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Firms with female CEOs have more women in top management roles, study finds
16 April 2025
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 海角社区下载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.
HOI research|The key to impact lies in understanding the full history of past inventions
28 March 2025
Inventors don鈥檛 just need to borrow ideas鈥攖hey need to understand where those ideas came from. A new study published in the Journal of Business Research by House of Innovation researcher Holmer Kok introduces the concept of 鈥渢rajectory integration鈥 to explain how tracing an invention鈥檚 full history can lead to more powerful and impactful innovation.
Training Ukrainian officials for EU accession negotiations
21 March 2025
SSE faculty is helping Ukrainian diplomats and civil servants prepare for EU accession talks through hands-on negotiation training in Kyiv. By drawing lessons from past EU enlargement processes, participants practice strategies and develop skills crucial for navigating the complexities of membership discussions.
Largest intake of new startups ever at SSE Business Lab
17 March 2025
As its new CEO Isabel Keulen welcomes her first batch of startups into SSE鈥檚 incubator, the scene is set for an AI boom. Today, SSE Business Lab announces its largest intake of companies ever 鈥 15 startups, of which an impressive 60% are built on AI technology. Among the new founders are both serial entrepreneurs and senior executives.
HOI research|How generative AI is reshaping creativity and decision-making
04 March 2025
The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is challenging the idea that AI is only useful for automation and efficiency and suggests it鈥檚 time to rethink human-AI collaboration. A new research article by HOI researcher Sebastian Krakowski recently published in Information & Organization, argues that GenAI can enhance creativity, democratize AI access, and fundamentally change the way organizations function.
Anders Wall Scholarship to F1RST and Entrepreneurship Society leader
04 March 2025
Sophia Nabil (b. 2002) is being awarded this year's Anders Wall Scholarship in collaboration with SSE Business Lab. The scholarship amount is 200,000 SEK.
SSE Business Lab skyrockets in new FT ranking: Only Nordic incubator in Europe鈥檚 top 10
27 February 2025
According to the Financial Times鈥 newest ranking of Europe鈥檚 startup hubs, dramatic changes are afoot: half of last year鈥檚 leading hubs have vanished from the list, while SSE Business Lab has surged ahead. Now ranked at number eight, SSE's incubator is the only Nordic hub to earn a place in the top ten.
HOI research|Why design must move beyond user-ism
12 February 2025
For the past two decades, Design Thinking has been a driving force in business innovation, helping companies improve products and services. Yet, Design Thinking has serious limitations, according to new research by HOI researcher Roberto Verganti, with co-author Elizabeth Bowie Cristoforetti of Harvard, published in The Design Journal. Its extreme and close focus on user needs (or user-ism, sometimes becoming a face-lifted version of consumerism), can lead businesses to overlook broader systemic challenges, from sustainability to social responsibility. The authors argue that design must evolve鈥攎oving beyond being purely reactive to market needs and instead becoming an active shaper of a positive future.
HOI researcher Mattias Nordqvist recognized as one of the world鈥檚 25 mostly influential family enterprise academics
10 February 2025
A new ranking by Family Capital Publishing names HOI Professor Mattias Nordqvist the most respected family enterprise scholar in the Nordic region. A leading expert in family business innovation and governance, Nordqvist is also the founder of the Center for Family Enterprise, further cementing his influence in the field.
Newly appointed Practitioner in Residence Stefan Krook to strengthen innovation and sustainability at SSE
06 February 2025
Serial entrepreneur Stefan Krook has been appointed as Practitioner in Residence at SSE鈥檚 House of Innovation. His goal is to strengthen the School鈥檚 connections with the business community and explore new paths towards a more sustainable market economy.