Collaboration with Skogforsk

The Department of Business Studies has collaborated with Skogforsk, the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, for several years to develop knowledge and solutions for the forestry industry. Researchers and management from both organisations meet each semester to review ongoing joint research projects and to discuss new ideas for continued collaboration.

Currently, three joint research projects are underway, each focusing on different aspects of the Swedish forestry industry. 

• Traceability certification – A doctoral project within the Swedish Research School of Management and IT, in which Peter Kumlin examines traceability certification in the Swedish forestry industry.
• Digital tools for forest owners – A Mistra-funded project in which researchers from the two organisations investigate how private forest owners use digital tools to support decision-making.
• Attractiveness of the forestry sector – A project funded by the Handelsbanken Research Foundations on behalf of the department, in which Susanne Åberg and Anna Bengtson, together with colleagues from Skogforsk, studies the attractiveness of the Swedish forestry industry.