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Jonas Dahl's research in media

05 June 2025
Jonas Dahl's PhD-dissertation – The Dynamics of Failure Sharing - is attracting a lot of attention in Swedish media.

New professorship and research center to explore the role of markets in a changing society

22 May 2025
Markets don’t just drive the economy – they shape our society. As long-held truths are challenged and new systems take form, we need a deeper understanding of what markets are, how they work, and what they should deliver. With support from the Handelsbanken Research Foundations, the Stockholm School of Economics is now establishing a new professorship and a new interdisciplinary research center.

New research project to examine how sustainability impacts profitability

19 May 2025
Which sustainability efforts actually improve business performance? A new research project from the House of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics, in collaboration with sustainability tech company Position Green, aims to find out. By analyzing data from over 750 companies, the research project will map how emissions, working conditions and diversity in leadership affect margins, returns and risk.

Private wealth, public good: the rise of strategic philanthropy in Sweden

15 May 2025
Stefan Einarsson from the Department of Management and Organization provides the academic lens in Dagens Nyheter’s long-form feature on philanthropist Cristina Ljungberg and the new generation of Swedish billionaires turning to philanthropy.

Emma Bell appointed to H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Chair in Leadership

05 May 2025
Emma Bell has been appointed H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Chaired Professor in Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). A leading researcher in leadership and organisation studies, Professor Bell will focus on how leadership is performed, perceived, and shaped by societal expectations.

Firms with female CEOs have more women in top management roles, study finds

16 April 2025
Italian firms led by female CEOs have more women on average in the top management team than those led by men, according to a new study from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy. The association weakens if the CEO lacks sufficient decision-making power or if she works for a family-owned company.

Synsam new partner to SSE’s Center for Retailing

10 March 2025
Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is pleased to welcome the optician group Synsam as a Retail Club Partner at the Center for Retailing. Synsam’s expertise in retail and innovation will bring valuable insights to both research and education at SSE’s Retail Management-program.  

SSE Business Lab skyrockets in new FT ranking: Only Nordic incubator in Europe’s top 10

27 February 2025
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.

Newly appointed Practitioner in Residence Stefan Krook to strengthen innovation and sustainability at SSE

06 February 2025
Serial entrepreneur Stefan Krook has been appointed as Practitioner in Residence at SSE’s House of Innovation. His goal is to strengthen the School’s connections with the business community and explore new paths towards a more sustainable market economy.

Project in Uganda receives the Gun and Einar Larsson Stiftelse Scholarship

21 January 2025
SSE student David Graf has been awarded the Gun and Einar Larsson Stiftelse Scholarship 2025 (GELS) for his project “Agribusiness in Uganda”. The project aims to support Ugandan farmers and agripreneurs by introducing modern Swedish agtech solutions.