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Anders Sjöman

Tip! Pod about the state’s own hamburger chain

With the slogan "A hamburger for all times", the state-run hamburger chain Clock was supposed to topple McDonalds at the end of the 1970s. The business podcast "Kapitalet" interviewed our editor Bodil Hasselgren about this exciting chapter in Swedish fa...
14 May. 2019
Anders Sjöman

Coming: A biography about the Nobel family’s life – in Russia

Alfred Nobel is the family's best known member - but his brothers Ludvig and Robert built an oil empire in Russia with their company Branobel. And the family's business endeavors in Russia began already in 1838 when father Immanuel traveled there for th...
2 May. 2019
Anders Sjöman

New in our book shop: “Gustaf Dalén: A Biography” as softback

"Gustaf Dalén", Anders Johnson's biography of the inventor, AGA founder and Nobel Laureate is now available as softback. The book from Business History Publishing is a richly illustrated and modernly designed story about one of the most exciting people...
29 Apr. 2019
Anders Sjöman

German business archivists hold annual meeting in Stockholm

What do Sweden and Germany have in common? Lots of course – and not the least business history. On 6 and 7 May, the Centre for Business Hisotry host the annual conference for German corporate archivists and business historians – in Stockholm.
16 Apr. 2019
Anders Sjöman

“Made in Sweden”- New book about Swedish successes

What does Abba, the book case Billy and the zig-zag rule have in common? They all have their roots in Sweden and have taken the world by storm. In "Made in Sweden", a new book from Business History Publishing, we meet them and many other global hits, th...
26 Mar. 2019
Alexander Husebye

Tomas Söderberg 1936-2019

Tomas Söderberg, chairman of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation and friend of our Centre, has passed away.
21 Mar. 2019
Bengt Jangfeldt

Does a “shameful” disease explain the enigma Alfred Nobel?

Through-out his life Alfred Nobel cultivated an image of himself as a life-weary melancholic, plagued by a longed-for but never-experienced love and bereft of normal human fellowship. Was it in reality a stigmatizing disease that drove him to this?  Aut...
2 Mar. 2019

How ICA made strategic use of its 100-year anniversary

In 2017, Swedish food retailer ICA turned 100 years. In a special anniversary magazine, ICA now summarizes how it worked - and the strategic benefits of a well-executed anniversary campaign.
15 Feb. 2019

We created the content for Electrolux’ historical website

In August 2019, it will be 100 years since Electrolux was founded by the mythical Axel Wenner-Gren. For the company's centennial, we have helped the company publish a book, build a historical exhibition - and now also contributed material to a historica...
29 Jan. 2019

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