With only six years left until 2030, the world is marked by war and conflict and many sustainability indicators are pointing in the wrong direction. This year’s A Sustainable Tomorrow gathered 30,000 interested individuals via 200 hubs around Scandinavia.
The American presidential election will be held on 5 November. A lot is at stake, not least in terms of the American economy. Mats Ekman, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Karlstad Business School, explains the difference between the American and the Swedish economy and possible consequences depending who wins the election.
– Products and the market position “come to life” when you see the products from different perspectives, says John Johansson, Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School.
The game is about reaching a successful market position with the help of product development and portfolio management.
– The SASUF funded workshop was highly appreciated and offered valuable insights for the participants, says Katharina Rahnert, Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School and one of the initiators.
Katharina Rahnert, what was the purpose of the workshop?
– We wanted to raise awareness among the participants about the importance of corporate sustainability.
- An important criterion for selecting development projects for the project is that they must be collaboration projects involving several different stakeholders, says Mikael Johnson,Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School.
What is the aim of the project?
– The aim of the research project Innovation and Service Design is to create, advance and test new and established methods, tools and working methods based on service logic and which are ada
Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency say yes to funding for SustainGov, where Samhällsnytta at Karlstad University is one of the partners.
The decision means that SustainGov is granted around SEK 11 million in government funding per year for running the programme, which is intended to help the public sector do the right things.
– It is important for Karlstad University that we get to be a part of this long-term and strategic initiative, says Johan Quist, Managing
What applies in an agreement with a digital influencer and how honest are people in surveys that then guide how companies act? These were two of the questions during the School of Business Day at Karlstad University.
Cecilia Tisell, Director General of the Swedish Consumer Agency, and lawyer Emy Gustavsson lectured on the complex jungle that today’s digital consumers are exposed to.
A fiercely passionate suicide prevention activist becomes Karlstad University’s alumnus of the year in 2021. Marie Niljung, an entrepreneur with a mission to change attitudes around mental health and save lives, will receive the award at a ceremony later this fall.
Democratising the IT system design process has long been a focal point in the field of participatory design. Malin Wik recently defended her thesis in Information Systems at Karlstad Business School.
Zelalem Abay, tell us about your background
– I was born and raised in Ethiopia. In 2014, I came to Sweden to study my Master’s degree in Accounting and Control at Karlstad Business School. Before that I completed Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance at Addis Ababa University and worked as a University Lecturer in Ethiopia. I completed my PhD study from Gothenburg University in 2022 and subsequently joined Mälardalen University as Senior Lecturer.
Farzaneh Karegar, lecturer in informatics, together with Simone Fischer-Hübner, professor in computer science, you have written the book The curious case of usable privacy: Challenges, Solutions, and Prospects.
Farzaneh Karegar, tell us what the book is about
- The book addresses the field of useful privacy and its challenges, solutions and new opportunities.
Rabia Bayer, tell us about your assignment at Karlstad Business School
– As part of the Erasmus mobility program, I will be joining Karlstad Business School to contribute to the International Business class as a guest lecturer. My role involves delivering a lecture on International Marketing Ethics, emphasizing sustainability within challenging industries such as tourism and luxury.
In the project PERUPP, AI will be fed with offers from actors in the tourism industry to enhance the Värmland experience.
– We want to take advantage of AI technology, says Siri Jagstedt, project leader of one of the work packages.
The modern person wants to have more personal and tailored experiences rather than one-size-fits-all.
Big changes and new technology lead to expectations. Johan Lorentzon and Lazarus Fotoh at Karlstad Business School have examined how the expectation gap in the audit industry affects change.
Work methods and tools with focus on games are being developed for stakeholders on both sides of the Swedish/Norwegian border to improve society’s security and preparedness in relation to climate crises.
We meet Emelie Hindersson, Coordinator of the Centre for Societal Risk Research, and Peter Bellström, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at Karlstad Business School, in the RiskLab® at Karlstad University.
Tahere, welcome to the Business School. Tell us about your background.
- I studied for a master's in IT and management at Högskolan Väst in Tröllhättan last year, as well as a bachelor's in IT engineering in my country, Iran. I also have a couple of years of work in computer networks and a couple of years I worked in industry.
Tell us about your previous research
- For my master's thesis, I studied the adoption of blockchain-based applications in higher education.
On 1 January 2024, it had been 95 years since Mickey Mouse first showed up in the short film “Steamboat Willy”. Now, the early versions of the famous mouse are free to use by anyone. Or are they?
- Karlstad Business School in Sweden awaits your journey towards impactful change.
Do you want to be part of an international network of responsible global leaders, contributing to the sustainable development of your home country and region?
The purpose of Health Data Sweden (HDS) is to increase the use of health data within small and medium-sized companies and public organizations.
- HDS must offer services such as available data, legal issues and skills development, says Karin Brodén.
- Increasing the use of health data has been identified as a way to increase efficiency in the health sector and to increase health benefits for individuals, says Karin Brodén, postdoctor in information systems at the Service
Research findings from Karlstad University were presented at a conference in Oslo.
- As always when it comes to changing cultures, it is important to be persistent and not give up, says Markus Fellesson from the Center for Service Research (CTF).
Markus Fellesson and Anna Fyrberg-Yngfalk, researchers at the Service Research Center (CTF) and Karlstad Business School, you recently participated in the conference “Prevent and Intervene – Ending Sexual Harassment at Work” in O
