Arts and business experts

Where do creativity and commerce meet? Researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics explore the intersection of art and business – from how leadership can be shaped through the arts to how creative pursuits like music, design, and circus performances impact organizations.

Emma Stenström

Associate Professor, Department of Management and Organization; Director, Center for Arts, Business and Culture

Areas of expertise:

  • The intersection of art and business, including how leadership development benefits from integrating the arts
  • Organizational practices in the performing arts, with a focus on circus management
  • Bubble-hopping as a method to bridging organizational and societal divides

Email: emma.stenstrom@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 94 84; +46 (0)70 316 41 61
Languages: English, Swedish


Roberto Verganti

Professor, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • Design and music
  • How to create experiences that people love
  • Interplay of art and leadership
  • Impact of technological transitions on creative processes, including the music industry, art, and design

Email: Roberto.Verganti@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)72 378 6686
Languages: English, Italian


Erik Wikberg

Executive Director, House of Innovation, Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

Areas of expertise:

  • The role of art in corporate settings, cultural policy development, and the integration of aesthetic principles and architecture in organizational innovation
  • Impact on book market from digital subscription services

Email: erik.wikberg@hhs.se
Phone: +46 (0)70 427 90 20
Languages: English, Swedish