NEW RESEARCH | Microentrepreneurs lead rural digital transformation
The digital transformation in rural areas is largely driven by the local population, shows a new doctoral thesis by Johanna Lindberg at Luleå University of Technology. Through a system perspective, she has investigated how digital services can be integrated to meet the specific needs of rural areas.
BOOK TIPS | An entrepreneurial mindset
How do entrepreneurs think and feel? In the book Psychological Foundations of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, entrepreneurship professor and author Kelly G. Shaver examines the psychological processes that underlie entrepreneurship.
The pressure is on: artists are forced to become ‘artrepreneurs’
How are artists affected by societal demands to act as entrepreneurs? Is this compatible with artistic freedom? Researchers at Södertörn University will investigate this in a newly launched Baltic Sea project.
NEW RESEARCH | Five keys to successful innovation networks
Developing digital innovations often requires collaboration between multiple actors. But collaboration is no easy feat. So how do successful innovation networks work?
HELLO THERE! Virginia Dignum – Professor of Responsible AI
She is a member of the UN AI Panel, which has developed guidelines on how to manage new technologies globally. But what about the small businesses, and what is important to consider as a small business owner? Virginia Dignum, professor of artificial intelligence at Umeå University, explains.
NEW RESEARCH | “Entrepreneurial” urban planning excludes several social groups
Do more shops and surveillance cameras make public spaces safer for everyone? No, not at all, according to sociology researchers at Mid Sweden University.
NEW RESEARCH | How the gig economy shapes self-employed work and self-image
Uncertainty and precarious working conditions are an everyday reality for freelance cultural workers. But there are also many positive aspects to being a small business owner in a gig economy.
NEW RESEARCH | Four types of business angels – and how to get them to invest in your business
They are an important source of investment for start-ups. But who are the business angels? And which companies do they invest in? Researchers have identified four groups of business angels who work in different ways.
BOOK TIPS | “Bad” innovations (open access)
There are innovations that are invisible or not considered valuable in established research. Often, these are innovations that involve technical solutions developed by public organizations – even though they play an important role in developing new technologies.
Entrepreneurship education at Södertörn University: “Strong anchoring in our own research”
Södertörn University has a long tradition of entrepreneurship and innovation research. And it is a natural part of the education offered at the university. How is this reflected in the students?
