NEW RESEARCH | Energy efficiency is about more than technology – here’s the key small businesses are missing
Many small businesses in Sweden are missing out on major opportunities for energy savings. A new thesis shows that technical solutions are not enough.
Researcher’s 5 tips for municipalities failing to innovate – “This is what you should do instead”
Swedish municipalities risk getting stuck in old ruts when trying to solve segregation, climate change and other major societal challenges. So what is needed for municipalities to succeed in innovation?
NEW RESEARCH | Crowdfunding levels the playing field for entrepreneurial women
Unlike traditional financing, women are not disadvantaged when seeking capital through crowdfunding. This can bring more green innovations to the market.
NEW RESEARCH | Digitalization as a tool for sustainability – the role of management in the “twin transition”
Digitalization and sustainability are often treated as two separate issues. But for smaller manufacturing companies, it is important that they are seen together if technology is to be an engine for making businesses more sustainable.
4 TIPS: How to succeed with innovation around new technologies
How do new and immature technologies affect innovation processes in the public sector? This has been studied in a new thesis at the University of Gothenburg, with blockchain technology and other emerging technologies at the center.
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.
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?