HELLO THERE! Professor Leif Melin – newly awarded honorary doctorate at Linnaeus University
The award is both a personal recognition and an acknowledgement of the success of his and his colleagues’ family business research. Professor Emeritus Leif Melin, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), has helped build an entire field – and despite his retirement age, is still active in research projects with colleagues around the world. In this interview, he reflects on family business and why ownership competence is an underestimated key issue.
BOOK TIP | New thinking for modern regional development
In the book Rethinking Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, the authors address how entrepreneurship and regional development can be understood in a time of climate crisis, inequality and global change.
STUDY | Entrepreneurship not always the solution to poverty
Entrepreneurship is often touted as a route out of poverty. But a new study shows that the reality may be more complex. For many people from poor backgrounds, entrepreneurship does not lead to increased well-being – but to getting stuck in what researchers call a commodity trap.
STUDY | This is the factor that makes you a dream investor
Want to be the entrepreneurs’ first choice? A new research study reveals what determines whether you manage to secure the best investments. We know quite a lot about how investors assess entrepreneurs, while less attention has been paid to how entrepreneurs assess investors. In a new US study based on two studies – an analysis […]
STUDY | How to ensure your business doesn’t become a unicorn
Klarna and Spotify are Swedish examples of unicorns. These types of companies are rare, but now research can reveal which corporate decisions both increase and decrease the chances of achieving unicorn status.
NEW STUDY | Bank account can be the starting point for women’s entrepreneurship
Opening a bank account can make a big difference for low-income women who want to start their own business. That’s according to a study from rural Bangladesh – but the effect is strongly dependent on another factor.
STUDY | Fast-growing businesses – not just in cities
Fast-growing companies, known as gazelles, are often associated with big cities and dense business clusters. But a new Finnish study shows that growth is more dispersed than that. Gazelles can be found all over the country – even in rural areas.
New research points the way to stronger rural areas – focus on skills, collaboration and innovation
How can Sweden’s rural areas meet the skills challenges of the future while strengthening their innovative capacity? This was the main question during a webinar on 11 November, organized by Esbri and the Kamprad Family Foundation.
NEW RESEARCH | How new industries become accepted in society
As new industries take shape, innovation is not just about technology. It is also about gaining societal acceptance. Halmstad researchers have studied how the fintech industry in Denmark became legitimate – and what it takes for new ideas to take root.
STUDY | How companies are innovating their business models to meet major societal challenges
Climate change, poverty and inequality are examples of major societal problems that require joint solutions from many actors – not least the business community. A new study shows how businesses are choosing to act in this context.