Sune Carlson (1909 – 22 September 1999) was a Swedish

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...

. He was considered a pioneer in establishing international business as a research area.

Life and work

Carlson obtained his master's of arts degree in economics at the

Stockholm School of Economics The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE; sv, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, HHS) is a private business school located in city district Vasastaden in the central part of Stockholm, Sweden. SSE offers BSc, MSc and MBA programs, along wit ...

in 1932 and his PhD at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

in 1936. In 1951, he published "Executive Behavior", a classic study of chief executive officer behavior. In 1958, Carlson founded the Department of Business Studies at

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance durin ...

. From 1972-1979, he was a member of the committee that selects the laureates for the

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...

, the Economics Prize Committee, and served as an associate member from 1980. He was a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or ''Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien'' (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which pro ...

from 1965 and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1972.

Selected publications

* Carlson, Sune. ''Study on the pure theory of production.'' (1939). * Carlson, Sune. ''Executive behaviour: A study of the work load and the working methods of managing directors.'' Arno Press, 1951. * Carlson, Sune. ''Executive behaviour.'' (1991). Articles, a selection * Carlson, Sune. "International transmission of information and the business firm." ''The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'' 412.1 (1974): 55-63.

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Sune Carlson
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlson, Sune 1909 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Swedish economists Swedish business theorists Stockholm School of Economics alumni University of Chicago alumni Academic staff of Uppsala University Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences