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National Evaluation Results, Business Administration

[16 May 2012] The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education (HSV) has today released its evaluation of Business Administration, which includes six of the Master of Science (MSc) programmes at our Graduate School (English, 2 years): International Business and Trade, Innovation and Industrial Management, Accounting, Management, Logistics and Transport Management, and Intellectual Capital Management. The period of evaluation is 2009 to 2010.

The Work of Managers - new book with authors from the School

[11 May 2012] In a new book revealing the practice of able managers you find no less than seven contributors from the School of Business, Economics and Law, at the Department of Business Administration and Gothenburg Research Institute respectively.

Large Differences in Outcomes of Attempts to Eliminate Double Taxation

[11 May 2012] A new doctoral thesis from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg explores the issue of double taxation in connection with international transactions. The study sheds light on the vastly different results that the established methods to eliminate double taxation may yield in certain situations: that a transaction is still subject to double taxation or that no tax is paid at all.

Rakesh Rana, Graduate School, Global Swede 2012

[7 May 2012] Rakesh Rana, Graduate School, Global Swede 2012

Successful Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day

[4 May 2012] IIE hosted "Business Innovations Challenges for the Future" - a meeting between academia, business and decision makers to discuss the Innovation Challenges that society, corporation and universities face.

New study: Focusing on staff pays off

[25 Apr 2012] How can businesses create competitive advantages that are sustainable in the long term? A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg's School of Business, Economics and Law addresses this question by looking at a group of unusually prosperous manufacturing companies. Part of the answer is short and simple: Focus on the staff.

Sterner speaks at European Parliament about managing fishing overcapacity

[19 Apr 2012] Thomas Sterner, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Gothenburg, speaks at a public hearing on the subject ¿The feasibility of Transferable Fishing Concessions in the context of Common Fisheries Policy Reform¿ organized by The Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament on 24 April, at 15.30-18.30.

Eggert discusses sustainable fisheries in the EU

[19 Apr 2012] Håkan Eggert, Associated Professor in Environmental Economics, University of Gothenburg, is one of the panelists in a European Parliament panel discussion on Sustainable fisheries in the EU ¿ getting incentives right on April 25. Other panelists are other researchers, a Swedish Fishermen¿s Federation representative and Members of the European Parliament such as Isabella Lövin, author of the renowned book Silent Seas (Tyst hav).

Global competition for land threatens poor people's land rights

[11 Apr 2012] The first open seminar in a series organized by Land Rights Research Initiative (LARRI) discusses, with examples from Africa, how the growing demand for land for commercial investments threatens to deprive poor rural households of their access to land. It also discusses what scope there is and what measures are required to turn this development into a positive outcome at the local level.

Sweden's largest Facebook study: a survey of 1000 Swedish Facebook users

[30 Mar 2012] These are some of the results of Sweden's largest Facebook study

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