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SSE top 2 in Europe for creating unicorn tech founders
26 June 2023
In a new report from Antler, the Stockholm School of Economics ranks second among European academic institutions producing highly successful tech founders. SSE ranks first among Nordic schools in the report.
Platform for fertility patients wins SSE Business Lab grant
16 June 2023
Jenny Ann Ax:son Johnson and Anna Sane, co-founders of Tilly, have won the Grosshandelssocieteten Grant of 100,000 SEK. The Tilly platform serves as a catalyst for improving patient well-being and achieving successful fertility treatment results.
HOI research | Social and moral psychology of COVID-19 across 69 countries
14 June 2023
How did people around the world respond to public health guidelines during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic? A study published in Scientific Data explores this by analyzing data from over 51,000 individuals across 69 countries. This research aims to understand the social and moral psychology behind public health behavior during the pandemic.
HOI research | Close interactions in small teams boost innovation sensemaking
14 June 2023
Intimate professional interactions at work (that is interactions conducted in small teams with high level of trust) enhance employees' understanding and engagement with innovation. Published in Creativity and Innovation Management, this study explores how different types of intimacy affect the meaningfulness of innovation processes in organizations.
HOI research | Navigating uncertainty: how senior IS managers control information systems projects
12 June 2023
In the complex and often uncertain landscape of Information Systems (IS) projects, senior IS managers face the daunting task of maintaining control and ensuring successful outcomes. A recent academic paper investigates how project uncertainty influences these managers' control-style choices and how these choices impact the performance of IS projects.
Record applications to SSE’s incubator: 11 new startups admitted
12 June 2023
After an intensive admissions period, SSE Business Lab is taking in eleven new companies. The startups are tackling challenges like the green energy transition and people’s deteriorating private finances.
House of Innovation 2022: "Year in Review"
01 June 2023
Read the 2022 "Year in Review" to learn about this year’s research, education, and outreach achievements at the House of Innovation.
HOI research | Older adults use digital healthcare platforms differently than younger people
01 June 2023
New research reveals that older adults use digital healthcare platforms (DHPs) in unique ways compared to younger individuals, highlighting significant behavioral differences. Published in the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, this study delves into these differences and offers insights into how digital healthcare services can better cater to elderly users.
Social Innovation Scholarship 2022: Meet the winners!
16 May 2023
This year’s Social Innovation Scholarship has been awarded to Lukas Uhrström, Ludvig Hartler and Jan-Hendrik Wieder. These students were awarded for their work with the Tutu Tribe Entrepreneurship Academy in Cape Town, South Africa. The scholarship will support them this summer while working for and supporting a social entrepreneur, leveraging their business skills to create positive change. Social innovation and social entrepreneurship are initiatives aimed to improve what is missing or not working in the social structure: new solutions, methods and ideas that create a sustainable society – economically, socially and ecologically.
Daniel Wolfenzon, Erling Persson Visiting Professor
12 April 2023
Daniel Wolfenzon, the Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School, will join Stockholm School of Economics House of Innovation as part of the Erling Persson Visiting Professor Program in May.