NEW RESEARCH | 5 things that make small business managers feel bad – and good!
Managing a small business is stimulating in many ways. But with the role comes challenges that can affect the managers’ well-being. New research lists things that affect managers’ well-being.
NEW RESEARCH | Collaboration key for a sustainable manufacturing industry
The digital revolution in manufacturing presents several challenges. A new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology presents a framework for the industry to relate to.
HEY THERE! Robert Baron and Michael Frese – recipients of a prestigious €100,000 research award
Why do some people choose to become entrepreneurs, while others do not? And what determines the success of an entrepreneur? Professor Robert Baron and Professor Michael Frese have spearheaded research that answers some fundamental questions about psychology and entrepreneurship. Therefore, they are awarded the prestigious 2024 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research with a prize money of €100,000. Esbri asked the researchers a few questions.
INTERVIEW | 5 questions to Daniel Castro Vencu Öhrlund on unequal entrepreneurship
The government recently commissioned the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship. But what else can policy do to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship? We ask two opposition parties – this time Daniel Castro Vencu Öhrlund, Member of Parliament for the Social Democrats and deputy member of Chair of the Committee on Industry and Trade.
INTERVIEW | 5 questions to Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist on gender inequality in entrepreneurship
The government recently commissioned the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship. But what else can policy do to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship? We ask two opposition parties – first up is Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist of the Center Party, Vice Chair of the Committee on Industry and Trade.
NEW RESEARCH | Collaborative projects create more impact than other research
When universities conduct research together with companies, it leads to more technological innovations than traditional university research. This according to a new doctoral thesis from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.
NEW RESEARCH PROJECT | The role of small businesses in the green transition
For the coming two years, researchers at Norrlandsnavet, Luleå University of Technology, will study the role of small businesses in the green transition in northern Sweden. Debadrita Panda and Johan Frishammar take on the project.
NEW RESEARCH | Why sharing companies are rapidly going international
Sharing companies have unique conditions that make it easy to take the business idea abroad. So what is so special about them, and what should sharing companies with international ambitions consider? Researchers at Linnaeus University clarify.
NEW RESEARCH | How to make farmers more environmentally friendly – and competitive!
Wetlands can provide better and more consistent harvests. Despite this, few farmers are investing in it. Halmstad researcher Anna Hansson knows what it takes to make agriculture more environmentally friendly and economically sustainable.
FULL LIST | Universities that have produced the most dissertations over time
Last week, ESBRI revealed which universities have delivered the most dissertations in innovation and entrepreneurship research in 2023. Now we also have the full list of the most ambitious universities over a four-year period – with completely different universities at the top.
