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Our research is driven by societal challenges with humans, organizations and society in focus.
We conduct research on value creation through service based on the needs of individuals and society. We want our research to make a difference and help develop people, organizations and the world around us.Through scientific research on services we develop new knowledge about value creating processes.
Karlstad Business School is working with quality assurance to reach the accreditation according to AACSB. During two days, mentor Ian Clark visited to coach the Business school ahead in the process. It was an opportunity to ask questions, try out lay-outs and make adjustments ahead of the continuous journey.
Three years ago, Karlstad Business School was granted application to start the process for accreditation at AACSB.
2018-06-08
Professor Lars Järnström, professor in chemical engineering at Karlstad university, was appointed to the 2018 TAPPI Coating and Graphic Arts Technical Award and the Charles W Engelhard Prize.
The world's most prestigious prize in the field of paper coating was this year awarded to Lars Järnström, professor in paper coating technology at Karlstad University. The prize is the TAPPI Coating & Graphic Arts Division Technical Award and includes the Charles W.
2013-02-28
On March 1 Daniela Sangiorgi, researcher from Imagination Lancaster University in England, is visiting CTF. She conducts research on service innovation, service design, and service design as a changing tool in both public and private organizations.
2023-02-15
The revenue generated by orbital and suborbital space travel is expected to soar to 214 billion dollars by 2030. The increased access to space travel has created a space market.
Space tourism, a niche part of the flight industry, has radically transformed the private sector.
2021-04-14
Mia Larson’s research is in the borderlands between organization and marketing and her focus has been on tourism, events and sustainable development for a long time. Today, her focus is on digital services and personal integrity, and she was recently promoted to professor of Business Administration at Karlstad University.
Mia's current research focuses on digital services and personal integrity.
2022-09-14
Tourism, popular culture and media - Stijn Reijnders has an interdisciplinary approach to examining the role and meaning of locations in popular culture.
Stijn Reijnders is a full professor of Cultural Heritage, specialised in tourism and popular culture. He is active at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and his research is focused on the intersection of media, culture and tourism.
2016-04-06
We welcome Ph D Anna Fyrberg Yngfalk to CTF.
Anna Fyrberg Yngfalk is a Ph D in Business Administration specialized in Marketing. Anna defended her thesis in 2011 at Stockholm University School of Business. In her research, she is interested in studying how service and other marketing discourses affect and shape organizations’ and consumers’ practices and identities.
2011-10-25
... Ph D student from EBS Business School, Germany, who will be visiting us for the next seven weeks to meet our researchers, and to work with experiments in our Consumer Lab.
Tabea is working at the EBS Business School, which is located in Rheingau, close to Frankfurt, Germany.
2018-10-29
We welcome Andrey Abadzhiev, new PhD Student in Business Administration, at CTF.
Andrey Abadzhiev joined CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, in June 2018.
2021-08-16
CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, is celebrating 35 years at Karlstad University with a seminar series on service research.
2022-05-12
Jakob Trischler has been promoted to associate professor in Business Administration at Karlstad University. His research revolves around user involvement in innovation activities – how citizens can be an innovation source in sustainability transitions.
Congratulations to the promotion, Jakob! Can you tell us about your research?
– Thank you! My research looks at issues around user involvement in innovation activities.
2024-03-01
The students, enrolled in the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Programme with a focus on forest bioeconomy, had the opportunity to visit Billerud Gruvön.
2024-09-13
Singer and vocal pedagogue Anne Margrethe Dahl has a broad repertoire and has made an international career with productions on major opera stages for which she has been praised. She is a respected name in the opera world, and Ingesund School of Music is now pleased to welcome her as an adjunct professor.
2022-09-16
Where did you work previously?
- I worked as a postdoc at the Centre for Industrial Mathematics at the University of Bremen in Germany.
How did you come in contact with mathematics at Karlstad University?
- Adrian Muntean was one of my PhD supervisors.
2017-07-03
June 22-25 researchers from CTF participated in the 2017 Frontiers in Service Conference. The conference was hosted by Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business, New York, USA, and attracted more than 350 service researchers and business leaders from around the world.
Every manager and every researcher need to understand the rapidly changing needs of customers.
2016-11-18
This spring yet another PhD student has been affiliated with CTF. We are happy to welcome JanErik Odhe, PhD student in Machine Design at KTH, Stockholm, and university lecturer at Karlstad University.
JanErik Odhe is investigating how to measure servitization in manufacturing companies, which involve development processes and business models. He is involved in two current projects at CTF.
2020-02-19
Javid Taheri, a professor of Computer Science at Karlstad University, has received the “Award for Excellence” by the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC). He was presented with this award for his contributions on cloud computing and use of artificial intelligence to optimise highly distributed cloud-based scalable systems.
“I’m very happy to receive this award.
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Are you interested in applying and starting one of our courses at Ingesund? We now offer you to come and visit us for a day to see into the everyday life as a student.
You will be able to follow a current student who attends one of our programmes or courses and watch lessons, as well as get some information that may be good to have before the application and entrance test. Register your interest to Pierre Koch, Director of Studies at Ingesund School of Music.
We welcome Dr Li Peilin, associate professor from School of Business Administration of Henan University of Economics and Law in China.
He is here to work with Professor Bo Enquist and Ph D Samuel Petros Sebhatu, researchers in Samot, and will be visiting for one year.
Dr Peilin's research interests lie in the area of corporate governance, corporate culture, HRM.
For more infomation please visit the Henan University of Economics and Law website.
2022-06-21
Hello Klas and welcome to CTF and Karlstad University! Can you tell us about your background and your research?
– Thank you! I have a PhD from Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology. For several years, I have also had various positions within the automotive industry as well as the space industry. In recent years I have worked at Volvo, with research and development work connected to products and services for the aftermarket.
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The last two weeks the Centre for Climate and Safety at Karlstad University has been visited by two experts on natural disaster modeling from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.
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In the spring of 2019, Europe’s first underwater restaurant will open in Lindesnes, Norway. In connection to this initiative, research on customer experiences will be conducted.
2022-12-22
Although Christmas and the holiday break is a time for recovery, research shows that it is the opposite for many of us and that we become increasingly stressed at this time of year. Professor Per Kristensson at Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University provides helpful tips on how to reduce stress and enjoy Christmas more.
PLAN TIME FOR RECOVERY
- Keep an eye on your calendar!
