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Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law

March 05, 2023

The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg (Swedish: Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet) is one of Sweden's leading business schools, located in Gothenburg.[1][2] It was founded in 1923 as an independent business college and is situated in the centre of the city. In 1961, it was integrated into the state-run university system, still as a separate college, but then was integrated into the University of Gothenburg in 1971.

Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law
Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet
TypeUniversity of Business UB and law school
Established1923 (1923)
Parent institution
University of Gothenburg
AffiliationUniversity of Gothenburg EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB
DeanPer Cramér
Students7000
Location
Gothenburg
,
Sweden

57°41′50″N 11°57′40″E / 57.69722°N 11.96111°E / 57.69722; 11.96111Coordinates: 57°41′50″N 11°57′40″E / 57.69722°N 11.96111°E / 57.69722; 11.96111
Websitewww.handels.gu.se

The school is the only one in Sweden to hold the Triple Accreditation, i.e. AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, certifying that all main activities are of the highest international standards.[3]

Facilities

 
Entrance
 
Reading hall

The school moved to its present premises in central Gothenburg in 1952, the present buildings being inaugurated in 1995, with further work and extensions conducted in 1996, 2003 and 2010. The main campus offers approximately 25,500 square metres of space, hosting lecture halls and office space for faculty members, as well as library facilities, a restaurant and the premises of the school's Student Association.

Programmes

Undergraduate level

  • Programme in Business and Economics
  • Bachelor Programme in Logistics Management
  • Bachelor Programme in Environmental Social Science
  • The Social Analysis Programme

Master level (taught in English)

  • Executive MBA
  • Master in Accounting and Financial Management
  • Master in Finance
  • Master in Innovation and Industrial Management
  • Master in International Business and Trade
  • Master in Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship
  • Master in Logistics and Transport Management
  • Master in Management
  • Master in Marketing and Consumption
  • Master in Economics
  • Master of Laws Programme (in Swedish)

PhD level

  • PhD in Business Administration
  • PhD in Economic Geography
  • PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Asset Management
  • PhD in Law
  • PhD in Economics
  • PhD in Economic History
  • PhD in Human Geography

The school was founded in 1923 as a private institution, serving a growing need for internationally oriented academic and professional education among the manufacturing companies, shipping firms and trading houses of Gothenburg. Gothenburg-based globally oriented companies, such as SKF, Volvo and the leading shipyards later became major employers of graduates from the school. After several decades of rapid growth in the Swedish economy and thus in the public system of higher education, the school became a public institution under Government auspices in 1960. After its amalgamation with the University of Gothenburg (the University) in 1971, it was recognised as an independent unit within the university in 1986. Since 1997, the school has had its own faculty board, reflecting a high degree of sovereignty within the university system. In 1992, the school expanded its activities by adding a Master of Laws programme to its educational options. Its present English name, ‘the School of Business, Economics and Law’, was adopted in 2004, so as to reflect its three main pillars of research and education.

Over the years, the development of the school has combined consistency and dynamism in a close relationship with the society surrounding it. The school's founders, in creating advanced higher education in Gothenburg, stressed the need for an academic base for the many local merchant firms engaged in overseas shipping and trade. Research conducted in close cooperation with the business community is essential to the school, and has been so since its foundation.

The international orientation of businesses headquartered or operating in the area contributes to the school's own international focus. Language courses were introduced at the school as far back as the early 1920s, and the emphasis on international business studies led to the creation of Sweden's oldest and largest Bachelor Programme in International Business and Economics, with French as one of the main subjects. Over the years, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese and English have been added as optional main languages to what is now known as the Programme in Business and Economics. The successive establishment of an extensive network of cooperation with foreign universities that today includes more than 150 agreements has furthermore strengthened the school's international orientation.

In 2006, the Swedish Government declared that the Bologna system was to be implemented for all higher education. Since 1997, the organisation of Master programmes in English has continued to develop into what today is formally known as the Graduate School, the unit for all education within the second cycle of the Bologna system today delivering nine two-year Master Programmes in Business and Economics.

The school grants degrees at all academic levels, and has comprehensive PhD programmes in all its disciplines. The Department of Business Administration – with a strong history of Management and Accounting research dating back to the 1920s – is one of the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries. Today, the school's student body exceeds 4,000 full-time students. The faculty includes 272 researchers and teachers of whom 109 are full professors or associate professors.

The organisation of the school

According to the organisational structure that was to be fully implemented by January 1, 2013, the school is organised into four departments:

  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Law
  • Economy and Society

The graduate school is an administrative entity outside the departments, with responsibility for the Executive MBA, Specialised Master Programmes, the Visiting Professor Programme and the school's GMAT Centre. The PhD programmes are the responsibility of the individual departments and not of the Graduate School.

The faculty board and the school management team

The school's faculty board consists of three categories of members; senior management of the school, senior faculty (who form a majority), and representatives for the students and employees appointed by the student association and the trade unions respectively. The dean chairs the board. The faculty board has overall responsibility for:

  • Long-term strategy of the school
  • Funding and allocation of resources
  • Staffing
  • Programme options and content
  • Research strategies
  • Principles for quality assessment

The school management team comprises the dean, the assistant dean and the vice dean. The dean is individually responsible for the executive management of the school, answering to the vice-chancellor of the university. Internally, the dean is in charge of the school's strategy and its relationship with external stakeholders, and holds a formal operating responsibility with regards to staff, financial administration and infrastructure. The dean is also a member of the vice-chancellor's management council at the university level. The assistant dean holds the main responsibility for research and postgraduate education, while the vice dean is responsible for master and bachelor education. Both the dean and the assistant dean are elected by the school's members of faculty and administrators for a period of six years. The remaining elected members of the faculty board have a three-year mandate. Student and union representatives are appointed by the respective associations.

Advisory boards and committees

To ascertain that all decision-making processes are based on a qualified analysis of correct facts, the school management team and faculty board is backed by a number of advisory committees and boards. The Swedish Government stipulates that all preparatory and decision-making bodies dealing with educational matters within Swedish universities must have student representation. Accordingly, the Student Association is represented on all these advisory bodies. All vacant academic positions are publicly advertised internationally and candidates evaluated by external referees for proficiency and merit. An Appointments Board oversees the recruitment and evaluation process, with the final appointment decision being taken by the faculty board. Professors, who hold the highest academic position within the university, are formally appointed by the vice-chancellor following an application's adoption by the faculty board. Research and education activities are discussed and coordinated through two separate preparatory committees. The Preparatory Committee for Research includes representatives from all departments, as well as one PhD student representative, and is responsible for developing common strategies for research, principles for the allocation of research resources between the departments, common principles for quality assessment, etc. The committee is chaired by the Assistant Dean. The Preparatory Committee for Education comprises representatives from all departments, major education units and programmes of the school, as well as one student representative, and handles all major questions regarding education at Bachelor and Master level. The committee is chaired by the Vice Dean. The Advisory Board – made up of leading management executives from a wide variety of companies such as AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, SKF and Stena, as well as the Swedish financial and public sectors – provides strategic advice to the school management team and practical support. It also functions as a key communication tool with some of the school's most important stakeholders. Some of the Advisory Board members are alumni of the school.

Research centres

In addition to the main intra-disciplinary research groups within the departments, a long-term strategy by the school has also been to build up research capacity within more focused units that are organised multi-disciplinarily. Research centres have been initiated with the objective of promoting thinking outside the box, and at the same time facilitating active contacts with the business community in order to cooperate in dealing with applied research which is typical for a specific sector or a specific area.

  • Centre for Business in Society
  • Centre for Business Solutions
  • Centre for Consumer Science
  • Centre for Finance
  • Centre for Global Human Resource Management
  • Centre for Health Economics
  • Centre for International Business Studies
  • Centre for Regional Analysis
  • Centre for Tourism
  • Gothenburg Centre for Globalisation and Development

Researchers at the school are also active in cross-faculty centres hosted by other faculties, including:

  • Business and Design Lab
  • Centre for European Research (CERGU)
  • Centre for Intellectual Property (CIP)
  • Centre for Environment and Sustainability
  • Lighthouse

Notable alumni

  • Per-Olov Atle (b. 1943), industry leader, board member of Bonnier.
  • Percy Barnevik (b. 1941), industry leader, former CEO of Asea Brown Boveri and board member of GM
  • Carl Bennet, (b. 1951), industry leader, major shareholder and chairman in Elanders, Getinge and Lifco.
  • Nils Brunsson, academic and researcher in organizational behavior
  • Jan Eliasson (b. 1940), diplomat, Swedish foreign minister
  • Roger Holtback, (b. 1945), industry leader, former CEO of Volvo AB
  • Lars Murman (b. 1957), Former CEO of Manpower
  • Stig Nordfelt, (b. 1940), Accountant and consultant, board member of H&M and Capinordic Asset Management AB.
  • Dan Sten Olsson, (b. 1947), industry leader, CEO of Stena AB and chairman in Concordia Maritime AB, Stena Line Holding B.V., Stena Metall AB, Stena Bulk AB, Stena Sessan AB, Stena Drilling Ltd. Also member of international advisory board of Alliance for Global Sustainability and honorary doctorate at the Chalmers University of Technology.
  • Leif Pagrotsky (b. 1951), former Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of Education, and Minister of Culture.
  • Melker Schörling, (b. 1947), investor, major shareholder in Securitas AB and Assa Abloy. Also board member in

AarhusKarlshamn AB, Hexagon AB, Hexpol AB and Securitas AB. Chairman and owner of MSAB.

  • Hans Wallenstam, (b. 1961), business magnate, CEO and major shareholder of Wallenstam.
  • Leif Östling (b. 1945), industry leader, CEO of Scania AB. Holds also a Master of Engineering (Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg).
  • Mats Wahlstrom, founder of Puro hospitality group

See also

References

  1. ^ "Business school and university ranking worldwide".
  2. ^ Edenhall, Ylva (21 June 2004). "Handelsekonomer toppar önskelistan". Svenska Dagbladet.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

Annual Report - The School of Business, Economics and Law 2011

External links

  • School of Business, Economics and Law at Göteborg University - Official site

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management team 5 Advisory boards and committees 6 Research centres 7 Notable alumni 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksFacilities Edit Entrance Reading hall The school moved to its present premises in central Gothenburg in 1952 the present buildings being inaugurated in 1995 with further work and extensions conducted in 1996 2003 and 2010 The main campus offers approximately 25 500 square metres of space hosting lecture halls and office space for faculty members as well as library facilities a restaurant and the premises of the school s Student Association Programmes EditUndergraduate level Programme in Business and Economics Bachelor Programme in Logistics Management Bachelor Programme in Environmental Social Science The Social Analysis ProgrammeMaster level taught in English Executive MBA Master in Accounting and Financial Management Master in Finance Master in Innovation and Industrial Management Master in International Business and Trade Master in Knowledge based Entrepreneurship Master in Logistics and Transport Management Master in Management Master in Marketing and Consumption Master in Economics Master of Laws Programme in Swedish PhD level PhD in Business Administration PhD in Economic Geography PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Asset Management PhD in Law PhD in Economics PhD in Economic History PhD in Human GeographyThe school was founded in 1923 as a private institution serving a growing need for internationally oriented academic and professional education among the manufacturing companies shipping firms and trading houses of Gothenburg Gothenburg based globally oriented companies such as SKF Volvo and the leading shipyards later became major employers of graduates from the school After several decades of rapid growth in the Swedish economy and thus in the public system of higher education the school became a public institution under Government auspices in 1960 After its amalgamation with the University of Gothenburg the University in 1971 it was recognised as an independent unit within the university in 1986 Since 1997 the school has had its own faculty board reflecting a high degree of sovereignty within the university system In 1992 the school expanded its activities by adding a Master of Laws programme to its educational options Its present English name the School of Business Economics and Law was adopted in 2004 so as to reflect its three main pillars of research and education Over the years the development of the school has combined consistency and dynamism in a close relationship with the society surrounding it The school s founders in creating advanced higher education in Gothenburg stressed the need for an academic base for the many local merchant firms engaged in overseas shipping and trade Research conducted in close cooperation with the business community is essential to the school and has been so since its foundation The international orientation of businesses headquartered or operating in the area contributes to the school s own international focus Language courses were introduced at the school as far back as the early 1920s and the emphasis on international business studies led to the creation of Sweden s oldest and largest Bachelor Programme in International Business and Economics with French as one of the main subjects Over the years Spanish German Japanese Chinese and English have been added as optional main languages to what is now known as the Programme in Business and Economics The successive establishment of an extensive network of cooperation with foreign universities that today includes more than 150 agreements has furthermore strengthened the school s international orientation In 2006 the Swedish Government declared that the Bologna system was to be implemented for all higher education Since 1997 the organisation of Master programmes in English has continued to develop into what today is formally known as the Graduate School the unit for all education within the second cycle of the Bologna system today delivering nine two year Master Programmes in Business and Economics The school grants degrees at all academic levels and has comprehensive PhD programmes in all its disciplines The Department of Business Administration with a strong history of Management and Accounting research dating back to the 1920s is one of the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries Today the school s student body exceeds 4 000 full time students The faculty includes 272 researchers and teachers of whom 109 are full professors or associate professors The organisation of the school EditAccording to the organisational structure that was to be fully implemented by January 1 2013 the school is organised into four departments Business Administration Economics Law Economy and SocietyThe graduate school is an administrative entity outside the departments with responsibility for the Executive MBA Specialised Master Programmes the Visiting Professor Programme and the school s GMAT Centre The PhD programmes are the responsibility of the individual departments and not of the Graduate School The faculty board and the school management team EditThe school s faculty board consists of three categories of members senior management of the school senior faculty who form a majority and representatives for the students and employees appointed by the student association and the trade unions respectively The dean chairs the board The faculty board has overall responsibility for Long term strategy of the school Funding and allocation of resources Staffing Programme options and content Research strategies Principles for quality assessmentThe school management team comprises the dean the assistant dean and the vice dean The dean is individually responsible for the executive management of the school answering to the vice chancellor of the university Internally the dean is in charge of the school s strategy and its relationship with external stakeholders and holds a formal operating responsibility with regards to staff financial administration and infrastructure The dean is also a member of the vice chancellor s management council at the university level The assistant dean holds the main responsibility for research and postgraduate education while the vice dean is responsible for master and bachelor education Both the dean and the assistant dean are elected by the school s members of faculty and administrators for a period of six years The remaining elected members of the faculty board have a three year mandate Student and union representatives are appointed by the respective associations Advisory boards and committees EditTo ascertain that all decision making processes are based on a qualified analysis of correct facts the school management team and faculty board is backed by a number of advisory committees and boards The Swedish Government stipulates that all preparatory and decision making bodies dealing with educational matters within Swedish universities must have student representation Accordingly the Student Association is represented on all these advisory bodies All vacant academic positions are publicly advertised internationally and candidates evaluated by external referees for proficiency and merit An Appointments Board oversees the recruitment and evaluation process with the final appointment decision being taken by the faculty board Professors who hold the highest academic position within the university are formally appointed by the vice chancellor following an application s adoption by the faculty board Research and education activities are discussed and coordinated through two separate preparatory committees The Preparatory Committee for Research includes representatives from all departments as well as one PhD student representative and is responsible for developing common strategies for research principles for the allocation of research resources between the departments common principles for quality assessment etc The committee is chaired by the Assistant Dean The Preparatory Committee for Education comprises representatives from all departments major education units and programmes of the school as well as one student representative and handles all major questions regarding education at Bachelor and Master level The committee is chaired by the Vice Dean The Advisory Board made up of leading management executives from a wide variety of companies such as AB Volvo Volvo Car Corporation SKF and Stena as well as the Swedish financial and public sectors provides strategic advice to the school management team and practical support It also functions as a key communication tool with some of the school s most important stakeholders Some of the Advisory Board members are alumni of the school Research centres EditIn addition to the main intra disciplinary research groups within the departments a long term strategy by the school has also been to build up research capacity within more focused units that are organised multi disciplinarily Research centres have been initiated with the objective of promoting thinking outside the box and at the same time facilitating active contacts with the business community in order to cooperate in dealing with applied research which is typical for a specific sector or a specific area Centre for Business in Society Centre for Business Solutions Centre for Consumer Science Centre for Finance Centre for Global Human Resource Management Centre for Health Economics Centre for International Business Studies Centre for Regional Analysis Centre for Tourism Gothenburg Centre for Globalisation and DevelopmentResearchers at the school are also active in cross faculty centres hosted by other faculties including Business and Design Lab Centre for European Research CERGU Centre for Intellectual Property CIP Centre for Environment and Sustainability LighthouseNotable alumni EditPer Olov Atle b 1943 industry leader board member of Bonnier Percy Barnevik b 1941 industry leader former CEO of Asea Brown Boveri and board member of GM Carl Bennet b 1951 industry leader major shareholder and chairman in Elanders Getinge and Lifco Nils Brunsson academic and researcher in organizational behavior Jan Eliasson b 1940 diplomat Swedish foreign minister Roger Holtback b 1945 industry leader former CEO of Volvo AB Lars Murman b 1957 Former CEO of Manpower Stig Nordfelt b 1940 Accountant and consultant board member of H amp M and Capinordic Asset Management AB Dan Sten Olsson b 1947 industry leader CEO of Stena AB and chairman in Concordia Maritime AB Stena Line Holding B V Stena Metall AB Stena Bulk AB Stena Sessan AB Stena Drilling Ltd Also member of international advisory board of Alliance for Global Sustainability and honorary doctorate at the Chalmers University of Technology Leif Pagrotsky b 1951 former Minister of Industry and Trade Minister of Education and Minister of Culture Melker Schorling b 1947 investor major shareholder in Securitas AB and Assa Abloy Also board member inAarhusKarlshamn AB Hexagon AB Hexpol AB and Securitas AB Chairman and owner of MSAB Hans Wallenstam b 1961 business magnate CEO and major shareholder of Wallenstam Leif Ostling b 1945 industry leader CEO of Scania AB Holds also a Master of Engineering Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg Mats Wahlstrom founder of Puro hospitality groupSee also EditStockholm School of Economics Jonkoping International Business School Umea School of Business Lund School of Economics and Management List of universities in Sweden List of business schools in the Nordic countriesReferences Edit Business school and university ranking worldwide Edenhall Ylva 21 June 2004 Handelsekonomer toppar onskelistan Svenska Dagbladet Ackrediteringar Handelshogskolan Goteborgs universitet Archived from the original on 2017 12 22 Retrieved 2017 12 20 Annual Report The School of Business Economics and Law 2011External links EditSchool of Business Economics and Law at Goteborg University Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gothenburg School of Business Economics and Law amp oldid 1133908901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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