NEW RESEARCH | When innovation creates friction – 4 strategies to resolve conflict
When new technologies are introduced into an organization, conflicts often arise between different stakeholders. But these conflicts can be both a barrier and a driver of innovation – if managed properly.
BOOK TIPS | Navigating the digital future
How does digitalization affect entrepreneurship, business models and sustainable development? In the research anthology Digital Entrepreneurship in Science, Technology and Innovation, more than 40 international researchers provide in-depth analyses of the complex interplay between digital technology and societal development.
Step by step: How small businesses succeed with blockchain
Small and medium-sized enterprises can benefit greatly from blockchain technology, but learning it can be overwhelming. New research presents a method to get started.
SÖDERTÖRN RESEARCHER: How to make archipelago entrepreneurship flourish
Logistical barriers, high costs and fragmented policy decisions complicate the lives of many archipelago entrepreneurs. At the same time, local innovation can pave the way for a prosperous future. But a national strategy is needed that takes the needs of island communities seriously.
RESEARCH FUNDING: Millions rain down on newly graduated researchers
6 out of 10 people working in scale-ups burn out – why? How can major changes in the business environment lead to new business ideas? These are examples of areas to be studied by two relatively new entrepreneurship researchers who have each received SEK 2 million in Wallander scholarships.
Unsustainable fashion industry: radical innovations for a sustainable transition – and obstacles along the way
We are inundated with news about the unsustainable fashion industry, with China’s Shein and Temu leading the way. But parts of the industry are working on product innovations to become more circular. At the same time, there are obstacles on the road to a sustainable fashion industry. Find out in our conversations with two researchers who have studied innovation in the fashion industry.
Hello there! Entrepreneurship professor Anna Brattström leaves Skåne for Scotland
She studies the interpersonal and ethical aspects of entrepreneurship and has built her career at the Stockholm School of Economics and the Lund School of Economics. Now, Lund resident and entrepreneurship researcher Anna Brattström is moving to Scotland for a professorship at the prestigious University of St Andrews.
NEW RESEARCH | Good work environment drives innovation
A good organizational and social work environment is a key factor in encouraging employees to contribute innovative ideas. And the actions and priorities of management play a crucial role.
BOOK TIPS | Entrepreneurship and poverty
Can entrepreneurship be a way out of poverty? In the book Poverty, Disadvantage, and the Promise of Enterprise, professors Michael H. Morris and Susana C. Santos explore the link between poverty and entrepreneurship.
LIST | The universities with the most PhDs in 2024
In 2024, 35 theses were published in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and small business. Two of the top three most ambitious universities in 2023 fell sharply last year – and one remains firmly in the lead.