Knowledge Transfer

TBRP contributes with its inter-disciplinary, inter-technology and inter-sectoral outcomes and outputs, aimed at academic and non-academic community, to a richer, theoretically explicated understanding of massively complex human and organizational behavior.

Publications

Theory Building

Lysek, M. (2016). Collective Inclusioning: A Grounded Theory of a Bottom-Up Approach to Innovation and Leading. Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal, 15(1).
Turcan, R.V., & Heslop, B. (2016). Theorizing the Organization of Technology Entrepreneurship. TBRP Perspectives Working Paper (DOI: 10.5278/VBN/MISC/TOTE).
Lowe, A. & Guthrie, W. (2011). Getting through the PhD process using GT: Supervisor/Researcher Perspectives. In Martin,V. & Glynnild, A. (Eds.), Grounded Theory the philosophy,method, and work of Barney Glaser. Brown Walker Press Florida, 51-68.
Turcan, R. V. (2011). Toward a theory of international new venture survivability. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 9(3), 213-232
Turcan, R. V., Mäkelä, M., Sørensen, O. J., & Rönkkö, M. (2010). Mitigating theoretical and coverage biases in the design of theory-building research: an example from international entrepreneurship.International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 6(4), 399-417.
Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. & Lowe, A. (2001). Management Research: An Introduction. London: Sage.

Legitimation

For more publications on 'Legitimation', please visit publications in 'Legitimation of Newness' which are the main outputs of LNETN project.

High Impact Entrepreneurship

International Business and Business Model Innovation

Sort, J. C., Taran, Y., & Turcan, R. V. (2025). De-internationalization and Re-internationalization of the Firm: Business Model Innovation for Growth and Survival. Palgrave Macmillan.
Turcan, R. V., & Fast, M. (2023). Revisiting Late Globalization: A Commentary on Theorizing and Theoretical Deepening. Markets, Globalization & Development Review, 8(3), Article 2.
Juho, A., & Turcan, R. V. (2018). Value, What Value? University Business Model in Pursuit of Advanced Internationalization. Journal of Business Models.
Turcan, R., Boujarzadeh, B., & Dholakia, N. (2020). Late Globalization and Evolution, Episodes and Epochs of Industries: Evidence from Danish Textile and Fashion Industry, 1945-2015. Thunderbird International Business Review, 62(5), 515-530.
Gustafson, L., Pesoutova, K., Turcan, R. V., & Christensen, K. A. (2017). Backshoring of Danish manufacturing companies: A learning process perspective.
Turcan, R. V. (2017). De-internationalization: Evolution of the Concept. Paper presented at McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference: Speed, Diversity, Complexity in International Entrepreneurship, Galway, Ireland.
Turcan, R. V., & Gulieva, V. (2016). De-Internationalization of Universities: An Exploratory Study. In M. Marinov, & O. Sørensen (Eds.), Finding Solutions to the Challenges of Internationalization. Aalborg University Press: Aalborg.
Turcan, R. V. (2016). Exploring Late Globalization: A Viewpoint. Markets, Globalization & Development Review, 1(2), [4].
Turcan, R. V. (2016). Recent casualties of late globalization. TBRP Perspectives, 3 (TBRPP-3).
Turcan, R. V. (2016). Shedding further light on late globalization. TBRP Perspectives, 4 (TBRPP-4).
Dholakia, N. (2015). Late Globalization Flavors and Stripes: Culture Theory Aspects. TBRP Perspectives, 1 (TBRPP-1).
Dholakia, N. (2015). Late Globalization: What and/or Who is Late?. TBRP Perspectives, 2 (TBRPP-2).
Turcan, R. V. (2013). The Philosophy of Turning Points: A Case of De-internationalization. Advances in International Management, 26, 219-235.
Turcan, R. V. (2011). De-internationalization: A conceptualization. Paper presented at AIB-UK & Ireland Chapter Conference on 'International Business: New challenges, new forms, new practices', Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Turcan, R. V. (2006). De-internationalization of small high technology firms: An international entrepreneurship perspective. Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK.
Turcan, R. V. (2003). De-internationalization and the Small Firm. In W. Colin, M. Frank, & G. Irene (Eds.), Internationalization: Firm Strategies and Management. (pp. 208-222). Palgrave Macmillan.

Get Out Of Comfort Zone (GOOCZ)

Legitimation of Newness (LNETN)

2025

Stein Da Silva, L. (2025). Legitimation process of new actors and new business-policy partnerships: Developing new industries through collective action. PhD thesis: Halmstad University.
Stein Da Silva, L. (2025). Building the legitimacy of new public policy frameworks targeting innovation and new industrial development. White Paper: the European Commission 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Zhang, J. (2025). Developing 21st century platform business models: Human-centred approach to personal data management. PhD thesis: University of Oulu.
Zhang, J. (2025). Towards a human-centred approach to personal data management: Reflections on GDPR implementation in the context of digital platforms. White Paper: the European Commission 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Donmez, D. (2025). Styles of representation of newness and change in creative industries: Legitimacy and innovations in Haute Cuisine. PhD thesis: Halmstad University.
Donmez, D. (2025). Overcoming the legitimacy challenges of the sustainable food value chains through creative chefs: A framework. White Paper: the European Commission 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Lines, L. (2025). BREXIT, New Europe and Newness Chasm: Cross-Channel Conceptualization of Newness and Tradition. Offensive and Defensive Legitimation - Perceptions at the Interface between the Organizational and the Socio-Political. PhD thesis: Aalborg University.
Lines, L. (2025). EU Legitimacy threat mitigation strategy. White Paper: EC 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Dönmez, S. D., Reyes, I., & Mundorf, N. (2025). Implementation of innovations and legitimacy judgments in Haute Cuisine from the Michelin-starred chefs’ perspective. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 127, 104136.
Dönmez, S. D., & Blanco-González, A. (2025). Measuring organisational legitimacy in Haute Cuisine restaurants: perceptions of customers, experts and news media. British Food Journal, 127(13), 37-51.
Dönmez, S. D. (2025). Legitimacy-as-perception: Sustainability from theMichelin-starred chefs’ perspectives. In The 3rd Annual Organizational Legitimacy Workshop.
Rodrigez, G. (2025). 21st Century Energy and Legitimation of New Industries: Innovating for and Legitimating the Bio-Economy - A Study of the European Green Transition. PhD thesis: University of Glasgow.
Rodrigez, G. (2025). Acceleration of the Green Transition. White Paper: EC 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Kinyanjui, J. (2025). Competing for legitimation. PhD thesis: Halmstad University.
Kinyanjui, J. (2025). Toward an EU Online Gambling Policy. White Paper: EC 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Ramos, M. A. (2024). Global Reach: Policies for Launching International New Products in the Life Sciences Industry. White Paper: EC 'Fit for Future Platform'.

2024

Ramos, M. A. (2024). International growth in life sciences: The influence of new institutions and policies on the emergence of new product concepts. PhD thesis: Halmstad University.
Gisca, O. (2024). Moving beyond technology frontiers. Legitimacy of local 5G and 6G mobile communication networks: An ecosystem and business model perspectives to regulation. PhD thesis: University of Oulu.
Gisca, O. (2024). Towards legitimacy of local 5G/6G mobile communication networks businesses. White Paper: EC 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Dehkori, R. (2024). Smart energy: Challenges of newness - Legitimacy and business models in the emerging electric commercial vehicle ecosystem. PhD thesis: University of Oulu.
Dehkori, R. (2024). Electrifying the Future of Road Transport: A Proposal for Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks. White Paper: EC 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Honecker, F. (2024). Innovating for and legitimating fintech: An ethnographic study of European blockchain communities. PhD thesis: University of Glasgow.
Honecker, F. (2024). Inspiring Grassroots Support for the Adoption of Socially Productive Fintech Solutions. White Paper: EC 'Fit for Future Platform'.
Ramos, M. A. (2024). The patterns of the past and future agenda in international branding: a literature review. Review of International Business and Strategy, 34(2), 311-339.
Ramos, M. A., Andersson, S., & Aagerup, U. (2024). Rebranding after international acquisitions: challenges of legitimation in emerging and developed countries. International Marketing Review, 41(7), 84-116.
Ziliberberg, C., Dholakia, N., & Turcan, R. V. (2024). Legitimating change and changing legitimacy: An analysis of the intersection. In Academy of Management Proceedings Academy of Management.
Honecker, F., Chen, S., Chandra, Y., & Chalmers, D. (2024). Non-Fungible Token Innovation. In D. D. Bergh (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Finance. Oxford University Press.
Aagerup, U., Andersson, S., Ramos, M.A. (2024). How image and awareness relate to internal and external stakeholders' acceptance of B2B rebranding. In 27th
McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference.

2023

Honecker, F., Chalmers, D. (2023). How Artificial Intelligence Shapes Legitimacy Judgement Formation. AOM.
Honecker, F., Dönmez, D., Yrjölä, S. (2023). How Actors Shape External Enablers: An Analysis of the European USpace Framework for Commercial Drone Operations. In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Lines, L., & Turcan V. R. (2023). In Search for Authenticity at the Intersection of Modernity and Tradition. In book The Emerald Handbook of Authentic Leadership.
Pandey, A., Chalmers, D., Gordon, J. (2023) IoT and Digital Entrepreneurship. In Lamine, W., Jack, S., Fayolle, A. and Audretsch, D. (Eds.) De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Entrepreneurship. De Gruyter.
Kinyanjui , J., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Authentic Leadership at the Edge of Chaos. In R. V. Turcan, J. E. Reilly, K. M. Jorgensen, Y. Taran, & A. I. Bujac (Eds.), The Emerald Handbook of Authentic Leadership (pp. 145-158). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Ziliberberg, C., Fraser, N., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Grounding the future of a changing Silicon Valley hyper-growth start-up: A practice perspective. Paper presented at EGOS Colloquium, Cagliari, Italy.
Gisca, O., Zhang , J. H., Ahokangas, P., Koivumäki , T., Ahtisaari , M., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Human-AI Centricity and Data: Legitimacy Challenges. Paper presented at Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lines, L. G. T., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Searching for Authenticity: Leadership at the Intersection of Tradition and Modernity. In R. V. Turcan, J. E. Reilly, K. M. Jorgensen, Y. Taran, & A. Bujac (Eds.), The Emerald Handbook of Authentic Leadership (pp. 197-218). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Ramos, M. A. (2023). Market-driven Pressures and Institutional Biases at a University: A Review of the TV series The Chair. Markets, Globalization & Development Review, 8(1).
Wanjiku, J., Ramos, M. A., & Andersson, S. (2023). Launching in Uncertainty: Legitimation and Country-Specific Barriers to Launch New Products in Emerging Markets. In 39th EGOS Colloquium.
Kinyanjui, J., Ramos, M. A., & Andersson, S. (2023). Legitimising new practices: A Product launch case study. In In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Ramos, M. A., Kinyanjui, J., & Andersson, S. (2023). Life Sciences Product Launch: Strategies for Legitimizing Across Countries. In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Ramos, M. A., & Andersson, S. (2023). Crossing Borders through Clusters: Internationalisation of SMEs in the Life
Sciences Industry. In 49th Conference of the European International Business Academy.
Dönmez, D., Gabrielsson J., & Slepniov D. (2023) Investigating research on innovations in dining a systematic review of the academic literature. EURAM.
Dönmez, D., Reyes, I. & Mundorf, N. (2023). The Midas touch: Legitimation of innovations in Haute cuisine from the
Michelin-starred creative chefs’ perspective. EURAM.
Pandey, A; Stein Da Silva, L (2023) Open Innovation Intermediaries: Managing Plurality of Stakeholders. EGOS.
Pandey, A (2023) New Venture Legitimacy: An Industrial IoT case. BAM.
Zhang, J., Gisca, O., Stein, L., & Koivumäki, T. (2023). Exploring the effect of General Data Protection Regulation on the legitimacy of public-private collaborations for data driven solutions in healthcare. EURAM.
Da Silva, L. S., Evers, N. R, & Koivumäki, T. (2023) Legitimation and collective system-building in new industries. In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU
Agenda for Change Conference.
Dairabekova, A (2023). Dawn of the human-centric personal data market. In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Lines, L. (2023). The legitimation game – leveraging organisational stigma to legitimate institutional change. EGOS.
Kumar, S. (2023). Striving for change: A critical discourse analysis of Bitcoin proponents using structured topic modelling. EGOS.
Zhang, J., Gisca, O., Koivumäki, T., & Ahokangas, P. (2023). Beyond technology boundaries - legitimacy considerations and organisational capabilities of legacy firms. EGOS.
Gisca, O., Zhang, J., Dehkordi, R., Ahokangas, P.,
Koivumäki, T. (2023). Legitimation and legitimacy in business model and ecosystem innovation context: technology, regulatory and business as legitimation
domains. In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Gisca, O; Zhang, J; Ahokangas, P; Koivumäki, T; Turcan, R. V. (2023). Human-AI Centricity and Data: Legitimacy
Challenges. In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Dehkordi, R, S., Ahokangas, P, Yrjölä, S., Evers, N & Sorvisto, M. (2023) Legitimacy challenges of Connected, Autonomous Electric Vehicles, and connectivity solutions. In LNETN: Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Rodrigues, G., Pandey, A., Ramos, M. A., & Walls, K. (2023). Impacts of extreme events on innovation ecosystems–A case study from Scotland. In LNETN:
Legitimation of Newness and EU Agenda for Change Conference.
Ramos, M. A., Andersson, S. (2023). Formal industry clusters and internationalisation of SMEs in the Life Science Industry: A multiple case study. In 27th McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference.

2022

da Silva, L. S., Evers, N., Koivumäki, T. (2022) Public and Private Stakeholder Collaborations in new industries: A Literature Review. Paper presented at 21st Nordic Conference on Small Business Research, Kolding, Denmark.
da Silva, L. S., Evers, N., Koivumäki, T. (2022) Public-private interactions in emerging sectors: A literature review and future research agenda. Paper presented at 38th Annual IMP Conference, Florence, Italy.
Wanjiku, J., Turcan, R. V., & Andersson, S. (2022) Toward a typology of co-emergence of new firms and new sectors. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, United States.
Honecker, F., Chalmers, D., Anderson, N. (2022). How can new financial technologies help to tackle social exclusion? Banks & Financial Markets.
Dehkordi, R, S., Ahokangas, P, Evers, N & Sorvisto, M. (2022) Legitimation of new sustainable business models in the electric commercial vehicle ecosystems. Paper presented at CINetwork conference Pisa, Italy.
Gisca, O., Zhang, J., Ahokangas, P., Koivumäki, T., & Turcan, R. V. (2022). Legitimacy challenges in Human-AI Centric business models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Lille, France.
Gisca, O., Matinmikko-Blue, M., Ahokangas, P., Yrjola, S., Gordon, J., (2022) Legitimacy of emerging business models for local 5G networks: a regulatory challenge. Paper presented at ITS European Conference 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Zhang, J., Gisca, O., Koivumäki, T., & Ahokangas, P. (2022) Legitimacy challenges in the healthcare ecosystem: data management in the era of GDPR. Paper presented at the 15th annual Euromed Academy of Business Conference Palermo, Italy.
Zhang, J., Gisca, O., Mohamed, M., Koivumäki, T., & Ahokangas, P. (2022) Data management regulation challenges in the business model ecosystem. Paper presented at the 39th Eurasia Business and Economic Society Conference Rome, Italy.
Zhang, J., Gisca, O., Dehkordi, R. S., & Ahokangas, P. (2022) Ecosystem Legitimacy Challenges in the Platform, Data, and Artificial Intelligence Business Model. Journal of Business Models, 10(1), 42-49.
Honecker, F., & Chalmers, D. (2022). Fintech for Financial Inclusion. In N. Alam, H.-Y. Chen, & P. Jenweeranon (Eds.), Global Perspectives in FinTech: Law, Finance and Technology. Palgrave Macmillan.
Honecker, F., Kumar, S., & Turcan V. R.(2022) Cutting the Cord: New Ventures Building Legitimacy through Decoupling from Pioneers. Paper prestented at Baylor Hankamer School of Business at Waco, Texas, USA.
Ziliberberg, C. & Turcan, V. R. (2022) The dialectical flow of narratives in organizational change. Paper prestented at EGOS Colloquium Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
Pandey, A. (2022) Diffusion and Adoption of Technology amongst Small and Medium enterprises during COVID-19 with a focus on Internet of Things. Paper presented at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
Pojiltov, O., Gordon, J., & Turcan V. R (2022) Exploring the Impact of Fluid Ethics on Sustainable Entrepreneurial Start-ups. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Baylor Hankamer School of Business at Waco, Texas, USA.
Lines, L. G. T., & Turcan, R. V. (2022). In Search for Leadership Authenticity at the Intersection of Tradition & Modernity. Paper presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
Ziliberberg, C., & Turcan, R. V. (2022). Minotaur Concepts: On the danger of combining concepts from different worldviews, transforming them into battlegrounds.. Paper presented at Second Colloquium on Philosophy and Organization Studies (PHILOS), Greece.
Kumar, S. & Slepniov, D. (2022). Emergence of a competing institutional logic: The case of decentralized digital currency bitcoin. Paper prestented at EGOS Colloquium Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
Dehkordi, R, S., Ahokangas, P & Evers, N. (2022) Flexibility, Scalability, and Replicability in Business Model Design - Towards a Conceptual Framework for the Smart Energy Sector. Paper presented at Business Model Conference, Lille, France.
Ramos, M. A., & Andersson, S. (2023). Crossing Borders through Clusters: Internationalisation of SMEs in the Life
Sciences Industry. EIBA.

2021

Lines, L., Rodrigues, G., & Kinyanjui, J. (2021) Striving for legitimacy Post Brexit: A study of Community Renewable Energy Projects Future Scenarios and Their Business Models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lines, L., Rodrigues, G., & Kinyanjui, J., (2021) Striving for legitimacy Post Brexit: A study of Community Renewable Energy Projects Future Scenarios and Their Business Models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gisca, O., Ramos, M., & Dönmez, D. (2021) Legitimation of Emerging Technologies with New Business Models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gisca, O., Ramos, M., & Dönmez, D. (2021) Legitimation of Emerging Technologies with New Business Models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kumar, S., Stein, L., & Honecker, (2021) F. Future Business Models in Financial Services: A Legitimacy-based Perspective. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kumar, S., Stein, L., & Honecker, F. (2021) Future Business Models in Financial Services: A Legitimacy-based Perspective. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pojiltov, O., Gordon, J., & Turcan V, R. (2021) Theorizing the Emergence of Fluid Ethics and Fluid Legitimation under Uncertainty. Paper presented at DRUID21 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ziliberberg, C,. Pojiltov, O., & Saadatmanesh, H. (2021) Fragmentation and Adaptation will shape the legitimacy of future business models. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Ziliberberg, C,. Pojiltov, O., & Saadatmanesh, H. (2021) Fragmentation and Adaptation will shape the legitimacy of future business models. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Dehkordi, R, S., Pandey, A., & Zhang, J. (2021) The future of smart energy: Legitimation of new business models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dehkordi, R, S., Pandey, A., & Zhang, J. (2021) The future of smart energy: Legitimation of new business models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Zhang, J., Sadeghian, R., Gisca, O., & Ahokangas, P. (2021) Legitimacy challenges in the platform, data, and artificial intelligence business models. Paper presented at Business Models Conference Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gisca, O., Ahokangas, P., & Gordon, J. (2021) Legitimation of New Business Models' Emergence within 6G Technology Decade. Paper presented at European International Business Academy EIBA 2021.
Zhang, J. & Koivumaki, T. (2021) Exploring the privacy paradox in the era of GDPR: a qualitative inquiry of consumers' perception on online data privacy. Paper presented at EIBA 2021 Madrid, Spain.

2020

Mould, C. & Turcan, V. R. (2020) Legitimation Paradox: Piggybacking a Social Enterprise on a System Failure. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.

Authentic Leadership (IETN)

IO1 and IO2

Bujac, A., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Development, Implementation and Sustainability Report: PhD course in Authentic Leadership. IETN: TBRP. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35929.19044
Bujac, A., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Development, Implementation and Sustainability Report: PhD Supervisor Training in Authentic Leadership. IETN: TBRP. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25024.00003

IO3

Turcan, R.V., Reilly, J. E., Jorgensen, K. M., Taran, Y. and Bujac, A. I. (2023). The Emerald Handbook of Authentic Leadership, Emerald Group Publishing:

Reilly, J. E., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Leadership: The Conundrum of Authenticity.
Velt, H., & Sinkovics, R.R. (2023). A Bibliometric Study of Authentic Leadership.
Schaefler, D. (2023). Authentic Leadership: A Critical Review.
Taran, Y. (2023). The Challenge of Authentic Leadership in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous Business Environment.
Kinyanjui, J., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Authentic Leadership at the Edge of Chaos.
Noponen, N., Auvinen, T. & Sajasalo, P. (2023). The Search for Authenticity in Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Leadership.
Heslop, B. (2023). The ComPILAR Model of Group Dynamics Elaborating Authentic Leadership.
Lines, L. G. T., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Searching for Authenticity: Leadership at the Intersection of Tradition and Modernity.
Jørgensen, K.M. (2023). Storytelling: The Importance of Space and Materiality for Authentic Leadership.
Pieper, J. (2023). Leadership in the Classical World: A Perspective on Authenticity.
Pohontu, M. (2023). Leadership in Business: Establishing Authenticity.
Lord German, M. OBE (2023). Political Leadership: Discovering Authenticity.
Lefroy, J. & Woolcombe, D. (2023). Leadership as Service: Constructing Authenticity.
Mould, C. (2023). Ethics Shaping, Underpinning and Sustaining Leadership Authenticity.
Schaefler, D. (2023). The Indispensability of Authenticity in Leadership: Why It Is the Essence of Leadership Success.
Sakalauskas, D.P. & Terry, G. S. (2023). Limitations and Opportunities in Entrepreneurial Innovation and Education: Values in Authentic Leadership.
Turcan, R. V. (2023). The Search for Meaning: Redefining or Undermining Authenticity?
Kindsiko, E. & Vadi, M. (2023). Sensing as a Leadership Competence: Determining Situational Authenticity in the Academic World.
Kringelum, L.B., Mortensen, L. & Holmgren, J. (2023). Leading or Being Led: The Authentic Leadership Dilemma.
Daskou, S. & Tzokas, N. (2023). The UN Sustainable Development Goals in Education and Well-beingin Need of Authentic Leadership.
Pitman, T. & Reilly, J.E. (2023). The Challenge to Establish AuthenticLeadershipin the Digital Age.
Laine, I., Saarenketo, S. & Zhang, X. (2023). Leadership in International Entrepreneurship: In Search of Authenticity.
Dreher, R. & Haseloff, G. (2023). Authentic Leadership as a Meta Competence.
Sandberg, S., Laine, I., Bujac, A., Haseloff, G. & Reilly, J.E. (2023). Authentic Leadership as a Generic Competence.
Reilly, J. E., & Turcan, R. V. (2023). Leadership: Facing the Authenticity Conundrum.

Problem Based Learning (PBLMD)

Main outputs

PBLMD_WP1_Project_Leaflet [Leaflets]
PBLMD_WP2_Benchmarking_Methodology_en [New methodologies and techniques]
PBLMD_WP2_PBL_Benchmarking_Studies [Studies]
PBLMD_WP3_PBL_Study_Programmes [Needs analyses]
PBLMD_WP4_Implementing_PBL_study_programmes [Curriculum]
PBLMD_WP5_Sustainability_strategies [Sustainability strategies]
PBLMD_WP7_International_conference_proceedings [Research publications]

Spillover outputs

PBLMD_Spillover_WP2-3_Benchmarking_Pedagogical_Training [Studies and needs analysis]
PBLMD_Spillover_WP4_Approved_Pedagogical_Training_Programme [Curriculum]
PBLMD_Spillover_WP4_BSc_Product_Design [Curriculum]
PBLMD_Spillover_WP4_Inter_disciplinary_inter_institutional_PBL_project [Curriculum]
PBLMD_Spillover_WP5_Guide_PBL_Pedagogical_Training_Programmes [Guide]
PBLMD_Spillover_WP6_University_Autonomy [Policy recommendations]
PBLMD_Spillover_SMS_Extra_Staff_mobility [New or extended partnerships or cooperations]
PBLMD_Spillover_WP7_Palgrave_Macmillan_book [Research publications]:
-- Turcan, R. V., & Reilly, J. E. (Eds.) (2020). Populism and Higher Education Curriculum Development: Problem Based Learning as a Mitigating Response. Palgrave Macmillan.

University Autonomy (EUNIAM)

Evaluating existing university autonomy in Moldova
University Institutional Autonomy in Moldova / EN (pdf)
University Institutional Autonomy in Moldova / RO (pdf)

Matching EU experience
Benchmarking Analysis of Institutional University Autonomy in Denmark, Lithuania, Romania, Scotland, and Sweden / EN (pdf)
Benchmarking Analysis of Institutional University Autonomy in Denmark, Lithuania, Romania, Scotland, and Sweden / RO (pdf)

Drafting proposals on university autonomy in Moldova
Legislative Proposals on Enhancing University Autonomy (pdf)
Commentary on Education Code / EN (pdf)
Commentary on Education Code / RO (pdf)
Restructuring, Rationalizing, and Modernizing Higher Education Sector in the Republic of Moldova / EN (pdf)
Restructuring, Rationalizing, and Modernizing Higher Education Sector in the Republic of Moldova / RO (pdf)

Edited book
Turcan, R. V., Reilly, J., Bugaian, L. (2015). (Re)Discovering University Autonomy: The Global Market Paradox of Stakeholder and Educational Values in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan: New York.

Managing the project
Summary of the report on the implementation of the project (Oct. 2012 - Aug. 2014) pdf
Summary of thr report on the implementation of the project (Sep. 2014 - Oct. 2015) pdf

Public events

Funded Project Public Events

Boundaries of International Network vs Platform-based Business Models

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Please book the morning of ..., 2026, between ... and ..., for this panel discussion between Petri Ahokangas, Martti Ahtisaari Institute, University of Oulu and Nikolai Kazantev, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, moderated by Romeo V. Turcan, AAU Business School.
This open-to-public panel discussion is as part of the International Business - Business Model Innovation PhD course.

Panel themes
The panel explores how the boundaries between network-based and platform-based business models shape value creation, scalability, and innovation within international business contexts, highlighting the strategic distinctions and implications for organizations engaging in global markets.

Venue: TBC
Time / Date: TBC, 2026
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

Internationalization, De-internationalization, Re-internationalization and Business Model Innovation: The myth of Harmony?

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This panel discussion is part of the EIBA 2025 conference 'The Myth of Harmony! Strategic Realities in IB Practices'; between Jonas Eduardsen (Aalborg University Business School), Natasha Evers (Trinity Business School), Romeo V. Turcan (Aalborg University Business School; panel chair), Tatyana Tsukanova (EHL Hospitality Business School), Tiia Vissak (University of Tartu).

Venue: https://eiba2025.eiba.org/program-overview/
Time/Date: 10.00-11.15, December 12, 2025
Chair: Romeo V. Turcan

Panel themes and speakers

Internationalization, de-internationalization, re-internationalization and business model innovation: Toward a research programme, harmony (Romeo V. Turcan)
Innovating Business Models for Agility: How Scalable Business Models Enable Rapid Internationalization, Exit, and Re-Entry (Jonas Eduardsen)
Navigating complex international and global market spaces through business model configurations (Natasha Evers)
Redesigning global business models for resilience: The role of de-internationalization and de-globalization (Tatyana Tsukanova)
De-internationalization and re-internationalization: Nature, causes and consequences (Tiia Vissak)

Toward a Research Programme in International Business–Business Model Innovation

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This talk is part of the Clare Hall’s Colloquia, which provides Visiting Fellows and Life Members, among others, with an opportunity to present their research, whether in its early stages or already published, in a friendly setting.

Venue: Clare Hall Meeting Room
Time/Date: 19:15, November 25, 2025,
Convenor: Li Tang

Talk themes and presenters
Romeo V. Turcan defines first research programmes, then offers an example of a TBRP research programme he and Norman M. Fraser co-founded in 2012, Legitimation, and after introduces the new TBRP research programme, International Business and Business Model Innovation programme, which he, jointly with Jesper Sort and Jonas Eduardsen, jointly have launched in 2025.

Challenges of theory building

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Please book the morning of Thursday, November 6, 2025, between 11.00 and 12.30, for this panel discussion between Dr. Matthias Zach of Roche Diagnostics and Dr. Andy Lowe of Grounded Theory Institute in California, moderated by Dr. Romeo V. Turcan of AAU Business School.

Panel themes
Romeo V. Turcan (opening the panel): Main challenges of theory building
Andy Lowe: The impact of AI on theory building
Matthias Zach: Non-academic setting perspective on theory building

Venue: Room 89, Fibigerstraede 11, Aalborg, 9220, DK
Time / Date: 11.00 – 12.30 / Nov 6, 2025
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

P.S. This public event is part of the TBRP PhD course in 'Theorising and Theory Building'

“You need eyes in the back of your head”: the challenges of scale, uncertainty and complexity in internationalizing a successful venture

by Chris Mould
Founder and CEO, Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion

Profiled by Guardian Newspapers as one of the UK’s top social entrepreneurs, Chris Mould is an innovative leader, widely experienced in both the public and the voluntary sector. Chris has launched more than 20 organisations. He is the founder and CEO of the award-winning Foundation for Social Change and Inclusion, a Bulgarian organisation working to break the cycle of poverty which he has been internationalizing across the Balkans and Southeast Europe since 2015.

In this public guest lecture that is part of the MSc in Internatioal Business programme, Chris will discuss the particular challenges of scale, uncertainty and complexity that face anyone seeking to internationalize a successful venture. Drawing on his personal experience, Chris will highlight a number of issues that warrant attention and suggest strategies that will help entrepreneurs navigate the territory.

Time
09:15 - 10:15; Thursday, October 5, 2023

Venue
1.001 (Seminar), Pontoppidanstræde 101 (Pon101), Aalborg

Practitioner perspectives on theorising and theory building

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Please book the morning of Thursday, June 23, 2022, between 8.30 and 10.00 for these public lectures offered by Dr. Matthias Zach of Roche Diagnostics and Dr. Michal Lysek of HMS Networks.

Lecture themes
Matthias Zach - Executing and learning from a research design informed by Grounded Theory
Michal Lysek - Trust in emergence! Learning Classic Grounded Theory

Venue: Room 0-08, Fibigerstraede 10, Aalborg University
Time / Date: 8.30 – 10.00 / June 23, 2022
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

The impact of digital transformation on ‘Who We Are’ as academics

Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University Business School discussed chalelnges and threats digital transformation poses for 'what' and 'who' we are as academics. Inter alia, Romeo conjectures that what digital transformation impacts or threatens most is 'authenticity'.

This public speech was part of a public presentation and discussion seminar entitled "(Un)authentic leadership of digital transformations?". This public event was organized as part of the IETN PhD Supervisor Training Course in ‘Authentic Leadership‘ and hosted by School of Business at Linneaus University.

Date: May 6, 2022

Authentic leadership is essential to sustainability management

The debate is between professor Per Servais of School of Business at Linneaus University and professor Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University Business School. Per advocated for the motion and Romeo - against the motion. Professor Marcelo Ketzer of Department of Biology and Environmental Science at Linnaeus University, intridced the motion by inroducing and discussing sustainability management.

This public debate was organaized as part of the IETN PhD Supervisor Training Course in ‘Authentic Leadership‘ and hosted by School of Business at Linneaus University.

Date: May 4, 2022

“VUCA on steroids: A world gone mad!” What happens then to good intentions?

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know? The Role of the Business School in the Production of High Impact Entrepreneurs

Doing an inductive PhD research in organizational setting employing orthodox GT methods

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, March 3, 2021, between 8.30 and 10.00 for this public lecture offered by Dr. Matthias Zach of Roche Diagnostics.

Lecture theme
Matthias, in his lecture, will address and reflect on the theory building process he engaged in to explore the phenomenon he studied, the emergence and shifting of new, radical product concepts under uncertainty; adopting a research design that was informed by Grounded Theory; and learnings from a part time PhD.

Venue: Room 3, Fibigerstraede 11, Aalborg University
Time / Date: 8.30 – 10.00 / March 3, 2021
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

The role of theorizing in liquid times

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, October 21, 2020, between 13.30 and 15.00, for this panel discussion between professors David Boje, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Andy Lowe and Romeo V. Turcan who will debate and discuss the role of theorising in today’s world, specifically in dealing and coping with post-truth and fluid ethics in current liquid times.

Panel themes
David Boje: Stories of Facts Do Not Change the Stories of Opinions in Liquid Times
Nikhilesh Dholakia: The Times... They're a-Changing … but Ought to Change a Lot More
Andy Lowe: Truth is Stranger than Fiction, Yet Fiction Rules the World
Romeo V. Turcan: Theorising is (not) Essential in Liquid Times

Venue: Open to public via Zoom
Time / Date: 13.30 – 15.00 / Oct 21, 2020
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Entrepreneurship: A look forward

This Savvy Seminar is part of the launch of the 'The Palgrave Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Entrepreneurship' edited by Romeo V. Turcan and Norman M. Fraser.

The launch will take place on Feb 7, 2019, starting 9am, at AAU Copenhagen Campus: Auditorium 1.1008, A. C. Meyersvænge 15 str., Copenhagen, 2450, Denmark. The invitation to the launch can be downloaded here.

The seminar starts with presentations by the Handbook Editors Norman M. Fraser and Romeo V. Turcan:

Practitioner Perspective on Entrepreneurship, Dr Norman M. Fraser, Chairman at Softiron ltd and Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University

Theorizing Entrepreneurship Landscape, Dr Romeo V. Turcan, professor of International Entrepreneurship and organization theory at Aalborg University

It continues with a panel discussion on a range of key research, practice and policy themes in the field of entrepreneurship. Three distinguished scholars and policy makers have been invited to discuss contemporary and future issues and challenges in entrepreneruship from a multdisciplinary perspective.

The Future of Social Enterprise: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
SIRI TERJESEN is a Dean’s Research Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the American University’s Kogod School of Business and Director of the AU Center for Innovation (AUCI). Concurrently she is a Professor at the Norwegian School of Economics (Norges Handelshøyskole: NHH) in Bergen, Norway. Her research on entrepreneurship, corporate governance, and strategy has been published in leading journals such as Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Operations Management, Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Learning & Education, and Strategic Management Journal. She served as Associate Editor of three journals.

Entrepreneurial Founders, Firms and Households: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
SARA CARTER, OBE FRSE is Associate Principal (Learning & Teaching) at the University of Strathclyde and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School. Prof Carter is also a member of the Council of Economic Advisers to the First Minister of Scotland; the Enterprise & Skills Strategic Board; the Scottish Framework and Action Plan for Women in Enterprise Action Group; and Non-Executive Director of Women's Enterprise Scotland. Prof Carter is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and was awarded the OBE for services to women entrepreneurs in 2008. Her research examines the effects of business ownership on the individual, the economic wellbeing of entrepreneurial households, and the consequences of structural inequalities on resource access, particularly finance, on the SME sector.

Only by Being Genuinely Local Will Globalisation - or Global Cooperation - Survive
JEREMY LEFROY is a UK Member of Parliament since May 6th 2010. From 1989 to 2000, he and his family lived in Tanzania where he worked in the coffee industry. On returning to the UK, he worked assisting smallholder farmers in East Africa, until his election to Parliament. In October 2016, Jeremy was elected to serve on the cross-party ‘Exiting the European Union Committee’. Jeremy is also Chair of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF.

The role of theory building in liquid times

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, May 8, 2019, between 8.30 and 10.00 for this public debate between Professor Emeritus Nikhilesh Dholakia of the University of Rhode Island and Professor Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University, moderated by Dr Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California.

The motion
The motion of the debate is “Theory building is essential in liquid times”. Nikhilesh will argue for the motion and Romeo – against it. Andy will open the debate with a talk on "Intellectual autonomy is under threat". Each speaker will have 15 min to state his case and 5 min for rebuttal. Q&A session will follow for about 15 min. Voting on the motion and closing the debate - up to 5 min.

Venue: Sørlandet auditorium, University of Agder, Kristiansand
Time / Date: 8.30 – 10.00 / May 8, 2019
Contact: Gunvor Guttormsen

Becoming context free

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, May 23, 2018, between 9.00 and 10.30 for this public lecture offered by Associate Professor Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University.

Lecture theme
Through his lecture, Prof Turcan will argue that ‘becoming context-free’ in pursuit of ‘newness’ is essential in our efforts to enhance inter-disciplinary research and teaching, excel in knowledge transfer – all aimed at enriching social impact of our academic endeavour. Clearly this is not the way, but it may contribute to our holistic scholarship efforts.

Venue: Room 0-08, Fibigerstraede 10, Aalborg University
Time / Date: 09.00 – 10.30 / May 23, 2018
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

ISMD 2018 Chisinau Conference

In a society of rapid change, seeking to cope with complex, large scale challenges to economic, social and political developments, there is an urgent need for new perspectives and effective ways to improve our understanding and interpretation of complex data, new ideas and innovations.

The 2018 ISMD (International Society of Markets and Development) conference is dedicated to exploring such new perspectives and effective ways, aiming to generate interesting, beyond-state-of-the-art research questions and agendas, as well as to convey and effect change and coherence in policy development nationally, regionally, internationally and globally.

The conference will take place in Chisinau, Moldova, hosted by the Technical Universty of Moldova. For more information about the conference, please visit the conference website.

"Legitimation of radical innovation: Silicon Valley experience"

By Norman M. Fraser

Norman M. Fraser is Founder and Executive Chairman of SoftIron, a company that is disrupting the $40B data storage market with product and business model innovation. Issues and challenges of legitimating such radical innovation are discussed by Norman drawiing on his recent experience from Silicon Valley.

Venue
Fib 4.15, Aalborg University.

Time/Date
14.00-15.30, March 21, 2017

Flyer
Could be accessed here.

Does research require evidence?

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, May 10, 2017, between 9.00 and 10.30 for this public debate between two distinguished scholars, Professor Emeritus Nikhilesh Dholakia of the University of Rhode Island and Dr Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California, and moderated by Dr Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University.

The motion
The motion of the debate is “Within the context of management research knowledge is best advanced without evidence”. Andy will argue for the motion and Nikhilesh – against it. Each speaker will have 15 min to state his case. Q&A session will follow for about 30 min. The speakers will have up to 5 min for their closing statements.

Venue: Auditorium C, Fibigerstræde 15, Aalborg University
Time / Date: 9.00 – 10.30 / May 10, 2017
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

Video: You may watch the full debate here

The creation and legitimation of new industries

The main issue of this lecture is how to cross the gulf between no industry and embryonic industry in order for a new industry to emerge. A model of new industry creation and legitimation is put forward that theorizes the change from a condition in which an industry does not exist to a final condition in which it is institutionalized.

This is a Book-a-Researcher lecture that is part of the Festival of Research that takes place between April 25 and May 1, 2016.

Venue
More information about the lecture could be found here.

Internationalization of universities is unethical

Where does a theory come from? Logic, literature, or data?

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, May 11, 2016, between 9.00 and 10.30 for this public debate between three distinguished scholars Prof. Michael Saren of the Leicester University, Professor Emeritus Nikhilesh Dholakia of the University of Rhode Island, and Dr. Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California. The debate will be moderated by Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University.

The motion
Michael will advocate for logic or rational argument as a means to generate theory.
Nikhilesh will endorse literature as a source of theory development.
Andy will champion evidence or data as a means for theorizing and theory development.
Each speaker will have 15 min to state his case. Q&A session will follow for about 30 min. The speakers will have up to 5 min for their closing statements.

Venue: Fib 16, room 1.208, Aalborg University
Time / Date: 9.00 – 10.30 / May 11, 2016
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

Vertical take-off: Participant reflections on creating high growth businesses

By Norman M. Fraser
Drawing on a host of illustrative anecdotes and participant observations, Fraser examines the life cycle of each of the different business types, highlighting key threats and critical success factors for each. He analyses the tension between the need to innovate to differentiate versus the challenge of legitimizing newness. He sheds light on strategies to break out of stalled growth plateaus and progress up the value chain. And he explores the pros and cons of pivoting a business to address new realities.

Venue
Fib 15.B, Aalborg University.

Time/Date
14.30-16.00, October 20, 2015

Flyer
Could be accessed here.

Series of invited lectures by Romeo V. Turcan at the International Scientific Conference for Young Researchers on 'Social Transformation in Contemporary Society' on:

Theory before data or data before theory: Which is more appropriate for PhD research?

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, May 6, 2015, between 9.00 and 11.00 for this public debate between Prof. Michael Saren of the Leicester University, UK and and Dr. Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California. The debate will be moderated by Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University.

The motion
Michael will advocate for deductive research, while Andy - for inductive research.
Each speaker will have 15 min to state his case. Q&A session will follow for about 30 min. The speakers will have up to 5 min for their closing statements.

Venue: Building J, lecture hall “Baertling”, Halmstad University
Time / Date: 9.00 – 11.00 / May 6, 2015
Contact: Michal Lysek

Video: You may watch the full debate here

Enhancing the effectiveness of literature search and literature reviews in applied social science fields

Co-sponsored by URI Libraries, URI College of Business Administration and URI Harrington School of Communication and Media Studies

Main topics:

Search Techniques, Article Databases, and Citation Managers (Amanda Izenstark, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island)
Basic Components, Major Presentation Styles, and Peculiar Alchemies of Literature Reviews (Nik Dholakia, College of Business Administration, University of Rhode Island)
Developing One’s Own Voice in Cross-domain Research: How researchers can discover their own voice via literature review when conducting a cross-domain research (Romeo V. Turcan, Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University, Denmark)

Venue
2 - 4:30 pm, Room 142, Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons, University of Rhode Island.

Date
7 Nov 2014

Flyer
Event flier may be downloaded here.

Theorizing and theory building employing typologies

By Romeo V. Turcan
Topics discussed: Why theory building - How to construct typologies - Theory driven typologies - Data driven typologies - Within case analysis (incl., coding) - Cross case analysis (incl., coding) - Building typologies (examples) - Evaluation criteria - Toward a higher level of theorizing.

Venue
11am to 12.30pm, Room 301, College of Business Administration, University of Rhode Island

Date
6 Nov 2014

Re-defining International Entrepreneurship: In search for its domain

By Romeo V. Turcan
What is the domain of research of International Entrepreneurship? How is International Entrepreneurship defined? How much do we actually borrow from International Business to inform International Entrepreneurship? Are there any other/more disciplines to borrow from? Shall we revisit the intersection?

These and other questions Romeo V. Turcan addressed in his presentation at the mini conference on "The New Research Themes in International Entrepreneurship" hosted by the International Business & Entrepreneurship Unit at University of Southern Denmark on May 22-23, 2014. Romeo's presentation is available here.

Venue
University of Southern Denmark

Date
22 May 2014

How different approaches to theory building could be employed in the PhD process

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Please book the morning of Wednesday, May 14, 2014, between 9.00 and 10.30 for this public debate between Prof. Nikhilesh Dholakia of University of Rhode Island and and Dr. Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California. The debate will be moderated by Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University.

The motion
Nikhilesh will advocate for deductive research, while Andy - for inductive research. Each speaker will have 15 min to state his case. Q&A session will follow for about 30 min. The speakers will have up to 5 min for their closing statements.

Venue: Lecture hall TA105, Oulu Business School
Time / Date: 9.00 – 10.30 / May 14, 2015
Contact: Irina Atkova

Video: You may watch the full debate here

Change the question change the world

How to do a PhD in a conventional university setting using the grounded theory research methodology

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Please book the morning of Friday, May 17, 2013, between 9.00 and 10.30 for this public lecture by Dr. Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California.

Lecture theme
Some key issues in this lecture that Dr. Lowe will address relate to: Indicators of a productive PhD researcher/PhD supervisor relationship; the decision and consequences of doing a “monograph” PhD or “publish as you go” PhD; how the university regulations will impinge on your PhD; how to work within the university regulations; managing your PhD supervisor/committee; getting published.

Venue: Room 0-08, Fibigerstraede 10, Aalborg University
Time / Date: 09.00 – 10.30 / May 17, 2013
Contact: Michael K. Simonsen

Theory building in international entrepreneurship

Organizer and chair: Romeo V. Turcan.

Main topics:

Researching de-internationalization from international entrepreneurship perspective: issues, challenges and contributions. Romeo V. Turcan, Aalborg University
From data to theories in International entrepreneurship: exploring different qualitative research methodologies. Antonella Zucchella, University of Pavia
Some reflections about methodologies for conducting research in international business and entrepreneurship. Sabine Urban, University of Strasbourg
What can transaction costs/property rights theories contribute to international entrepreneurship? Jean Francois Hennart, University of Pavia

Venue
15th McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Date
22 Sep 2012

The process of theory building: Issues, challenges and contributions

By Romeo V. Turcan
How do we advance our research fields? Via theory building as one way of many would be the answer. But how do we actually do it? How do we conduct research in an emerging field, in a field that is at the intersection of multiple theoretical frameworks, or on a phenomenon that is not convenient to research? How do we go from pure description where most of research actually stops in a qualitative enquiry to develop propositions, advance middle range theories, and go beyond a substantive theory?

Venue
Oulu University, Oulu, Finland

Date
15 May 2012

Theory building: issues, challenges and contributions

Venue
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde

Date
29 Mar 2012