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January 25, 2018

2017 - Everyday stress and its effect on time perception and time preferences - Hjördis Hardardottir - Lund University

The study investigates whether everyday stress caused by intellectually demanding tasks that need to be done at the same time affects people's perception of time and...

January 25, 2018

2017 - Man and fish - stage 2 - Per Hallén - Gothenburg School of Economics

Phase 2 of the project Man and Fish. West coast fishing and the national economy 1700-2015.

January 25, 2018

2017 - The importance of art museums in valuing contemporary art - Karin M. Ekström - University of Borås

The purpose of this study is to investigate how contemporary art is valued in art museums in Sweden through exhibitions and purchases. The focus...

January 25, 2018

2017 - Helping behavior and group size - Pol Campos-Mercade - Lund University

When a person needs help, they are more likely to get help when there is one or more people...

January 25, 2018

2017 - Conference on Finance and Sustainable Performance - Marieke Bos - Stockholm School of Economics, Swedish House of Finance

The Institute for Financial Research (renamed Swedish House of Finance) organizes an annual conference on a theme in financial economics....

January 25, 2018

2017 - Volvo 1956-2001. From domestic group to global automotive player - Bengt Berglund

The project on Volvo's development from a group of companies to a global automotive player 1956-2001 takes its starting point at the time when Gunnar Engellau took over...

January 25, 2018

2017 - Accounting and societal trends II - Christian Ax - School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg

A leading direction in accounting research focuses on accounting in its organizational context, i.e. its practice, role and effects inside companies....

January 25, 2018

2017 - Competition and intellectual property rights - David Andersson - Linköping University

This legal economics project aims to shed light on how uncertain intellectual property rights can affect the competitive position of different actors through the possibility of opposition...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Highly skilled migrants: Cultural integration in Swedish companies - Lena Zander - Uppsala University, Sweden

The importance of the project lies in its ambition to provide theoretical and empirical solutions to current societal problems and global challenges caused by...

January 25, 2017

2016 - For the good of advertising. The advertising industry, the press and the advertising market 1915-1965 - Elin Åström Rudberg - Stockholm School of Economics, EHFF

Advertising and marketing are closely linked to modern society; in 2015, the total cost of advertising in Sweden amounted to...

January 25, 2017

2016 - An Emerging Technology Market: Actors in the Swedish Patent System, 1819-1930 - Fredrik Tell - Uppsala University, Sweden

Patenting the knowledge developed by an inventor or a company involves the creation of an intellectual property right that will...

January 25, 2017

2016 - Accounting and societal trends - Christian Ax - Gothenburg School of Economics

A distinct line of development in accounting research is the growing interest in studying issues related to the external environment of organizations....