Two research teams from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) have been awarded prestigious multi‑year research funding from the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation’s 2025 call in Economic Sciences. Only three projects were selected from a total of 48 applications, making SSE the home to two out of three successful proposals.

When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. The study shows how the pressures of rapid growth increase the likelihood that founders rely on mental shortcuts and make biased decisions.

The position will be at the heart of growing research programs on sustainable supply chain transformation/ supply chain ecosystems. The wider context of the House of Innovation allows research to delve into the areas of transformative innovation, particularly the twin transition (green and digital) of industries.

On Thursday 18 December 2025, John-Erik Bergkvist successfully defended his PhD dissertation "Behavioral foundations of grand challenge partnerships: Essays on control, coordination, channelization, & crowdsourced search in conditions of absent formal authority" at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Uyen Vu has successfully defended her PhD dissertation at the Stockholm School of Economics. Her research sheds new light on how digitally driven small and medium-sized enterprises can succeed internationally by balancing efficiency with innovation in their marketing practices.

Each year, the Michael Treschow Scholarship recognizes a student project that combines strong design thinking with meaningful societal impact. In collaboration with the House of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics, the scholarship highlights work that addresses contemporary challenges through innovation, creativity, and human-centered perspectives.

Ukraine NEAR is a collaboration between the SSE and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine. and funded by the Swedish Institute. SSE faculty recently returned from delivering workshops for Ukrainian government officials in central Kyiv.

How can partnerships accelerate Europe’s health transformation when no single actor is in charge? That question brought together researchers, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and industry representatives at the Stockholm School of Economics on 12 December.

The House of Innovation (HOI) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) invites applications for the PhD program in Business Administration, specialization in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology (DEIT). Applications open on December 1, 2025.

The Stockholm School of Economics has received funding from the Swedish Research Council to bring world-leading scholar Professor Kalle Lyytinen from Case Western Reserve University, USA, to the House of Innovation. Starting in January 2026, he will help advance SSE’s research on digital infrastructures and innovation.