The department conducts outstanding research within three broad areas: Innovation & entrepreneurship, Supply chain & operations management, and society studies. Our research is related to most of Chalmers’s Areas of Advance.
In Innovation & entrepreneurship, several scientific disciplines are combined to create an understanding of the interplay between on the one hand science and engineering and on the other hand business and broader industrial and societal change processes. The focus is on conditions, challenges and consequences of innovation and entrepreneurship in established and new companies, different industries, and society at large.
Supply chain & operations management includes research on efficient and sustainable management of materials and information flows within and between companies. Supply chain management focuses on transport and production in supply and distribution networks, and operations management focuses on design, planning and management of resources and processes that develop and produces goods or services.
Society studies focuses on the societal conditions and consequences of technology and technological change. The research includes studies of the role of science and technology in modern society from the point of view of history of science and technology, science and technology studies, philosophy of science, and gender studies.
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On Chalmers Research you will find the Department's projects and publications.
Read more about the research within the different divisions:
Entrepreneurship and Strategy
The division conducts research in innovation, entrepreneurship, digitalisation, and organisational behaviour.
Innovation and R&D Management
The department's research is mainly focused on the organisation, management and command of innovation and R&D.
Science, Technology and Society
The division focuses on the societal role of science and technology in the modern and contemporary world.
Supply and Operations Management
The division conducts research, education and outreach activities related to logistics, operations management, and industrial marketing and purchasing.
Note: From 1 April 2026, the division of Environmental Systems Analysis is part of the Department of Environmental and Energy Sciences.
From 1 January 2024, the former division Service Management and Logistics is integrated into the divisions Innovation and R&D Management and Supply and Operations Management.