BOOK TIPS | Policies for women’s entrepreneurship
The RUT deduction and the marketization of Swedish schools and healthcare are three reforms that some politicians thought would increase equality by giving more women the chance to run businesses. But these hopes were only partly realized. – More women did start businesses, but the companies with the largest market shares are owned by men. […]
BOOK TIP | Entrepreneurial women create great value for themselves and others
Women perform worse than men – or do they? In the Research Handbook of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Value Creation, we meet a group of international researchers who are tired of performance and value creation in entrepreneurship often being limited to financial results. The picture is much broader than that, they say. The studies presented in […]
NEW STUDY | Entrepreneurship education provides broad skills
It is not only self-employed people who benefit from their entrepreneurship education. Employees also benefit greatly from the knowledge gained from training. How many more businesses and jobs does entrepreneurship education actually generate? These are questions raised in the debate about the value of entrepreneurship education. Diamanto Politis, Director of the Sten K Johnson Center […]
NEW RESEARCH | Customer concept irritates Kronofogdens employees
When an agency adopts an entrepreneurial approach, it can provoke employees. This is what has happened at the Swedish Enforcement Authority. From previously working on the basis of a bureaucratic logic in its relationship with citizens, the Swedish Enforcement Authority switched to an entrepreneurial logic in the early 2000s. This means, among other things, […]
NEW STUDY: Former students have important role in the ecosystem
Former entrepreneurship students often stay in the university ecosystem. Now researchers have studied what they contribute. The main tasks of universities and colleges are to conduct research and education. But they also have a third task: to interact with the surrounding society – for example, organizations, companies, associations and individuals. Together with universities, these […]
HELLO THERE! Claire Ingram Bogusz – recipient of the 2022 Young Researcher Award
She researches digital entrepreneurs who work for a good cause. Claire Ingram Bogusz, Associate Professor at Uppsala University, has been awarded the Young Researcher Prize for her research on collective digital entrepreneurship. Congratulations on your appointment! How does it feel? – That’s great of course. It’s exciting that transnational research is being recognized. In my […]
DEBATE: The problem is that entrepreneurship has become an industry
“Many actors benefit from entrepreneurship being promoted as a means of self-fulfillment.” Researchers, entrepreneurs and policy makers often talk about ecosystems, innovation systems, support systems and education systems. We talk about the importance of supporting entrepreneurs and encouraging entrepreneurship. But we miss the fact that entrepreneurship has also become a ‘product’ that is both sold […]
NEW STUDY: Why more mothers with young children are starting businesses
Many people who run their own business think it fits well with family life. Flexible working hours, being your own boss… But there is something completely different that drives women with young children to start a business. – “The women we talked to waited to start a business until their child started preschool. It is […]
Professor’s 6 tips: How to prepare your business for a recession
There are many indications that Sweden is approaching a recession. How should you think as a small business owner? What are the most important steps to take in these uncertain times? Professor Sara Thorgren gives her best advice. During the pandemic, businesses in certain sectors were hit hardest, such as restaurants and companies in the […]
NEW STUDY | Conflict when researchers and entrepreneurs work together
Researchers who want to bring their inventions to market usually enlist the help of experienced entrepreneurs. But when academics and entrepreneurs work together, conflict often arises. New research explains why and offers tips for smooth collaboration. Society wants more inventions created in universities to reach the market. But it is sometimes difficult for researchers […]
