Demand for leadership is always greatest during a crisis. But what characterizes strong leadership? Two leadership researchers from the Stockholm School of Economics are taking a look at why...

International migration is an important phenomenon that impacts businesses and societies in multiple ways. Last term, students from SSE and SGH Warsaw School of Economics completed the course...

With the first warm days of spring settling over Stockholm, a classroom at the Stockholm School of Economics fills with the quiet hum of laptops. Inside, retail management students are not escaping...

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,...

The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) welcomes LF Research Foundation as a new partner in its Corporate Partnership Program. The collaboration aims to strengthen the link between academia and...

A new study, recently published in the Journal of Management, reveals the remarkable ability of family firms to not just survive but thrive through multiple adversities. By focusing on a century-old...

On 1 December 2025, the Stockholm School of Economics hosted the launch of a special issue of the International Journal of Educational Management, bringing together researchers, educators, and...

Trust is eroding, young people are losing hope, and liberal democracies are under threat. But Nordic countries can be a lighthouse in turbulent times. That was the message from Iceland’s president...

The Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) at the Stockholm School of Economics has appointed Staffan Holmberg as its new Executive Director. With a strong background in security work, research,...

In recent years, press freedom in many Eastern European countries has increasingly come under threat. This policy brief provides an overview of the importance of a free press for democracy and the...