Global supply chains are incredibly complex and are poorly understood. Wars, natural disasters, port closures, and cyberattacks make supply chains highly vulnerable. Yet, even though recent events highlight that supply chain shocks are an important source of disruption, research knows little about whether firms systematically update their investors about the ex-ante probability that such shocks may occur and any perceived changes in this source of risk. We are also unable to quantify the effects of supply chain risk on corporate policies.

Over the last decades, there has been an ongoing shift in the way people access news. In this interview, Jonathan Lehne (researcher at SITE) discusses the importance of media literacy and how the rise of social media has spread the responsibilities for the production, dissemination, and fact-checking of news much more broadly.

SSE Art Initiative is proud to present a new exhibition at SSE. During November and December we can experience seven photographs by Peter Stridsberg from his series Forecast Diaries in the corridor on floor 3 on Sveavägen 65. Welcome!

Johanna Rastad, President and CEO of Humana and MSc alum, is named the 2022 CEMS Senior Alumni of the Year for her work and impact on society as whole.

For the 16th consecutive year, a scholarship is being awarded for Executive MBA studies at the Stockholm School of Economics. The scholarship of SEK 495,000 is announced by Swedish financial newspaper Dagens Industri in cooperation with the Stockholm School of Economics and utbildning.se and recognizes the next generation of leaders, with the purpose of strengthening Swedish competitiveness.

H&M Retail Club had a workshop on merchandise optimization at their offices in Marievik, Stockholm.

Accenture Retail Club had a workshop about design thinking where we discussed sustainability in grocery retail.

"The market can make the interest rate to go up, but only to the extent that the central bank allows it, says CSR researcher Max Jerneck in a debate article in Dagens Industri, regarding the political turmoil in the UK.

CIVICA students have finalised a report evaluating the performance of the European Monetary Union since its creation. The initiative was launched and followed by Guillaume Marder (Sciences Po) and Rasmus Salén (SSE), who met during the first CIVICA European Week in 2021. The project was supported by Prof. David Domeij, Head of the Department of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, who provided academic guidance.  

Yiwen Lu, Marek Reuter,  and Torkel Strömsten recently received the Best Paper Award at the CSEAR International Congress 2022.