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?
NEW RESEARCH | How innovation is created in the world’s finest kitchens
Star chefs in the most exclusive restaurants are innovators who set trends for the entire restaurant world. Halmstad researchers have interviewed 20 Michelin-starred chefs about how they create innovation.
NEW RESEARCH | How companies succeed in sustainable innovation
Companies are investing a lot of resources in sustainable innovation. But what does it take to succeed? Recent research at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, has identified three key factors.
Most read articles this summer
Nature and entrepreneurship for better mental health, mistakes in product development and culture clashes in government projects. These are the topics of some of the most read articles of the summer.
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.
NEW RESEARCH | Precarious employment increases chances of starting a business
A small change in the Employment Protection Act encouraged more people to become self-employed. But how did they fare? Research at Stockholm University explains.
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.
HELLO THERE! Samielle Drake advises small businesses on how to navigate public procurement
There are many reasons why small businesses often struggle to win public tenders: lack of resources, complex specifications, oversized contracts – these are just a few examples. Recently graduated economist Samielle Drake, from Umeå University, gives her best advice to small businesses that want to increase their chances in public procurement.
NEW RESEARCH | Culture clash hinders innovation in government projects
Public authorities want to innovate to meet climate targets, but find themselves in cultural clashes with forward-thinking consultants. But is it resistance that is the problem?
NEW RESEARCH | Here are the crimes that increase most among small businesses
We know about companies as victims of crime, but we know less about companies as tools of crime. Researchers at Södertörn University want to change that.