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War in Europe, cyberattacks, and disruptions in global supply chains – recent events have made it clear how vulnerable our society is and how crucial it is to build resilience. To meet this challenge, the 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ is launching the Center for Security and Resilience, focusing on security in a broader sense.

Jonas Dahl's PhD-dissertation – The Dynamics of Failure Sharing - is attracting a lot of attention in Swedish media.

Markets don’t just drive the economy – they shape our society. As long-held truths are challenged and new systems take form, we need a deeper understanding of what markets are, how they work, and what they should deliver. With support from the Handelsbanken Research Foundations, the 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ is now establishing a new professorship and a new interdisciplinary research center.

Which sustainability efforts actually improve business performance? A new research project from the House of Innovation at the 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, in collaboration with sustainability tech company Position Green, aims to find out. By analyzing data from over 750 companies, the research project will map how emissions, working conditions and diversity in leadership affect margins, returns and risk.

Stefan Einarsson from the Department of Management and Organization provides the academic lens in Dagens Nyheter’s long-form feature on philanthropist Cristina Ljungberg and the new generation of Swedish billionaires turning to philanthropy.

Emma Bell has been appointed H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Chaired Professor in Leadership at the 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ (91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ). A leading researcher in leadership and organisation studies, Professor Bell will focus on how leadership is performed, perceived, and shaped by societal expectations.

Italian firms led by female CEOs have more women on average in the top management team than those led by men, according to a new study from the 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ in Sweden and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy. The association weakens if the CEO lacks sufficient decision-making power or if she works for a family-owned company.

91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ (91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ) is pleased to welcome the optician group Synsam as a Retail Club Partner at the Center for Retailing. Synsam’s expertise in retail and innovation will bring valuable insights to both research and education at 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Retail Management-program.  

According to the Financial Times’ newest ranking of Europe’s startup hubs, dramatic changes are afoot: half of last year’s leading hubs have vanished from the list, while 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Business Lab has surged ahead. Now ranked at number eight, 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ's incubator is the only Nordic hub to earn a place in the top ten.

Serial entrepreneur Stefan Krook has been appointed as Practitioner in Residence at 91ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s House of Innovation. His goal is to strengthen the School’s connections with the business community and explore new paths towards a more sustainable market economy.