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January 26, 2015

2014 - Peder Herzog - Jewish immigrant, successful entrepreneur - Alexander Husebye - Center for Business History

The Center for Business History is conducting a combined archival and book research project to shed light on Peder Herzog as an entrepreneur and the companies...

January 26, 2015

2014 - Accounting regulation and practice - Anne Loft - Lund University

Over the past decades, the number of regulations in the accounting field has increased significantly. Globalization, increased environmental concerns and financial crises are some of the reasons...

January 26, 2015

2014 - Equality before the law? The effect of judges' background on their decision-making - Mårten Palme - Stockholm University

The right to a fair trial is a fundamental human right and means that everyone should be treated...

January 26, 2015

2014 - Uncertainty in external accounting - Jan Marton - Gothenburg School of Economics

Capital markets put a price on investment-ready capital and have the function of allocating capital to those activities where it makes sense.

January 26, 2015

2014 - Research School in Accounting - FIRE - Bino Catasús - Stockholm University

Accounting is one of the largest teaching subjects in higher education. At the same time, it is almost impossible to recruit good teachers...

January 26, 2015

2014 - From the Volvo YCC concept car to inclusive business development - Camilla Palmertz

The publication describes how, over ten years, we have refined our knowledge from creating Volvo's concept car YCC, often referred to as the girl car, to...

January 26, 2015

2014 - Value creation through innovative service systems in industrial networks - Christian Kowalkowski - Linköping Institute of Technology

To remain competitive, traditional industrial companies are increasingly offering innovative, service-based solutions, increasing their dependence on...

January 26, 2015

2014 - Conference on Insurance Economics - Peter Englund - Swedish Institute for Financial Research

The SIFR organizes an annual conference on a theme in financial economics. 2015's theme is insurance economics. The conference is based on a dialog...

January 26, 2015

2014 - The impact of the Internet on income inequality, productivity and globalization - Anders Åkerman - Stockholm University

One of the biggest issues of our time is how accelerating technological developments are affecting the way our economies work. The internet, the...

January 26, 2015

2014 - What do politicians and central bank governors think about central bank reforms today? - Johan Lönnroth

The project includes interviews with leading Italian and Swedish politicians and central bank governors, who were involved in deciding on the reforms that made central banks...

January 26, 2015

2014 - Eastern European immigration and the Swedish economy - Joakim Ruist - Gothenburg School of Economics

The EU's eastward enlargement in 2004 and 2007 is the only example in modern times of the introduction of free movement of labor...

January 26, 2015

2014 - Multicultural management teams in Swedish companies - Timurs Umans - Kristianstad University

Multicultural competence in business is highlighted by researchers, politicians and business representatives, but how does a multicultural management team actually work? If they work at all...