Academic events

A meeting point for researchers and students to discuss and share the latest findings about House of Innovation's areas of expertise. These seminars, conferences and events target researchers, PhD students and other students from SSE, as well as other universities in Sweden and abroad.

If wish to present your work at House of Innovation, please send an email to outreach.hoi@hhs.se.

2024

Books

Achieving racial justice one note at a time: How resourcing influences grand challenges - 10 Apr 2024

The House of Innovation hosted a research seminar by Professor Scott Sonenshein who was visiting us from Rice University.

Light bulbs

Routines and novel outcomes: Producing discovery and invention on an ongoing basis - 21 Feb 2024

We hosted a research seminar with Professor Scott Turner from the University of South Carolina.

2023

Lighting

Strategic nay-saying in idea evaluation - 22 Nov 2023

We had the honor to welcome Erling Persson Visiting Professor Linus Dahlander from the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) for a research seminar at the House of Innovation.

Forest

Academic workshop in Umeå: Forests at a Crossroads: Sustainable Pathways for Sweden and Japan - 14 Nov 2023

Both Sweden and Japan are heavily forested countries with a long tradition of forest cultivation and planting. Their forest sectors have evolved significantly, driven by industrialization and...

team work

Coordination in innovation-driven multiteam systems - 18 Oct 2023

We hosted a research seminar with Associate Professor Henrik Bresman from INSEAD.

Father and son

The implications of historical changes in families for future research on family business - 2 Oct 2023

We hosted a research seminar with Professor Howard E. Aldrich who was visiting us from the University of North Carolina.

Death shades social construction: Identifying mechanisms of the collaborative creative premium - 22 Jun 2023

Associate Professor Sam Arts (KU Leuven) visited us for a research seminar where he presented research on the impact of a team member’s death.

digital transformation

A process for managing digital transformation: An organizational inertia perspective - 14 Jun 2023

Professor Evgeny Káganer (IESE Business School) and Associate Professor Robert W. Gregory (Miami Herbert Business School) gave a research seminar on managing digital transformation.

Robot

Studying AI@Work: Lessons from the field - 8 Jun 2023

We had the honor to welcome Professor Marleen Huysman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) who presented research projects from the AI@Worklab.

Work from home

How hybrid work shapes the employee experience - 1 Jun 2023

We hosted an in-person research seminar with Ashley Whillans from Harvard Business School who presented research on how hybrid work arrangements shape the employee experience.

Call for papers

Paper development workshop for the Entrepreneurship & Regional Development Journal

Scholars in the field of entrepreneurship and development are invited to a paper workshop for submissions to a Special Issue of the Journal Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. The theme of the...

Gaming

Is comparison the thief of joy? Antecedents and consequences of getting compared by information intermediaries - 22 May 2023

On May 22, we welcomed Associate Professor Joost Rietveld (UCL School of Management) to the House of Innovation. During an academic seminar, he presented his latest research on information...

Money

Pay transparency and mental health - 16 May 2023

Erling Persson Visiting Professor Daniel Wolfenzon gave a research seminar at the House of Innovation where he presented his latest research on the impact of pay transparency on worker well-being.

Foundations of digital strategy - 21 Apr 2023

Professor Kalle Lyytinen from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, shared his recent research on digital strategy in a research seminar at the House of Innovation.

Configurations for post-succession change: when are family-internal successors able to facilitate change? - 13 Apr 2023

Professor Dr. Nadine Kammerlander from WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management held an on-site research seminar to present her latest research on post-succession change.

Digital platforms and ecosystems: Remarks on the dominant organizational forms of the digital age - 28 Mar 2023

We hosted a research seminar with Professor Annabelle Gawer (Surrey Business School) who presented results from 3 recent outputs of her 20+ year research on platforms and ecosystems.

Why aren't there more minority entrepreneurs? - 8 Feb 2023

The House of Innovation and the Swedish House of Finance welcomed Professor David T. Robinson who presented research on minority entrepreneurs.

New venture emergence as a process of stakeholder identification and enrolment - 31 Jan 2023

The House of Innovation hosted a research seminar with Senior Lecturer Anna Jenkins from the School of Business at the University of Queensland.

Solving problems with artificial intelligence - 24 Jan 2023

The House of Innovation hosted an academic seminar with Associate Professor Vegard Kolbjørnsrud from BI Norwegian Business School. Vegard presented research on how artificial intelligence can be used...

2022

Organizational experience and performance: A systematic review and contingency framework - 14 Sept 2022

Professor Markku Maula from Aalto University presented a paper on organizational experience effects on organizational performance.

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Gathering of Swedish scholars in entrepreneurship - June 9 & 10 2022

This “campfire” event welcomes entrepreneurship scholars from within Sweden but also those with whom we are connected, inviting us to come together and celebrate Sweden’s success in entrepreneurship...

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Co-evolution of virtual entrepreneurial ecosystems and social ventures: the case of #EUvsVirus tackling the COVID-19 pandemic- 1 June 2022

Assistant Professor Man Yang from Hanken School of Economics presented a paper on how virtual entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurial ventures coevolve in tackling grand challenges such as the...

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Deconstructing brokerage and innovation: a structural topology of bridging throughout the idea journey - 23 May 2022

Associate Professor Stefano Tasselli from Rotterdam School of Management presented research on how network brokerage shapes innovation in the health care sector.

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How to conduct and communicate research that impacts practice - 18 May 2022

House of Innovation welcomed PhD Students, Post Docs and Faculty to a workshop with Erling Persson Visiting Professor Amy Edmondson from Harvard Business School on "How to conduct and communicate...

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Go hybrid! Founders’ identity and radical innovation in technology based new ventures - 5 May 2022

Associate Professor Daniel Pittino from Jönköping International Business School presented a paper on how founder’s identity hybridity can foster radical innovation in technology based new ventures.

Organizational identity dynamics in new venture pivoting - 9 Feb 2022

Associate Professor Yuliya Snihur from Toulouse Business School presented a paper on how new ventures in nascent markets pivot their business models as they develop their organizational identity.

AOM mid-winter meeting - 19-25 Jan 2022

The House of Innovation hosted the Mid-Winter Meeting for the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management January 19th-25th 2022

Shirking or scorning? Why consensus leads to lower support for unfavorable organizational decisions - 12 Jan 2022

Associate Professor Reddi Kotha from Singapore Management University presented a paper on how decision-making processes impact organizational support for unfavorable decisions.

2021

LGTBI

Stakeholder ideological incongruence and diffusion of controversial practices: evidence from LGBT domestic partner benefits adoptions by U.S. public universities - 1 Dec 2021

Stakeholder Ideological Incongruence and Diffusion of Controversial Practices: Evidence from LGBT Domestic Partner Benefits Adoptions by U.S. public universities - 1 Dec 2021

Rising through adversity - 10 Nov 2021

Visiting Professor Dean Shepherd (U. of Notre Dame) presented a research seminar showcasing his recent research on individuals and organizations rising through adversity.

software development

From Apps to Ecosystem: Facilitating Emergence Through Experimentation at Autodesk - 20 Oct 2021

Visiting Professor Aron Lindberg presented a research seminar on how Autodesk established a platform ecosystem out of existing applications.

Organizing for Risk during the COVID-19 crisis: Improvising through Telemedicine in Reimagining Ophthalmic services - 11 Oct 2021

Visiting Professor Michael Barrett presented research on the adoption of video consultations in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.

How does algorithmic work and datafication reconfigure value across service ecosystems? - 6 Oct 2021

Eivor Oborn, Professor of Healthcare Management in the area of Innovation and Organizational Change at Warwick Business School, UK, presented research exploring how algorithmic work and datafication...

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Silicon Valley Syndrome - 15 Sept 2021

Olav Sorenson, Joseph Jacobs Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, the Faculty Research Director of the Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and a Professor of Strategy at UCLA, presented...

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Founding teams and startup performance - 9 June 2021

John Haltiwanger, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland and the 2020 winner of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, presented research on founding teams and startup...

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Recruiting talent through entrepreneurs’ social vision communication - 26 May 2021

Murat Tarakci, Associate Professor of Innovation Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, presented findings on whether social vision communication helps ventures recruit...

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Selection regimes and selection errors for innovation projects - 21 April 2021

Linus Dahlander, a professor at ESMT Berlin, presented his recent research on how organizations structure their selection of innovation projects to reduce errors in the form of false positives and...

Entrepreneurial space and the freedom for entrepreneurship - 7 April 2021

Dr. Wadid Lamine, Associate Professor at University of Ottawa, joined us to present his recent research on entrepreneurship in the space industry.

CEO health and corporate governance - 17 March 2021

Joacim Tåg, associate professor at Lund University, presented research about CEO health and corporate Governance.

The role of artificial Iintelligence and data network effects for creating user value - 24 Feb 2021

Ola Henfridsson, professor of business technology at Miami Herbert Business School present ed his latest research at House of Innovation. This seminar was organised in collaboration with the Stockholm...

Digital foundations of business, operations, strategy and innovation (DBOSI’21) - 10 -12 Feb 2021

Submit a paper and get your ticket to the third invitational hands-on and small-scale research workshop on digital foundations of business, operations, innovation and strategy, taking place on 10-12...

Movie

Creating purpose in a purposeful world: exploring the value of agency in three films directed by David Lean - 20 Jan 2021

Creating purpose in a purposeful world: exploring the value of agency in three films directed by David Lean - 20 Jan 2021

2020

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Genetic basis for information search propensity - 9 Dec 2020

Eric Walden, Professor at Texas Tech University and Director of the Texas Tech Neuroimaging Institute, presented his latest research about a genetic basis for people's propensities to search for...

The potential utility of impulsivity in the new venture startup process - 18 Nov 2020

Johan Wiklund, professor of entrepreneurship at Syracuse University, USA, presented one of is current papers about the role of impulsivity when creating new firms in environments with high uncertainty...

Identity change through the revision of a community's collective memory - 11 Nov 2020

Roy Suddaby from the University of Victoria, and the Washington State University, presented a paper entitled “Revising the palimpsest of Elkhart, Indiana: the narrative structure of collective...

Unlocking value from AI in financial services: strategic and organizational trade-offs vs media narratives - 28 Oct 2020

Christopher Tucci, professor of digital strategy and innovation at Imperial College London, presented a paper entitled "Unlocking value from AI in financial services: strategic and organizational...

Valuation arbitrage, destigmatization and black metal - 21 Oct 2020

Stoyan Sgourev, Professor at ESSEC Business School, presented a paper entitled "Betting on Black (Metal): Valuation Arbitrage in Destigmatization".

How can individuals, groups and organizations learn from failure? - 14 Oct 2020

Kristina Dahlin, Professor MSO at Copenhagen Business School, presented a review about failure learning, as well as empirical insights.

How are value co-creation and value co-destruction manifested in an information systems artifact? A case of geocaching - 16 Sept 2020

Professor Tuure Tuunanen from the University of Jyväskylä presented how value co-creation and value co-destruction are manifested in an information systems artifact using geocaching as a case.

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Black and white or shades of grey? Consequences of entrepreneurs' cognitive complexity for startup funding - 20 May 2020

Professor Lorenz Graf-Vlachy from ESCP Business School presented a paper entitled "Black and white or shades of grey? Consequences of entrepreneurs' cognitive complexity for startup funding"

Open standards and the dynamics of platform competition: analyzing the nascent podcasting ecosystem - 5 May 2020

Dr Richard Tee from Surrey Business School presented a paper entitled "Open standards and the dynamics of platform competition: analyzing the nascent podcasting ecosystem"

From nest egg to seed investment - retirement security and new business formation among older workers - 6 April 2020

Professor David Robinson from Duke University presented his latest research about retirement security and business formation among older workers.

Fulfilling the process promise: A review and agenda for new venture creation process research - 3 April 2020

Per Davidsson, professor at Queensland University of Technology presented a paper entitled "Fulfilling the process promise: A review and agenda for new venture creation process research".

ABC of theorizing using sociology as an example - 18 Feb 2020

Professor Emeritus Richard Swedberg from Cornell University talked about the ABC of theorizing using sociology as an example.

2019

Gender congruent contexts and counter-stereotypical exemplars: Women as risk takers – 4 Dec 2019

Sreedhari Desai, Associate Professor at University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School presented her latest research at House of Innovation

Evaluating entrepreneurial support programs – 27 Sept 2019

Phillip Kim, Professor at Babson College, presented his latest paper “Picking the Right Winners - Evaluating Entrepreneurial Support Programs”

Neophilia Project workshop - 21 Sept 2019

The objective of the workshop was to discuss various metrics for invention novelty, reflecting on their pros and cons with the view that while a harmonization of metrics would be helpful for the...

Pre-understandings as an idea enabler in research – 18 Sept 2019

Mats Alvesson, professor at Lund University, presented his latest work about “Pre-understandings – an idea enabler in research”

Relevance and meaningfulness in social science, empty labour and why some of us idle at work - 13 Sept 2019

Roland Paulsen, Associate Professor of Organizational Studies at Lund university, was invited to discuss relevance and meaningfulness in social science as well as empty labour at work.

Entrepreneurship gathering

Gathering of Swedish scholars in entrepreneurship - 18 June 2019

This “campfire” event welcomed distinguished entrepreneurship scholars with a connection to Sweden, to come together and celebrate Sweden’s success in entrepreneurship scholarship while looking at how...

Post-acquisition integration strategic choices: Do inherited Alliances play a role? - 25 May 2019

Pedro de Faria, professor at University of Groningen, presented his research at House of Innovation.

Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research 2019 - 15 May 2019

Boyan Jovanovic is a professor in economics at New York University and recipient of Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research 2019. During his visit to Sweden, he received the award and held a talk...

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The role of generations in explaining self-employment trends - 24 April 2019

Seok-Woo Kwon, Associate Professor at University of Calgary, presented his latest research at House of Innovation

Research and Development collaboration and employee mobility - 17 April 2019

Ali Mohannadi, Assistant professor of Entrepreneurship at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden presented his latest paper "The dark side of R&D Collaboration: R&D collaboration and...

Conflicts in new venture teams - 13 March 2019

Anna Brattström, Associate Senior Lecturer at Lund University, presented her research at House of Innovation. The seminar was organized in cooperation with the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship

Strategies for achieving work-life balance among male and female entrepreneurs - 19 Feb 2019

Gry Agnete Alsos, Professor at Nord University presented her latest working paper in Entrepreneurship

2018

Living with monsters

"Living with monsters?" working conference in San Francisco - 11 Dec 2018

The theme of the conference was "Living with Monsters". Our evolving digital worlds generate both hope and fears. Algorithms, using big data, identify suspicious credit card transactions and predict...

The psychology of intergenerational decisions – 19 Oct 2018

Kimberly Wade-Benzoni, Associate Professor at Duke Fuqua School of Business, presented her latest research about legacies, immortality and the future – the psychology of intergenerational decisions

Individual absorptive capacity – 3 Oct 2018

Johan Frishammar, professor at Luleå University of Technology presented his latest paper “How individuals engage in the absorption of external knowledge: An emergent process model of individual...

Entrepreneurship research at House of Innovation – 5 Sept 2018

Professor Sarah Jack and Assistant Professor Mark Conley from SSE House of Innovation, presented their latest research in the area of entrepreneurship.