Vi lever i ett granskningssamhälle. Det inspekteras, tillsynas, kontrolleras, revideras, certifieras, utvärderas och följs upp som aldrig förr. Offentliga verksamheter måste självfallet granskas noggrant, men hur kommer det sig att "mer granskning" har kommit att uppfattas som en universalmedicin mot allehanda problem?

Companies and customers alike are gearing up for Black Friday. But the infamous shopping holiday has little significance to companies' bottom line, according to researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics.

On Nov 22nd, Tina Sigonius successfully defended her dissertation: “Accounting Standard-Setting through Adaptation: Models and Contextual Factors in the Case of the Swedish Standard K3”

SKL har tillsammans med en grupp företag och organisationer beviljats finansiering från Vinnova för att starta en gemensam innovationsmiljö. Med visionen att eliminera cancer som dödsorsak och omvandla cancer till en botbar eller kronisk sjukdom, ska innovationsmiljön bidra till att Sverige blir ledande på förebyggande arbete, upptäckt, diagnostik, behandling och organisation för patientcentrerad uppföljning.

“For his excellent teaching, program development and improvement of pedagogy at Stockholm School of Economics”, Professor Bo Becker has been awarded the SSE Pedagogical Award for 2019.

The Swedish government is once again evaluating leniency to break criminal gangs, according to news agency TT. But can the government break the culture of silence around criminal gangs in Sweden? What are the risk and consequences of being a government witness? Professor Giancarlo Spagnolo and Assistant Professor Maria Perrotta Berlin shared their insights on this topic.

Jonas Colliander, Center for Retailing, comments on influencer credibility in SvD Näringsliv.

Karin E Svensson, Director of ICA Sweden’s CIO Office, has been awarded the SSE MBA Corporate Partners scholarship. “I look forward to digging deeper into entrepreneurship, innovation and management.”

For her research on cross-cultural management, diversity and inclusive research, Laurence Romani is awarded the 2019 Corporate Partner's Research Award: "My hope is that my research can facilitate diversity in the workplace."

Employees are the driving forces behind implementing sustainability in small businesses – not the owners. And sustainability can both stimulate business and motivate employees, SSE researcher Tina Sendlhofer finds.