Sune Carlson was a Swedish

Sweden

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 economist

Economist

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

In 1951, he published "Executive Behavior", a classic study of CEO behavior. In 1958, Carlson founded the Department of Business Studies at Uppsala University

Uppsala University

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. From 1972-1979, he was a member of the committee that selects the laureates for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, the Economics Prize Committee, and served as an associate member from 1980.

He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

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 from 1965 and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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from 1972.