NEW RESEARCH | Women run rural businesses for life balance

More and more women are choosing to stay in or return to rural areas to work in family businesses.
And the goal is clear – a better quality of life.
HELLO THERE! Stefan Bernat – former Brazilian colonel and recent PhD student at Linköping University.


Last year, he retired from his 30-year career in the Brazilian army to focus on digital transformation research. In his doctoral thesis, Stefan Bernat studied the innovation capacity of companies in emerging economies.
BOOK TIPS | Innovation Competence


We already know that innovation processes are slow, collective and social. The book Encouraging Innovation – Cognition, Education, and Implementation explores this further.
NEW RESEARCH | Why farmers need to identify themselves as entrepreneurs


In order for the agricultural sector to successfully transition to more climate-smart and sustainable food production, farmers need to review their self-image. This is according to researchers at Halmstad University.
NEW RESEARCH | Newsrooms in a constant process of innovation


First, there were the digital platforms. And today, AI is rewriting the map for newsrooms around the world. Researchers can now tell you about the challenges of being an industry in a constant state of innovation.
HELLO THERE! Johan Karlsson – recipient of the Young Researcher Award 2023


He has created a unique database to study family businesses in Sweden. Johan Karlsson, PhD, is now receiving SEK 150 000 for his research on family businesses and barriers to growth. Congratulations on the award! What does the award mean to you? – “It is of course an honor and a pleasure that my research […]
NEW RESEARCH | How important small businesses are for struggling regions


Regional disparities are growing, but disadvantaged areas can be saved. Harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit is one of several key factors. Many experts believe that social phenomena such as Brexit and the rise in support for Trump are consequences of the growing regional disparities in Europe and the world at large. While some regions are doing […]
NEW RESEARCH | How food entrepreneurs can break into a new market – researcher’s advice


Producing and selling local food presents many challenges along the way – and opportunities. Former Norsi PhD student Stine Alm Hersleth tells us all about it and gives her best tips along the way. How easy or difficult is it for small local food entrepreneurs to sell their locally produced food today? – The possibilities […]
NEW RESEARCH | Researcher’s advice to boost the circular economy


More and more companies want to focus on resource reduction, reuse and recycling. But it’s not an easy transition. KTH researchers now outline the measures needed for a stronger circular economy. Electrified trucks, coffee makers, clothes and signs. These are examples of products included in Daniel Berlin’s doctoral thesis on supply networks in a circular […]
NEW RESEARCH | Entrepreneurial farmers more satisfied with their income


Farmers with an entrepreneurial-oriented (EO) growth strategy are more satisfied with their income than those without. On the other hand, the EO strategy leaves less time for other, perhaps more important, aspects of life. So says Georgios Miaris, a recent PhD student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Describe, what is EO? – An […]