… within the Research School on Sustainable Societal Transformation since 1 February this year. Why did you decide to do a PhD?
“Well, because I’m curious, I want to learn more, develop, and also contribute to developing the knowledge in social work as a field...
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Tomas Gustavsson, lecturer and doctoral student in Project Management at Karlstad Business School, was elected as a member of the Swedish Project Academy on 20 April. This makes him the second representative of Karlstad Business School next to Lennart Ljung, senior lecturer in Project Management, who is already a member.
“It is a great honour and recognition of my research in agile project management”, says Tomas Gustavsson.
Klaas Staal, researcer in Public Economics and Political Economy, has had his article ”State-level Federal Stimulus Funds and Economic Growth: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” published in IAER.
What is the main result in your article?
- Previous research mainly focused on the beneficial effect of the economic stimulus implemented by the first Obama administration.
Karlstad Business School has qualified for a final review by AACSB, a non-profit organisation that works with quality enhancement and accreditation of business schools around the world. The review will be performed in connection with a site visit late 2020 or early 2021.
“I am incredibly proud of the quality development towards accreditation that we have achieved together over the last few years,” says Martin Löfgren, Head of Department at Karlstad Business School.
Businesses and public organizations continuously work on developing new services or products in order to be innovative. One important part in this work is to know how ideas for new services and products are evaluated, since the idea screening determine whether an idea is considered good, and whether it will continue its development as an innovation project.
The Insolvency Law Academy at Karlstad Business School has been appointed as a consultation body by the Justice Department. This means that the Academy will now contribute to shaping the development of future legislation.
The Insolvency Law Academy at Karlstad Business School has been appointed as a consultation body by the Justice Department.
The issue of procurement is important in terms of making space for new welfare innovations. In a workshop at Karlstad University, DigitalWell process managers inspired students to procure digital solutions for a healthier working environment.
The workshop, a component included in the course Acquisition of Information Systems, was offered to students in the IT Design and Web Developer programmes.
Marie Karlsson Tuula, a Professor of Civil Law at Karlstad University, has been appointed one of the 2020 ambassadors against honour-based violence by the national organisation GAPF (Glöm aldrig Pela och Fadime). The reason is that she has taken an important stand against honour-based violence and is committed to working against it.
“It feels amazing and surprising,” says Marie Karlsson Tuula.
CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, receives approximately 18 million SEK from the Knowledge Foundation for a new research project in collaboration with the business sector.
Can an app help visitors at the Central Hospital in Karlstad find the way? This is what a new research study will investigate. The study is a breakthrough for research in real-world environment within DigitalWell.
The study is a part of DigitalWell Research, a sister project to DigitalWell, and is linked to the case: “Find the way”.
We are happy to welcome Kristin Svärd, new PhD student in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School. Kristin will be placed at CTF, Service Research Center, and she is also part of the Swedish Research School of Management and IT, MIT.
On December 5, researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, received the Lidl Future Initiatives award of 3.8 million SEK to start up a new research project on transformative packaging design.
... you received visitors from Guangzhou in Kina on 9 December. Why?
”They were a delegation from Guangzhou Audit Bureau, which is part of the city of Guangzhous’ municipal administration.
The effects of digitalisation result in continuous organisational changes. These changes affect the physical, psychosocial, and organisational work environment.
This year's Sustainability Day at the Business School centred to a great extent on the art of moving from talking to acting, turning ideas and plans into speed and action, since knowledge means nothing without the ability to use it.
Is an app the right way to guide visitors to the central Hospital in Karlstad? A new research study will try to provide an answer to that question. The study is a breakthrough for research in real location within DigitalWell.
The methodology is developed at Karlstad University and for the trials a prototyping system called Ozlab is used.
“It looks like an app but is controlled by a real person.
When courts decide whether to continue or discontinue care under the Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act (LVU) previous judgements are, in practice, indicative. This means that children and adolescents who have previously been subject to enforced protective custody tend to remain in care for a considerably longer time.
