Articles about entrepreneurship

How female entrepreneurs can respond to gender stereotypes

Female entrepreneurs can be more successful in fundraising processes by anticipating and handling potentially biased responses to their pitches, according to a large-scale study led by Luleå University of Technology's professor Malin Malmström.

Stereotypes about entrepreneurs not supported by performance data

In a new study, researchers at Luleå University of Technology have observed that venture capitalists adopt markedly different stereotypical notions of female and male entrepreneurs during their decision-making processes. But these notions are not supported by venture performance data from annual reports.

Triple-awarded entrepreneurship researcher

David Sjödin, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Luleå University of Technology, has received his third award for his research. He is happy for the young entrepreneurship award but wishes to pay attention to the research team he is part of. – The price shows that the work that I and my colleagues engage in, is important and appreciated. The price encourages us to continue inspire Swedish industry into new innovative ways of working.

Girls' interests creates new technology

Helmet with a lamp and infrared camera, virtual reality headset and an app that builds paths for horse jumping. These are some of the ideas generated in the project Innovate Passion.

Won the young entrepreneurship researcher award

Vinit Parida, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Luleå University of technology, has received a young researcher award for his research concerning global industrial service innovation.

Royal passion for business

Passion, courage and revenge. Prince Daniel and entrepreneurs Gunilla von Platen, Filip Engelbert and Alan Mamedi shared their personal motivation for entrepreneurship, when they yesterday met students at Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå.

SMEs need new business models

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will help small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in process industry from northern Sweden, Finland and Norway to start selling more services, form alliances with each other and take aim at an international market.

The vision of the future in Norrbotten

The question that four researchers at Luleå University of Technology have been instructed to address by the Norrbotten County Administrative Board, should interest most of us. It concerns what could characterize the development of Norrbotten over the next 35 years. Now the researchers present their report on this subject, including five possible scenarios.

Entrepreneurship can serve the wrong reasons

The Swedish school is obliged to work with entrepreneurship. But instead of nurturing creativity and entrepreneurial approaches among children and youth, entrepreneurship in school is sometimes used to preserve existing local business life and jobs. This shows research at Luleå University of Technology.

Entrepreneurship and affective learning

On Tuesday, the 2011 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry Dan Shechtman and Professor Zipora Shechtman visited LTU and gave two interesting lectures.

Published:27 February 2016
Updated: 11 October 2019
By:IT
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