NEW RESEARCH | How to use failed innovation projects to your advantage – researchers advise
Networks, skills and established procedures are examples of resources that can be reused from failed projects. Researchers can now explain how, and give their top tips for entrepreneurs who want to invest in new innovations.
NEW RESEARCH | Women run rural businesses for life balance
More and more women are choosing to stay in or return to rural areas to work in family businesses.
And the goal is clear – a better quality of life.
NEW DEAL | High costs hinder sustainable fashion industry – “Companies can be criticized for greenwashing”
Food, housing and transport account for the largest environmental impact. In fourth place is the fashion and textile industry. Product innovation can make the industry more sustainable, but there are obstacles in the way of a transition worthy of the name. We spoke to Sara Harper, a textile expert at the University of Borås. What […]
NEW STUDY | Newly minted intrapreneurs ready for employment
Confident problem-solving team players. That’s how intrapreneurial students can be succinctly described after graduation – and companies are happy to hire them. Many graduates of entrepreneurship programs choose to work for established companies rather than start their own business. Employees with entrepreneurial skills, such as problem-solving and business acumen, are known as intrapreneurs. This is […]
Researcher critical of innovation fluff in municipalities – “Put yourself in the driver’s seat”
Municipalities are keen to innovate to keep up with and influence societal developments. But often the process is abstract and without clear direction. Erica Eneqvist’s thesis provides concrete suggestions on how the work can be organized. A local technology company has received external funding to test a sustainable technological solution in the field of mobility. […]
NEW DOCTORAL THESIS | How Stenbeck managed to deregulate the telecom market
In the 1980s, Jan Stenbeck and his Comvik broke up Televerket’s monopoly on the Swedish telecoms market. How did he succeed? A new thesis explores the role of entrepreneurship in institutional change. Veteran Televerket had enjoyed a monopoly since the 19th century. It was an authority and an established player with sole access to the […]
