At a meeting in April 2017, the Lars Erik Lundberg Foundation for Research and Education approved research grants totaling SEK 4 663 144 for the following projects:
Doctor of Technology Camilla Niss, University of Gävle, Department of Technology and Built Environment, for the project “Leverantör 4.0. Innovativa Leverantörer I den fjärde industriella revolutionen”. A total of amount of SEK 2 957 580 was granted, distributed during two and a half year.
Doctor of Economics Claudio Fasso, University of Lund, CIRCLE, for the project “Leaving the Multinational: what is the impact of the mobility of human capital from multinational enterprises to entrepreneurship and small and medium business in Sweden?”. A total amount of SEK 1 705 564 was granted, distributed during two year.
Continued funding for 2017, for previously approved projects:
PhD Åse Linné, Uppsala University, Division of Industrial Engineering and Management, for the project “The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Swedish construction sector”. Approved amount: SEK 426 000.
PhD Gundula Lücke, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, for the project “Oppportunity recognition in Swedish multinational corporations”. Approved amount: SEK 694 000.
Doctor of Technology Thomas Lennerfors, Uppsala University, Division of Industrial Engineering and Management, for the project “Maritim innovation för den svenska skogsindustrin”. Approved amount: SEK 553 500.
Associate Professor Niklas Arvidsson, Royal Institute of Technology, Industrial Economics and Management, Stockholm, for the project: “Industrialization of Local Manual Service”. Approved amount: SEK 720 000.
Doctor of Economics, Sophie Nachemson-Ekwall, Stockholm School of Economics, SIR, for the project: “Institutional investors as long-term owners”. Approved amount: SEK 720 000.
PhD Marcus Lindahl, Uppsala University, Division of Industrial Engineering and Management, for the project: ”Sneaking in Innovation to Conservative Customers”. Approved amount: SEK 160 000.