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A modern and responsible 85 year-old ......................................................................... 6

Host for the world’s most important conference .............................................. 8

Ethics and economic history on the timetable .................................................11

SEK 40 million for new professorship in Business History ..................13

Award-winning students with a feeling for the world .............................14

The art of making the very most of things ............................................................17

Carl Bennet – business leader who brings in the stars from the international research firmament ...........................................................................18

Marketing manager who guides logistics students ........................................20

Graduate School set to improve further ...................................................................24

An exchange semester at India’s hottest university ......................................26

School of Business, Economics and Law 2008 ..................................................29

Contents

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“We provide our students with a good foundation for a responsible attitude towards social development.” rolf wolff, dean

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The School’s popular programmes attracted many applicants in 2008. The number of first-option applicants increased by 13 percent com-pared to the year before, and the total number of applicants increased by 20 percent.

The School’s Programme in Business and Economics, analytic focus, was responsible for the largest increase. Among the linguistic areas of focus, Chinese increased most in popularity, with 100 first-option applicants for the 20 places.

The Master of Laws Programme had a total of 3,748 applicants, making the Programme the most popular at the School in terms of the number of applicants. The Master of Laws Programme was expanded by 100 places during the year. The Programme now has 250 places. Even so, the aim is to retain the small-scale feel and the sense of proximity. And despite the increase in the number of places, the Programme has the second-highest admissions credits of all law programmes in Sweden.

Young people have a good awareness of the SchoolAccording to the Youth Barometer 2008 – a survey of young people between the ages of

15 and 24 across the whole country – awareness of the School is relatively high. 38 percent of those asked were aware of the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg, and of these 18 percent could imagine becoming a student at the School. When asked whether the School would be their first-option choice, 20 percent of these said yes. In addition, the young people associated the School with “good exchanges with other countries”, “the courses are attractive on the market” and “has good contacts with industry”.

Higher education popularIn autumn 2008, the School’s ten Master of Science programmes had 1,800 applicants for 300 places. The programmes, which are all two years in duration, are taught in English and result in a Master of Science degree. The Management programme was offered for the first time, and it was decided during the year to start up the Marketing and Consumption programme. As a result, the School will have eleven Master’s programmes in autumn 2009.

There were a total of 291 Master’s graduates at the School in 2008, as well as 96 Master of Laws

responsible a modern and

85 year-oldThe School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg has been in existence for 85 years. The School was inaugurated in 1923 by Dean Otto Nordenskjöld, with a total of nine students in the first group. In 2008, the School educated around 6,500 students who can contribute, in a responsible and creative manner, towards sustainable global development. This is something to be proud of.

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EDUCATION STRUCTURE

THE EDUCATION IS DIVIDED INTO THREE CYCLES:

FirstBachelor’s Degree 3 years

SecondMaster’s Degree............................ 1 years Master’s Degree........................... 2 years

ThirdLicentiate Degree......................... 2 years Doctoral Degree ........................... 4 years

HIGH ADMISSION CREDITS

The School’s programmes hold their own well in the face of the competition, and in most cases the admissions credits were higher in 2008 than the year before.

Admission credits in the second selection, Autumn 2008 (max. 20): Programme in Business and Economics Analytic ............................................... 18,95 French ................................................. 17,81 Japanese ............................................ 18,40 Chinese ............................................... 18,80 Spanish ............................................... 18,10 German ............................................... 18,02

Bachelor Programme in Logistic Management ..................... 17,20

Master of Laws Programme ......... 18,90

Programme in Environmental Social Science ................................... 16,67

(LLM) graduates. The School of Business, Eco-nomics and Law is the faculty of the University of Gothenburg with the most Master’s graduates.

Much of the School’s research is carried out within the framework of the PhD education that is conducted at all the departments. The number of new admissions to PhD education at the School fell in 2005–2006, before starting to increase again in 2007. 31 PhD students were admitted in 2008, which is an increase of six students compared to the previous year. Av de antagna var 35 procent kvinnor.

Many opportunities for collaboration There have been many opportunities for alumni, students, industry and researchers to meet during the year. The School’s alumni meetings provided an opportunity for alumni, lecturers and researchers from the School to meet, while the Student Union’s labour market days facilitated meetings between students and industry. Career Service’s inspiration evenings provided students with the chance to meet alumni to learn which areas of focus they opted for in their studies, as well as how these choices affected their careers. At the School of Executive

Education, further education was provided based on academic research for industry and the public sector. These are just a few examples of the opportunities for exchanging knowledge that were provided during 2008.

All-time-high in external grantsThe majority of the research at the School is funded by external grants. The long-term work aimed at increasing grants produced good results in 2008, with the School receiving large donations for Design Management, Business History and postgraduate education. A generous grant from the Sten A. Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture laid the foundations for a new institute focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship, which will be launched in 2009. All together, external grants reached an all-time-high in 2008.

RANGE OF EDUCATION 2009

Programmes within the first cycleProgramme in Business and Econo-mics, 180 ECTS credits or 240 ECTS credits (Degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics) linguistic (French, Spanish, German, Japanese or Chinese) or analytic focus

Master of Laws Programme, 270 ECTS credits

Bachelor Programme in Logistic Management, 180 ECTS credits

Programme in Environmental Social Science, 180 ECTS credits

Single subject coursesThe School of Business, Economics and Law offers a broad range of single subject courses. These are provided within both the first and second cycles at the School´s six departments: Business Administration, Economic History, Economics, Human and Eco-nomic Geography, Law and Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Programmes in the second cycle within the Graduate SchoolTaught in English, encompass 120 ECTS credits.

Master of Science in:

Accounting

Economics

Environmental Management and Economics

Finance

Industrial Management

Intellectual Capital Management

International Business and Trade

Logistics and Transport Management

Management

Marketing and Consumption

Tourism and Hospitality Management

Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Postgraduate educationProvided within all the departments at the School.

School of Business, Economics and Law 2008. The award-winning architecture continues to impress guests and passers-by.

Rolf Wolff, Dean of the School of Business, Economics and Law.

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Environmental economics involves looking at the costs and benefits of various measures for dealing with issues such as waste management and global warming. The main theme for the conference in Gothenburg was Climate change and environmental problems in developing countries. The topicality of the subject was evident in particular from the influx of both prominent researchers and representatives from the political and administrative worlds. Also attending the conference were delegates from environmental protection agencies in various European countries, the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Jacqueline McGlade, as well as a number of Swedish director-generals: Tomas Kåberger from the Swedish Energy Agency and Lars-Erik Liljelund, then Director of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and now Director-General with responsibility for climate issues within the Prime Minister’s Office.

Many of those who participated are normally researchers in the field of environmental economics in developing countries. There they educate politicians and decision-makers, which means that they help developments in these countries take place in a sustainable and environ mentally aware manner.

Major challengesThe challenge of sustainable development is most evident in poor countries, and it is also here that the mismanagement of natural resources is greatest. This means that effective manage-ment of environmental and natural resources is extremely important in these countries, and that there is considerable interest in interchange

and in charting what is being done at present to rectify the problems.

One of the principal speakers at the confe-rence was Maureen Cropper, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, USA. She analysed the very high costs in the form of loss of income and loss of welfare caused by poor health among inhabitants in Asia’s cities. According to Cropper, there should be a greater focus on preventive measures in the form of environmental investments in order to achieve better air quality in these cities. Professor Xu Jintao was one of those who listened with interest during her lecture “What are the health costs of air pollution in China? What is being done to reduce them?”. Xu Jintao is an environ mental researcher from China, whose work includes encouraging his rapidly growing country to start using alternative energy sources to a greater extent.

“Our strong economic growth is having consequences, and the Government has now started to understand this. The structure of the country with its heavy industry means that pollution is on the increase, and this is having an impact both locally and globally,” explains Xu Jintao. He also feels that there has long been a lack of knowledge about environmental issues in China.

Good grades for serious conferenceChristian Azar, Professor of Physical Resource Theory at Chalmers, was another principal speaker who described how climate change may entail costs and hardships that will affect the very poorest the most. An example of this are the people in lowland areas of Bangladesh,

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host for the world’s most

When the world’s leading environmental and natural resource economists met to discuss sustainable development in poor countries, the level of support was impressive. More than 600 researchers from 49 countries attended EAERE 2008, the largest environmental economics conference in Europe. The School and the Environmental Economics Unit were the proud hosts for the conference.

Xu Jintao, Professor of Environmental Economics at Peking University, China.

Maureen Cropper, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, USA.

Christian Azar, Professor of Physical Re-source Theory at Chalmers University of Technology.

who have neither insurance nor the potential to protect themselves against the increased frequency of typhoons or rising sea water levels.

Thomas Sterner is a Professor of Environ-mental Economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law, as well as being the current Chair of EAERE. He saw Christian Azar’s speech as an excellent example of the responsi-bility that the Western world has.

“Reducing the rate of global warming is as important a way of saving lives in the future as medical investments. We in the rich countries of the world have a responsibility for those who are harmed by the climate change we cause. We can best manage this by reducing emissions,” says Thomas Sterner, who was also the host of the conference in Gothenburg. He is still gladdened by the words of praise he received afterwards – according to many it was the best conference they had ever been to.

“The conference went wonderfully well. Thanks to a large group of environmental economists at the School of Business, Economics and Law, all of whom worked really hard, we succeeded in staging a unique conference.”

In addition to the praise, Thomas Sterner is happy to recall the discussions that were held regarding the discount rate of interest, whether biofuel leads to famine and who should bear the burden of environmental taxes.

These matters will continue to be discussed at the 2009 EAERE conference in Amsterdam, which Thomas Sterner has been working on during the year.

“I am looking forward to exciting new discus sions that are interesting from a research perspective as well as being important for sustain able development. Above all I am looking forward to a rewarding meeting with good friends; the conferences are like a string of meetings where we get to know each other and further develop our co-operation,” concludes Thomas Sterner.

BRIEF FACTS ABOUT EAERE

EAERE stands for the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

Environmental economics is the use of economic tools to under-stand underlying causes of environ-mental problems, as well as how they can be resolved

450 scientific articles were presented at EAERE 2008

At EAERE, Mats Segnestam, who has devoted his professional life to environmental issues as the Head of Sida’s environmental policy unit, was presented with the European Practitioner Achievement Award in Applying Environmental Economics.

Michael Hanemann, Professor of Agriculture and Resource Econom-ics at the University of California in the USA, was presented with the European Lifetime Achievement Award in Environmental Economics

EAERE 2009 will take place in Amsterdam

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“Reducing the rate of global warming is as important a way of saving lives in the future as medical investments.” Thomas Sterner

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Wajda Irfaeya can measure individuals´ feeling of responsibility.

Kristoffer Schollin is hoping for creative innovation.

DRM – THE NEW COPYRIGHT

DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is a broad concept that covers many types of technology for checking access to as well as utilisation and distribution of intellectual property. This can apply to everything from CDs to sophisticated online shops for music and film. Kristoffer Schollin, Doctor of Intellectual Property Law, has written the doctoral thesis “Digital Rights Management – the New Copyright”.

“When I started writing it five years ago, the technology was relevant in the USA. At that time the focus was all on Napster, the first file sharing programme that was distributed and used by a large number of people. Now that the doctoral thesis is complete, we are suddenly focusing on Sweden in the form of Pirate Bay,” says Kristoffer Schollin.

According to Kristoffer Schollin, the success of DRM depends on how free those who design the regulations are in their thinking. It is not only important to preserve what already exists. It is necessary to identify a new way of mana-ging the economics surrounding music and film, daring to release creativity and think along new lines.

MEASuRING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Personal responsibility among individuals in working life is extremely important for the success of any organisation. Up until now, however, it has been unclear what personal responsibility actually is. This is now changing, through a doctoral thesis by Wajda Irfaeya at the Department of Business Administration. The doctoral thesis “Employee Responsibility: Conceptualization, Validation, Determinants and Outcomes” is based on responses from 677 individuals employed at a Swedish corporation. In the doctoral thesis, Wajda Irfaeya explains the concept of personal responsibility, demonstrates what affects the desire to take responsibility, and how this impacts on key work behaviours and attitudes such as job performance and job satisfaction.

“I have developed a model for measuring personal responsibility. It is possible to study how personal responsibility influences performance in various contexts, and how businesses can reinforce their employees’ sense of responsibility,” says Wajda Irfaeya.

The doctoral thesis shows that the term personal responsibility comprises three dimen-sions: a sense of obligation, feeling accountable for own actions and taking the initiative. At the same time, consideration must be given to the various roles of individuals, and the study draws a distinction between managers and non- managers, for example.

“Managers require different conditions to be able to feel responsible and thereby perform better,” says Wajda Irfaeya. “As a manager you have different resources, you work strategically and usually dislike being controlled by others.”

PuBLISHING RECORD WITHIN ECONOMICS

2008 was a good year for the Department of Economics. Never before has the Department succeeded in having so many articles published in important international journals. This success is no fluke, but rather the result of hard work over an extended period.

For a number of years, one of the Department’s goals has been to increase its presence in the highest ranked journals and thereby also to improve its own ranking. This has become increasingly important in the increasingly fierce global competition.

Clear incentive structures have been a success factor. Just as at many other universities around the world, the criteria for setting wage rates are linked to publications according to the ranking list issued by the Dutch research institute Tinberger. However, the Department of Economics has gone one step further and introduced an addi-tional reward system. Researchers who succeed in having an article published in one of the five best journals receive SEK 50,000. Publication in one of the next ten journals on the list results in an award of SEK 20,000.

DEVELOPING DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHY

At the Department of Human and Economic Geography, five researchers and two doctoral students have come together in the research field of Development geography. The particular focus here is on how globalisation processes affect people’s living conditions in developing countries.

“We are studying how global phenomena produce local effects, above all in Africa,” explains Margareta Espling, a researcher at the Depart-ment. The issues being studied by the group include combating poverty, the supply situation in rural areas of Cambodia, the importance of gender, social networks and local mobilisation in Mozambique and Uganda, and land usage, access to water and supplies in Rwanda.

With the aim of building up research expertise, Sida is providing support to selected universities in developing countries. One of these is Makerere University in Uganda. A number of doctoral students there are receiving both Ugandan and Swedish guidance.

“Collaborating on the provision of guidance within this project gives us a wonderful exchange of experiences. This is inspirational, and there is also a great deal to learn from communicating with a different academic culture,” says Margareta Espling, who has provided guidance for a Ugandan doctoral student.

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NEW RESEARCH CENTRE: CENTRE FOR RETAILINGThe Swedish retail trade turns over SEK 467 billion a year (2007, Statistics Sweden), the whole-sale trade a further SEK 900 billion (2005, Swedish Retail Institute), and the trade association Svensk Handel has more than 275,000 employees in its 13,000 member companies. Trade and consump-tion are extremely important for public finances and their development. At the same time, there

is a lack of co-ordinated research in the field. These are some of the reasons for the School,

in co-operation with the Handelns Forsknings-stiftelse (a corporate research found ation), inaugurating the Centre for Retailing in October – a research centre with the focus on trade. The purpose of the venture is to increase knowledge about the importance of trade and to generate increased interest in trade as a pheno menon in society.

The School has a long tradition of research within trade-related subjects such as consumer science, the retail trade, marketing and logistics. This, combined with the fact that trade has been central to Gothenburg’s economy for several hundred years, contributed to the creation of the research centre.

Thomas Polesie looks calm, as far from a crisis as you can get. But he is not surprised at the current financial turmoil. He believes that the situation has been developing for a long time. The course of events is admittedly faster than in previous crises, and it is affecting the whole world, but the signs have been seen before.

“Some phenomena recur time and again through history. So this is hardly a bolt out of the blue,” says Thomas Polesie. “The companies that take the effort to analyse their figures regularly have the chance to discover what is happening and to take evasive action. Because behind the figures are events that have occurred and expectations about the future.”

Good corporate analyses take time and energySociety would benefit from more, in-depth, independent corporate analyses, considers Thomas Polesie. But he also admits that these analyses take a long time.

“You have to study annual reports, overviews covering several years and press clippings. We also need to add to this with in-depth inter-views in order to ascertain an accurate picture of the company,” says Thomas Polesie.

The information is there, but it requires both

time and energy to find it. Over the years, the School has focused on corporate analyses in the fields of shipping, real estate and manufacturing companies, and this work is continuing.

“Analysing companies is fascinating,” says Thomas Polesie. “Now that the ‘crisis’ is a fact, we have more to do than ever. One topical question is how should we act in the event of a crisis. How should companies move forward? And how can we prevent it happening again?

Moral perspectives are importantThomas Polesie does not believe that universi-ties can escape their share of the responsibility as regards the current situation. He considers that an analysis must also be carried out at the School regarding what went wrong, not only technically but also morally.

“Universities do not teach enough about the importance of economic history, ethics and morals,” says Thomas Polesie. “All those who teach need more time together with the students to reflect about what is right and

wrong in various situations and to look back at past events.”

The School of Business, Economics and Law tries to educate its students in under-standing people’s behaviour in different situa-tions. Managing financing, for example, is often complicated and dependent on many different factors. In this respect, Thomas Polesie believes that integrity is a good characteristic. It helps to be independent of others, as well as to have the ability to read opinions.

“Role play is currently interwoven in the teaching. This is a good method that is both exciting and rewarding,” says Thomas Polesie. “I am convinced that the students of the future will think in a much broader perspective, with ethical and moral issues taking their place and where there is a longer time perspective.”

“The companies that take the effort to analyse their figures regularly have the chance to discover what is happening,” says Thomas Polesie.

The world has been caught napping – the financial crisis is a fact and many are asking themselves how it could have happened so quickly. But not Thomas Polesie, Professor of Business Administration at the School of Business, Economics and Law, who has the opportunity to pore over all the facts and figures.

economic historyon the timetable

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PUBLIC DEFENCE OF DOCTORAL THESES 2008

Alpaslan Akay, Economics: “Essays on Microecono-metrics and Immigrant Assimilation”

Leif Anjou, Business Administration: “Political steering of local government operations under own manage-ment. A multiple case study of elderly care and health and medical services”

Marita Blomkvist, Business Administration: “Entre-preneurs as accountants – the year-end procedures in Gazelle-firms”

Ingmari Cantzler, Business Administration: “Team-oriented entrepreneurs. A study of co-operation and development in entrepreneurial teams”

Evert Carlsson, Economics: “After Work – Investing for Retirement”

Karl Erlandzon, Economics: “Retirement Planning: Portfolio Choice for Long-Term Investors”

Johan Hagberg, Business Administration: “Fluid iden-tities. NetOnNet and the return of e-commerce”

Gustav Hansson, Economics: “Essays on Social Dis-tance, Institutions, and Economic Growth”

Xianghong Hao, Business Administration: “Coping with Project Complexity. A study of a yearly facelift car project at Volvo Car Corporation”

Wajda Irfaeya, Business Administration: “Employee Responsibility: Conceptualization, Validation, Determi-nants and Outcomes”

Elisabeth Karlsson, Business Administration: “Deli-very options for grocery e-commence”

Elina Lampi, Economics: “Individual Preferences, Choices, and Risk Perceptions – Survey Based Evi-dence”

Fredrik Lavén, Business Administration: “Organizing Innovation. How Policies are Translated into Practice”

Lena Lindberg, Economic Geography: “The Regiona-lisation Process in Southeast Asia and the Economic Integration of Cambodia and Laos into ASEAN”

Torbjörn Ljungkvist, Business Administration: “Bu-siness advice. Interplay between entrepreneur and experts”

Zia Mansouri, Business Administration: “Governing Innovation. Internet and Renewal in Swedish Banks”

Andreea Mitrut, Economics: “Four Essays on Inter-household Transfers and Institutions in Post-Commu-nist Romania”

Farzana Munshi, Economics: “Essays on Globalization and Occupational Wages”

Grisha Alexis Palma Aguirre, Economics: “Explaining Earnings and Income Inequality in Chile”

Svante Prado, Economic History: “Aspiring to a Higher Rank. Swedish Factor Prices and Productivity in Inter-national Perspective 1860–1950”

Kristoffer Schollin, Intellectual Property Law: “Digital Rights Management – the New Copyright”

Lisa Emelia Svensson, Business Administration: “A Discourse Analysis of Innovation Policies for Economic Growth”

Magnus Söderberg, Business Administration: “Four essays on efficiency in Swedish electricity distribution”

Sven Tengstam, Economics: “Essays on Smallholder Diversification, Industry Location, Debt Relief, and Disability and Utility”

Kristina Thorell, Human Geography: “Bottom-up ap-proaches within nature conservation planning in the cultural landscape; preconditions for local participation and decentralisation”

Elias Tsakas, Economics: “Essays on Epistemology and Evolutionary Game Theory”

Sanja Vujicic, Business Administration: “Photographic Messages in Tourism Advertising. Advertisers’ Plan-ning for the Production of as well as Potential Tourists’ Interpretation of Photographic Messages in Tourist Brochures”

Kristian Wasén, Business Administration: “Robot surgery - Remote closeness providing a new method of human-robot interaction within top-level service production”

Karl Ydén, Business Administration: “‘War’ and the career system”

John Ylander, Business Administration: “Constructive management – Synchronizing relations in change”

Precious Zikhali, Economics: “Land Reform, Trust and Natural Resource Management in Africa”

Helena Öfverström, Business Administration: “The step to management. Doctors as clinical managers”

Anders Örtenblad, Business Administration: “Making Sense of Vague Management Ideas”

ONE MILLION DOLLARS DONATED

One million dollars, or SEK 6.7 million. That is what the School received in a donation from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, a US foundation that supports education and Swedish culture via projects in Sweden and North America.

With this donation as a basis, the School has created a new postgraduate programme – The Osher PhD student fellowship positions – which also includes a study trip for the PhD students.

“We want to provide the PhD students with the opportunity to visit inspiring research environ ments at one of California’s leading universities, such as Stanford or Berkeley,” says Claes G. Alvstam, Vice-Dean with over-all responsibility for research at the School of Business, Economics and Law. The first two scholarship recipients are Andreas Moberg, Department of Law, and Pelle Ahlerup, Depart-ment of Economics.

MANAGEMENT TRAINING THE BEST MEDICINE FOR HEALTHCARE

In October, Helena Öfverström defended her doctoral thesis “The step to management – Doctors as clinical managers”. The thesis demonstrates that doctors perceive management training to be the best aid for helping them understand the role of managers.

“I identified three different ways for a manager to develop his or her management. They can learn from former managers or learn by working as a manager. A third alternative is for them to learn to become managers through theory and education,” explains Helena Öfverström.

In her doctoral thesis, Helena Öfverström came to the conclusion that clinical managers feel that neither role models nor practical manage rial work teaches them to become managers. This is both because management is relatively invisible within healthcare, and because the day-to-day work gets in the way of what they perceive as “the real managerial work”. However, they perceive that management training helps them to understand the role of the manager. It acts as a bridge between their ideal and the practical experience of being a manager.

Helena Öfverström strikes a blow for the clinical manager.

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS – HARDLY THE LAST

In October 2008, the Centre for Finance at the School of Business, Economics and Law arranged a panel dis-cussion regarding the causes of the financial crisis, its consequences and possible solutions.

Peter Rydell, Executive Vice President and Regional Manager of Swedbank, pointed out that this systemic crisis, unlike the one that Sweden experienced at the start of the 1990s, spans the whole world. There are many reasons, but according to Evert Carlsson, Director of the Centre for Finance, part of the problem is related to properties and their financing:

“The banks’ loans for financing property purchases have a long time horizon. However, as the banks’ own financing of these loans has a short duration, a liquidity problem arises.”

Peter Rydell also highlighted political factors in this context:

“The US lending institutes are governmental organi-sations. One reason for the crisis is that they have been under political pressure to lend money to people with-out security.”

The panel’s representatives from both industry and the academic world observed that the current crisis will not be the last. And by way of conclusion, the students in the hall, who will be responsible for handling future crises, received a few wise words from Peter Rydell to help them on their way:

“You can go a long way with common sense. Never become involved in taking decisions you don’t understand – it is very dangerous.”

SEK 40 MILLION FOR INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION

The Torsten Söderberg Foundation donated SEK 40 million during the year for a professor-ship in Design management – a collaboration between the School of Design and Crafts (HDK) and the School of Business, Economics and Law.

“The aim is for HDK and the School of Business, Economics and Law to work in the long term to develop knowledge and research within an area at the boundary between design and economics,” said Tomas Söderberg, Chair of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, when the donation was made public.

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INTERACTION BETWEEN PEOPLE IN THE WORKPLACEProfessor Sten Jönsson is responsible for the Ledership, Innovation and Co-workers (LIM) research programme. He has conducted research into management for more than 40 years, and can state that there is a great deal left to explore within this subject. Under the auspices of the LIM project, several interesting research results have shed light on the interaction between people in the workplace.

The LIM research programme gathers together multi-disciplinary research about leadership and employeeship. The purpose is to investigate various aspects of innovation and innovative capacity. The starting point is the fact that Swedish and Scandinavian organisers have deve-loped unique relations between managers and employees. During the year, LIM has presented several interesting publications on this topic. The Management book is one of them.

“In the book we have gathered all Swedish research that has anything to say about leadership. Here we describe leadership from a Swedish per-spective, which is unique,” says Sten Jönsson.

The LIM research programme is also relevant for the project “Attitudes toward employability in the Swedish work sector”, where the effects that the European employability strategy have had as regards employees in Swedish working life have been charted and evaluated. In addition, research is being conducted regarding “The creativity- stimulating manager”, where the aim is to increase knowledge about how managers in R&D groups can facilitate and stimulate the creativity and innovative capacity of the group.

Another interesting project is “We don’t move”. In this, the work on change conducted by high-tech and knowledge-intensive indus-trial companies in order to retain production and production development in Sweden in the long term is being investigated.

The School’s economic historians have long carried out research and taught about compa-nies and various sectors, including the forestry industry, the shipyards, the food industry, the banking sector and the railways, as well as their growth and development.

The academic discipline of Business History has its roots in economic history, describing the growth of the industrial society, conducting in-depth analyses of the history of individual companies, highlighting patterns over time and clarifying the importance of entrepreneurship and innovations. The historical dimension provides the students with new perspectives on general, topical and socially important pheno-mena, as well as helping them to understand the times in which they are living.

“Above all we are now seeing the effects of insufficient knowledge on this subject,” says Sverker Jonsson. “The insight that the students have after completing their economics studies – with an in-depth insight into Business History – will help them to see worrying signs in society during the good times. And as a result to act both more sensibly and more quickly. This subject is relatively unknown for students coming straight from upper-secondary school, although most of them quickly see the benefit of better understanding the age in which they are living. My response when asked why we should learn about the olden days is generally “In order to look forwards, you have to look backwards, otherwise you will have to look out!”,” concludes Sverker Jonsson.

The Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundations have awarded the School SEK 40 million for a professorship in Business History based at the Department of Economic History. Head of Department Sverker Jonsson is looking forward to being able to further strengthen and develop the Business History area.

TORSTEN AND RAGNAR SÖDERBERG FOUNDATIONS

Over the past year, the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundations have distributed grants and awards total-ling around SEK 290 million. The largest ventures in 2008 are three professorship donations, of which the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg has been awarded one totalling SEK 40 million on the subject of Business History.

An additional donation of SEK 40 million came to the School through a collaboration with the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg.

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BusinessHistory

Head of Department Sverker Jonsson is pleased about the increased resources.

Sten Jönsson is in the limelight with the Management book, in which he has gathered together all Swedish research about leadership.

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Irja Sandin completed her degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics in autumn 2008 and was awarded the national Economics Student of the Year 2008 prize. Lily König, who is studying law, was awarded the International Law Student of the Year 2008 prize. These two distinctions reveal that these girls are aiming high, but also charitably. The fuel for their sharp minds is commitment to that which is closest to their hearts. For Irja Sandin, this relates to ideas that are good for society and the desire to create a fairer world. For several years Irja Sandin was the Chair of the University of Gothenburg’s Environmental Association, as well as being active within the justice movement. She was project leader for the Fair Trade Forum 2008, which brought together some forty speakers, for example on the subject of “How to include ethical requirements during procurement and purchasing”. The speakers came from right across Sweden as well as several other countries. In addition to the lectu-res, Irja Sandin arranged a large product market for ethical and fairly produced goods.

“Even as a twelve year-old I was really angry about all the things that were not working. Outside our house in Botkyrka there was a refuse container in which everything was discarded without being sorted. I simply couldn’t accept that,” says Irja Sandin.

“I wrote a note which I stuck up on the container, in which I explained how and where people could recycle things such as news paper and glass.”

Working for freeLily König also wanted to get more out of her studies and to find an outlet for her social commit ment. Together with other law students at the School, she therefore launched a legal service for vulnerable women. Lily König and other students work for free to help and guide women who, for various reasons, have contacted the women’s helpline.

“We are one hundred percent committed: we print material, apply for grants, go to the media to call attention to a growing social problem,” says Lily König. “I have always wanted to do some good. This driving force probably comes from my time in Nepal, where I lived as a child with my parents. I saw poverty at close quarters and understood that it was the social structure that prevented some from living a good life. How can you influence your life – and the lives of others? I am trying to find the answers to these questions.”

A larger worldBoth Lily König and Irja Sandin understood from an early age that a good education opens doors.

award-winning students

with a feeling for the world

Irja Sandin and Lily König are two energetic students from the School of Business, Economics and Law who have more in common than their national awards. Both have demonstrated that an investment in education does not necessarily have to mean that the outside world has to wait. Their driving force is their great commitment to life’s other issues.

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Irja Sandin almost opted for medical studies, but now she is pleased that she opted for economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law.

“Medical studies would have meant focusing solely on medicine for five years. That doesn’t suit me – I want to gain an insight into different worlds and have scope for my interest in sustainable develop ment and fair trade,” she says. “Keeping this commitment alive gives me a broader perspective as regards economics. I think differently.”

Lily König had no great insight into the legal world when she decided to study at the School. Her social interests were the governing factor.

“Law is everywhere in society. Studying law means that I have the opportunity to learn a method, a way of thinking, a way of reasoning and solving problems,” says Lily König. “My involve-ment in ELSA, an international organisation for lawyers, gives me the chance to apply my know-ledge already. Within ELSA we write articles, arrange seminars and pass on contacts between law students in different countries. Now that I have had the opportunity to use my knowledge in practice, I feel that I have made the right choice!”

The desire for an even broader perspective on life has led to studies overseas for both Lily König and Irja Sandin. Lily König is now spending her advanced studies year in France, and then wants to practise

law in Vienna for six months. Irja Sandin was attracted by Barcelona and its culture, and she chose to study in this environment for six months. She wrote her Master’s paper in an entirely different part of the world, Sri Lanka, where she studied working condi-tions within the tea industry.

Do what you enjoyLily König and Irja Sandin both radiate an energy that is almost tangible, and they appears to be able to convert this into just about anything at all. Their social life also provides more energy, and the girls take care to keep their interests alive during their studies.

“You simply have to decide not to sacrifice too much during this time,” says Lily König. “It is important to take the time to do the things you enjoy. I am very sociable and want to have my friends around me, although I also enjoy reading books and make time to do this.”

“If I am doing something I enjoy, then I make the time. It also gives me energy, which in turn means that I am able to do my studies,” says Irja Sandin. “For example, I am currently training to run in the Stockholm marathon. This involves many miles in the forest, and I set myself new goals before each training session. Breaking through boundaries is wonderful, on whatever level these exist.”

“How can you influence your life – and the lives of others? I am trying to find the answers to these questions.” Lily König

with a feeling for the world

“Keeping this commitment alive gives me a broader perspective as regards economics.” Irja Sandin

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Louise Gustafsson, Erik Björling and Henrik Nandra competed in the Slovenian city of Maribor. SCHOOL OF BuSINESS,

ECONOMICS AND LAW BEST IN SWEDEN

“Best in Sweden!” That was the assessment of the School’s education within business admi-nistration, viewed in terms of how well the education interacts with working life, according to the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s collaboration survey in 2008. The School took first place with top marks for both work place-ments and working life-related project work and degree projects.

The School’s Programme in Business and Economics includes several courses of seminar work, where the students are allocated a com-pany and a contact person. Most in-depth areas within business administration incorporate collaboration with industry. For example, all the students on the year-long master’s programme “Management of growth companies” have a sponsor company.

There are around 40 companies within the School’s Partnership Programme, collaborating with the School in various ways, such as on work relating to seminars and degree projects. Guest lecturers from the partner companies are also a regular feature of the business admi-nistration courses.

LAW STuDENTS WON A PLACE IN THE FINAL

The School’s team progressed to the regional final of The European Law Moot Court Compe-tition in 2008. Over the course of two intensive days in February, the team comprising Erik Björling, Louise Gustafsson and Henrik Nandra competed in the Slovenian city of Maribor against eleven other universities for a place in the All European Final. They competed both as a team and individually. The team’s coach in Maribor was Eric Bylander, LL.D.

The verbal arguments in a fictitious EU law case in front of a panel of judges were successful. In the competition’s final stage, the All European Final, which took place before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg a few months later, only four of the original 77 teams remai-ned, as well as four individual competitors. Erik Björling was one of the four finalists, as one of the two best general advocates in the entire competition.

After seven judges from the European Court of Justice and the Court of the First Instance had listened to their statements, the final winners of the competition were the Collège d’Europe, Universität Wien and Helsingin Yliopisto.

E-BOOKS – AN INVESTMENT FOR THE FuTuRE

The Economics Library is making a major investment in e-books in order to safeguard access to course and research literature. There are now no less than 50,000 e-books in the library’s database.

“E-books have a lot of advantages. One major added value of course is that the book is always there, wherever you are in the world. You can also search for topics or terms in many e-books simultaneously, which saves a great deal of time compared to searching through printed books one by one,” explains Göran Bergh, Principal Librarian at the Economics Library.

Those studying, working or carrying out research at the University of Gothenburg have the opportunity to log in and share the multi-tude of e-books, while course leaders have the potential to put together an entire electronic course package. However, Göran Bergh does not believe that e-books will completely replace printed books in the foreseeable future.

“E-books are relatively well suited to eco-nomic and legal subjects. They are not as good when you have to read large amounts of text at the same time. Reading on the screen can then become hard work.”

ETHICS AND SuSTAINABILITY IN NEW MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

During 2008, the School launched its first pure management programme within the second cycle: Master of Science in Management. The programme focuses in particular on ethics and sustainability. Here the students learn not only how to design incentive structures and optimise production units, but also the ethical problems that can result from this.

The programme is research-based and covers a broad spectrum of subjects, including beha-vioural science, financial structures and change management.

The students acquire general knowledge about leadership, but also have the opportunity to tailor their education according to their specific career plans and to work on their own strengths and weaknesses. It is all about pre-paring yourself for a life in interaction with people. A manager cannot stick to ready-made models, but has to learn to navigate through constant change.

VIRTuAL ENTERPRISE PRODuCES BETTER LEARNING

In times of crisis, it is clear that companies with a short-term quarterly approach find it increa-singly difficult to survive, and that disjointed management and a lack of understanding of which products customers want will be punished.

During the autumn, the business administra-tion students at the School have been allowed to make their mistakes in the classroom rather than subsequently in business. In the Market planning course, they have had the opportunity to manage and run virtual companies over a compressed ten-year period, so learning what good and responsible leadership entails. And vice versa.

Eva Ossiansson, course leader, wanted to move away from the traditional setup of lectures, project work, course books and exams, and instead try out problem-based learning. She found SimBiz, a web-based business simulation that is actually designed for the training of company managers. Using it as an educational tool for a hundred students was a challenge.

“The course is based on a high level of com-mitment on the part of the students, with a higher degree of participation required than in traditional education. On the other hand, how-ever, we know that people learn more when the acquired knowledge has to be put into practice,” says Eva Ossiansson, who feels that this new way of teaching results in the students, through their own management experiences, being able to see the consequences of their decisions.

Eva Ossiansson tried problem-based learning.

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“Why not take the chance when it is right in front of your nose?” says Anna Fernlund. “Through the Student Association I gain an insight into entirely new worlds and can prepare myself for life after my studies. The Student Association actually challenges me every day. Here I get to meet new, exciting people both from industry and other universities – and all are happy to share their experiences.”

Make your voice heardAnna Fernlund has already tried using her know ledge in working life. As one of the consul tants in the Student Association´s company, Handels Consulting, she offers her skills to industry. Here she gets to compete with other companies on the private market. Anna Fernlund is not only inquisitive regarding the outside world. At the School she has also made a name for herself behind the scenes at manage ment level. She has held the exciting role of Chair of the Education Committee within the Association leadership, and this has given her the oppor tunity to influence edu-cation. Anna Fernlund has also held a position in the Academic Appointments Board, and has made her voice heard in the selection of new professors, researchers and teachers.

“We get to be involved and to have an influ-ence, and I am able to witness a level of sensiti-vity that I believe to be specific to this School,” says Anna Fernlund. “The students always have a say when decisions are taken that influence the education.”

Energy, desire and good results

Anna Fernlund has several irons in the fire. As the project leader for gadden 2008, she made it possible for the students to meet some eighty companies at the popular labour market days. The work entailed both project management and marke-ting at a high level, to provide both companies and students the chance to make valuable contacts. Even though gadden takes place at the School, it is by no means certain that the students will attend.

“We try to market gadden in a professional way, and are developing long-term strategies and new methods for reaching our target audience. It is not simply a matter of putting up a poster at the School,” says Anna Fernlund. “We have to penetrate the noise in order to get our message through. This requires a great deal of energy and desire. We conducted three new marketing efforts in 2008, one of which was based on encouraging the students to parti cipate in a competition on the website. We achieved a good response, which could be seen by the unusually large number of people sub sequently registering their interest in participating in the project group for gadden.”

Student ambassador – a simple taskAnna Fernlund has also been seen at education fairs in Gothenburg and Stockholm. As a student ambassador, she communicated a picture of the

of thingsThe art

Anna Fernlund is a passionate student who finds it easy to get involved. She wants to acquire as much knowledge as possible from her time at the School – and also to have fun at the same time. Her involvement in the Student Association provides her with exactly this. She is not satisfied simply with theoretical knowledge – there is so much more to learn alongside her education.

School and why it is a good choice. She considers this to be a simple and enjoyable task, as she is so happy at the School.

So how does Anna Fernlund find the time and the energy both for her studies and for her wholehearted involvement in an active Student Association?

“I have always gone with my gut feeling when things feel important. My burning interest in educational issues has governed my choices. And I believe that this is the secret – if you are sufficiently engaged by the things you are doing and can see the opportunities, the energy will automatically be there,” says Anna Fernlund “Swapping experiences with interesting people in business and having the chance to have an influence provide me with energy that drives me forwards. In fact, it has driven me all the way to a job in the autumn. Öhrlings Pricewater-houseCoopers can count on getting my 100% commitment!”

ANNA FERNLUND

Studying the Programme in Business and Economics with an analytic focus. Bachelor of Science in accounting and financial management and Master of Science in financial management.

of making the very most

Through her involvement in the Student Association, Anna Fernlund gains an insight into many different worlds

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Bennet Carl

business leader who brings in

the stars from the

international research firmament

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Ever since it was founded, the School’s history has been characterised by well developed collaboration with industry. And as Sweden’s industry is primarily targeted at exports, the School has also gained a prominent inter-national profile. This can be seen particularly from the large number of partner universities the world over with which it co-operates. This helps the School to accompany and support its partner companies in their international expan-sion activities. The tailored further education for controllers at SKF is an example of this. The training is implemented by the School’s School of Executive Education and takes place, as well as in Gothenburg, at partner universities in Chicago and Shanghai.

Positive noises from business“The School’s international focus is entirely correct. The business world views this as an extremely positive factor,” says Carl Bennet who, in addition to his involvement in the School’s development, is also the Chair of the Board of the University of Gothenburg and a member of the Government’s research working committee.

The aim is to further reinforce the School’s international stamp, for example by attracting more, prominent professors within a number of prioritised areas.

It has long been difficult to recruit international research stars, not least due to reasons of cost. This is where Carl Bennet and the other business representatives come in. The funding contribution from AB Volvo, Carl Bennet AB, Elanders AB, SKF, Stena AB and the Sten A. Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture is confirmation that business views knowledge environments such as the one at the School of Business, Economics and Law as an important ingredient in the development of future international competitiveness for Swedish industry

Contributing to strengthened competitivenessThe time when the success of Swedish industry was based on a low cost level is long since gone, and will probably not be seen again. Other competitive advantages based on know-ledge quality of a high international class must therefore be

created on an ongoing basis. This is often highlighted when we talk about technical research. However, the same applies to corporate management and business development. The history of business administration is lined with examples of management models that have not only changed individual companies for the better, but also entire sectors.

“By bringing in prominent international professors, we are helping to further reinforce the knowledge environment and individual companies,” says Carl Bennet, who in addition to being renowned for building companies, is also known for his involvement in politics and social issues.

Years at the School decisiveBuilding knowledge-intensive environments and regions is also important from a social perspective.

“It attracts capital for investment and creates jobs, which results in increased welfare – and this in turn facilitates good education for many.”

Carl Bennet himself studied at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg between 1973–1975.

“Those years were decisive in my life. It was incredibly intere sting, right from the very first day. I hope that today’s and future students will experience the same thing.”

Bringing in international visit-ing professors within strategically important areas of research, such as International Business in Emerging Markets, Industrial Management and Business Strategy, will contribute to this.

“But the most important thing is to bring in the right people. If you have good professors, you attract interested and able students. And with interested students you create environments that favour corporate development,” says Carl Bennet.

The years at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg in the mid-1970s changed his life. Since then Carl Bennet has created inter national success stories out of both Getinge and Elanders, and has been a Board member for some of Sweden’s most important companies and institutions. He is now at the forefront of industry’s contribution to the School’s investment in an inter-national visiting professor programme.

INTERNATIONAL VISITING PROFESSOR PROGRAMME

2009–2013

The programme is financed through funds from AB Volvo, Carl Bennet AB, Elanders AB, SKF, Stena AB and the Sten A. Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture.

The visiting professors will be promi-nent researchers within their fields. The areas being prioritised include:

Business Strategy

International Business in Emerging Markets

Industrial Management

Logistics and Transport

Some twenty professors will be recruited from the School’s partner universities. They are expected to work at the School for one to two months per semester for a period of five years.

Bennet

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The Programme is a business administration programme that specialises in logistics. The students are in great demand – a large pro-portion of those who graduated from the Programme in 2007 had already been offered employment before they completed their studies. But this does not mean that the programme cannot be developed further.

Since autumn 2008, the Bachelor Programme in Logistic Management has been augmented with additional content, with the aim of reinforcing the students’ personal development and at the same time further improving their position on the labour market. Surveys among the School’s partner companies have demon-strated that the companies are not demanding additional theoretical knowledge – the School’s students already possess that. Instead there was a clear desire for improved practical skills.

The School saw the potential of closer co-operation between the educa-tional programme and dedicated companies in the sector.

“All studies show that the more contact students have with business, the easier it is for them to get a job for which they are qualified,” says Annelie Dagerklint, responsible for contacts with the School’s partner companies.

Mutual exchangeSKF and Volvo Logistics realised the benefits and decided to become programme companies. This was the start of a mutual exchange, where the programme companies have the opportunity to get to know the students at the same time as contributing with guest lectures, case studies and insights into what is expected of a newly qualified logistician. The students for their part gain a good picture of the sector, an important network of contacts and the opportunity to showcase their abilities. The timetable now also includes oratory, teamwork and career planning with coaching.

The venture was kicked off in September. Marie Carlsson, Head of Marketing and Sales at Volvo Logistics and one of the company’s two contacts for the programme company work, was involved in a panel debate at the School.

“Meeting the students is so inspirational.

Logistics is much more than just transport. Marie Carlsson, Head of Marketing and Sales at Volvo Logistics, believes that logistics is a prerequisite for growth and is a matter of being economical with resources. Volvo Logistics is one of two programme companies on the Bachelor Programme in Logistic Management, tasked with providing inspiration, giving insights into the sector and being on hand for the students.

MARIE CARLSSON

Bachelor of Business Administration.

Head of Marketing and Sales at Volvo. Logistics and one of the company’s two contacts for the Bachelor Programme in Logistics Management.

guideslogistics

marketing manager who

students

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They are full of energy and desire, and bring different perspectives,” says Marie Carlsson, who believes that the Programme’s approach with its new content is a good initiative.

“I believe it is absolutely right to combine theoretical education with other elements that prepare the students to function successfully in their working life. The soft skills are central when you get out onto the labour market, and will probably become even more important in the future,” explains Marie Carlsson, who feels that Volvo Logistics’ role as a programme company is to support the students, provide an insight into the role of the professional and to be on hand to answer questions. “Above all however, from a broader perspective, we are there to help secure the correct future skills for the industry. Volvo Logistics also hopes to bene-fit from the students’ diversity, wealth of ideas and novel solutions.”

Masses of opportunitiesThe image of logistics is changing as environ-mental considerations become an increasingly natural part of the activities of all companies and organisations. Marie Carlsson believes that the traditional view of logistics as solely concer-ning transport is incorrect and restrictive.

“Nowadays we talk instead about logistics as ‘being economical with resources’, which I believe summarises the sector’s challenges

much more accurately,” she says, pointing out that people working in the sector now work extensively to identify efficient, environmen-tally aware solutions.

Marie Carlsson also believes that logistics is a fundamental prerequisite for growth. This is because logistics can also involve attracting people to a particular region. A recent example of this can be seen from Spain: Bearing in mind the country’s geographical location towards the edge of Europe, the decision was taken to invest heavily in high-speed trains. As a result, people can now be transported quickly and easily in a way that does not entail environmental dis advantages for the country.

“This type of solution naturally goes hand-in-hand with the environmental argument. In future, who will want to sit in a traffic jam for hours on end just to get to work?” asks Marie Carlsson.

The logistics graduates of the future will be faced with many exciting challenges. The best way of approaching them is with an open mind, considers Marie Carlsson.

“A mind is like a parachute – it doesn’t work unless it’s fully open. I believe it was Frank Zappa who said that. It is extremely appropriate for the logisticians of the future,” concludes Marie Carlsson.

Marie Carlsson believes that logistics is a matter of being economical with resources. This entails many exciting challenges for the logisticians of the future.

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2007 GRADuATES – WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

Last year the School conducted a follow-up survey of the undergraduates who graduated in 2007. Where are the students working today? How did they find their first job? Which sectors are they working in? Out of just over 800 graduates, 539 were surveyed. The response frequency was 66 percent.

WINNING PARTNERS IN MuTuAL TRuST

The School’s Partnership Programme is a struc-tured form of collaboration between business, organisations and the School. The aim is to create value, both for the School and for the companies.

The Partnership is regulated in a three-year agreement that can be set at two different levels – Senior Partner or Associate Partner. The agreements assist in increasing the competitive-ness of business through skills development. The dialogue should also contribute to the undergraduate education meeting the needs of business and society. The collaboration also contri butes to attracting students to the School.

“It takes time to build up a partnership pro-gramme and the work is based on mutual trust,” says Anneli Dagerklint, in charge of the Part-nership Programme. “The School is currently collabora ting with around forty companies – both large and medium-sized.”

The Partnership Programme has entered into agreements with Saab Microwave Systems, Nordic Capital, Deutsche Bank and Stena AB (Finance) during the year.

THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND LAW’S

PARTNER COMPANIES 2008

Senior Partners AB Framtiden

AB Volvo

Deutsche Bank

Handelsbanken

KappAhl

Nordic Capital

Region Västra Götaland

SEB

Second Swedish National Pension Fund

Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund

SKF

Stena Metall AB

Stena AB

Swedbank

Volvo Car Corporation

Senior Partners TourismGöteborg & Co

LFV

Swedish Hotel & Restaurant Association

The Swedish Tourism Research Institute

West Swedish Tourist Board

Associate Partners AstraZeneca

Bankgirocentralen BGC AB

BRG Business Region Göteborg AB

Danske Bank

Deloitte

Elof Hansson AB

Ernst &Young

Göteborg Energi

Handelns Forskningsstiftelse

Hogia AB

KPMG

Papyrus AB

Port of Göteborg

Redcats Nordic

Renova

Saab Microwave Systems

SCA Hygiene Products

Stampen AB

Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB

RESULTS:

90% of those graduating in 2007 had employment within six months of graduation

42% of the economics and business administration graduates and 30% of the law graduates had accepted jobs even before completing their studies

94% of the law graduates and 80% of the economics and business administration graduates considered that they had very or fairly advanced work duties in their first job after graduating

92% would recommend the School of Business, Economics and Law to prospective students

17% of the graduates from the Programme in Business and Economics worked overseas after graduating

WELL SuPPORTED ALuMNI MEETING

One of the year’s four alumni meetings took place in October. Ulf Petrusson, Professor of Law, spoke about how today’s industry can lift itself out of the old industrial world view and build business from intellectual assets.

There was considerable interest and his highly topical address, “Business strategy and value creation for 21st century companies”, attracted 350 alumni to the Malmsten Hall.

The evening was concluded with the chance to mingle and eat, and the alumni really appreci ated the event. Two of the assessments following the meeting were: “In addition to new input as regards mental activity, it was great fun to meet old fellow students” and “Interes-ting talk about an interesting development. It was also a good opportunity to meet people of different ages with common interests”.

ALuMNI AROuND THE WORLD

Many of the School’s students are interested in working internationally after graduating. To provide inspiration, the School’s Career Service introduced a new series of lectures during the year – Alumni around the world. Under this heading, former students who are now working overseas visit the School to share their experiences.

They included Håkan Brandberg who, after graduating in 1970, has spent nearly all of his professional career abroad, in Germany, Canada, Brazil and Spain. Another was Daniel Andoff, who has built an international career within the SCA Group and has worked in both Belgium and Australia. Anna Ljungholm, who has worked for seven years in Germany including as a market analyst and head of strategic marke-ting, also met the students.

350 alumni listened to Ulf Petrusson in the Malmsten Hall.

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Per-Olof Larsson, School of Executive Education, designs courses worldwide.

INTERNATIONAL FOCuS ON NEW EXECuTIVE MBA

In October, a new group of experienced managers entered the School’s Executive MBA Programme. The Programme will run part-time for two years, and has the goal of providing the participants with the latest findings within management and contri-buting to their career development. After the programme, the participants will have the tools to initiate and implement strategic initiatives. A new feature is that the course is being taught entirely in English. It includes many international elements – both in the form of overseas residential schools and speakers from some of the School’s more than 150 partner universities the world over. Right from the outset, the participants met teachers from the Indian Institute of Manage-ment (IIMB), Bangalore, India, one of the School’s partner universities and also the destination for the residential school week that the participants will be implementing in January 2010.

OPEN INNOVATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

At the School there is an inter-disciplinary research group that is focusing on open innovation processes. In parallel with research, the group will create an arena for an exchange regarding what open innovation actually is and how companies, society and research should relate to it and make use of the opportunities it offers. There is considerable interest from industry, and the researchers will collaborate for example with AB Volvo and Volvo IT Innovation Centre.

“We will follow how the company and its sur-roundings switch over their innovation processes towards increased openness and involvement by players that have not previously been invited to participate. This encompasses organisational and cultural changes, as well as new ways of dividing up the values and the risks that arise,” says Björn Remneland, researcher at the School of Business, Economics and Law and project leader for the research group.

Open innovation stands previous business models on their head and is a major challenge for most established sectors.

“It is now necessary for companies to think in a broader perspective,” says Björn Remneland. “The very best people may not be within your company, so it is important to look outside your own world and to bring in the expertise you require. The whole of society is moving towards sharing, and modern technology has opened up new opportunities.”

Thanks to large grants from the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova, it has been possible to launch two major research projects. Both are based on three perspectives of open innovation: organisation, intel-lectual property law and IT.

TAILORED TRAINING FOR SKF

A total of 16 people from 15 countries in Europe, North America, South America and Asia are participating in the SKF Finance Executive Programme, a tailored training programme for SKF’s global organi sation.

“SKF mapped the financial functions within the Group and then came here to work with us to design a setup that matched their requirements,” explains Per-Olof Larsson at the School of Exe cutive Education at the School of Business, Economics and Law.

The programme has teachers from the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg, New York University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and is implemented with course modules in Gothenburg, Chicago and Shanghai.

School of Executive Education runs similar courses for other Swedish and foreign companies.

SCHOOL OF EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

The School of Business, Economics and Law has been supplying further education to business for thirty years

The School of Executive Education offers further education based on academic research, targeted at industry and the public sector

The training programmes are often a part of the company’s operational development

The School of Business, Economics and Law has strategic collaborations with universities all over the world, and uses teachers and researchers from its partner universities in further education activities

MANAGEMENT GuRu KAREN STEPHENSON VISITING

Why do eighty percent of all mergers and internal corporate restructuring operations fail? How is it that the actual communica-tion structure and the culture are so diffe-rent from the official organisational charts that organisations have drawn up?

Karen Stephenson believes that it is to do with the power of the social and professional networks. And also that it is possible to measure and map these struc-tures, which corporate managements often either are not able or do not want to see.

Karen Stephenson has a PhD from Harvard University, a background as a chemist, an anthropologist and a manage-ment consultant, and has devoted the last 30 years to working with and researching networks and organisations. In September she visited the School and gave an Exe cutive Seminar, where she discussed her experiences and her research with alumni and employees at the School’s partner companies. Among the examples she shared was the work of developing the organisation of the Pentagon after September 11.

In 2007, Random House listed Karen Stephenson as one of the 55 most important management gurus of our time, and she has received great international recognition.

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MAUREEN McKELVEY

Professor of Industrial Economics at the School since 2008.

2001–2008, Professor of Innovation Economics at Chalmers.

Visiting researcher at SCANCOR at Stanford University and “Innovator-in-Residence” at the University of Queensland.

Has been a representative for RIDE, a research centre that is financed by VINNOVA.

Her research focuses on innovation processes in which companies and other societal actors develop and realise new ideas, leading to economic growth and structural transformation.

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMMES 2009/2010:

Accounting

Economics

Environmental Management and Economics

Finance

Industrial Management

Intellectual Capital Management

International Business and Trade

Logistics and Transport Management

Management

Marketing and Consumption

Tourism and Hospitality Management

As a student, choosing to take advanced studies at a Swedish university is still economically advantageous. Some call it “the world’s best kept secret”, and the fact is that discussions are now taking place in the Government Offices regard ing when fees are to be introduced for non-Europeans to study at Sweden’s universities. For a while it was rumoured that this would be implemented in 2010, although now it appears as though it will be further delayed.

For Maureen McKelvey, head of the School of Business, Economics and Law’s Graduate School, the agenda is full up, regardless of when the decision gains legal force. She has to ensure that the master’s programmes are internationally competitive, and this battle has to be fought on several fronts.

Several success factors The School is currently offering eleven two-year Master of Science programmes. The master’s programmes provide a more in-depth analytical capacity, more advanced knowledge of problem definition and an improved capacity to use your skills in practice compared to undergraduate education. In 2008, some 1,800 people applied for the 300 places that were on offer.

Maureen McKelvey believes that it is neither particularly secret nor even an advantage for the Graduate School that no fees are payable for the Swedish universities.

“It is both true and false,” says Maureen McKelvey. “We have 1,400 international students applying to the Graduate School. I assume this means that our reputation has spread, both that it is financially beneficial but above all that we offer good courses.”

For Maureen McKelvey, however, the intro-duction of fees is not necessarily a bad thing.

“In many parts of the world, above all in China, it will no doubt be perceived as a sign of quality. People there are so used to paying for their education, that the absences of fees causes them to question the quality of the edu-cation. The growing international middle class spends a great deal of money on education,” says Maureen McKelvey, who is devoting conside-rable energy to creating visibility by offering good programmes. “For example, the Graduate School is currently carrying out benchmarking in relation to other universities in order to see more clearly our own strengths and weaknesses. One way of profiling yourself is to offer strongly niched programmes such as Tourism and Hospitality Management and Intellectual Capital Management.

“Our success factors will be the ability to offer various specialised niches incorporating prominent research, as well as broad specialist master’s programmes such as Finance. Inter-national attractiveness is achieved through a high level of expertise that links advanced

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The competition is becoming fiercer. For the students, a Bachelor’s degree is no longer enough to get a management job, and it is vital for the School of Business, Economics and Law’s Graduate School to improve further before the Swedish universities lose an important competitive advantage. Maureen McKelvey, Professor of industrial economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law, is very busy.

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education to research and application area. By bringing together the best researchers, teachers, visiting professors and business contacts in one and the same programme, we hope to achieve good synergy effects,” says Maureen McKelvey.

Major changesIn today’s knowledge society, a Bachelor’s degree is often not enough for those who want to compete for the most attractive jobs. A master’s degree is rapidly becoming a necessity, particular when competing for inter national positions. Two years ago, university and uni-versity college courses were restructured in the Bologna Process, which aimed to co-ordinate higher education in Europe. This has increased the potential to move about between various European countries during and after the period of study, as well as making it easier to compare courses and graduates from an international perspective.

“Having international master’s courses is a major adjustment for Sweden. Students and industry are currently growing accustomed to the term. Not everyone understands what it means yet. The same is true throughout most of Europe, which is undergoing the same process. However, countries such as China and the USA are used to this concept,” says Maureen McKelvey, who can also see the benefits for the students of studying for a master’s degree. “It usually means that Swedish and inter national students meet in smaller groups, with the same problems to solve. Employing different ways of thinking and of gaining an understanding of other cultures is part of an important learning process.

Aces up her sleeveMaureen McKelvey has many thoughts on how the Graduate School should continue to attract international students. For example, Sweden

is seen as an exotic welfare state, with several exciting multinational companies such as IKEA, H&M, Volvo and AstraZeneca. The School’s close co-operation with industry is also viewed as positive.

However, Maureen McKelvey still has one of her strongest cards up her sleeve. The new visiting professor programme means that two dozen world-leading teachers will be coming to the School. Just the thought of this puts a gleam in her eyes.

“They will be a direct resource for the Graduate School. With their specialist expertise, they can inspire young researchers, become part of the dialogue and help to profile us further,” she concludes.

Maureen McKelvey, Head of the School of Business, Economics and Law’s Graduate School, hones the School’s – and the region’s – advantages to make it an even more attractive choice.

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we had to contribute a lot ourselves. Before each lesson, we were supposed to have prepared a solution to a case. We got to present our con-clusions, and this was followed by a general discussion. As grades were given for the way we acted in the classroom, it was important to be involved. We were able to practice extensively at making good presentations, something that I believe I will benefit greatly from in the future.”

High status for teachersOne clear difference between Sweden and India was the status of teachers. In Bangalore the teachers were treated with great respect, and were always addressed as “sir”. Each teacher had a number of assistants, dressed in white uniforms with gold buttons, who constantly helped by washing the board, pouring out water or adjusting the microphone. The teachers also had their own secretaries, who helped them for example in marking exams.

Stood up well in the competitionThe fact that IIMB is a school with a high status can be seen in particular from the other exchange students. They came from renowned universities in Europe and the USA, such as Yale.

“The School of Business, Economics and Law has done well to qualify as a partner university for IIMB,” believes Andreas Malmström. “How-ever, those of us from Gothenburg stood up well in the face of competition. Even though we were only studying there for a short time, we did not lag behind like other exchange students.”

The Institute has a really high status at home in India, of course. This became clear when Andreas Malmström travelled around India at the end of the semester.

“Many people showed an interest when I wore my school sweater. They came up and wanted to know how I had managed to get in, and so on. I hope that the institute’s good name will help me to get a work placement in India.”

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, or IIMB as it is often known, has almost 300,000 applicants but only 300 places, which naturally guarantees highly motivated students.

“I explained to my new classmates that I intended to sleep for 7–8 hours per night,” explains Andreas Malmström. “They just laughed at me. You won’t have time for that here, they said. Despite the high tempo of the

studies, however, the atmosphere was informal and helpful.”

Out of the frying pan …Andreas Malmström had completed two-thirds of the Programme in Business and Economics. In Bangalore, he joined an MBA programme with a management profile, where the students had already completed their degrees and in some cases also had some experience of working life.

“I was thrown straight into the course,” explains Andreas Malmström. “The demands placed on me were as high as those placed on the others, but it worked. It spurred me on. I had no problems coping with the courses, but I had to work really hard.”

Anglo-Saxon traditionDuring his exchange semester in Bangalore, Andreas Malmström studied courses in subjects such as marketing, operational control and manage ment. The courses had a clear Anglo-Saxon character. All the teachers had been edu-cated in the USA. Andreas Malmström explains:“The education was set up in such a way that

Andreas Malmström (centre) believes that the greatest experience was getting to know an entirely new culture and acquiring an extended network of contacts. Every week he calls or e-mails his new friends in different parts of the world.

THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES OFFICE IS THE WAY OuT – AND INThe School’s International Programmes Office is constantly juggling many different elements. They do not only initiate and maintain inter-national contacts – they also help and encou-rage students regarding exchanges at one of the partner universities and guide international exchange students into the School.

The School currently has partnership agree-ments with more than 150 universities around the world, and in 2008 received 382 international

students. At the same time, 214 Swedish students took the opportunity to study for one or two semesters at one of the partner universities. Many are interested in acquiring experience from overseas. The competition for places is generally toughest at the English-speaking universities. Catharina Miklin works at the International Programmes Office and explains:

“Singapore Management University and Bocconi in Milano are two of the most popular choices. We guess that the exciting locations are just as important factors as the fact that they are prominent universities.”

The School focuses a great deal of energy on building long-term, strategic partnerships with well renowned universities. The world’s economic emphasis has shifted towards Asia, and in recent years the School has acquired several new partner universities in China and India. This provides the students with the optimum platform for their future professional lives, as well as being appreciated by business, which increasingly has a presence in Asia.

India’suniversity

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hottest Studying in the Netherlands or Germany would simply have been “more of the same”. Andreas Malmström wanted to experience something really different during his exchange semester. That’s why he chose the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, the School’s new partner university and a school with an excellent reputation, both in Asia and the rest of the world.

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RED LETTER DAY FOR THOSE WITH A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

On the School’s Day, the doors are opened to all those who are curious about research from a popular science perspective. The Day was held for the eleventh time in 2008 and offered a record number of talks.

Over the course of four hours on a Sunday, 22 lectures were given on the subjects “You have to work little friend – legal perspectives on health and ill-health”, “Economy and experi ences” and “Health Management”.

In addition to these three subjects there were also independent speeches within such widely varying subjects as “Consumption, happiness and wellbeing”, “When sugar came to Sweden” and “Gender discriminatory advertising”.

LIBRARY INVESTING SuSTAINABLY

During the year, the Economics Library at the School purchased literature on the environment and sustainable development. Subject areas such as environmental law, environmental econo-mics, CSR and environmental reporting were given a literary shot in the arm. The Environ-mental Economics Unit at the Department of Economics and the Bachelor Programme in Environ mental Science were very helpful in the selection process.

New books within the environmental field will continually be displayed in a separate ex hibition at the Library. In addition, a web-based subject guide has been developed that will facilitate searching for relevant resources within the subject area.

CLAES BEYER: NEW VISITING PROFESSOR IN LAW

Claes Beyer, Lawyer at Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå and former Chair of the Swedish Bar Association, took up a visiting professorship during the autumn with the focus on the field of public business law, in particular association law and stock market law.

The Master of Laws Programme at the School is characterised by its modern educa-tional methods, which include a far-reaching collabor ation with practising lawyers. The visit-ing professor ship fits in very well here.

“The visiting professorship provides us with access to the specialist knowledge and experience that Claes Beyer possesses within limited liability company and stock market law. Through this more in-depth collaboration, we are able to offer our students a unique link to applied commercial law, as it is practised in one of Sweden’s leading law firms,” says Mats Glavå, Head of Department at the Department of Law. “It also provides our researchers with the potential to develop commercial law in dialogue with those working in practice.”

HÅKAN LARSSON: NEW HOLDER OF THE ASSAR GABRIELSSON VISITING PROFESSORSHIP

In December 2008, Håkan Larsson became the holder of the Assar Gabrielsson Visiting Professors hip in applied corporate management. Transport and logistics have been a common theme throughout his professional life, and he will focus on this in his contacts with students, researchers and management at the School. At the same time, he wants to strengthen Swedish industry by creating a powerful centre of research and education within logistics, as well as to develop the potential for rationalisation that he can see in the logistics sector.

“I want to gather the expertise that exists within the academic world, business, govern-mental and sector organisations when it comes to logistics,” says Håkan Larsson. “Through improved co-ordination of skills and resources and more research and education, logistics in a broad sense can be significantly rationalised. With that we can contribute towards increasing competitiveness for the whole of Swedish indu-stry, which is handicapped due to the size of our country and the long distances both within the country and to other markets.”

In 2007, Håkan Larsson left his position as CEO of Rederi AB Transatlantic. Before that he was CEO of Schenker AG and Managing Director of Bilspedition and Wilsongruppen. Håkan Larsson is currently active on a number of Boards of Directors.

APPRECIATED MEDAL RECIPIENTS

For the third time in succession, the School’s Pro Studio et Scientia medal – for commitment and knowledge – was awarded to people who have been important to the School. The 2008 distinction went to Kaj Thorén, former Director of SKF, and Sten Jönsson, Professor Emeritus in Business Administration.

Kaj Thorén received the distinction for his all-round commitment to the School’s best extending over many years, including Board work in the Faculty Board and a number of related foundations as well as his valuable partici pation in the Advisory Board. Kaj Thorén also played an active role in the creation of the Centre for Business Solutions.

For almost four decades, Sten Jönsson has been a world-class researcher within several branches of business administration, including as an important member of the group known as the “Gothenburg School” within management research. Sten Jönsson also played a significant role in the building up of the Gothenburg Research Institute (GRI).

JAN WALLANDER AND BRuNO LATOuR HONORARY DOCTORS

Jan Wallander, Associate Professor of Economics, and Bruno Latour, Professor and research manager at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, were made honorary doctors at the School of Business, Economics and Law in June.

jan wallander has distinguished himself as a researcher, company manager and author, with valuable contributions within areas such as motorism, budgeting, leadership and manager recruitment. He has been the Managing Director of the Centre for Business and Policy Studies (SNS), the IUI (now the Research Institute of Industrial Economics), Sundsvallbanken and Handelsbanken. Jan Wallander has supported the research work at the School in various ways for many years.

bruno latour is one of the leading public intellectuals of our time. He trained as a philo-sopher and anthropologist, and now works as a professor and research manager at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris. Bruno Latour is inter-disciplinary research personified, and is able to combine philosophy and semiotics, sociology and history, anthropology and infor-mation technology, law and economics without any difficulty. Bruno Latour has long main-tained contacts with the School, and has given both doctoral courses and public addresses in Gothenburg.

Jan Wallander Bruno Latour

Håkan Larsson, new holder of the Assar Gabrielsson visiting professorship.

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THE SCHOOL’S FACULTY BOARD:Top from the left: Richard Nordin (member from 1 February 2009), Mette Sandoff, Emilie Dorf, Stefan Öberg

Bottom, from left: Gunilla Bornmalm-Jardelöw, Rolf Wolff, Claes G. Alvstam, Inga-Lill Johansson

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Organisation

The Advisory Board comprises selected indi-viduals from the business and public sectors. The Board serves to support the School's manage ment on strategically important issues. The School’s Dean is a permanent member, the Vice-Deans and business co-ordinator are adjunct members. The President of the Student Union is entitled to attend the meetings.

The School's Faculty Board has overall respon-sibility for content, quality and allocation of resources within undergraduate education, research and PhD education. The Faculty Board's decisions are taken in close consultation with the School's Heads of Department.

The management team of the School com-prises Dean Rolf Wolff and Vice-Deans Gunilla Bornmalm-Jardelöw and Claes G. Alvstam, who are also members of the Faculty Board.

The management team has distributed its tasks among its members. Rolf Wolff is in charge of the School’s contacts with the com-munity and the business sector, and also with the University in general. As Dean, Rolf Wolff is also responsible for decisions on operative matters relating to staff, financial administration,

infrastructure, etc. Gunilla Bornmalm-Jardelöw is the Dean’s deputy. Her main area of responsi-bility is undergraduate education. Claes G. Alvstam is responsible for the School’s research and PhD education.

mEmBERS OF THE SCHOOL´S FACULTY BOARD in 2008(term of office 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2009)

TEACHing STAFF

Rolf Wolff, Professor, Dean and ChairmanGunilla Bornmalm-Jardelöw, Senior Lecturer, Vice Dean and Deputy ChairClaes G Alvstam, Professor and Vice DeanPer Cramér, ProfessorMette Sandoff, Senior LecturerInga-Lill Johansson, Associate Professor

The Advisory Board

The School's management

Faculty Office

The Advisory Board

Property Service

Administration

International Programmes Office

External Relations

The University of Gothenburg

The School’s Faculty Board

Dean Vice-Deans

Department of Economic

History

Department of Economics

Centre for Finance

School of Executive Education

Lighthouse

Centre for Tourism

Centre for Business Solutions

Centre for Retailing

Centre for Integrated Growth

Centre for Business in Society

Centre for Intellectual Property

Centre for Regional Analysis

Department of Business

Administration

Department of Human

and Economic Geography

Department of Law

Section for Graduate School

Section for Programme in Business and Economics

Business & Design Lab

Centre for Consumer Science

Gothenburg Research Institute

Institute for Innovation and Entre-

preneurship

mEmBERS OF THE ADviSORY BOARD in 2008Göran Bengtsson, Deputy Governor, County Administra-tive Boar of Västra GötalandTore Bertilsson, Executive Vice President and CFO, AB SKFClaes Beyer, Lawyer, Mannheimer & Swartling AdvokatbyråTomas Brunegård, MD, Stampen ABEva Halvarsson, MD, Second Swedish National Pension FundLars Idermark, MD, Swedish Cooperative Union (KF)Anders Jansson, MD and CEO, Stena Metall ABFinn Johnsson, Board Chairman, AB Volvo (Deputy Chairman)

Håkan Larsson, formerly Rederi AB TransatlanticJohan Malmsten, Chairman of the Richard C. Malmsten Memorial FoundationLennart Mankert, MD, the Swedish Exhibition CentreHans-Olov Olsson, Board Chairman, the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries (Chairman)Claes Pollnow, Executive Vice President, SKF ChinaCatarina Dahlöf, Halland County Council DirectorTorbjörn Sköld, Lawyer, Advokatfirman Vinge KBKaj Thorén, formerly AB SKFM. Johan Widerberg, Executive Vice President, HandelsbankenPeter Rydell, Executive Vice President, Swedbank AB

STUDEnTS

Mattias Olinder, Student UnionDaniel Vilén, Student Union (until 30 June)Emilie Dorf, Student Union (from 1 July)Stefan Öberg, Student Union (PhD student representative)

EmpLOYEE REpRESEnTATivES wiTH THE RigHT TO ATTEnD AnD SpEAk

Anna Wahle, Public Employees' Negotiation Council (OFR-S) (until 30 April)Astrid Igerud, OFR-S (from 1 May)Martin Selander, Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (SACO) (until 30 June)Roger Ljungvall, SACO (from 1 July) Vakant, Union of Service and Communication Employees (SEKO)

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The School's finances in 2008

New professorship in business history, SEK 40 million, Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundations. Department of Economic History.

Collaboration between the School of Design and Crafts and the School of Business, Economics and Law; Torsten and Wanja Söderberg professorship in Design management, SEK 40 million, Torsten Söderberg Foundation.

Grant for innovation and entrepreneurship, SEK 25 million, Sten A. Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture.

“Integrated logistics development for sustainability and competitiveness”, SEK 16.1 million, Vinnova (SEK 9.9 million), Logistics and Transportation Foundation LTS and Volvo Logistics (SEK 4.2 million) and Schenker (SEK 2 million). Professor Johan Woxenius, Department of Business Administration in co-operation with Chalmers University of Technology.

Grant to the Graduate School and strategic develop-ment, SEK 12.5 million, Richard C. Malmsten Memorial Foundation.

Grant to the international visiting professor programme, SEK 7.5 million, Sten A. Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture.

Grant for postgraduate education, SEK 6.747 million, Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.

“The (un)sustainable package”, SEK 6.215 million, Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation (SEK 5.27 million) and the Swedish Research Council (SEK 945,000). Associate Professor Magnus Mörck, Centre for Consumer Science, together with Lasse Brunnström, School of Design and Crafts, Karin Wagner, IT University, and Annika Olsson, Lund University.

“Open innovation in theory and practice; towards a conceptual framework”, SEK 4.83 million, Vinnova. Professor Torbjörn Stjernberg, Department of Business Administration.

“Forestry/bio-energy - climate change - poverty reduction”, SEK 4.2 million, Sida. Anders Ekbom, PhD, Department of Economics.

“IVL Climate Policy Assistant Professors”, SEK 4 million, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute AB. Professor Thomas Sterner, Department of Economics.

“FAS – HAPPINESS OJS”, SEK 3.74 million, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. Professor Olof Johansson-Stenman, Department of Economics.

Out of Government grants, SEK 119 mil-lion refers to grants for undergraduate educa-tion and SEK 78 million to grants for research and PhD education. “Individual grants and sales” include external research grants totalling SEK 131 million and income from the sale of materials, the leas-ing out of premises, etc. “Commissions” relate to income from com-missioned research.

Major grants

COSTS IN 2008, TOTAL SEK 366 MILLIONINCOME 2008, TOTAL SEK 362 MILLION

Compared to 2007, staff costs increased by five percent, which is mostly as a result of wage agree-ments. In the “Shared university facilities and libraries” item, costs for the library constitute SEK 23 million. “Study fund-ing” includes doctoral student wages and study allowances.

FINANCIAL OUTCOME IN 2008 SEK MILLION

Income 362Costs 366

Net surplus/deficit -4

“Theoretical framework for open innovation in practice”, SEK 3.645 million, Swedish Research Council. Björn Remneland, PhD, Department of Business Admin-istration.

“Qualities in credit assessment”, SEK 3.3 million, the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and the Tore Browaldh Foundation. Professor Sten Jönsson and Associ-ate Professor Gunnar Wahlström, Gothenburg Research Institute.

“CAI; Customer and Agent-Initiated Transport Chains”, SEK 3.065 million, Swedish Road Adminis-tration (SEK 1.533 million) and Banverket (SEK 1.532 million). Professor Arne Jensen, Department of Business Administration.

“Service-oriented business models for Enterprise Systems”, SEK 2.8 million, Vinnova. Urban Ask, PhD, Department of Business Administration.

“Hopp-Jerka, Stann-Anders and Marginal-Malin”, SEK 2.75 million, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. Professor Christer Lundh, Department of Economic History.

“Legal change and social movements”, SEK 2.64 mil-lion, Swedish Research Council. Associate Professor Håkan Gustafsson, Department of Law.

Grants to the Centre for Tourism, SEK 2.6 million, LFV (SEK 700,000), West Swedish Tourist Board (SEK 700,000), Swedish Hotel & Restaurant Association (SHR) (SEK 500,000), Gothenburg & Co (SEK 300,000), the Swedish Exhibition Centre (SEK 200,000) and Liseberg (SEK 200,000)

“Climate policy and fairness”, SEK 2.435 million, FORMAS. Professor Fredrik Carlsson, Department of Economics.

Grant to the Centre for Consumer Science, SEK 2.4 million, Region Västra Götaland.

“Business dynamics, competition and productivity in the Swedish economy”, SEK 2.34 million, Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation. Professor Lennart Hjalmarsson, Department of Economics.

“How large was the public sector during the 18th century?”, SEK 2.25 million, Swedish Research Council. Martti Rantanen, PhD, Department of Economic History.

Grant to the Centre for Integrated Growth, SEK 2.2 million, Region Västra Götaland.

“Historic Labour Database (HILD)”, SEK 2.16 million, Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. Professor Christer Lund, Department of Economic History.

Grant to Lighthouse, SEK 2.04 million, Vinnova.

Professorship in maritime law and other transport law, SEK 2.013 million, Torsten Pettersson Foundation’s donation for Professorship in maritime law and other transport law. Department of Law.

“Industrial engineering a hundred years after F.W. Taylor”, SEK 1.8 million, Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. Gary Kokk, PhD, Gothenburg Research Institute.

“Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund, Corporate Law and Finance”, Sweden. SEK 1.8 million, Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund. Peter Rosén, PhD, Department of Business Administration.

“Deforestation and Property Regimes: The Insti-tutional Framework of Forest Extraction and its Consequences on Sustainability in Sweden 1810-1920”, SEK 1.737 million, Swedish Research Council. Staffan Granér, PhD, Department of Economic History.

“Sustainable Knowledge Platform for the European Maritime and Logistics Industry (SKEMA)”, SEK 1.711 million, European Commission. Professor Johan Woxenius, Department of Business Administration.

Grant for internationalisation, SEK 1.706 million, Foundation for Economic Research in West Sweden.

“The Trading City and the European Market 1619 -1860. Development Lines for Port City, Hinterland and Merchant Houses in Gothenburg and a Comparison with Stockholm in Preindustrial Times”, SEK 1.6 million, the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and the Tore Browaldh Foundation. Associate Professor Christina Dalhede, Department of Economic History.

“The European Court of Justice as a Political Actor and Arena: Analyzing Member State’s Observations under the Preliminary Ruling Procedure”, SEK 1.595 million, Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. Professor Per Cramér, Department of Law, and Daniel Naurin, Department of Political Science.

“Migration and long swings – Sweden in the Atlantic economy 1870-1913”, SEK 1.55 million, Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. Jan Bohlin, PhD, Department of Economics History.

Government grants SEK 197 million, 54%

Individual grants and sales SEK 137 million, 38%

Commissions SEK 22 million, 6%

Other sources SEK 6 million, 2%

Staff SEK 201 million, 54%

Shared university facilities and libraries, SEK 67 million, 19%

Premises SEK 40 million, 11%

Other operating costs SEK 36 million, 9%

Study funding SEK 19 million, 6%

Depreciation and interest SEK 3 million, 1%

STRUCTURE OF INCOME 2006 2007 2008 SEK MILLION

Government grants 175 (55 %) 188 (53%) 197 (54%)Donations, commissions and sales 134 (42 %) 149 (42%) 159 (44%) other income 10 (3 %) 18 (5%) 6 (2%)

Total 319 355 362

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EmpLOYEES

during the year, Associate Professor Christian Ax from the Department of Business Administration was a member of the Institute for Business Administration's (FEI) jury for handing out the award of Business Administration Book of the Year.

Professor Barbara Czarniawska, Gothenburg Research Institute, presented her paper “Organizations as obstacle to organizing” at the Nobel Symposium “Foundations of Orga-nization”.

Anders Ekbom, researcher at the Department of Economics, was appointed project mana-ger and Board member within the Sida-funded Forest and Climate Initiative.

Professor Karin M. Ekström, Centre for Consumer Science, was appointed a new mem-ber of The Peer Review College of the Danish Council for Strategic Research.

Professor Lennart Flood, Department of Economics, was elected as a new member of the Social Council.

Martin Fritz, Professor Emeritus of Economic History, was awarded the City of Gothenburg’s badge of merit.

Ella Greising, Office supervisor at Property Services, was named Best Administrator 2008 by the School’s Student Association.

Professor Lennart Hjalmarsson, Department of Economics, was appointed member of an international panel of experts that will assess Danish centres of excellence. He was also appointed special investigator on the Investigation into cost-effective controls for waste that is incinerated, as well as a member of the scientific committee that will evaluate a de-partment at the University of Southern Denmark. He was also appointed a member of the medal committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Associate Professor ulla Johansson, Business & Design Lab, received an honorary men-tion for best marketing book, awarded by the Swedish Marketing Federation.

Karin Jonson, Project administrator at the Department of Economics, was the Environme-ntal profile of the month for April at the University of Gothenburg for her work regarding the environmental conference EAERE.

Professor Sten Jönsson, Gothenburg Research Institute, was appointed Chair of the newly established subject association Business Administration in Sweden. During the year he was the associate editor for the journal “Qualitative Research in Organization and Management”, and also accepted the position of “honorary associate editor” for the journal “Master of Business Administration”. He was also elected to the “Pool of reviewers” for the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Johan Magnusson, Director of the Centre for Business Solutions, was appointed member of the Microsoft Academic Advisory Council, EMEA.

ulf Olsson, Professor Emeritus of Economic History, was awarded the Letterstedtska author’s prize in 2008 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his book “Finansfur-sten K.A. Wallenberg 1853–1938”.

Leturer Mats Persson, Department of Law, was appointed Teacher of the Year by the School’s Student Association.

Björn Remneland, researcher at the Department of Business Administration, received the award for the best paper, Entrepreneurship Captured Through Dramatism, at a conference regarding innovative methods at Lund University.

Associate Professor Airi Rovio-Johansson, Gothenburg Research Institute, was ap-pointed Council Member of The World Association of Lesson Studies at The Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Anders Sandoff, researcher at the Department of Business Administration, was appointed as an expert on the District Heating Committee.

Associate Professor Sven Siverbo, Department of Business Administration, was awarded the June Pallot Prize for the best conference paper at the 5th International Conference on Accounting, Auditing and Management in Public Sector Reforms.

Distinctions and commissions of trustAssociate Professor Marie Stenseke, Department of Human and Economic Geography, was appointed member of the steering group for the Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sci-ences at the University of Gothenburg.

Professor Thomas Sterner, Department of Economics, was awarded the Myrdal Prize 2008 and appointed President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. He also became Associate Editor of Environmental Economics and Policy Stu-dies and a member of the editorial council for Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences.

Professor Dennis Töllborg, Gothenburg Research Institute, was elected new Deputy Chair of HRDI, the Human Rights Development Initiative.

Professor Rolf Wolff, Dean of the School of Business, Economics and Law, was appointed new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was also appointed member of the EQUIS Committee for the next three years.

Professor Johan Woxenius, Department of Business Administration, participated in the Swedish Maritime Administration’s expert group for increased recruitment to the shipping sector.

Wallander scholarships were awarded to four young, recent postdoctoral fellows, funding their research for three years. The researchers are Alexander Herbertsson, Department of Economics, Rickard Bergqvist, Department of Business Administration, Wajda Irfaeya, Department of Business Administration and Elina Lampi, Department of Economics.

The Broman Foundation for research and enterprise allocated three scholarships to the School for postdoctoral fellows studying enterprise and entrepreneurship. The scholarship recipients are Anders Isaksson for his project “Knowledge of the financial function in entrepreneurial firms” (second year), Mattias Johansson for his project “Entrepreneurship, innovation management, technology transfer, network studies – Board members’ networks in technology-based companies” and Kristoffer Schollin for his project “Virtual business - development and entrepreneurship”.

The Alderbertska Forskningsstiftelsen foundation allocated post doc scholarships to the School to support research regarding sustainable development in an overall perspective. The recipients were: David Langlet, Department of Law, Elina Lampi, Department of Economics, Kristina Lindström, Department of Human and Economic Geography, and Elisabeth Karlsson, Department of Business Administration.

The Osher PhD Student Fellowship was awarded to Andreas Moberg, Department of Law, and Pelle Ahlerup, Department of Economics.

STUDEnTS

Law student Stefka Bokmark won the Association of Insurance Law's essay competition with the essay “Burden of proof and evidence requirements in the light of traffic insurance case NJA 2006 p. 721”.

The Association of Insurance Law in Gothenburg awarded grants to three essay writers: Anna Bond-Taylor Boman, “Children, liability insurance and recourse – a study of children’s liability for damages from a compensation law perspective”, Rickard Johansson, “Environmental damage and liability insurance – a study of ecological damage, its valuation and the repercussions of the Directive of Environmental Responsibility” and Augusta Speiser, “Telephone selling of insurance”.

The team comprising law students Erik Björling, Louise Gustafsson and Henrik Nandra progressed to one of the finals of the international student competition, the European Law Moot Court Competition. Erik Björling also made it to the final of the individual competition.

The Board of the Centre for Employee Culture awarded Lovisa Broström a grant for her paper “The expansion of social transfers 1919-1938”.

This year’s Vinge Scholarship for best business law paper in Gothenburg went to Viktor Dahlberg for his essay “Overcoming the Business Judgment Rule – An Analysis of the Business Judgment Rule and its Raison d’être”.

“International logistics centres”, SEK 1.5 million, Logistics and Transportation Foundation LTS. Professor Arne Jensen, Department of Business Administration.

“Promoting environmentally friendly behaviour through feedback: Energy saving in households”, SEK 1.5 million, Swedish Research Council. Cecilia Jakobsson, PhD, Centre for Consumer Science and the Department of Psychology.

“Revision of the uppsala model”, SEK 1.5 million, Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg Foundations. Professor Jan Erik Vahlne, Department of Business Administration.

“Swedish agricultural production 1800-1910”, SEK 1.413 million, Swedish Research Council. Professor Carl-Johan Gadd, Department of Economic History.

“Institutional reform – Rwanda”, SEK 1.3 million, Sida-SAREC. Professor Arne Bigsten, Department of Economics.

“Design as knowledge work”, SEK 1.3 million, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research. Anna Rylander, PhD, Business & Design Lab, Gothenburg Research Institute.

“Model and decision support system for evaluation of intermodal terminal networks – MINT”, SEK 1.282 million, Swedish Road Administration and Banverket. Jonas Flodén, PhD, Department of Business Administration.

“Customer and Agent-Initiated Transport Chain”, SEK 1.23 million, Logistics and Transportation Founda-tion LTS. Professor Arne Jensen, Department of Business Administration.

Grant for researcher exchange with Scancor, SEK 1.2 million, Jan Wallander & Tom Hedelius Foundation.

“Rural Income Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Africa”, SEK 1.2 million, SAREC. Professor Arne Bigsten, Sven Tengstam, PhD, and doctoral student Måns Nerman, Department of Economics.

Grant to CERGu (Centre for European Research), SEK 1.026 million, Foundation for Economic Research in West Sweden. Professor Per Cramér, Department of Law.

“From operational to strategic leadership”, SEK 1.012 million, City of Gothenburg. Christian Jensen, PhD, Department of Business Administration.

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Guest researchers at the School of Business, Economics and LawThanks to the School’s large network of contacts, the School’s researchers and students have the potential to collaborate with and be taught by prominent researchers. There is not room to present all those who have visited the School during 2008. We have therefore selected those who have been recurring guests or who have spent a week or more at the School.

DEpARTmEnT OF BUSinESS ADminiSTRATiOn

Professor Trond Bjørnenak, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administra-tion, Bergen, Norway Professor Donald Getz, the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, and the School of Tourism, University of Queensland, Australia (Erik Malmsten Visiting Professorship)Assistant Professor Deborah R. Litvin, Francis E. Girard School of Business and Inter-national Commerce, Merrimack College, North Andover, USAProfessor Hanne Nörreklit, Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, DenmarkProfessor Michael Roe, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

DEpARTmEnT OF HUmAn AnD ECOnOmiC gEOgRApHY

Jan Amcoff, PhD, Institute for Future Studies, StockholmProfessor Gunnel Forsberg, Department of Human Geography, Stockholm UniversityPer-Olof Hansson, PhD, Department of Education, University of GothenburgPhD student Aramanzan Madanda, Department of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, UgandaAssociate Professor Diana Mulinari, Centre for Gender Studies, Lund UniversityAcademic Director Ross Nelson, Faculty of Arts, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, CanadaAssociate Professor Madelene Ostwald, Earth Sciences Centre, University of GothenburgProfessor Andy C. Pratt, Department of Geography and Environment and LSE Urban Research Centre, London School of Economics, United KingdomBjörn Segrell, PhD, Linköping UniversityAssociate Professor Gunhild Setten, Department of Geography, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwaySenior researcher Rodolfo Severino, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore

DEpARTmEnT OF ECOnOmiCS

Professor Rolf Aaberge, Statistical Norway, Oslo, NorwayHala Abou-Ali, PhD, University of Cairo, EgyptAssistant Professor Wisdom Akpalu, State University of New York at Farmingdale, USAFrancisco Alpizar, PhD, CATIE, Costa RicaPhD student Claudia Aravena, University of Dublin, IrelandCatia Batista, PhD, University of Oxford, United KingdomAssociate Professor Göran Bostedt, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå

28 Books

89 Book contributions

16 Anthology contributions

158 Articles, peer-reviewed

75 Articles, other

14 Reviews

125 Conference contributions

129 Reports

12 Licentiate theses

33 Doctoral theses

Overview of a number of publications of various types. A complete list of publications can be downloaded from www.handels.gu.se/fakta or ordered by telephone on +46 31 786 49 48.

Professor Gardner Brown, University of Washington, USA

Professor Martin Dufwenberg, University of Arizona, USA

Peichen Gong, PhD, SLU, Umeå

Mads Greaker, PhD, Statistics Norway, Oslo, Norway

Professor Martha S. Hill, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann

Arbor, Michigan, USA (Erik Malmsten Visiting Professorship)

Xuemei Jiang, PhD, Peking University, China

Menale Kassie, PhD, Ethiopian Development Research Institute, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

Professor Sven Knoth, Advanced Mask Technology Centre, Dresden, Germany (Erik

Malmsten Visiting Professorship)

Professor Tony Leiman, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Minhaj Mahmud, PhD, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland

PhD student Haileselassie Medhin, Ethiopian Development Research Institute, Ethiopia

James McGregor, PhD, IIED, London, United Kingdom

Katrin Millock, PhD, Paris School of Economics, University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne,

France

Yohei Mitani, PhD, University of Colorado, USA

Adrian Müller, PhD, CCRS-University of Zurich, Switzerland

Celine Nauges, PhD, Toulouse School of Economics, France

Marco Nicolosi, PhD, University of Perugia, Italy

Professor Peter Parks, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Professor Ragnar Tveterås, University of Stavanger, Norway

Catherine Schaumans, PhD, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

Ruben Tansini, PhD, Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay

Elias Tsakas, PhD, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

Pedro Vicente, PhD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Professor Dale Whittington, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Professor Jintao Xu, Peking University, China

gOTHEnBURg RESEARCH inSTiTUTE

Associate Professor Henrikke Bauman, Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers

University of Technology

Professor Mary Jo Hatch, Virginia University, USA

Professor Yehouda Shenhav, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Professor Jill Woodilla, Welch School of Management, Sacred Heart University, New

Jersey, USA

Professor Patricia Yancey Martin, Chair & Daisy Parker Flory Professor of Sociology,

Florida State University, USA

The School came in second place in the Swedish Championships in Business Admini-stration and Economics. The team comprised Karl-Erik Dexner, Josef Kuhlin and Aron Modig.

The paper “Closing the Gap” by Liv Eriksson and Cheri Pik Yee Ho was named the winner in an essay competition regarding climate solutions, arranged by the WWF’s student initiative Global Focus.

Marcus Ewerstrand and Jakob Mattsson won second prize when the Stora Property Prize was awarded for the first time. They received the award for their undergraduate paper “In a world of macro-economic uncertainty”.

Malin Gevert and Sofia Jacobsson were awarded Ernst & Young’s prize for the best paper on financial management in 2008 for their essay “Governed individuals’ view of wage systems in the public sector”.

Karl Haldorson and Björn Kranerfors were awarded the Albert ter Vehn prize for the best paper on external accounting and business analysis in 2008 for their paper “Profitability from a gender perspective – is equality more profitable?”.

Lily König was named the International Law Student of the year by Mannheimer Swartling.

Emelie Lerge, Martin Karlsson, Luisa Malmquist, Carolin Sjöholm, ulrica Starck, Karolina Söderberg and Carolyn Westeröd were awarded Best friend scholarships by the Student Association.

Law student Erik Sandin won second prize in the Swedish Competition Authority’s essay competition for his paper: “The importance of economic arguments and analysis in Swedish competition law”.

Irja Sandin was named Economist of the Year by Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Yifan Zhang won first prize in Japan’s Asahi Shimbun English Essay Contest.

Ten students from the Department of Human and Economic Geography and from the Bachelor Programme in Environmental Science gained an honorary mention in the inter-national student competition “Cities beyond oil” with their case study “Angered 2050”.

Publications 2008 Personnel 2008

distinctions and commissions of trust, students, cntd.

Total Women Men

Professors 40 7 33

Associate professors 40 15 25

Postdoctoral teachers/fellows 118 38 80

Other teachers 41 13 28

Doctoral students 58 29 29

Administrators 119 94 25

Total 416 196 220

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Guest lecturers from businessRoland Adrell, Lawyer, Gärde WesslauEva-Lena Albihn, Deputy MD, BRGKirby Alguire, R&D Controller, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationBo Andersson, MD, Stockholm Chartering ABFredrik Andersson, Lawyer, Mannheimer SwartlingKenneth Andersson, Business Consultant, SEB Lennart Andersson, Business Consultant, SEBLinda Andersson, Employer Branding Specialist, Human Resources, Volvo Car CorporationRoger Andersson, Legal Representative, Unionenulf Andersson, EHS Manager, AB SKF Daniel Andoff, Finance Manager, SCA Packaging Sweden AB Torbjörn Andréasson, Consultant, TA AffärsutvecklingPer Ansgar, CFO Manufacturing, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationSteven Armstrong, Chief Operating Officer, Volvo Car CorporationNina Axelsson, National Trainee Co-ordinator, AB VolvoTim Baughman, Director Finance, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationMaria Ben Sahlem, Business Manager, DrivhusetBjörn Bengtsson, Director Accounting, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationElin Bengtsson, Sales Development, AB Volvo Niklas Benjaminsson, Senior Analyst, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Maria Benktzon, Professor, Ergonomidesign GroupStaffan Berg, Industrial Division, Manufacturing & Supply, SKF Group HeadquartersMärta Bergfors, Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Region GothenburgEva Bergh, Lawyer, Jon MannheimerLina Berglund, General Manager, Maersk LogisticsAdam Bergman, EUCD Finance Analyst, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationThomas Binder, PhD, the Danish Design SchoolLars Björck, Senior Associate, Transaction services, KPMGKatarina Björkgren, social studies graduate, Frölunda Women’s HelplineStefan Björkegren, Lawyer, Glimstedtsulrika Björkroth, Solicitor, Stadskansliet, GothenburgPeter Björnram, MD, Amplico kapitalBo Blomqvist, HR, Volvo Labour RelationsChristian Boethius, Business Consultant, SEBHåkan Bohlin, Investment Manager, Sixth Swedish National Pension FundHåkan Brandberg, MD, Novum Diseño NórdicoErik Brandt, Buyer, Purchasing, Volvo Car CorporationJan Breikss, Lawyer, Advokatfirman Grönvall Gisela Breiter, Finance Manager, Manufacturing, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationTorbjörn Browall, MD, Persula ABMatthias Buchholz Hurtado, Controller, SKF Mårten Byström, MD, WizmobiLinda Carlsson, Public Prosecutor, Public Prosecutor's OfficePia Carlsson, HR Business Partner, Purchasing, Human Resources, Volvo Car Corporation Göran Celander, Consultant, TNF GallupJiem Cranney, CFO Market Sales and Service, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationJerry Creson, former Senior Director, Autodesk ABFabian Dahl, Business Area Manager, Sixth Swedish National Pension FundEmelie Dahlberg, Project Co-ordinator, Sida Helpdesk for Environmental EconomicsMånstråle Dahlström, Young Consultant, Swedish Development Advisors Maria Dahlqvist, Lawyer, SetterwallsJonas Dermark, Senior Enforcement Officer, Swedish Enforcement AuthorityHenric Diefke, Lawyer, Mannheimer Swartling Adriana Dobrin, Project Manager, Volvo Bus CorporationAnders Dreijer, Deputy MD, BroströmOla Ekman, MD, Scandinavian Enviro SystemsTomas Ekström, Quantitative Analyst, Second Swedish National Pension Fund Dan Eliasson, Company Lawyer, Berg Propulsion Technology ABDennis Eliasson, Legal Representative, Commercial Employees’ UnionJan Eliasson, DiplomatHåkan Enquist, Project Manager, Saab Technologies

New professors and associate professorsnEw pROFESSORS

Karin M. Ekström, Business Administration (promoted)Peter Martinsson, Economics (promoted)Lena Mossberg, Business Administration (promoted)Östen Ohlsson, Business Administration (promoted)Johan Stennek, Economics (promoted)Johan Woxenius, Business Administration (new employee)

nEw ASSOCiATE pROFESSORSDaniela Andrén, Economics (new admission)Ola Zetterquist, European Law (new admission)Donald Storrie, Economics (new admission)Thomas Erhag, Public Law (new admission)Gunnar Wahlström, Business Administration (new admission)Jinghai Zheng, Economics (new admission)

Göran Erasmie, Senior Consultant, ScandInfo Marketing ResearchMattias Erlandsson, Economist, Unit for international and financial economics, National Institute of Economic ResearchBengt Eriksson, Category Marketing Director, SCA Tissue EuropeMia Eriksson, Associate Lawyer, RosengrenPernilla Eriksson, Personnel Officer, HandelsbankenKristina Fahl, Deputy MD, StrategiQ Fondkommission ABMichele Fara, Associate Lawyer, VingeBert Ferm, MD, B Ferm ABMaria Fermér, Associate Director, Molecular Medicine, AstraZeneca R&DDavid Filipsson, Advisory Department Mergers & Acquisitions, Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopersJonas Flodén, Senior Enforcement Officer, Swedish Enforcement AuthorityAlexander Forsgren, Advisory Trainee, Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopersÅke Fransson, Lawyer, Advokatfirman NordiaJenny Fredriksson, Buyer, Purchasing, Volvo Car CorporationAnna Färnevik, Public Relations Manager, MQAnders Gerner, Lawyer, Allmänna advokatbyrånAnders Gidlund, Company manager, SYSteamKarl Glimnell, City Court Judge, Gothenburg City CourtEric de Graaf, Director Joint Venture, VCC Finance, Volvo Car Corporationulf Granander, MD, Atlantic Container Line Sweden ABHelena Granstedt, Health Economics Outcome Research Scientist, AstraZeneca R&D Christina Greiner, Manager of 2nd economic crime chamber, Swedish Economic Crime AuthorityJohan Grenner, Consultant, Ingemar Cleasson KonsultMaria Grävare Molin, HR Director, Corporate Staffs, Design & Purchasing, Human Resources, Volvo Car Corporation Staffan Grönberg, Lawyer, ConciliumMats Gröndahl, Legal Representative, ByggnadsLennart Gunnarsson, Business Consultant, SEBGerhard Guron, MD, Ongoing ABErling Gustafsson, MD, Sixth Swedish National Pension FundSofia Göransson, Lawyer, Lindahlulf Hagman, Plant Owner district heating, Gothenburg Energi ABLars Halldin, Lawyer, Advokatfirman HalldinMattias Hallendorff, LawyerKjell Hallman, Solicitor, SEBCarl-Otto Hanssen, Innovation Consultant, ALMIMagnus Hedenberg, Lawyer, Bring & Bergkvisturban Hedström, MD, Headstream ABSusanne Heirås, Solicitor, Intrum JustitiaDavid Hellsing, Customs Officer, Swedish CustomsLawrence Henesey, PhD, TTS Port Equipment ABStefan Henningsson, Programme Director Climate Change, World Wide Fund for NatureJessica Hermansson, Senior Associate, Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers Tord Hermansson, MD, Market Intelligence BSC, Overseas Market Knowledge & New Car Launch Effectiveness, Volvo Car CorporationThomas Herrmann, Consultant, Open Space ConsultingAnnika Hessler, Project Manager, KPMGPeo Hillman, MD, Tomorrow People ABFatima Hollander, Legal Representative, AlmegaJens Holmer, Brand Consultant FMLY, SurfakademinIsabel Holmqvist, PR & Marketing Manager, Barabamba ABKerstin Horgby, Interrogation Leader, Swedish Police AuthorityTherese Hulthen, Project Manager, Schyst ResandeBertil Hultman, Chair, Botanical GardensSven-Inge Hägnemo, MD, Simbiz ABPer Högberg, Chair, SAPSAulrika Jacobsson, Recruitment Consultant, AB Volvo ulf Jakobsson, Th!nk AboutMagnus Janson, General Manager, Maersk Logistics

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Tobias Jansson, Art Director, Camino MagazineMartin Johansson, Lawyer, Advokatfirman VingeSamuel Johansson, Analyst, Stena AdactumSara Johansson, Graduate Program Coordinator, AB VolvoAndreas Joviken, HR Manager, Volvo Car CorporationMonika Jukic, Consumer Advisor, Konsument GothenburgHenrik Karlsson, Solicitor, DeloitteAnders Kindlund, HR Director, Elof Hansson ABChristian Klausson, Group Owner, SC GruppenPatrik Klintbom, Coordinator Alternative Fuels and Urea, Volvo Technology CorporationSofia Kolmodin, Solicitor, Familjens juristJohan Kåverud, Consultant, Advisory Services, Ernst & YoungTorsten Lagberg, Lawyer, Lagbergs advokatbyråHanna Leffler, Finance Analyst, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationMartin Lidén, Sr Purchasing Manager, Purchasing, Volvo Car CorporationKent Lidbom, MD, Lidbom International ABJan Liljeqvist, MD, PNGB Global ABJakob Lindahl, Controller, Stadsrevisionen GothenburgClaes Lindroth, Sr Purchasing Manager, Purchasing, Volvo Car CorporationPeter Lithell, Consultancy Manager, LogistikentreprenaderJenny Liøkel, County Lawyer, County Administrative Board’s legal unitAnna Ljungholm, Strategic Marketing Manager, Sona BLW Präzisionsschmiede GmbHJohanna Lundqvist, Lawyer HR, Stadskansliet, GothenburgMarie Ljunqvist, HR, SCAChristian Lulek, MD, MarknadsskaparenPer G. Lundh, former Commercial Director, SAAB Ericsson SpaceBo P. Löfgren, MD, EvolutiveLinus Malmberg, MD, Cordial Business AdvisorsChristina Malmqvist, Project Manager, PWCulf Mannervik, MD, NormanPartnersBerit Mattsson, Environmental Strategist for Food, Environmental Development Secretariat, Region Västra GötalandKristoffer Mattsson, Trade Finance, Svenska Handelsbanken Anita Mellgren, MD, Mellgren Consulting ABBobi Mitrovic, Lawyer, Setterwalls AdvokatbyråRobert Mjösén, Lawyer, Advokatfirman CredoJennifer Moore Peterson, Court Judge, Gothenburg Administrative Court of AppealAnders Munck, Lawyer, Gothenburgs advokatbyråCatarina Munck, responsible for sustainable communication, Volvo Car CorporationHenrik Munthe, Investment Manager, Stena AdactumSara Myredal, Public Prosecutor, Public Prosecutor's OfficeLena Månsson, MD, TussilagoEwa Mårdberg, Court Judge, Gothenburg Administrative Court of AppealJessica Nauckoff, MD, Fröken KorrektLotta Nibell-Keating, Business Development Officer, West Swedish Tourist BoardAnders Nilsson, Director, Danske BankAlexander Nilsson, Advisor, RiksbankenClaes Nilsson, Logistics Developer, Volvo LogisticsKristina Nilsson, Associate Lawyer, DelphiPer-Arne Nilsson, Inspector, Swedish PoliceMia Nordblom, Project Manager, PWCTobias Nordström, Planner, Forsman & BodenforsHelena Normark, Recruitment Specialist, Human Resources, Volvo Car Corporation Claes Nyberg, Lawyer, Mannheimer SwartlingYohanna Nyberg, Associate Lawyer, VingeOla Nyström, Personnel Manager, SibaAnders Ohlsson, PhD, Associate Director TNS-GallupLars Olausson, Logistics Developer, Lantmännen Doggy Anders Olofsson, Assistant Judge, Varberg District CourtAnn-Sofie Olsson, Partner, Tango Mentor ABJan Olsson, MD and Head of Global Banking Nordic Region, Deutsche BankLinda Olsson, Financial Reporting Accountant, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationMats Olsson, CIO, ElandersMikael Olsson, Business Consultant, SEBMåns Olsson, Chief Business Development Officer, DiaverumStefan Olsson, City Court Judge, Gothenburg City CourtMats Olzon, MD, Åkes Äkta HönökakaKarin Omsén, Revenue Manager, Gothenburg International Film FestivalHans Oscarsson, Operations Controller and Deputy CFO, VCC Finance, Volvo Car CorporationBo Oskarsson, Marketing Manager, SYSteamPaulina Persdotter, Student Co-ordinator, AB VolvoEmilie Persson, Instructor, Rättvis handelNeringa L. Persson, Human Resources, LavasoftTommy Persson, City Court Judge, Gothenburg City CourtWalter Peterson, Businessman, Dynasty Pacific ABThomas Pettersson, MD, Elof Hansson ABEva-Lotta Ramberg, Legal Advisor, Hotel & Restaurant Workers UnionNiklas Ramstedt, Manager, Transaction services, KPMGViveca Reimers, Environmental Strategist, purchasing and procurement, Environmental Development Secretariat, Region Västra Götaland

Bo Rex, Senior Advisor, Cordial Business AdvisorsMalin Ripa, Business Manager, AB VolvoPer Rodjer, Deputy MD, Market Intelligence BSC, Volvo Car CorporationKristin Roempke, Chief Legal Officer, SchenkerOskar Roman, IT Project Manager, SEBJohan Roos, Environmental Manager, Stena Rederi ABAnna-Sara Rosengren, Employee, ADA Women’s HelplineStuart Rowley, CFO, Volvo Car CorporationIda Ryentorp, Capital Consultant, SEBJohan Rönnblad, MD, ImcureDan Sahlén, Employee, Teknikföretagen västBjörn Sahlin, Lawyer, Advokatfirman WåhlinInga-Lill Samuelsson, Legal Representative, IF MetallMarie Sandberg, Production Manager’s Assistant, Forsman & Bodenfors ulrika Sandborg, Recruitment Consultant, AB VolvoJohan Sandström, MD, Hotelzon Sweden ABJohanna Scottenius, Management Consultant, Ekan Kristofer Selvin, Associate Lawyer, WistrandBjörn Seve, Planning Manager, Personnel, Stadskansliet, GothenburgThomas Skärnell, MD, Skärnell Management Konsult ABMarie Sjöberg, Associate Lawyer, Mannheimer SwartlingClaes Sjölin, Lawyer, Sjölin advokatbyråTommy Sjölund, Counsellor, Crisis Centre for MenMarie Sobilius, Public Prosecutor, Court of Appeal for West SwedenMartin Stener, MD, Pravda PartnershipEva Stenman From, Authorised Public Accountant, Ernst & YoungKent Stenstrand, MD, Ingemar Cleasson KonsultDavid Stiernholm, MD, Stiernholm KonsultingOssian Stjernstrand, Head of Development, Gothenburg & CoAndreas Stranne, Tax Consultant, Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers ABLisbeth Svengren, Research and Training Manager, SVIDJesper Svensson, Integration Developer, LänsstyrelsenMathilda Sundberg, Associate Lawyer, HamiltonSamira Toghanian, Health Economics Outcome Research Scientist, AstraZeneca R&D Maria Tornberg, MD, Tango Mentorulla-Lisa Thordén, MD, RepublicIngrid Thulin, MD, Ingrid Thulin ABAnne Thingvall, Marketing Manager, AscomAnna Tvingsell, Recruitment Officer, SEBDaniel ullsten, Associate Lawyer, Mannheimer SwartlingPatrik unell, Media Consultant, MediacomRicardo Valenzuela, Associate Lawyer, VingeKristina Veress Hagmar, Public Prosecutor, Court of Appeal for West SwedenGino Vettese, Partner, Censor ABKerstin Vogel, Lawyer, ÅbergsBernt Wahlsten, Social studies graduate, Familjerättsbyrån Gothenburgulf Wahlström, Business Development Director, TriggerPer Wahlqvist, Company Lawyer, Volvo ABPer Wassén, Investment Director, Volvo Technology TransferPeter Westdahl, Lawyer, WestdahlJohan Wester, Investment Director, Stena AdactumAndrea Wetterberg, Manager Services, Jeeves Bengt Wiberg, MD, StyrelseinstitutetCarin Wiberg, Lawyer, MAQSAnna Wiberger, Purchase Controller, Lindex Jonas Wimmerstedt, Associate Lawyer, Advokatfirman Roger ErikssonKarin Winroth Ganters, Lawyer, Advokatfirman GlimstedtKarin Wistrand, Chancellor of JusticeHenrik Wållgren, Notary, Mölndal District CourtPär Zelano, Court Judge, Gothenburg City CourtJoël de Zorzi, French AmbassadorBarbro Ödesjö, Special Consultant, BorgestadklinikkenInger Öfverström, Administrative Director, County CourtViktor Österberg, Lawyer, Advokatfirman Nordia

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