AI finds the best ideas
Ideas are available in abundance, but how do you know which ones to exploit? Let AI and machine learning lead the way. Workneh Yilma Ayele explains how it can be done in his doctoral thesis.
Research news
Only children have worse health outcomes in later life
In a recent study researchers examined the relationship between a series of later health outcomes and family size in the sibling group that you grew up in, with a particular focus on ‘only children’ – children without any siblings. The researchers found that only children on average seem to do a little bit worse even after adjustments for other factors.
Cormorant eggs – an opportunity for contaminant monitoring
The number of great cormorants in Sweden increased greatly during the 1990s and they are now a common species around the Swedish coast and many of the lakes. During the breeding season great cormorants build colonies with a distinctive fishy odor which, along with their voracious appetite for fish, has often made them unpopular. However, great cormorants could give valuable information on environmental contaminants found in aquatic environments according to a new collaborative study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) and Stockholm University.
"Woke" Authenticity in Brand Culture
Jonatan Södergren defended his thesis "Woke" Authenticity in Brand Culture: A Patchwork Ethnography at Stockholm Business School February 1st. Jonatan has studied both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in marketing at the department, before he started the PhD programme. During a period when he was writing his thesis, he was a visiting scholar the Department of Sociology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.
Off-exchange Trading in Modern Equity Markets
We congratulate Fatemeh Aramian who defended her dissertation "Off-exchange Trading in Modern Equity Markets: A Market Microstructure Perspective on Systematic Internalizers" on January 10th at the Finance section, Stockholm Business School. Fatemeh Aramian has M.Sc. in financial mathematics and a B.Sc. in mathematics. Her master’s studies gave her theoretical knowledge in finance and financial modeling. - It also helped me to realize that I would like to pursue my education. Hence, I applied for a Ph.D. position in finance at SBS says Fatemeh.
English edition of the book Elite Business Schools, Education and Consecration in Neoliberal Society
Social scientists are paying increasing attention to the business and financial elites: There’s a great need to understand who these elites are, what they do, and what makes them tick, as individuals but also as a class. By examining elite business schools, the institutions that train and prepare people to assume important leadership and decision-making positions in business, finance and related sectors, we may also learn how the economic elites are made.
New book "Globalization, Political Economy, Business and Society in Pandemic Times"
The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced our society in an unprecedented way. Now when Stockholm University’s campus life is gradually coming back to normal, it is agreeable to see that a book entitled "Globalization, Political Economy, Business and Society in Pandemic Times" has been published. The purpose of the book is to arrive at a holistic understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics, economy, business, and society in a globalized world.