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  • Daughters make companies more gender-equal


    A new study with researchers from Jönköping University (JU), Stockholm School of Economics and Erasmus University in Rotterdam shows that Swedish companies led by a male CEO w with daughters become more equal - but only when the fathers realize how tough it is for girls and women.

  • Shamnath Thajudeen's research can develop the construction industry


    Shamnath Thajudeen successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the School of Engineering at Jönköping University on 17 March.“My thesis provides the basis for further research and development in industrialised house building,” says Shamnath Thajudeen.

  • SEK 16 million for sustainability investment in the wood industry


    The Kamprad family's foundation is supporting the project "Strategies for increased circularity in the wood processing industry" with SEK 16 million. Those involved in the project include JTH, Chalmers University of Technology, Linköping University, Linnaeus University and several companies in the wood industry.

  • Wage penalties force mothers to start businesses


    Entrepreneurship is a male-dominated field, with strong underrepresentation of women in new-venture founding and self-employment. However, it is more common for mothers than fathers to be entrepreneurs. This is examined in more detail in an article in the respected research journal Organization Science by, among others, Lucia Naldi, professor of business administration at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University.

  • JIBS researchers in the top tier in Sweden


    When the prestigious research portal Research.com for the second year in a row, ranks the leading researchers in Business and Management, three researchers at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping University, rank among the top twenty in Sweden.