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Lena Lid Falkman: Krisen har fått oss att omvärdera kontorets roll

24 March 2021
Vad är egentligen syftet med ett kontor? Ska det vara ett ställe där man träffas och arbetar tillsammans eller är det en plats för fokuserat och analytiskt arbete där alla har ett personligt utrymme? Det har forskaren Lena Lid Falkman undersökt i en ny studie.

Micael Dahlén: Majoriteten mår lika bra eller bättre under pandemin

24 March 2021
Ekonomiprofessor Micael Dahlen fick covid-19 och nådde en vändpunkt i livet.

Grant to Kristina Tamm Hallström (DMO)

22 March 2021
Kristina Tamm Hallström (DMO) has been granted 1.850.000 SEK from the Hakon Swenson Stiftelsen for the project “What can we learn from the 100-year-olds?”, to be run in 2022 and 2023, together with Karin Fernler (DMO) and Jenny Lindberg (Urban and Regional Studies, KTH).

NY BOK: Vad har hänt med årsredovisningarna?

17 March 2021
Walter Schuster och Lars Östman tydliggör årsrapporteringens utveckling i Sverigesedan de första aktiebolagen och närstuderar 20 par av årsredovisningarför 1979 och 2019.

Amerikaner ser mindre på nyheter nu än med Trump

17 March 2021
Richard Wahlund, professor i företagsekonomi med inriktning på medier vid Handelshögsskolan, säger att det är ”en normalisering” av nyhetskonsumtionen eftersom Biden är mer av en ”vanlig” president.

Misum Board members recognized on most powerful women in business rankings

12 March 2021
This week, for the 23rd year in a row, Dagens Industri presented their rankings of the 125 most powerful women in business. Three of the highlighted inspirational women are Misum board members and include our Chair.

Understanding Russia’s GDP numbers in the COVID-19 crisis

11 March 2021
Policy brief: Russia’s real GDP fell by a modest 3 percent in 2020. The question addressed here is how a major oil-exporting country can go through the COVID-19 pandemic with a decline of this magnitude when oil prices fell by 35 percent at the same time as the domestic economy suffered from lock-downs. The short answer is that it is mainly a statistical mirage. Read the policy brief to learn more!

New article reviews and integrates existing research on the role of the board chair

09 March 2021
The work of the board of directors, in particular the role of the board chair, is currently undergoing considerable changes because of increasing demands from internal and external stakeholders and in light of the challenging times, including companies' responses to crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic. New research suggests that the role of the board chair is of particular interest given its position of leadership.

Kriser får oss att konsumera mindre – och värdera medmänsklighet mer

08 March 2021
Jonas Colliander i Sveriges Radio Ekot om konsumentbeteenden vid kriser och katastrofer

Women in politics: Why are they under-represented?

08 March 2021
Policy brief: Women are generally under-represented in political offices worldwide, and their under-representation becomes larger in more senior positions. This brief reviews some recent academic literature in economics and political science on the likely causes of women’s under-representation.