On June 10, the Stockholm School of Economics hosted the launch of the new Center for Security and Resilience - an interdisciplinary research center created to strengthen Sweden's long-term preparedness and societal resilience through research, dialogue, and cross-sector collaboration.

Some ways of designing products make R&D teams more creative and efficient, while others can hold them back. A new study published by House of Innovation researcher Stefan Haefliger in Industrial and Corporate Change reveals that understanding two distinct aspects of product modularity is key to improving innovation. By treating standardization and reconfigurability as separate dimensions rather than a single concept, the study offers clearer insights into how modular design can boost both creativity and efficiency in product development.

Family business conflict goes far beyond personality clashes—it is shaped by history, power, overlapping roles, and emotional ties that blur the line between home and work. A new study by House of Innovation researcher Marco Mismetti published in the Journal of Family Business Strategy offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how conflict arises and unfolds in family firms, with important implications for researchers and practitioners alike.

Universities can play a big role in inspiring students to start their own businesses. A new study published in The Journal of Technology Transfer by House of Innovation researcher Maria Cecilia Flores suggests that when universities actively communicate about entrepreneurship programs and provide education on starting businesses, students become more aware of opportunities and perceive their environment as more supportive of entrepreneurship. Yet, universities need to go beyond awareness to drive real startup creation - including measures such as mentorship, networking, and financial support.

Inventors don’t just need to borrow ideas—they 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 “trajectory integration” to explain how tracing an invention’s full history can lead to more powerful and impactful innovation.

According to the Financial Times’ newest ranking of Europe’s startup hubs, dramatic changes are afoot: half of last year’s 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.

SSE has a long-standing commitment to both culture and wellbeing. These efforts are now becoming evident at the School’s startup incubator: more than half of the new ideas are focused around art and health.

A new study published in Information and Organization reveals that Swedish healthcare professionals frequently refrained from using data on patient wait times, which was meant to improve service efficiency. This research highlights the strategic ignorance and lack of engagement with digital technology introduced with the aim of improving organizational learning, explaining why such technology initiatives often fail to accomplish their official aims.

New research published in the Journal of Corporate Finance examines the impact of MiFID II's unbundling of research and execution costs on mutual fund investors, finding that investors did not significantly benefit from this regulatory change. This study uses early data from Sweden and highlights that unbundling did not lead to lower costs or improved fund performance for investors.

Why does demand suddenly spike and drop in supply chains? Researchers have identified a range of factors contributing to this, known as the bullwhip effect. Their study, published in Management Research Review, systematically categorizes these causes to help businesses better understand and mitigate the problem.