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They received an award from Handeln

2022-11-30 Lisa Viklund and Emilia Frieberg, who study industrial economics at Luleå University of Technology, have won in the event entrepreneur/business developer in the professional competitions 2022 of The Swedish Retail and Wholesale Council.

Vinit Parida – among the most cited researchers in the world

2022-11-17 Vinit Parida, professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, belongs to the top 1 percent most cited researchers in the world in his field in 2022 according to the ranking institute Clarivate.

Successful collaboration for industry competitiveness

2022-11-15 During the preceding term of office the Swedish government has been driving a high level strategic programme. The goal of the programme was to propose policy recommendations to major societal challenges and to contribute to strengthening Swedish industries’ competitiveness. Luleå University of Techn...

Professor appointed to the world's leading management journal

2022-09-21 Johan Frishammar, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, has been elected to the editorial advisory group of the MIT Sloan Management Review, a world-leading journal on practical management research.

Malin Malmström gave an introductory speech at Sweden's first women's parliament

2022-06-15 Malin Malmström, professor at Luleå University of Technology, was one of the keynote speakers at Sweden's first women's parliament. The meeting, which brought together Speakers, members of the Riksdag, members from several of Sweden's women's organisations and representatives from the authorities an...

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology get top ranks

2022-02-21 Three professors in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Economics have been ranked among the best in Sweden by the ranking site research.com.

Luleå University of Technology in national initiative for circular economy

2021-12-09 CIRCLA is a national, cross-industry network consisting of over 50 actors from universities, business and the public sector who work to increase transparency in how products are manufactured and reused. One of the participants in the network is the research subject Innovation and Entrepreneurship at...

Dean Shepherd – an unconventional honorary doctor

2021-12-07 Professor Dean Shepherd is an internationally leading researcher in entrepreneurship and Honorary Doctor of Philosophy at Luleå University of Technology. His research topics tend to be rather unconventional, focusing on entrepreneurs engaged in illegal activities.

How ragpickers make meaning of their lives

2021-12-07 Rag picking is often seen as the worst job you can do. Still, ragpickers are entrepreneurs and can be studied as such. In an article, published in the well renowned Academy of Management Journal, the work life of ragpickers and how they make meaning of their despised profession, is explored.

Malin Malmström participates in gender equality education for municipalities and regions

2021-11-29 Malin Malmström, Professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Luleå University of Technology, is one of two selected experts who will participate in the Swedish Association of Local Authorities' (SKR) forthcoming gender equality education.

Entrepreneurship is crucial for regional development

2021-11-19 Research on the importance of industry composition for growth in a region is extensive. But the entrepreneur's role in this context is so far relatively unexplored. In a new dissertation in entrepreneurship and innovation from Luleå University of Technology, the author shows that viable entrepreneur...

The university begins cooperation with the UN Capital Development Fund

2021-10-15 On October 15, Vice-Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn signs an agreement with the UN's Capital Development Fund, UNCDF. The agreement relates to research that will generate an innovative technical solution that can help reduce the financial sector's discrimination against female entrepreneurs. T...

Both cooperation and competition are necessary in a digital environment

2021-09-29 There is a need for each actor within an innovation ecosystem to configure its strategy in it. This can be done by identifying your role in the ecosystem, whether you are a leader or a follower, and your approach in balancing cooperation and competition. Your strategy may change from an ecosystem to...

New doctoral student - Teresa Belkow

2021-09-14 Before coming to Luleå University of Technology, Teresa Belkow spent a lot of time abroad, including in London, Amsterdam and Lima. She has been active in issues concerning social and ecological sustainability. The driving force is to contribute through research to strategies enabling more people to...

New doctoral student – Andreas Volmberg

2021-09-03 During his time as a master’s student in management at Gothenburg School of Economics, Andreas Volmberg was involved in student-run companies. In his doctoral project at Luleå University of Technology, he will, within the framework of Norrlandsnavet, assist small and medium-sized companies in discov...

Their research contributes to a circular food industry

2021-05-21 Researchers at Luleå University of Technology have initiated a project that aims to develop an economically sustainable business model that contributes to the circular in the food industry. For companies to dare to invest in developing environmentally friendly food products, ecological sustainabilit...

Difficult to implement circular business models

2021-03-23 Sweden aim for no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045. To achieve that goal, Swedish industry must change by developing circular business models. In an article in the reputable journal MIT Sloan Management Review, researchers in entrepreneurship and innovation report what problems are on the w...

Research will ensure more equal crisis support

2021-03-08 Public support measures are seen as a savior of the business community in the wake of the corona crisis. But how are decisions made and who receives the support? A research project in entrepreneurship and innovation as well as human work science studies how crisis support for the green economy is af...

Large investment in a sustainable financial market

2021-01-28 Vinnova will invest SEK 47 million during the coming five-year period in the Sustainable Finance Lab, which will conduct research for modernisation of the financial market from a sustainability perspective. One of the directors of the Sustainable Finance Lab is Malin Malmström, professor of entrepre...

Anmar Kamalaldin Teacher of the Year 2020

2021-01-18 The Student union of engineering at Luleå University of Technology has appointed Anmar Kamalaldin as Teacher of the Year 2020

In the media: Measure and become more innovative

2020-12-23 This news in media only.

Research projects will support AI-driven circular business models in industry

2020-12-15 There are already technical AI solutions that can be used in industry to develop more resource-efficient production processes, to the benefit of both the environment and companies.
– The main challenge is no longer technology development; it is to use technology in concrete business model applicati...

AI or human – who makes the smartest investments?

2020-12-08 Do algorithms make better and fairer investments in start-ups than human angel investors do? Luleå University of Technology professor Malin Malmström has investigated this together with colleagues from Hanken School of Economics in Finland and St Gallen University in Switzerland. The results have no...

Less waste in the fishing industry makes the Baltic Sea healthier

2020-11-27 Raw materials from the food industry are not utilized in an efficient and ecologically sustainable way. In a pilot project on social innovation at Luleå University of Technology, in collaboration with Guldhaven Pelagiska AB in Kalix, the researchers will develop an economically sustainable business ...

This year's participants in the growth program Fast Track

2020-11-20 Behind Fast Track are Luleå University of Technology and LTU Business, the second round of which will start at the turn of the year. In the eighteen-month diploma program, participants gain knowledge and tools to drive change in their businesses, with a focus on growth through, for example, product ...

Dean Shepherd, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy 2020

2020-11-12 Professor Dean A Shepherd is an internationally leading researcher in entrepreneurship. He has made significant contributions to our knowledge and understanding of the decision making of individual entrepreneurs under high uncertainty, emotional stress and extreme conditions.

Nordea Scientific Prize 2020 to Vinit Parida

2020-11-05 The 2020 Scientific Prize from Nordea's Norrland Foundation is awarded to Vinit Parida, Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Luleå University of Technology

NorrlandsNavet is starting to take shape

2020-10-16 In May 2020 Luleå University of Technology received funding from The Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research and Charity of 100MSEK. The funding has been used to set up “NorrlandsNavet” – a center operating for eight years targeting on driving growth of small and medium-sized enterpr...

Gender-equal business and organisational models
8 Oct. 2020 12:00 – 12:45 , Zoom:

2020-09-28 Time for a new scenario lunch! Would you like to know more about how gender-equal business and organisational models can benefit your business, your organisation, your operations?

Entrepreneur and former golf professional starts as new project coordinator

2020-09-14 In August, Julia Larsson started as a project coordinator for the research group Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The position is completely new, which makes Julia Larsson something of a pioneer. - I have a background as an entrepreneur and former golf professional. It will be very exciting to be ab...

Published:5 November 2013
Updated: 2 December 2022
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