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.
NEW RESEARCH | How negative emotions can drive your business forward
Negative emotions such as anger, frustration and disappointment do not have to be a barrier for small business owners – in fact, they can be a driving force. This is according to a doctoral thesis at Jönköping University.
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.
New competence center for social innovation to empower young people in southern Stockholm
Södertörn University is leading a new research and collaboration project with the aim of empower young people in southern Stockholm. The Center of Excellence for Social Innovation Södertörn will be built up over three years.
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.
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 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.