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Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) climbs on the Financial Times annual ranking of European Business Schools.

Jönköping International Business School recognized again as a leading European business school

Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) climbs on the Financial Times annual ranking of European Business Schools. The 2022 result is an improvement of seven places compared to last year, further confirming JIBS status as one of Europe’s leading business schools. Regarding international faculty, JIBS ranks first in Scandinavia.
For the second year in a row, JIBS appears on the acknowledg

Jönköping International Business School consolidates and strengthens its position as one of the world's highest ranked business schools.

Jönköping International Business School climbs world rankings

Jönköping International Business School climbs world rankings Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University has climbed to a new position in the Financial Times annual ranking of the world's best master's programs in business administration. In doing so, JIBS has consolidated and strengthened its position as one of the world's highest-ranked business schools.

Jönköping International Business School is listed on the Financial Times European Business School Ranking 2021

Jönköping International Business School ranked among Europe's best business schools by the Financial Times

On Monday, 6 December, the Financial Times (FT) published its European Business Schools Ranking 2021, featuring the top 95 Business Schools in Europe. For the first time, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) at Jönköping University appears on the list.
The European Business Schools Ranking is one of the most acknowledged and widely cited rankings of business schools. The ranking is ba

JU research centre forms new European network

JU research centre forms new European network

CeFEO at Jönköping International Business School is co-founder of a new network of the top family business research centres in Europe. The EuFBC (European Family Business Research Centre Network) was launched this autumn, creating a common platform for presenting and debating state-of-the art research on family business.

Top researchers to Jönköping for European media conference

Top researchers to Jönköping for European media conference

On 4-6 June 2020, the European Media Management Conference, emma2020, will be hosted by MMTC research centre at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University. The conference will showcase the best current research on media management in Europe and aims to encourage the dialogue between media management research and general management.

JIBS Family Enterprise team from left: Steven Lau, Kristina Baumgartner, Rita Stefanuto, and their coach Massimo Baù.

Family Enterprise team win invaluable experience from global competition

Last week, the JIBS master's student team formed by Kristina Baumgartner, Steven Lau and Rita Stefanuto, coached by Assistant Professor Massimo Baù, participated in the Family Enterprise Case Competition 2019 at the Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, in Burlington, USA.

Making sense of advisory boards in family firms

Making sense of advisory boards in family firms

Family firms are a closed system. Owner families are often reluctant to bring in outsiders, but those who want to grow do well to bring in external advisors, especially via a team approach. In a new PhD thesis, Judith van Helvert-Beugels has studied how family firms can work with their advisory boards.

Tina Wallin

​Geographic location affects firm renewal

In a time where technical development and other changes are happening at a fast pace, companies are having a hard time standing out in a tough global competition. What makes or breaks companies in the strive to compete within their markets? In a new PhD thesis in economics from Jönköping International Business School, Tina Wallin has analyzed how regional characteristics can affect firm renewal.

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Knowledge and location – success factors for new firms

In a new PhD thesis from Jönköping International Business School at Jönköping University, Mark Bagley has studied the ICT business in Stockholm to draw conclusions about the role of knowledge networks in the emergence and persistence of industrial clusters.

Global discussion about IT in tourism

Global discussion about IT in tourism

83 PhD students from 24 countries will gather at Jönköping International Business School on 23 January for a workshop on eTourism. The workshop is held in connection to the 25th annual ENTER conference, taking place in Jönköping on 24-26 January.

Patient accessible health records – divergent views

Patient accessible health records – divergent views

Sweden aims to be number one in the world in eHealth in 2025, according to the Vision for eHealth 2025 from the Swedish government. In a new PhD thesis from Jönköping International Business School, Sofie Wass describes how patients and healthcare professionals experience eHealth, and prerequisites to realize eHealth innovations.

Organizations under pressure synergize to survive

Organizations under pressure synergize to survive

What happens to the integrity and core values of an organization when it is under pressure? In a new thesis from Jönköping University, Sara Ekberg investigates how organizations within the newspaper industry respond to challenges and opportunities.

World-class research in Jönköping

World-class research in Jönköping

​A new independent report shows that Jönköping International Business School ranks first in Europe and second worldwide in entrepreneurship research.

Photo: Patrik Svedberg

Making road freight transport industry more sustainable

The importance of the road freight transport industry for economic growth and sustainability is undeniable. As awareness of sustainability is growing, a new doctoral thesis from Jönköping International Business School at Jönköping University addresses the issues of a sustainable supply chain business model for the industry.

Leif Melin receives lifetime achievement award

Leif Melin receives lifetime achievement award

The Family Enterprise Research Conference starts today, and during the conference Leif Melin, Professor at Jönköping International Business School, will receive the FERC Lifetime Influence and Impact Award for his immense work in family business research.

Relationships crucial for external CEOs’ success in family firms

Relationships crucial for external CEOs’ success in family firms

In a family firm, why is it that in some cases external CEOs leave after a short time, while in other cases they stay for decades? In a paper published yesterday in the Human Resource Management Review, Matthias Waldkirch, Mattias Nordqvist and Leif Melin, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Sweden, present a new approach for answering this question.

Can robots write meaningful news?

Can robots write meaningful news?

Robots and computers are replacing people everywhere; doctors, pilots, even journalists. Is this leading to a dystopian society, or could it be something positive? With this in mind, researchers from the Media Management and Transformation Centre at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University have launched the project DPer News (Digital Personalization of the News).

​Diversity an important accelerator for regional growth

​Diversity an important accelerator for regional growth

Successful strategies for regional development require a broader concept of diversity. In a new PhD thesis from Jönköping University, Sofia Wixe investigates the connection between diversity and the economic performance of regions and firms. ”Smart Specialization works best in urban areas. In rural areas, we need to supplement with a focus on individuals and invest in education.”

CeFEO researchers granted 4 960 000 SEK from Swedish Research Council

CeFEO researchers granted 4 960 000 SEK from Swedish Research Council

Professor Ethel Brundin and Assistant Professor Markus Plate at Jönköping International Business School and the Centre for Family Enterprise and Ownership have received a substantial research grant for their project Trans-generational continuity of the owning family: identity formation, relationship dynamics and emotional influence.

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Jönköping University is a young professional-oriented university characterised by a high degree of internationalization, an entrepreneurial spirit and extensive collaboration with surrounding society.

Jönköping University (JU) has around 12,500 students, of which 2,500 are international students. The university is one of the top universities in international student exchange and among the best in Sweden in terms of attracting international students.
JU is one of three Swedish private, non-profit institutions of higher education with the right to award doctorates. JU operates on the basis of an agreement with the Swedish Government and conforms to national degree regulations and quality requirements. The university is characterized by internationalization, an entrepreneurial spirit and collaboration with surrounding society.
The university is organised as a non-profit corporate group. The Group comprises Jönköping University Foundation and its six wholly-owned subsidiaries. They are organised as limited companies and include the School of Health and Welfare, the School of Education and Communication, Jönköping International Business School, the School of Engineering as well as University Services and Jönköping University Enterprise.

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