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Family business conflict goes far beyond personality clashes—it is shaped by history, power, overlapping roles, and emotional ties that blur the line between home and work. A new study by House of Innovation researcher Marco Mismetti published in the Journal of Family Business Strategy offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how conflict arises and unfolds in family firms, with important implications for researchers and practitioners alike.

Emma Bell has been appointed H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Chaired Professor in Leadership at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ(SSE). A leading researcher in leadership and organisation studies, Professor Bell will focus on how leadership is performed, perceived, and shaped by societal expectations.

On Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 15.00, the book The First and Last Bank: Currency, Climate Change, and a New Carbon Commons will be presented by Gustav Peebles, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Anthropology, º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ University. After the presentation Score will offer refreshments and music. A warm welcome!

º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØis proud to congratulate Assistant Professor Diogo Mendes for being awarded for his exceptional contribution to the Corporate Finance course within the MSc in International Business program at SSE.

Kristina Tamm Hallström's ongoing research on small shops and businesses in º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ has been receiving attention in the magazines "Market" and "Fastighetsägaren".

Sweden has shifted its climate policy from carbon taxes to big investments in nuclear energy, but this new approach may create financial and environmental risks. A new SITE policy brief analysis explores why carbon pricing and green industrial policy should work together—not separately.

Universities can play a big role in inspiring students to start their own businesses. A new study published in The Journal of Technology Transfer by House of Innovation researcher Maria Cecilia Flores suggests that when universities actively communicate about entrepreneurship programs and provide education on starting businesses, students become more aware of opportunities and perceive their environment as more supportive of entrepreneurship. Yet, universities need to go beyond awareness to drive real startup creation - including measures such as mentorship, networking, and financial support.

On April 24, the Center for Security and Resilience and the Academic Officer Society hosted a lunch lecture with General Michael Claesson, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics.

The º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ(SSE) strengthens its leadership in the intersection of art, business, and innovation with the appointment of Roberto Verganti as the first Josefsson Family Chair in Art and Innovation. The position, made possible by the Josefsson family, will advance research on how art fosters innovation and leadership in a rapidly evolving world.

The second-year students in the Entrepreneurship & Family Business Retail Club participated in a Career Module focused on entrepreneurship together with the online gallery Cay Collective.