BOOK TIPS | Diversity for economic development
Diversity is about a variety of ideas, skills, education, ethnicity, professions, gender, language, culture, technologies and industry structures. In the anthology The Oxford Handbook of Spatial Diversity and Business Economics, several Nordic and international researchers explore how diversity affects the economy, innovation and growth.
NEW BOOK | On the paradox society: “Companies need compass rather than map”
We live in a paradox society. This is the opinion of Björn Wikhamn, School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, who has just published a new book on how companies and leaders can navigate in a time of conflicting demands.
BOOK TIP | 12 principles to succeed with your business
Entrepreneurship is often described as chaotic, uncertain and difficult to predict. In his book The Principles of Entrepreneurial Progress, entrepreneurship professor Greg Fisher shows that there are still ways to navigate. He boils down decades of research and practical experience into 12 fundamental principles.
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.
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.
BOOK TIP: The future of accountants and auditors – what does it look like?
Digitalization, climate challenges and tighter regulations have long put pressure on the accounting and auditing industry. And for smaller businesses, adapting has been particularly difficult. So how can SMEs in the sector meet the new demands of a rapidly changing world?
BOOK TIP: The challenges of patents today
What role do patents play in a digital world? How does a pandemic affect patent strategies and collaborations? In the anthology A Modern Guide to Patents: Challenges of Patenting in the 21st Century, researchers and experts from the business community share their experiences and insights on the functioning and evolution of patents in the 21st century.
BOOK TIP: The totality of innovation processes (Open access)
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Innovation Management provides a broad and up-to-date overview of innovation management. Over 100 experts contribute articles highlighting both established and emerging issues – from business models and ecosystems to impact investing, radical creativity and dark innovation.
BOOK TIP: Innovation is the solution to everything – or is it?
Why did innovation become such a central ideal, and what happens when the hallelujahs surrounding the concept fade? In his book Every American an Innovator, cultural historian Matthew Wisnioski explores how innovation culture emerged long before the tech boom.
BOOK TIP | Many paths to entrepreneurship
The vast majority of entrepreneurs are far from Silicon Valley tech geniuses. In Unstoppable Entrepreneurs, Professor Lori Rosenkopf offers a more nuanced view of who can become an entrepreneur. With examples from disruptive startups as well as intrapreneurs within large organizations, she shows that the paths to entrepreneurship are many – and open to more […]