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Department of Strategy and Innovation

Marcus M. Larsen, PhD, is Professor of Strategic and International Management at Copenhagen Business School (where he also obtained his PhD) and Adjunct Professor at BI Norwegian Business School.
His research focuses on the intersection of strategy, organizational theory and international business, focusing on offshoring and emerging economy multinationals. His research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal. His dissertation won the Peter J. Buckley and Mark Casson Dissertation Award (AIB) and the Barry M. Richman Best Dissertation Award (AoM) in 2014. He is associate editor of Global Strategy Journal and is currently leading the research project “Firm Formalization and Sustainable Development” (funded by the Independent Research Council Denmark).
He teaches students at all levels on issues relating to strategic management and international business and is the author of several teaching cases that are actively used around the world.
- International business
- Organizational design
- Strategic management
- Managing Strategy Implementation in Modern Corporations – M.Sc. elective
- Foreign Direct Investment and MNCs – M.Sc. elective
- Strategy Formulation – MOOC with Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/strategy-formulation
- Asmussen C, Larsen MM, Pedersen T. 2016. Organizational adaptation in offshoring: The relative performance of home- and host-based learning strategies. Forthcoming in Organization Science.
- Larsen MM. 2016. Failing to estimate the costs of offshoring: A study on process performance. International Business Review, 25, 307-318.
- Manning S, Larsen MM, Bharathi P. 2015. Global delivery models: The role of talent, speed and time zones in the global outsourcing industry. Journal of International Business Studies, 46(7), 850-877.
- Awate S, Larsen MM, Mudambi R. 2015. Accessing vs. sourcing knowledge: A comparative study of R&D internationalization between emerging and advanced economy firms. Journal of International Business Studies, 46(1): 63-86.
- Larsen MM, Manning S, Pedersen T. 2013. Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Offshoring: The interplay of complexity, organizational design, and experience. Strategic Management Journal, 34(5): 533-552.
- Awate S, Larsen MM, Mudambi R. 2012. EMNE catch up strategies in the wind turbine industry: Is there a trade-off between output and innovation capabilities? Global Strategy Journal, 2(3): 205-223.
Research
Communication
In the media
In: Global Strategy Journal, 17.3.2025
In: Strategy in a Turbulent Era. ed. / Ashton L. Hawk; Marcus M. Larsen; Michael J. Leiblein; Jeffrey J. Reuer. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, p. ix–xiii (In a Turbulent Era)
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, 300 p.
In: Proceedings of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. AIB 2023: International Business Resilience under Global Disruptions. . ed. /Kazuhiro Asakawa; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2023, 1 p., p. 128 (Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business)
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2, 5.2023, p. 251-280
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, 8.2023, p. 535-551
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 54, No. 7, 9.2023, p. 1175-1192
In: Journal of Business Research, Vol. 165, 10.2023
In: Organization Science, Vol. 34, No. 3 (May/June), 2023, p. 987-1003
In: Journal of International Business Policy, Vol. 6, No. 4, 12.2023, p. 432-452
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-third Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Sonia Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2023, 1 p. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings)
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2, 5.2022, p. 273-307
In: Organization Science, Vol. 33, No. 1, 1.2022, p. 431-463
In: European Journal of Development Research, Vol. 34, No. 6, 12.2022, p. 3005-3025
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 53, No. 3, 4.2022, p. 534-549
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4, 11.2022, p. 714-737
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)
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)
In: Africa Journal of Management, Vol. 7, No. 1, 3.2021, p. 104-120
In: Proceedings of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Guclu Atinc. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2020, 1 p. (Academy of Management Proceedings)
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 51, No. 9, 12.2020, p. 1532-1546
In: Proceedings of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Guclu Atinc. Briarcliff Manor, NY : Academy of Management 2020, 1 p. (Journal of International Business Studies)
Paper presented at DRUID19 Conference, 2019
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 50, No. 8, 10.2019, p. 1359–1371
In: Long Range Planning, Vol. 52, No. 2, 4.2019, p. 221-235
In: The New Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography. ed. /Gordon L. Clark; Maryann P. Feldman; Meric S. Gertler; Dariusz Wójcik. Oxford : Oxford University Press 2018, p. 407-426
In: Industry and Innovation, Vol. 25, No. 7, 2018, p. 675-698
In: Long Range Planning, Vol. 50, No. 6, 12.2017, p. 794-808
In: International Business Review, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2016, p. 307-318
Paper presented at The DRUID 20th Anniversary Conference 2016, 2016
In: Organization Science, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2016, p. 911-928
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2015, p. 63-86
Paper presented at Location Decisions of Multinational Enterprises, 2015
In: Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Global Networks: Organizations and People. . ed. /Ram Mudambi; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2015, 1 p., p. 232 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 57)
Boston : University of Massachusetts Press 2015, 48 p. (Management Science and Information Systems Faculty Publication Series, No. 49)
In: Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 46, No. 7, 9.2015, p. 850-877
In: Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Global Networks: Organizations and People. . ed. /Ram Mudambi; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2015, 1 p., p. 90 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 57)
In: Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Global Networks: Organizations and People. . ed. /Ram Mudambi; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2015, 1 p., p. 162 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 57)
In: Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Local Contexts in Global Business. . ed. /Klaus Meyer; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2014, p. 17 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
In: Global Operations Networks: Exploring New Perspectives and Agendas. . ed. /Dmitrij Slepniov; Brian Vejrum Waehrens; John Johansen. Aalborg : Aalborg Universitetsforlag 2014, p. 115-142
In: Orchestration of the Global Network Organization. ed. /Torben Pedersen; Markus Venzin; Timothy M. Devinney; Laszlo Tihanyi. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2014, p. 403-432 (Advances in International Management, Vol. 27)
In: Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business: Local Contexts in Global Business. . ed. /Klaus Meyer; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2014, p. 56 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 56)
In: Academy of International Business Insights, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2014, p. 10-12
Amsterdam : Elsevier 2013, 98 p. (Journal of International Management, No. 4, Vol. 19)
In: The Offshoring Challenge: Strategic Design and Innovation for Tomorrow’s Organization. . ed. /Torben Pedersen; Lydia Bals; Peter D. Ørberg Jensen; Marcus Møller Larsen. London : Springer Science+Business Media 2013, p. 1-18
In: Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Patricia McDougall-Covin; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2013, p. 15 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55)
In: Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Patricia McDougall-Covin; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2013, p. 234-235 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 55)
In: Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: Models, Approaches and Prospects for Economic Development. . ed. /Mai Thi Thanh Thai; Ekaterina Turkina. New York : Routledge 2013, p. 114-126
In: The Offshoring Challenge: Strategic Design and Innovation for Tomorrow’s Organization. . ed. /Torben Pedersen; Lydia Bals; Peter D. Ørberg Jensen; Marcus Møller Larsen. London : Springer Science+Business Media 2013, p. 123-140
London : Springer Science+Business Media 2013, 409 p.
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School [Phd] 2013, 214 p. (PhD series, No. 12.2013)
In: Journal of International Management, Vol. 19, No. 4, 12.2013, p. 315–323
In: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 34, No. 5, 2013, p. 533-552
In: Global Strategy Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, 8.2012, p. 205-223
Paper presented at AIB 2012 Annual Meeting, 2012
In: Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Susan Feinberg; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2012, p. 74 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54)
In: Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Susan Feinberg; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2012, p. 81 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54)
In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. ed. /Leslie Toombs . Birmingham, AL : Academy of Management 2011 (Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2011)
In: Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. /Shige Makingo ; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2011, p. 155-156 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 53)
Paper presented at The 37th EIBA Annual Conference 2011. European International Business Academy, 2011
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School Press 2010, 185 p.
London, ON : Ivey Publishing 2024, 8 p.
Cranfield : Case Centre 2024, 10 p.
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In: Dagens Næringsliv, 24.7.2017
In: Teknisk Ukeblad, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2013, p. 56
Vol. 9B11M054, Ontario : Ivey Publishing 2011, 20 p.
Vol. 8B11M054, Ontario : Ivey Publishing 2011, 20 p.
London : Ivey Publishing 2011, 12 p.
London : Ivey Publishing 2011, 15 p.
Vol. 11M114, London, ON : Ivey Publishing 2011, 15 p.
Vol. 9B11M114, London, ON : Ivey Publishing 2011, 15 p.
London, ON : Ivey Publishing 2010, 16 p.
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Year | Name of contractual partner | Type of activity |
2018 - 2024 | BI Norwegian Business School | 20% contract as Adjunct Associate Professor |
2019 - 2023 | CBS Executive | Teaching at Sommerskole |