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This research analysed the 2023 version of Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific, focusing on the framing and implementation of its second pillar incorporating non traditional security issues, and examined what this addition to the framework reveals about Japan’s role and status in the Indo-Pacific region at a time of great-power competition and multipolarity. This study was conducted using a case-st
This study explores how cultural identity and belonging are experienced and negotiated among Turkish-Swedes across generations. Drawing on qualitative interviews with first and second generation participants, the study examines how identity is shaped through everyday practices, family relations, use of language as well as experiences of inclusion and exclusion within Swedish society. Thematic anal
This study explores how small innovative healthtech firms become embedded within the Swedish public healthcare system. While healthcare systems increasingly seek digital innovations to address rising demands and resource constraints, a gap remains in Sweden between digital innovation capabilities and their implementation in healthcare. The study adopts an exploratory, abductive research approach
This study explores the initial motivations of founders to hire the first employees in their firms, how those early hires begin to perform a relevant role, and how they shape founders’ motivations toward subsequent hiring decisions. Focusing on five startups in Sweden and incorporating the perspectives of both founders and joiners, this study is relevant as entrepreneurial firms play a significant
Networks are central to entrepreneurial activity, particularly in the fashion industry, where access to suppliers, buyers, resources, and legitimacy is highly relationship-dependent. While existing research has extensively examined how entrepreneurs develop and mobilize networks within established relational contexts, less is known about how such contexts are initially accessed by founders without
Entrepreneurship is not entered through a single route. Two pathways stand out: new venture creation (NVC), founding a business from scratch, and entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), buying and leading an existing firm. Existing research explains the choice between the two largely through differences in accumulated resources, leaving a gap at the early-career stage, where evaluative reasoni
Early-stage ventures are structurally exposed. Without established legitimacy or track records, entrepreneurs depend heavily on Entrepreneurial Support Organisations (ESOs) for resources, networks, and the kind of validation that makes continued building feel possible. Yet how that support is actually experienced, and what happens when it falls short, remains poorly understood. This study examines
Nascent entrepreneurship represents one of the most psychologically demanding stages of the venture creation process. Operating without stable organizational structures, reliable performance feedback, or consistent revenue streams, nascent entrepreneurs are particularly vulnerable to psychological pressures that may determine whether they persist or withdraw. Among these pressures, fear of failure
Female researchers remain visibly under-represented among deep-tech founders in Germany. Although women are present in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and early academic research, the founder gap is larger than the pipeline alone would predict, signalling leakage at later, commercialisation-oriented stages of the academic career. This study examines how female re
This study examines how trust is established and evolves in early-stage creative entrepreneurial teams. Using a qualitative cross-case analysis grounded in Richard Florida’s Creative Class Theory, this research explores the emergence and development of trust across three distinct team configurations: Super-Creative, Creative-Professional, and Bohemian teams. Data was collected through a qualitat
Political polarisation is reshaping the institutional environment in which social ventures operate, yet research on social venture legitimacy still largely assumes stable, consensus-driven settings. This study explores how social ventures in Sweden reframe to maintain or reconstruct legitimacy when that consensus breaks down. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with founders and senior l
This study examines how second-generation entrepreneurs in Chinese family firms negotiate strategic autonomy through identity work. Existing research has discussed second-generation entrepreneurship, strategic autonomy, and identity construction in family firms, but it offers limited understanding of how second-generation entrepreneurs develop decision-making space while remaining embedded in fami
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rely on innovation to remain competitive, yet their innovation processes often unfold under limited financial resources. While previous research shows that financial constraints reduce innovation activity, less is known about how such constraints shape the internal progression of innovation processes. This study examines how financial constraints influence
This study examines the relationship between four dimensions of psychological capital (PsyCap) and nascent entrepreneurial activity among Ukrainian refugees residing in European host countries. Specifically, it analyzes how internally and externally sourced fear of failure moderates this relationship, focusing on the psychological and emotional barriers that may limit refugees’ entrepreneurial
Background: Heavy‑duty road freight accounts for a significant share of global carbon emissions, yet the industry remains structurally inefficient, characterized by low margins and fragmented fleets. While electrification is essential for achieving climate targets, the transition introduces additional operational complexities, raising important concerns regarding profitability and scalability. Pu
Title Improving food preparedness in Swedish municipalities from a supply chain perspective - a multiple case study Authors Ellen Persson & Vera Hansen Contribution This thesis has been a complete collaboration between the two authors. Each author has been involved in every part of the process and contributed equally. Supervisor Andreas Norrman – Division of Engineering Logistics, Facult
Background Climate change has become one of the leading drivers of global food insecurity, and its effects are felt most strongly in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa. As environmental degradation and climate-related stresses increasingly affect agricultural production, large buyers of food com- modities become exposed to growing environmental sourcing risks. The United Nations World Food Program
Flooding of coastal infrastructure due to rising sea levels and storm surges can be mitigated by coastal protection. The design of such infrastructure depends not only on the storm surge still-water level but also strongly on storm-wave characteristics. Therefore, numerical wave modelling is essential in the absence of wave observations. Fetch-limited seas with low moderate wave-energy climates ar
