BOOK TIPS | Women entrepreneurs in the Middle East
Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East presents the success stories of entrepreneurial women in 11 selected Middle Eastern countries. Each chapter also includes a historical overview and contemporary examples of women’s contributions to economic development, both locally and regionally, in the country concerned.
NEW RESEARCH | Impact companies face obstacles in traditional financing: “Slowing down the sustainable transition”
Disruptive companies working on sustainability often face resistance when seeking funding from traditional sources such as banks. Now researchers want to see updated evaluation models in the banking sector.
NEW RESEARCH | 4 paths to entrepreneurial success
Former entrepreneurship students rarely run companies a few years after graduation. However, they benefit from the knowledge gained in other career roles. Researchers have identified four entrepreneurial archetypes.
DEBATE: “Businesses of the future start with today’s handovers”
Sweden is facing a huge generational shift over the next ten years. The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise now expects a clear message from the government that they will not make it more difficult for the thousands of companies facing transfers.
NEW RESEARCH | Holistic approach needed for innovation in manufacturing
These are busy days for manufacturing companies that want to keep up with digital developments. Researchers have now developed tools to help companies navigate the transition.
BOOK TIP | Innovative business models in a changing world
New technologies, the climate crisis, the changing security landscape and social issues are just some of the global challenges affecting businesses worldwide. The book “Business Model Innovation: Game Changer and Contemporary Issues” focuses on how businesses can navigate a rapidly changing world.
Researchers’ tips: How to succeed with innovation in project-based companies
In organizations based on different projects with specific leaders and budgets, it is particularly difficult to drive innovation. So what are the keys to success?
NEW RESEARCH | Microentrepreneurs lead rural digital transformation
The digital transformation in rural areas is largely driven by the local population, shows a new doctoral thesis by Johanna Lindberg at Luleå University of Technology. Through a system perspective, she has investigated how digital services can be integrated to meet the specific needs of rural areas.
BOOK TIPS | An entrepreneurial mindset
How do entrepreneurs think and feel? In the book Psychological Foundations of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, entrepreneurship professor and author Kelly G. Shaver examines the psychological processes that underlie entrepreneurship.
The pressure is on: artists are forced to become ‘artrepreneurs’
How are artists affected by societal demands to act as entrepreneurs? Is this compatible with artistic freedom? Researchers at Södertörn University will investigate this in a newly launched Baltic Sea project.