Cross-industry learning can drive innovation, but implementation is often difficult. At an event hosted by the House of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics on April 21, researchers and practitioners explored how organizations can adapt ideas from other sectors and make them stick.

After Sweden removed inheritance and gift taxes in 2005, private firms with potential family successors grew faster, invested more, and paid higher corporate taxes than firms without natural heirs, according to a new white paper from the Stockholm School of Economics. The study adds empirical evidence in a policy debate often dominated by ideology and comes as several European countries debate inheritance tax reforms.

On March 20, 2026, Camille Korschun successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Why We Own Together: Family Ownership Purpose in Family-related Ecosystems.” The defense took place in the new lecture hall at the House of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics.

On the morning of March 17, researchers, investors, founders, students, and advisors gathered at the Stockholm School of Economics for a breakfast seminar on family offices and their role in supporting entrepreneurial firms. The event combined new academic research with a practitioner panel, drawing on the experience of active family office investors and family office-funded entrepreneurs.

When companies set out to innovate, they often assume the challenge lies in finding the right idea. But the real breakthrough, new research by Professor Roberto Verganti suggests, happens when they learn to see their problems differently. It is through this “reframing” process that real innovation flourishes.

Can modern slavery exist in high-income welfare states? In a recent episode of the ESGpresso podcast, CMIR Director Lin Lerpold and Danske Bank's Oshni Arachchi discuss how migration regimes, labor markets, and corporate practices interact in the Global North.

Rising tensions between the US and China are changing how companies design global supply chains in strategic industries such as semiconductors and rare earths. New research shows firms are no longer just reacting to trade rules – they are proactively redesigning supply chains to reduce political risk and secure access to critical technologies.

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.

Digitalization and compliance are no longer separate conversations. Together, they are reshaping how financial firms navigate regulation, manage risk, and drive innovation. At this joint event hosted by the House of Innovation and the House of Governance and Public Policy, researchers and industry leaders came together to explore how governance, technology, and regulation intersect in today’s financial sector.

Entrepreneurship is no longer just about startups - it's now a global industry selling the dream of being an entrepreneur. A new international study reveals how the “entrepreneurship industry” not only supports entrepreneurs but actively shapes who becomes an entrepreneur, what ventures are legitimized, and how success is defined.