Distinguished Professor Programme of the Swedish Research Council
Short description
Professor Maureen McKelvey, employed at the School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, has been awarded a 10 year research programme, with inthe framework of the Distinguished Professor Programme of the Swedish Research Council.
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: Transforming society through knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship
This is a research programme on knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial eco-systems. In the programme researchers will study empirical phenomenon, primarily within Sweden, and within three industries:
- The transport industry, including e-mobility, autonomous systems and artificail intelligence
- Life science, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical technology
- Sports/Sports technology
The aim of the research programme is to update the theoretical and empirical understanding of how knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial ecosystems can be established and maintained in order to meet future societal challenges. Society is always changing, and is under numerous pressures of digitalization, globalization and regionalization.