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Department of Strategy and Innovation
Keld Laursen is professor of the Economics and Management of Innovation at Copenhagen Business School and DNV-GL Professor II at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He earned his doctorate in international economics from Aalborg University. His current research focuses on open and distributed innovation processes and on organizational practices and innovation outcomes. His research has been published in outlets such as Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Economic Geography and Research Policy.
He is a co-editor of Research Policy and serves on the editorial boards of Strategic Management Journal and Industrial and Corporate Change. Keld Laursen is the 2017/2018 Past Chair of the Technology and Innovation Management Division of the Academy of Management. He is a former member of the Danish Research Council for Independent Research | Social Sciences and serves presently as a panel member at the European Research Council (ERC) for Social sciences and Humanities (SH1). Laursen is a member of the Executive Board of the Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID). He serves currently on the CBS Academic Council.
- Firm strategy and innovation
- Open and distributed innovation processes
- Organization of innovative activities
- University-Industry interaction
- Appropriability strategies
Keld Laursen is the program coordinator of the MSc (cand. merc.) in Innovation and Business Development at CBS. He teaches also the innovation strategy course in the CBS MSc in Bio Business and Innovation.
- Kaiser, U., H.C. Kongsted, K. Laursen and A-K. Ejsing (2018). Experience Matters: The Role of Academic Scientist Mobility for Industrial Innovation. Strategic Management Journal, forthcoming.
- Moreira, S., A. Markus and K. Laursen (2018), Knowledge Diversity and Coordination: The Effect of Intrafirm Inventor Task Networks on Absorption Speed, Strategic Management Journal, forthcoming.
- Laursen, K., S. Moreira, T. Reichstein and M.I. Leone (2017), ‘Evading the Boomerang Effect: Using the Grant-Back Clause to Further Generative Appropriability from Technology Licensing Deals’, Organization Science 28(3), pp. 514-530. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2017.1130.
- Lakemond, N., L. Bengtsson, K. Laursen and F. Tell (2016), 'Match & Manage: The use of knowledge matching and project management to integrate knowledge in collaborative inbound open innovation', Industrial and Corporate Change. Vol. 26(2), pp. 333-352. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtw004.
- Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2014), 'The Paradox of Openness: Appropriability, External Search and Collaboration', Research Policy. Vol. 43(5), pp. 867-878. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.10.004.
- D'Agostino, L.M., K. Laursen and G. Santangelo (2013), 'The impact of R&D offshoring on the home knowledge production of OECD investing regions', Journal of Economic Geography. Vol. 13(1), pp. 145-175. doi: 10.1093/jeg/LBS012.
- Laursen, K., F. Masciarelli and A. Prencipe (2012), 'Trapped or spurred by the home region? The effects of potential social capital on involvement in foreign markets for goods and technology', Journal of International Business Studies. Vol. 43(9), 2012, pp. 783–807. doi:10.1057/jibs.2012.27.
- Laursen, K. (2012), 'Keep searching and you'll find: What do we know about variety creation through firms' search activities for innovation?', Industrial and Corporate Change. Vol. 21(5), pp. 1181-1220. doi:10.1093/icc/dts025.
- Laursen, K., F. Masciarelli and A. Prencipe (2012), 'Regions matter: how localized social capital affects external knowledge acquisition and innovation', Organization Science. Vol 23(1), pp. 177-193. doi: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0650.
- Foss, NJ., K. Laursen and T. Pedersen (2011), 'Linking customer interaction and innovation: The mediating role of new organizational practices', Organization Science. Vol. 22(4), pp. 980-999. doi: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0584.
- Laursen, K., T. Reichstein and A. Salter (2011), 'Exploring the Effect of Geographical Distance and University Quality on Industry-University Collaboration in the UK', Regional Studies, Vol. 45(4), pp. 507-523. doi: 10.1080/00343400903401618.
- Jeppesen L.B. and K. Laursen (2009), 'The role of lead users in knowledge sharing', Research Policy. Vol. 38(10), pp 1582-1589. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.09.002
- Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2006), 'Open for Innovation: The role of openness in explaining innovative performance among UK manufacturing firms', Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 27(2), pp 131-150. doi: 10.1002/smj.507.
- Foss, NJ and K. Laursen (2005), 'Performance Pay, Delegation, and Multitasking under Uncertainty and Innovativeness: An Empirical Investigation', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol 58(2) 246-276. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.03.018.
- Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2004), 'Searching Low and High: What Types of Firms Use Universities as a Source of Innovation?', Research Policy, Vol 33(8), pp. 1201-1215. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.07.004.
- Laursen, K. and N.J. Foss (2003), 'New HRM Practices, Complementarities, and the Impact on Innovation Performance', Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol 27(2), pp. 243-263. doi: 10.1093/cje/27.2.243.
In: The Oxford Handbook of Open Innovation. ed. /Henry Chesbrough; Agnieszka Radziwon; Wim Vanhaverbeke; Joel West. Oxford : Oxford University Press 2024, p. 899–913 (Oxford Handbooks)
In: Research Policy, Vol. 52, No. 6, 7.2023
In: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Vol. 50, No. 4, 12.2023, p. 743-764
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management . ed. /Sonja Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2022, 1 p., p. 1978 (Academy of Management Proceedings)
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management . ed. /Sonja Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2022, 1 p., p. 2146 (Academy of Management Proceedings)
Paper presented at DRUID22 Conference, 2022
In: Research Policy, Vol. 50, No. 7, 9.2021
Paper presented at DRUID21 Conference, 2021
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-first Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Sonia Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2021, 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
Paper presented at DRUID21 Conference, 2021
Paper presented at DRUID21 Conference, 2021
In: Research Policy, Vol. 49, No. 9, 11.2020
In: Strategic Management Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2020, p. 255-276
Paper presented at DRUID19 Conference, 2019
Abstract from DRUID Academy Conference 2019, 2019
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 39, No. 7, 2018, p. 1935-1958
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 39, No. 9, 9.2018, p. 2517-2546
In: Industry and Innovation, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2018, p. 115-143
In: Organization Science, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2017, p. 514-530
In: 15th International Open and User Innovation Conference: Book of Abstracts. Innsbruck : University of Innsbruck 2017, p. 30
In: Managing Knowledge Integration Across Boundaries. ed. /Fredrik Tell; Christian Berggren; Stefano Brusoni; Andrew Van de Ven. Oxford : Oxford University Press 2017, p. 87-105
In: Industry and Innovation, Vol. 24, No. 1, 1.2017, p. 8-40
In: Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2017, 6 p., p. 279-284
In: Regional Studies, Vol. 50, No. 9, 2016, p. 1537-1550
Paper presented at The DRUID 20th Anniversary Conference 2016, 2016
In: Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 25, No. 2, 4.2016, p. 333-352
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2015, 2015
Paper presented at The 31st EGOS Colloquium 2015, 2015
Paper presented at 16th International CINet Conference, 2015
In: Eurasian Business Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2015, p. 99-115
In: The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management. ed. /Mark Dodgson; David M. Gann; Nelson Phillips. Oxford : Oxford University Press 2014, p. 506-529 (Oxford Handbooks in Business and Management)
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2014, 2014
In: Research Policy, Vol. 43, No. 5, 2014, p. 867-878
Paper presented at The 35th DRUID Celebration Conference 2013: Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 2013
Paper presented at The 35th DRUID Celebration Conference 2013: Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 2013
Paper presented at The 35th DRUID Celebration Conference 2013: Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, 2013
In: Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2013, p. 145-175
Zürich : IZA 2013, 39 p. (IZA Discussion Paper, No. 7470)
In: Academy of Management Proceedings 2013. ed. /Leslie Toombs. Briar Cliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2013, p. 1139-1144 (Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2013)
Paper presented at The DRUID Academy Conference 2012, 2012
København : Styrelsen for Forskning og Innovation 2012, 56 p. (Offentlig forskning - effekter på innovation og økonomisk vækst , No. 1, Delrapport)
In: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services. ed. /Markus Reihlen; Andreas Werr. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2012, p. 148-169
Frederiksberg : Institut for Strategic Management and Globalization 2012, 31 p. (SMG Working Paper, No. 5/2012)
In: Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2012, p. 181-190
In: Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2012, p. 1181-1220
In: Organization Science, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2012, p. 177-193
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 43, No. 9, 2012, p. 783–807
In: Regional Studies, Vol. 45, No. 4, 2011, p. 507-523
In: Organization Science, Vol. 22, No. 4, 1.2011, p. 980-999
In: Industry and Innovation, Vol. 18, No. 6, 2011, p. 531-538
In: The Economic Valuation of Patents: Methods and Applications. . ed. /Federico Munari; Raffaele Oriani. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2011, p. 82-106 (New Horizons in Intellectual Property Series)
In: Science and Public Policy, Vol. 38, No. 9, 2011, p. 713-723
Paper presented at The DRUID Society Conference 2011, 2011
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2010, 35 p.
In: Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2010, p. 871-897
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2010, 47 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 10-19)
In: Research Policy, Vol. 39, No. 5, 2010, p. 687-697
Oslo : Norsk Utenpolitisk Institutt 2009, 81 p. (NUPI Raport)
In: Knowledge, Economic Organization and Property Rights: Selected papers. . ed. /Nicolai J. Foss. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2009, p. 231-261
In: Research Policy, Vol. 38, No. 10, 2009, p. 1582-1589
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2007, 24 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 07-24)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2007, 34 p.
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2006, p. 131-150
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2006, 2006
: DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2005, 29 p.
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2005, 35 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 05-02)
In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 58, No. 2, 2005, p. 246-276
In: Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2005, p. 289-308
In: Structural Dynamics and Economic Change, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2004, p. 241-243
In: Research Policy, Vol. 33, No. 8, 2004, p. 1201-1215
Paper presented at The DRUID Summer Conference 2003, 2003
In: Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2003, p. 243-263
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2003, 28 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 03-16)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2002, 25 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 02-14)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2002, 24 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 02-03)
In: International Journal of the Economics of Business, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2002, p. 139-156
In: Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2002, p. 875-894
In: LINK Conference on Governing Knowledge-Processes. Vol. 2. ed. /Volker Mahnke; Torben Pedersen. Copenhagen : The Link Program 2001, p. 334-359
In: Journal of Management & Governance, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2001, p. 1-27
In: Innovation and Enterprise Creation: Statistics and Indicators. Proceedings. . ed. /Ben Thuriaux; Erik Arnold; Célia Couchot. Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union 2001, p. 150-157 (Innovation Papers, No. 18)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 2001, 34 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 01-11)
Frederiksberg : The Link Program 2001, 22 p. (LINK Working Paper, No. 2001-16)
In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2000, p. 415-436
København 2000, 24 p.
København : Institut for Industriøkonomi og Virksomhedsstrategi, Handelshøjskolen i København 2000, 23 p. (Arbejdsnote, No. 00-5)
In: Review of World Economics, Vol. 136, No. 4, 2000, p. 702-723
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2000, 199 p. (New Horizons in the Economics of Innovation)
In: Industry and Innovation, Vol. 6, No. 2, 12.1999, p. 171-190
In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1999, p. 311-330
In: Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1999, p. 267-288
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1999, 35 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 99-11)
Aalborg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1999, 33 p.
In: Boosting Innovation: The Cluster Approach. Paris : Organisation for Economic Cooporation and Development, OECD 1999, p. 293-313 (OECD Proceedings)
In: Structural Dynamics and Economic Change, Vol. 10, No. 3/4, 1999, p. 341-357
København : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1999, 28 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 99-10)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1998, 27 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 98-18)
København : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1998, 16 p.
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1998, 16 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 98-25)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1998, 24 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 98-30)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1997, 20 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 97-15)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1997, 32 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 97-14)
København : Danish Agency for Trade and Industry 1996, 86 p.
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1996, 31 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 96-12)
Frederiksberg : DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics 1996, 35 p. (DRUID Working Paper, No. 96-14)
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