The Swedish media industry has experienced dramatic changes during the last decades. During these years, Mr Gunnar Strömblad has been one of the most influential and successful leaders in the industry turning around declining newspapers and pioneering new products. He has been the CEO of both Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet, two Swedish newspapers which he Read More …

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In 2013, Tesla Motors reached sales of 2 billion USD and the market capitalization has now soared to 26 billion USD. It is easy to dismiss this as a bubble or fad, but if the fundamentals of the market are scrutinized it becomes obvious that a paradigm shift is happening.

The emergence of shale gas, ever more energy-efficient transport solutions, and a better energy infrastructure means energy prices will be heading south.

Since the 1960ies, many analysts have been busy predicting the shift towards the paperless society spurred by the technological advances in computer science. Until recently, they have been wrong, but now it is time for paper manufacturers to stop living in self-denial.

The forest industry has been successful and spoilt. The new situation has taken most with surprise although it has been going on for more than a decade. Already in the late 1990ties you could see the deterioration of demand in the forest industry in certain areas. The Swedish company Modo realized that and sold their Read More …