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Department of Management, Society and Communication
- Centre for Sustainability
- Centre for Business and Development Studies (CBDS)
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My research concerns the development of firms in developing countries. I work on issues regarding local factors which influence the development and growth potential of developing country firms (or lack of same). I focus on SMEs, CSR and driving forces (or lack of same) for strategies of SMEs in developing countries in engaging in CSR (or not engaging). Major research project concerns the importance of Codes of Conduct for working conditions in the textiles and clothing industry in Southern Africa. Important research collaboration relates to former research projects on Successful African Firms and Institutional Change, and Youth, Entrepreneurship and Employment in Ghana, Uganda and Zambia.
- Development of developing country firms and institutional influence
- Developing Country Firms (DCFs) and strategies
- (Small) Developing Country Firms and CSR
- Codes of Conduct in the textiles and clothing industry in Southern Africa
- Youth, Employment and Entrepreneurship in Eastern Africa/Uganda
Deputy (Academic) Programme Director for BLC
MSc BLC Business and Development Studies: Business Strategy in Developing Countries and Emerging Markets (BSDC); and Field Study in Uganda: Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development (FSEU).
Supervision of Bachelor Project at BSc BLC (Business, Language and Culture) program; Supervision of master thesis at MSC BLC Business and Development Studies, and at different other MSc Programs at CBS; Supervision of CBS Assistant Professors
I’m also supervising PhD Scholars (in Denmark and a number of African countries).
MSc BLC – I am coordinating and teaching the Business Strategies in Developing Countries course (autumn semester) and co-coordinating and teaching (with my colleague Thilde Langevang) the elective course Field Study in Uganda – Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development (spring semester).
Beyond ‘Africa rising’: Development policies and domestic market formation in Zambia. Jeppesen, S. & Kragelund, P. 2021. Forum for Development Studies: https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2021.1998215
CSR in Developing Countries: Competing Perspectives on Businesses, their Roles, and Responsibilities. Azizi, S. and Jeppesen, S. (p. 235-256). In: Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives. Peter Lund-Thomsen; Michael Wendelboe Hansen; Adam Lindgreen (eds.). Abingdon : Routledge 2020 (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)
Firm-level Perspectives on State–business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Goodluck Charles; Søren Jeppesen; Paul Kamau; Peter Kragelund. Forum for Development Studies, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2017, p. 109-131
Special issue on “SMEs and CSR in Developing Countries”, co-authored with Dima Jamali and Peter Lund-Thomsen, Business & Society, Vol. 56, No. 1, 1.2017, p. 11-22
SMEs in Their Own Right: The Views of Managers and Workers in Vietnamese Textiles, Garment, and Footwear Companies. Angie Ngoc Tran; Søren Jeppesen. Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 137, No. 3, 9.2016, p. 589-608
Corporate Social Responsibility, Competitiveness and SMEs in Developing Countries. South Africa and Vietnam. Jeppesen, S., Kothuis, B. and Ngoc Tran, A. 2012. Research Report (Focales no 16), French Development Agency (AFD), Paris.
Between State, Market and Society: Labour Codes of Conduct in the Southern African Garment Industry. 1. Bezuidenhout, A. and Jeppesen, S. Development Southern Africa, 2011, Vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 653-668
Special Issue on "New Perspectives on Business, Development and Society", Co-authored with Peter Lund-Thomsen, Editorial, pp. 139-142, Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 93, supplement 2 (online as: DOI 10.1007/s10551-010-0557-3). 2010
In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 22.5.2024
In: Journal of Business Ethics, 1.5.2024
Frederiksberg : Centre for Business and Development Studies 2023, 37 p. (CBDS Working Paper, No. 2023/1)
In: Journal of Management Education, Vol. 46, No. 5, 10.2022, p. 853-887
In: Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2022, p. 42-57
In: Forum for Development Studies, Vol. 48, No. 3, 2021, p. 593-612
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School [wp] 2021, 37 p. (CBDS Working Paper, No. 2021/3)
In: Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives. . ed. /Peter Lund-Thomsen; Michael Wendelboe Hansen; Adam Lindgreen. Abingdon : Routledge 2020, p. 235-256 (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)
In: Forum for Development Studies, Vol. 47, No. 2, 2020, 11 p., p. 207-217
Frederiksberg : Centre for Business and Development Studies 2019, 50 p. (CBDS Working Paper, No. 2019/3)
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School [wp] 2019, 51 p. (CBDS Working Paper, No. 4, 2019)
In: Engaging with Stakeholders: A Relational Perspective on Responsible Business. . ed. /Adam Lindgreen; François Maon; Joëlle Vanhamme; Beatriz Palacios Florencio; Christine Vallaster; Carolyn Strong. New York : Routledge 2018, p. 302-315
In: Research Handbook on Small Business Social Responsibility. ed. /Laura J. Spence; Jedrzej G. Frynas; Judy N. Muthuri; Jyoti Navare. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2018, p. 47–76 (Research Handbooks in Business and Management)
In: Forum for Development Studies, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2017, p. 109-131
In: Business & Society, Vol. 56, No. 1, 1.2017, p. 11-22
In: Young Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa. ed. /Katherine V. Gough; Thilde Langevang. Abingdon : Routledge 2016, p. 206-216 (Routledge Spaces of Childhood and Youth Series)
In: Young Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa. ed. /Katherine V. Gough; Thilde Langevang. Abingdon : Routledge 2016, p. 237-247
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 137, No. 3, 9.2016, p. 589-608
In: Development-Oriented Corporate Social Responsibility: Volume 2: Locally Led Initiatives in Developing Economies. . ed. /Dima Jamali; Charlotte Karam; Michael Blowfield. Vol. 2, Sheffield : Greenleaf Publishing 2015, p. 91-105
In: Corporate Social Responsibility. ed. /Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen. London : SAGE Publications 2015, p. 143-165
Paper presented at The 3rd Joint Nordic Conference on Development Research, 2015
Frederiksberg : Centre for Business and Development Studies 2014, 4 p. (SAFIC Policy Brief)
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Paper presented at The 2nd Biennial African Academy of Management Conference. AFAM 2013, 2014
Paper presented at The 14th International Conference of African Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. ICAESB 2014, 2014
In: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, No. 26, 2014, p. 83-92
In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2014, p. 249-268
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2014, 27 p.
Abstract from Knowing Development - Developing Knowledge?, 2013
Paper presented at The Human Economy, 2013
Paris : Agence Française de Développement 2012, 210 p. (Focales, No. 16)
Frederiksberg : Centre for Business and Development Studies 2012, 25 p. (CBDS Working Paper, No. Working Paper nr. 2 2012)
In: Development Southern Africa, Vol. 28, No. 5, 2011, p. 653-668
In: Multinational Corporations and Local Firms in Emerging Economies. ed. /Eric Rugraff; Michael W. Hansen. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2011, p. 231-266
In: The Future of Development Research: Exploring the Nordic Perspective(s)?. . ed. /Søren Jeppesen; Pauline Edinger. København : Foreningen af Udviklingsforskere i Danmark (FAU) 2011, p. 4-6
København : Foreningen af Udviklingsforskere i Danmark (FAU) Joint Nordic Conference, 2011, 106 p.
Frederiksberg : Centre for Business and Development Studies 2010, 21 p. (CBDS Working Paper, No. 12/2010)
København : Professionshøjskolen Metropol FAU Conference 2010, 2010, 106 p.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 93, No. 2, 2010, 4 p., p. 139-142
In: Transnational Corporations and Development Policy: Critical Perspectives. . ed. /Eric Rugraff; Diego Sachez-Ancochea; Andy Sumner. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2009, p. 176-201
Frederiksberg : Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School 2009, 27 p.
In: Forretning eller ansvar?: Social ansvarlighed i små og mellemstore virksomheder. . ed. /Mette Morsing; Steen Vallentin; Steen Hildebrandt. Kbh. : Dagbladet Boersen A/S 2008, p. s 193-209
In: Tidsskriftet Politik, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2008, p. 59-69
Paper presented at The 3rd Aalborg University Conference on Internationalisation of Companies and Intercultural Management, 2008
Paper presented at The BDS Workshop: New Directions in Business Development and Society Research, 2007
Paper presented at EADI-TNC & Impact on Development Workshop, 2007
København : Foreningen af Udviklingsforskere i Danmark (FAU) 2007, 112 p.
Frederiksberg : Centre for Business and Development Studies 2007, 25 p. (CBDS Working Paper, No. 2007-6)
In: Den Ny Verden - Tidsskrift for internationale studier, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2007, 11 p., p. 7-17
In: Transnational Corporations and Local Firms in Developing Countries: Linkages and Upgrading. . ed. /Michael W. Hansen; Henrik Schaumburg-Müller. Copenhagen : Copenhagen Business School Press 2006, p. 115-137
In: Transnational Corporations and Local Firms in Developing Countries: Linkages and Upgrading. . ed. /Michael W. Hansen; Henrik Schaumburg-Müller. Copenhagen : Copenhagen Business School Press 2006, p. 311-338
In: Den Ny Verden - Tidsskrift for internationale studier, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2006, p. 13-23
In: Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from the asia-pacific region. . ed. /Richard Welford; Peter Hills; Wiliam Young. Hong Kong : Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management 2006, p. 94-112
In: Corporate Citizenship in Developing Countries: New partnership perspectives. . ed. /Mahad Huniche; Esben Rahbek Pedersen. Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School Press 2006, p. 89-111
Paper presented at The ReNED Conference (Research Network for Environment and Development), Urban Environmental Management in Developing Countries - Environmental Health, Planning and Capacity Development, 2006
In: Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2005, p. 9
In: Development in Practice, Vol. 15, No. 3-4, 2005, p. 463-474
In: Sustainable development and the university. ed. /Robert Fincham; Susse Georg; Eskild Holm Nielsen. 2005, p. 276-290
In: Corporate Environmental Governance. ed. /Lanni Füssel. 2005, p. 77-115
Paper presented at The 11th General Conference of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, 2005
Paper presented at The Business-In-Development Stakeholder Workshop, Copenhagen Business School, 2004
Paper presented at The Interdisciplinary CSR Research Conference, University of Nottingham, 2004
København : Samfundslitteratur 2004, 318 p. (Ph.D series, No. 2004-11)
In: Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2004, p. 261-274
Paper presented at The International Conference on Globalisation, Internationalisation of Companies and Cross-Cultural Management, 2004
Paper presented at The 12th International Conference of Greening of Industry Network, 2004
Paper presented at EMP-workshop 2004. Project: Enhancing Environmental Management Through Linkages, 2004
Paper presented at FAU Conference 2004. New Perspectives on Poverty Reduction - Towards a new Poverty Agenda? Report of the FAU Conference 2004, Djursvold Kursuscenter, 2004
Paper presented at The 11th International Conference of Greening of Industry Network, 2003
In: Nyhedsbrevet FAU-Nyt, No. 37, 2003, p. 18-20
In: Nyhedsbrevet FAU-Nyt, No. 36, 2003, p. 14-17
In: Proceedings of The LUCED - I & UA, International Conference on Environmental Management & Technology. "A Clean Environment Towards Sustainable Development". 4-6 August 2003, Putrajaya, Malaysia2003, p. 356-361
Paper presented at FAU Conference 2003: Capacity Building and Education in Development, 2003
In: Nyhedsbrevet FAU-Nyt, No. 34, 2002, p. 13-19
In: Ukendt publiceringskanal, FAU Conference 2002, 2002, 119 p.
In: The politics and the ethics of North-South relations - contributions to the development research agenda of the new millenium: Report of the FAU Seminar, March 2nd-4th 2000, Gjerrild, Denmark. 2000, p. 87-89
In: The politics and the ethics of North-South relations - contributions to the development research agenda of the new millenium: Report of the FAU Seminar, March 2nd-4th 2000, Gjerrild, Denmark. 2000, p. 2-4
In: Den Ny Verden - Tidsskrift for internationale studier, No. 1, 1999, p. 94-112
New Delhi : Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) 2021, 13 p. (Enterprising Bamboo Case Study Series, No. 1)
In: CBS Sustainability Quarterly , Vol. 3, No. Oct., 10.2012, p. 32-33
In: Udvikling, Vol. 35, No. 8, 12.2009, p. 20-21
In: Diplomatist, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2006
København : Samfundslitteratur 2003
København : Samfundslitteratur 2003
Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2001
København : Samfundslitteratur 2001
Feltkursus i Afrika hjælper studerende med at håndtere globale udfordringer
BGMEA delegation meets Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in Denmark
Danmark har fået en minegigant. Og den er kulsort
Spare-låne-grupper hjælper mennesker ud af fattigdom
Bistanden kort: To organisationer ryger i mediemaskinen
Så lidt giver nødhjælpsorganisation til ulandsprojekter
558 forskere og undervisere: Universitetets formålsparagraffer skal skrives med grønt
Midt i migrantkrisen: EU tjener masser af penge på Afrika
Debat: Klimaopråbets medunderskrivere
Små lån giver liv til drømme
Ekspert: Forbrugerne er ligeglade med ulykkerne
Erhvervsfokus giver færre penge til fattigdomskamp
Nye muligheder i det afrikanske væksthus
Virksomheder kæmper med CSR i forhold til ulande
Europas fattige skal da også shoppe
Socialt ansvar hos Adidas ift OL i London
Socialt ansvar hos Adidas ift OL I London
Gør genbrugstøj mere skade end gavn i fattige lande?
Gør genbrugstøj mere skade end gavn i fattige lande?
Danske virksomheder bør kræve gode arbejdsforhold i u-landene
Socialt ansvar blomstrer i Kenya
Socialt ansvar i blomsterindustrien i Kenya
Sponsorbørn ender som arbejdsløse
Danskerne vil ikke købe afrikansk frugt
Der er langt til Afrika
Åbenhed gav bagslag
Kommentar til SFs forslag om at ansætte unge i opkvalificeringsjob og virksomheders sociale ansvar
Chefer skal lokkes til at tage unge ind.
Nyt firkløver tager teten i klimapolitikken
Socialt ansvar som sovepude
- Strategic innovative partnerships for global growth markets
- Succesful African Firms and Institutional Change
- Building Stronger Universities
- Innovative partnerships to global emerging markets
- The Milkyway to Development
- Exploring the interaction between Business & Development: The Garment Industry in Southern Africa and Enclave Development
Name of contractual partner |
Duration of activity |
Type of activity |
FAU - The Association of Development Researchers in Denmark |
2005 - ongoing | Board member |
iiINTERest |
October – November 2018 2008 - ongoing |
Project visit (to South Asia) Board member |
MUBS, Uganda | 2017 - 2020 | Visiting Professor |