.
NEW RESEARCH: New way to measure circularity can give small businesses a head start in the transition
Two new circularity metrics can make it easier and cheaper to demonstrate the benefits of circular business models. For small businesses, it can be a valuable tool – both for winning tenders and strengthening their competitiveness. This is according to Johan Brändström, University of Gävle, who in his doctoral thesis focused on developing and evaluating the new measures.
10 most read articles in 2025
Major investment in agricultural innovation, start-up factories and self-employed health. These are the topics of some of the most read articles of the year – so far.
Animals and nature + entrepreneurship – a solution for mental health?
More and more people are suffering from mental illness, which for many leads to long-term sick leave. A research project is now exploring how nature, social innovation and entrepreneurship in rural areas offer possible solutions.
NEW RESEARCH | Precarious employment increases chances of starting a business
A small change in the Employment Protection Act encouraged more people to become self-employed. But how did they fare? Research at Stockholm University explains.