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  • 2024-03-27

    Global interest in research on paradigm shift in the auditing industry

    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. Their research has been praised internationally.

    What is your article “Audit Digitalization and Its Consequences on the Audit Expectation Gap: A Critical Perspective” about?

  • 2024-02-23

    Games to erase national borders in the event of a climate crisis

    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. The challenges of society in the event of a crisis are palpable in the room.

  • 2024-02-01

    Tahere Roshanzade, Ph.D. student in information systems

    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.

  • 2024-01-18

    95-Year-Old Mouse in Legal Mouse Trap

    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? David Johansson, Senior Lecturer in Civil Law at Karlstad Business School, talks us through what copyright is and why it is important for a legal practitioner to understand the legislation surrounding intellectual property rights.

    Lately, several articles have made it seem as if Mickey Mouse is now public domain and therefore free to use by anyone. This is just partly true. What’s happened is that the copyright protection for the three Mickey Mouse short films produced in 1928 has expired. The three films are “Plane Crazy”, “The Gallopin’ Gaucho” and the more famous “Steamboat Willie”.

  • 2023-12-04

    Embrace the opportunity to shape tomorrow's world as a responsible global leader

    - 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? Then study a master programme at Karlstad Business School, Sweden and apply for the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals. 

  • 2023-11-28

    The project Health Data Sweden will increase the use of health data

    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 Center (CTF) and the Business school at Karlstad University.