Research projects

The Intrapreneurship Compass is an annual survey of the intrapreneurial climate in a representative sample of Swedish companies. The primary objective is to contribute to policy discussions that concern the renewal of Swedish industry. Ultimately, the collected data will allow for longitudinal research on the drivers and outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship. The first Intrapreneurship Compass was published in 2018 (www.ikompassen.se).

Lead researchers: Associate Professor Katarina Blomkvist, Associate Professor Philip Kappen, Professor Ivo Zander
Duration: 2016-2019
Financed by: Karl-Adam Bonniers Stiftelse
 

Opportunity recognition in the multinational corporation

This project investigates global opportunity recognition and development by multinational corporations (MNCs). It traces back significant new products and services in Swedish MNCs to their origins, identifies and categorizes the underlying opportunity recognition processes, and examines those attributes of opportunity recognition and development that are unique to the MNC context.

Lead researcher: Assistant Professor Gundula Lücke
Duration: 2017-2019
Financed by: Lars Erik Lundbergs Stiftelse för Forskning och Utbildning, Handelsbankens Forskningsstiftelser
 

Change in the global business environment and the strategic and organizational responses by Swedish multinational corporations

This research project investigates how change in the global business environment, specifically the entry and expansion of new competitors from emerging economies, influences the strategy and organization of already well-established multinational corporations (MNCs). The theoretical framework revolves around sensemaking of slow-paced environmental changes, which is empirically applied to the developments of major Swedish MNCs over the period 1990-2015.

Lead researchers: PhD Candidate Michal Budryk, Professor Ivo Zander
Duration: 2014-2018
Financed by: Handelsbankens Forskningsstiftelser
 

Crises and the technological evolution of multinational corporations

This project explores how financial crises affect the technological development of large and well-established firms. The overarching question is how, in terms of their innovation activities, Swedish multinational corporations (MNCs) have responded to financial crises. The analysis of firms’ technological development is based on patent statistics.

Lead researchers: Associate Professor Katarina Blomkvist, Associate Professor Philip Kappen, Professor Ivo Zander
Duration: 2016-2019
Financed by: Handelsbankens Forskningsstiftelser
 

Dreaming and doing: A phenomenological study of entrepreneurial action

Can daydreaming trigger entrepreneurial action? Lately, a growing body of process studies has argued for the importance of learning from philosophy to create knowledge about elusive dimensions of entrepreneurship. The purpose of this study is to apply conceptualizations beyond the traditional economic and business-oriented approaches to develop further knowledge about the connection between “entrepreneurial dream-making” and entrepreneurial action. The study is based on a phenomenological, in-depth study at the crossroads of philosophy, entrepreneurship, and art.

Lead researchers: Associate Professor Jenny Helin, Assistant Professor Matilda Dahl, Professor Pierre Guillet de Monthoux
Duration: 2018-2020
Financed by: Lars Erik Lundbergs Stiftelse för Forskning och Utbildning