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A new independent report shows that Jönköping International Business School ranks first in Europe and second worldwide in entrepreneurship research.
A new independent report shows that Jönköping International Business School ranks first in Europe and second worldwide in entrepreneurship research.
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.
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.
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.
This book examines entrepreneurship in emerging economies and developing countries and its unique set of working attitudes, modes of thinking, social practices and processes.
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).
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.”
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.
Entrepreneurship and self-employment is an alternative way for immigrants to integrate into society. In a new PhD thesis from Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Quang Evansluong examines how immigrants create entrepreneurial opportunities. “Entrepreneurship accelerates the integration process. Simultaneously, integration influences the entrepreneur’s business concept.”
Ethel Brundin, Professor of Business Administration, will take over as the new Associate Dean for Research at Jönköping International Business School on 1 August.
How do family businesses endure over time and generations? What strategies do they adopt and what is the role of emotions? In a new PhD thesis from Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Naveed Akhter studies family businesses in Pakistan to find out what strategies are successful and what makes a business survive through good and bad times.
Should the main goal for emerging economies really be to try and copy the way of the West? In a new doctoral thesis, Zehra Sayed challenges the view of “developed” and “developing” countries. As an example she has studied knowledge transfer and knowledge spillover in the media industry, specifically from Reuters to its subsidiaries in India.
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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