Innovation researcher: Idea development is more than finding the best idea
What actually happens between the time an idea is born and before it possibly becomes an innovation? Karlstad researchers have studied this question in depth.
NEW RESEARCH | “Daughter effect” increases women-CEO appointments
Despite decades of gender equality policies, only one in ten CEOs of Swedish listed companies are still women. But new research shows that personal experiences can play an unexpected role in increasing gender equality in small and medium-sized enterprises.
NEW RESEARCH | Migrant entrepreneurs as successful as Swedish-born
Migrants in Sweden are less likely to start businesses in STEM fields than Swedish-born people. But when they do, their businesses are at least as successful – sometimes more so.
NEW RESEARCH | Why German small businesses survived the banking crisis
When banking rules were tightened after the 2008 financial crisis, the fear was that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find it harder to borrow money. But a new study of German companies shows that bank loans did not decrease – instead, firms increasingly turned to other sources of finance.
BOOK TIP | Climate, Inequality and Innovation: The Grand Challenges for a Sustainable Future
In the Handbook of Grand Challenges in Global Production and Innovation Networks, researchers shine a spotlight on the grand challenges of our time – and how global production and innovation networks are affected and help shape future sustainability.
NEW RESEARCH | From controversy to the classroom – JA’s journey into Swedish schools
When the organization Ung Företagsamhet (JA) arrived in Sweden in 1980, it was met with suspicion and debate. Forty years later, JA is an integral part of the daily lives of many upper secondary school students – and is an example of best practice in international education policy documents. How did it happen?
NEW RESEARCH | When school becomes business – researchers warn of the consequences
An upper secondary school with an entrepreneurship profile has been the focus of a multi-year study at Stockholm University. The clear profiling affects both student learning and the view of education in general, the research shows.
NEW RESEARCH | How negative emotions can drive your business forward
Negative emotions such as anger, frustration and disappointment do not have to be a barrier for small business owners – in fact, they can be a driving force. This is according to a doctoral thesis at Jönköping University.
BOOK TIPS | The role of small businesses in the innovation system
Public funding of small business research and development has played an important role in the United States since the 1940s. In the book Small Business Innovation in the Public Interest: A Study of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the authors examine how small businesses receiving public funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) contribute to innovation, economic growth and community development.
New competence center for social innovation to empower young people in southern Stockholm
Södertörn University is leading a new research and collaboration project with the aim of empower young people in southern Stockholm. The Center of Excellence for Social Innovation Södertörn will be built up over three years.