News and Announcements
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MMTC Members Lead Team Sweden in Global Social Media Field Experiment
As social media continues to reshape the way people consume news, communicate, and engage with the world, questions around its broader societal impacts are becoming increasingly urgent. While many studies have focused on the effects of platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and X/Twitter, most research has been concentrated in Western contexts such as the US and UK. Now, MMTC researchers are playing a central role in a global initiative to explore how these effects differ across cultural and national boundaries.
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MMTC Researcher Awarded Scholarship for International Research Visit
MMTC is proud to announce that Daniel Alejandro de los Rios Pérez , an MMTC Doctoral Candidate, has been awarded one of the 2025 scholarships from the Jönköping County Chamber of Commerce . The scholarship will support Daniel’s upcoming research visits to Cuba , where he will further his work on entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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MMTC hosting the 10th annual Entrepreneurship as Practice Conference
This week, the Media, Management and Transformation Centre proudly hosts the 10th Entrepreneurship as Practice (EAP) Conference , bringing together leading international scholars to explore new frontiers in entrepreneurship research.
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MMTC Hosts Lunch Seminar on Sustainability with Jönköping County Representatives
On March 26, MMTC welcomed representatives from the Jönköping County Administrative Board for a lunch seminar focused on sustainability. The event aimed to deepen understanding of the county’s ongoing sustainability initiatives, exchange knowledge, and explore opportunities for future collaboration between academia and the public sector.
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MMTC Researchers Collaborate to Strengthen Democratic Governance in Ukraine
MMTC researchers at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) are taking active steps to support Ukraine’s democratization through a new international collaboration aimed at promoting good governance.
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Female Board Members Drive Growth in Male-Led Startups
A new study from Jönköping University (JU) and Erasmus University highlights the significant impact female board members have on male-led startups aiming for rapid growth. Their contributions to workforce development and recruitment are shown to be crucial for a company’s long-term success.
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Timur Uman and Co-Authors Win Best Paper Award for Research on Diversity in Multicultural Teams
MMTC member Timur Uman and co-authors Jacob Lauring, Christina L. Butler, Milena Paunova, and Lena Zander have been awarded the Best Paper Award 2024 by the European Journal of International Management for their groundbreaking research on diversity in multicultural teams.
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New Research Explores How Startups Frame Sustainability in Investor Pitches
A new study by MMTC affiliate Ulla A. Saari , MMTC Director Leona Achtenhagen , and co-authors Annabeth Aagaard and Saku J. Mäkinen , published in Business Strategy and the Environment , investigates how entrepreneurs present sustainability in their business pitches to investors.