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Senior Supervisors
All DREAM+PLAN Doctoral Candidates (DC's) will have a Senior and Associate Supervisor from their employing institution in Europe. DC's recruited under the double degree conditions will have a Senior and Associate supervisor from both the Employing Institution in Europe, as well as the same from RMIT University, Australia. DC's will also have a dedicated Industry Partner Mentor PLUS flexible access to a wider pool of EU-based Industry Partner Mentors, through the ISPIM extensive network.
Click on the images below for introductions to our Senior Supervisors.
Prof. Tor Helge Aas
University of Agder, Agder, Norway.
Tor Helge Aas serves as a Full Professor at School of Business and Law at University of Agder and as the Director of the Executive MBA study program (www.uia.no/mba). Additionally, he holds a part-time position as a Professor II at Kristiania University College.
Prof. Aas holds a PhD in Strategy and Management from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a MSc in Information and Communication Technology Management from University of Agder. He has also graduated from the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy.
Prof. Aas is researching innovation management, and his research concentrates on topics such as the organizational effects of innovation, innovation processes and capabilities, collaboration for innovation, and management control of innovation.
The research conducted by Tor Helge Aas has been published in international journals such as Technovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Industrial Marketing Management, Small Business Economics, International Journal of Innovation Management, Service Industries Journal, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, among many others. He has also co-authored book chapters in books published by, among others, Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing and World Scientific Publishing.
Prof. Aas is a member of the management team of the Research Centre for Studies of Innovation for Sustainable Transition (RIST) at the University of Agder. He is also a member of ISPIM’s (International Society for Professional Innovation Management) Scientific Panel.
Tor Helge Aas serves as a Full Professor at School of Business and Law at University of Agder and as the Director of the Executive MBA study program (www.uia.no/mba). Additionally, he holds a part-time position as a Professor II at Kristiania University College.
Prof. Aas holds a PhD in Strategy and Management from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a MSc in Information and Communication Technology Management from University of Agder. He has also graduated from the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy.
Prof. Aas is researching innovation management, and his research concentrates on topics such as the organizational effects of innovation, innovation processes and capabilities, collaboration for innovation, and management control of innovation.
The research conducted by Tor Helge Aas has been published in international journals such as Technovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Industrial Marketing Management, Small Business Economics, International Journal of Innovation Management, Service Industries Journal, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, among many others. He has also co-authored book chapters in books published by, among others, Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing and World Scientific Publishing.
Prof. Aas is a member of the management team of the Research Centre for Studies of Innovation for Sustainable Transition (RIST) at the University of Agder. He is also a member of ISPIM’s (International Society for Professional Innovation Management) Scientific Panel.
Prof. Laura Albareda
LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.
Laura is a Professor of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship with her research focusing on business collective action, commons organizing – commoning – and polycentric governance, business-nature regeneration, climate futures and circular economy. Laura is lead researcher of the project “Action4Commons” (2022-2025) funded by Research Council of Finland, with the goal to theorize on collective stakeholder action, while study business and biodiversity in the mining and circular economy. She sits on the board of the “Sustainable Circularity of Inorganic Materials Research Platform” (SCI-MAT) at LUT University where she leads the research team on sustainable and circular business models and value chains. Laura is also principal researcher of two EU Horizon Europe projects, RELIEF and REINFORCE, on sustainable mobility transitions and electrification exploring circular business models of Lithium-Ion Batteries for electrical cars, and the EU Horizon PRIMED project on sustainable business models in the bioeconomy studying living labs of organic waste and bioproducts in five EU countries. Previously, she has been assistant professor at Deusto Business School (where she is still visiting professor) and lecturer at ESADE Business School and post-doctoral fellow at Boston College. Her research on Polycentric governance of privately owned resources in circular economy systems published at the Journal of Management Studies has been awarded by the Dexter Award Best International Paper (2019) Best Business Ethics Paper (2019) at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting and the Distinguished Winner of Responsible Research in Management Award (2023), co-sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows Group and the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM). She is co-editor of the book: Innovation for Sustainability: Business Transformation Towards a Better World (2019). Laura is strongly committed to develop new knowledge on natural and temporal commons, collapse and collective action and business-nature regeneration, such as Albareda, L., & Branzei, 0. (2024). Biocentric work in the Anthropocene: How actors regenerate degenerated natural commons. Journal of Management Studies. On-line. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/joms.13080
Laura is a Professor of Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship with her research focusing on business collective action, commons organizing – commoning – and polycentric governance, business-nature regeneration, climate futures and circular economy. Laura is lead researcher of the project “Action4Commons” (2022-2025) funded by Research Council of Finland, with the goal to theorize on collective stakeholder action, while study business and biodiversity in the mining and circular economy. She sits on the board of the “Sustainable Circularity of Inorganic Materials Research Platform” (SCI-MAT) at LUT University where she leads the research team on sustainable and circular business models and value chains. Laura is also principal researcher of two EU Horizon Europe projects, RELIEF and REINFORCE, on sustainable mobility transitions and electrification exploring circular business models of Lithium-Ion Batteries for electrical cars, and the EU Horizon PRIMED project on sustainable business models in the bioeconomy studying living labs of organic waste and bioproducts in five EU countries. Previously, she has been assistant professor at Deusto Business School (where she is still visiting professor) and lecturer at ESADE Business School and post-doctoral fellow at Boston College. Her research on Polycentric governance of privately owned resources in circular economy systems published at the Journal of Management Studies has been awarded by the Dexter Award Best International Paper (2019) Best Business Ethics Paper (2019) at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting and the Distinguished Winner of Responsible Research in Management Award (2023), co-sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows Group and the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM). She is co-editor of the book: Innovation for Sustainability: Business Transformation Towards a Better World (2019). Laura is strongly committed to develop new knowledge on natural and temporal commons, collapse and collective action and business-nature regeneration, such as Albareda, L., & Branzei, 0. (2024). Biocentric work in the Anthropocene: How actors regenerate degenerated natural commons. Journal of Management Studies. On-line. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/joms.13080
Assoc. Prof. Kevin Argus
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Biography:
Kevin Argus is an Associate Professor in Department of Business Administration
School of Management, RMIT University.
Kevin Argus is a driving force in circular economy, leading RMIT's interdisciplinary efforts for sustainability as Co-Chair of the RMIT Circular Economy Hub and Co-Lead of a Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Food Waste Reduce Grant Project. The Hub enables interdisciplinary research grant collaboration and HDR supervision across the University. Kevin also Chairs the Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion Reference Group (Leadership and Governance) for the College and is the MBA Program Director.
Innovating Collaboratively for Food Waste Reduction:
Enabling collaborative innovation for food waste reduction, Kevin collaborates with industry leaders, including a technology entrepreneur and major retailers. Their research focuses on optimising technology to connect consumers with discounted, soon-to-expire food, creating sustainable social, environmental, and financial value for both retailers and consumers. Other cross-disciplinary projects include exploring viable products from cellulose recover from waste water and an exploratory project addressing the feasibility of floating housing through a regenerative lens.
Bridging Sustainability Gaps for Real-World Impact:
Kevin’s practical impact is underscored by an industry sponsored Social Procurement Partnership Award in the construction sector. He was a 2024 finalist for Outstanding Leadership in Engagement in the national Engagement Australia Excellence Awards for social and environmental impact. Additionally, his co-supervision of the 2023 RMIT Vice Chancellor's HDR Research Impact Award recipient contributed to five high-impact publications integrating sustainability with circular economy principles.
Disseminating Knowledge for Global Impact:
Recipient of the 2023 RMIT Rising Media Star Award and the college 2023 Global Engagement Award, Kevin is recognised for disseminating impactful knowledge through diverse media. This showcases his commitment to sustainable futures with a broad national and international reach, emphasising his passion for bridging gaps between academia and industry.
Biography:
Kevin Argus is an Associate Professor in Department of Business Administration
School of Management, RMIT University.
Kevin Argus is a driving force in circular economy, leading RMIT's interdisciplinary efforts for sustainability as Co-Chair of the RMIT Circular Economy Hub and Co-Lead of a Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Food Waste Reduce Grant Project. The Hub enables interdisciplinary research grant collaboration and HDR supervision across the University. Kevin also Chairs the Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion Reference Group (Leadership and Governance) for the College and is the MBA Program Director.
Innovating Collaboratively for Food Waste Reduction:
Enabling collaborative innovation for food waste reduction, Kevin collaborates with industry leaders, including a technology entrepreneur and major retailers. Their research focuses on optimising technology to connect consumers with discounted, soon-to-expire food, creating sustainable social, environmental, and financial value for both retailers and consumers. Other cross-disciplinary projects include exploring viable products from cellulose recover from waste water and an exploratory project addressing the feasibility of floating housing through a regenerative lens.
Bridging Sustainability Gaps for Real-World Impact:
Kevin’s practical impact is underscored by an industry sponsored Social Procurement Partnership Award in the construction sector. He was a 2024 finalist for Outstanding Leadership in Engagement in the national Engagement Australia Excellence Awards for social and environmental impact. Additionally, his co-supervision of the 2023 RMIT Vice Chancellor's HDR Research Impact Award recipient contributed to five high-impact publications integrating sustainability with circular economy principles.
Disseminating Knowledge for Global Impact:
Recipient of the 2023 RMIT Rising Media Star Award and the college 2023 Global Engagement Award, Kevin is recognised for disseminating impactful knowledge through diverse media. This showcases his commitment to sustainable futures with a broad national and international reach, emphasising his passion for bridging gaps between academia and industry.
Prof. José Luis Cortina
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, Barcelona, Spain.
José Luis Cortina studied Chemical Sciences at the University of Barcelona where he obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1992. He also did a postdoc at the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry at Washington University. In 2003 José Luis was promoted to Full Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Barcelona Tech UPC at the Industrial Engineering School of Barcelona. From 2007 is working part time at the Water Technology Centre (Cetaqua). Since 2008, José Luis has help the position of Head of the Resource Recovery and Environmental Management Research Group. Since January 2023 he was awarded an Academia position at the Catalan Institute of Advanced Studies (ICREA). He has published more than 300 research papers and received several grants and awards including Ion Exchange of the Society of Chemical Industry. His research interest are centered in the area of the integration of separation processes and technologies on the promotion of circularity of materials and raw materials in the urban and industrial cycles. From 2008 José Luis has been a member of the Environmental Science and Technology Panel of the Spanish Research Agency.
José Luis Cortina studied Chemical Sciences at the University of Barcelona where he obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1992. He also did a postdoc at the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry at Washington University. In 2003 José Luis was promoted to Full Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Barcelona Tech UPC at the Industrial Engineering School of Barcelona. From 2007 is working part time at the Water Technology Centre (Cetaqua). Since 2008, José Luis has help the position of Head of the Resource Recovery and Environmental Management Research Group. Since January 2023 he was awarded an Academia position at the Catalan Institute of Advanced Studies (ICREA). He has published more than 300 research papers and received several grants and awards including Ion Exchange of the Society of Chemical Industry. His research interest are centered in the area of the integration of separation processes and technologies on the promotion of circularity of materials and raw materials in the urban and industrial cycles. From 2008 José Luis has been a member of the Environmental Science and Technology Panel of the Spanish Research Agency.
Dr. Justyna Dąbrowska
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Justyna Dąbrowska, PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, is a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow at RMIT University. Her research focuses on innovation management, particularly organizational renewal, open innovation, collaboration between mature companies and start-ups, circular economy, and digitalization. She has published in highly ranked journals, including California Management Review. Justyna serves on the Editorial Review Board of R&D Management Journal and on the Advisory Board of the Open Innovation Squad at UC Berkeley.
The results of her research and innovation frameworks were adopted by various global companies. Prior to academia, she held strategic roles at European Headquarters in the automotive and marketing industries. She is closely involved with business practice through research projects and education programs and in speaker, mentor, trainer, and advisory roles.
Justyna Dąbrowska, PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, is a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow at RMIT University. Her research focuses on innovation management, particularly organizational renewal, open innovation, collaboration between mature companies and start-ups, circular economy, and digitalization. She has published in highly ranked journals, including California Management Review. Justyna serves on the Editorial Review Board of R&D Management Journal and on the Advisory Board of the Open Innovation Squad at UC Berkeley.
The results of her research and innovation frameworks were adopted by various global companies. Prior to academia, she held strategic roles at European Headquarters in the automotive and marketing industries. She is closely involved with business practice through research projects and education programs and in speaker, mentor, trainer, and advisory roles.
Prof. Lina Dagilienė
Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Dr. Lina Dagilienė is full Professor and leader of Circular Economy research group at School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology. She has extensive experience in the participation in and leadership of research projects (Horizon 2020, Lithuanian Research Council, Erasmus+). Her research interests among other include corporate sustainability, inter-organisational tensions, circular business model, digital circular platforms, and sustainability reporting. Lina has authored more than 60 scholarly and practitioner articles in journals such as
Organization and Environment, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Sustainability Accounting, Policy and Management Journal. Lina is also co-author of the monograph "Circular Business Models in the Manufacturing Industry: Insights from Small Open Economies”. Teaching includes courses on accounting for sustainability, circular business model.
Dr. Lina Dagilienė is full Professor and leader of Circular Economy research group at School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology. She has extensive experience in the participation in and leadership of research projects (Horizon 2020, Lithuanian Research Council, Erasmus+). Her research interests among other include corporate sustainability, inter-organisational tensions, circular business model, digital circular platforms, and sustainability reporting. Lina has authored more than 60 scholarly and practitioner articles in journals such as
Organization and Environment, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Sustainability Accounting, Policy and Management Journal. Lina is also co-author of the monograph "Circular Business Models in the Manufacturing Industry: Insights from Small Open Economies”. Teaching includes courses on accounting for sustainability, circular business model.
Prof. Cameron Duff
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Professor Cameron Duff leads the Health and Wellbeing Research Cluster at the Centre for Organisations and Social Change in the College of Business and Law at RMIT University in Melbourne, where he also serves as Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation in the School of Management. Grounded in political science, and with a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity, Duff’s ongoing program of research has three main areas of activity: (A) conceptually informed investigations of ‘social impact’, place and community, with a focus on theories of organisational and social change; (B) empirical investigations of the ways notions of ‘place’ and ‘community’ are mobilised in social innovations in diverse organisational settings; and (C) organisational studies focusing on the role of workforce development and program delivery in the design of innovative social impact and sustainability initiatives. Across these activities, Duff has been especially interested in how social innovation drives social change in the ‘for purpose’, community and not-for-profit sectors, with a focus on sustainability, social care and housing policy innovations. Across RMIT, Duff regularly collaborates with researchers at the Centre for Urban Research, the Social Equity Research Centre, and the Workforce Innovation and Development Institute where he is embedded in key research programs in organisational innovation, social care, housing and mental health research. He also has a number of longstanding international collaborations with colleagues at the Goldsmiths and Liverpool University in the United Kingdom, and McMasters University in Canada.
Professor Cameron Duff leads the Health and Wellbeing Research Cluster at the Centre for Organisations and Social Change in the College of Business and Law at RMIT University in Melbourne, where he also serves as Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation in the School of Management. Grounded in political science, and with a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity, Duff’s ongoing program of research has three main areas of activity: (A) conceptually informed investigations of ‘social impact’, place and community, with a focus on theories of organisational and social change; (B) empirical investigations of the ways notions of ‘place’ and ‘community’ are mobilised in social innovations in diverse organisational settings; and (C) organisational studies focusing on the role of workforce development and program delivery in the design of innovative social impact and sustainability initiatives. Across these activities, Duff has been especially interested in how social innovation drives social change in the ‘for purpose’, community and not-for-profit sectors, with a focus on sustainability, social care and housing policy innovations. Across RMIT, Duff regularly collaborates with researchers at the Centre for Urban Research, the Social Equity Research Centre, and the Workforce Innovation and Development Institute where he is embedded in key research programs in organisational innovation, social care, housing and mental health research. He also has a number of longstanding international collaborations with colleagues at the Goldsmiths and Liverpool University in the United Kingdom, and McMasters University in Canada.
Assoc. Prof. Anupam Dutta
University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland.
Dr. Anupam Dutta is working as Associate Professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, University of Vaasa (Finland). He received his PhD degree in Statistics from the same university. In addition, his previous education includes a Master degree in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods from the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M). Dr. Dutta’s research interests include financial market volatility, asset pricing, Green finance, and FinTech. He has a number of publications in these areas. His recent publications appear in reputed business journals including Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Futures Markets, Energy Economics, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Economics Letters, The Energy Journal, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Tourism management, etc. Dr. Dutta also teaches several courses in the Master in Finance program at the University of Vaasa. His teaching portfolio includes Econometrics, Financial Derivatives & Risk Management, Financial Modeling, Digital Finance & Blockchain-based Payment Solutions and Statistical Methods in Finance. Dr. Dutta has also supervised a large number of Bachelor and Master thesis students. Besides, several students are currently conducting doctoral research under his supervision. Dr. Dutta also serves as an Associate Editor for various business journals. He has more than 4,300 citations with an h-index of 34.
Dr. Anupam Dutta is working as Associate Professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, University of Vaasa (Finland). He received his PhD degree in Statistics from the same university. In addition, his previous education includes a Master degree in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods from the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M). Dr. Dutta’s research interests include financial market volatility, asset pricing, Green finance, and FinTech. He has a number of publications in these areas. His recent publications appear in reputed business journals including Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Futures Markets, Energy Economics, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Economics Letters, The Energy Journal, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Tourism management, etc. Dr. Dutta also teaches several courses in the Master in Finance program at the University of Vaasa. His teaching portfolio includes Econometrics, Financial Derivatives & Risk Management, Financial Modeling, Digital Finance & Blockchain-based Payment Solutions and Statistical Methods in Finance. Dr. Dutta has also supervised a large number of Bachelor and Master thesis students. Besides, several students are currently conducting doctoral research under his supervision. Dr. Dutta also serves as an Associate Editor for various business journals. He has more than 4,300 citations with an h-index of 34.
Prof. Bernardo Figueiredo
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Bernardo Figueiredo is an award-winning researcher and educator. To foster change, he engages with industry, government, and communities.
Bernardo works with companies and communities to create social and organisational change. Projects with industry include sociocultural analysis, consumer strategic insights, customer journey mapping, experience design, cultural branding, strategic and international marketing. Projects with communities and government include building transformational frameworks, strategic recommendations, and actionable toolkits for community engagement, behavioural change, and consumer wellbeing.
To achieve his goals, he employs diverse methodological and design tools including exploratory assessments, market ethnography, netnography, co-design workshops, in-depth interviews, focus groups, cultural probing and sociocultural analysis to propose novel insights for better human experiences and market orientation.
Industry experience:
Dr Figueiredo has worked in a variety of industry jobs including marketing positions at Procter and Gamble and Unilever, Science and Technology Analyst for a major research funding institution, Auditor for the Brazilian Government. He has also been and Marketing Director and CEO in two SMEs in the art and culture industry.
Bernardo Figueiredo is an award-winning researcher and educator. To foster change, he engages with industry, government, and communities.
Bernardo works with companies and communities to create social and organisational change. Projects with industry include sociocultural analysis, consumer strategic insights, customer journey mapping, experience design, cultural branding, strategic and international marketing. Projects with communities and government include building transformational frameworks, strategic recommendations, and actionable toolkits for community engagement, behavioural change, and consumer wellbeing.
To achieve his goals, he employs diverse methodological and design tools including exploratory assessments, market ethnography, netnography, co-design workshops, in-depth interviews, focus groups, cultural probing and sociocultural analysis to propose novel insights for better human experiences and market orientation.
Industry experience:
Dr Figueiredo has worked in a variety of industry jobs including marketing positions at Procter and Gamble and Unilever, Science and Technology Analyst for a major research funding institution, Auditor for the Brazilian Government. He has also been and Marketing Director and CEO in two SMEs in the art and culture industry.
Prof. Matthias Fink
Matthias Fink is a full professor of innovation management at JKU Linz, Austria and a full professor of strategy & leadership at Grenoble Ecole de Management, France. Matthias previously had professorial roles at ARU Cambridge (UK), Leuphana University Lueneburg (Germany) and was researcher at the Institute for Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship as well as head of the Research Institute for Liberal Professions at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria). Matthias holds a Ph.D. and a postdoctoral qualification (habilitation) from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and was a visiting professor at several universities e.g., University of Sydney (Australia), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain), and University of Twente (The Netherlands). His research concerns Leading organizations through transformations as well as Strategy as Practice (SAP) in the context of innovation (generation of novel processes and valuable market offerings), socio-technical transformation (interplay between social change, technological progress and business models) and business venturing (in new and established organizations). His emphasis is on three underlying challenges (1) overcoming behavioural uncertainty with interpersonal trust, (2) bridging the gap between intention and action, and (3) responsibility of socially, regionally and temporally embedded actors. Matthias addresses these challenges with a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods with the aim to generate impact on theory, practice and policy.
His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Banking and Finance, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Regional Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, as well as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice. Additionally, he has published four monographs, two edited volumes and has guest edited several special issues to international journals. He serves as an executive editor for Technology Forecasting and Social Change and is an associate editor for Review of Managerial Science and member of the editorial board of several journals in the fields of Technology and Innovation Management, Leadership, Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Banking and Finance, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Regional Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, as well as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice. Additionally, he has published four monographs, two edited volumes and has guest edited several special issues to international journals. He serves as an executive editor for Technology Forecasting and Social Change and is an associate editor for Review of Managerial Science and member of the editorial board of several journals in the fields of Technology and Innovation Management, Leadership, Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
Prof. Henri Hakala
LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland.
Henri Hakala is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the School of Business and Management (LBM) at LUT University, Finland. His research interests are within entrepreneurship, small business management, strategy as well as sustainable entrepreneurship. He is interested how SMEs organize, strategize and how different contexts affect entrepreneurship. His research has appeared in journals such as Journal of Management, Journal of Small Business Management, Small Business Economics, International Journal of Management Reviews and Long Range Planning.
Henri Hakala is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at the School of Business and Management (LBM) at LUT University, Finland. His research interests are within entrepreneurship, small business management, strategy as well as sustainable entrepreneurship. He is interested how SMEs organize, strategize and how different contexts affect entrepreneurship. His research has appeared in journals such as Journal of Management, Journal of Small Business Management, Small Business Economics, International Journal of Management Reviews and Long Range Planning.
Assoc. Prof. Aki Harima
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Tallinn, Estonia.
Aki Harima is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Head of the Entrepreneurship Research Group at the Department of Business Administration, School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). Her research interests include inclusive entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and entrepreneurship education, with a particular emphasis on qualitative methodologies.
Aki's academic journey has taken her to diverse regions, conducting research in Latin America, Central Asia, Europe, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is a dedicated scholar and a member of the editorial board of Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. Her work has been featured in leading journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP), Entrepreneurship & Regional Development (ERD), European Management Journal (EMJ), Journal of Business Research (JBR), and International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IJEBR).
Aki Harima is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Head of the Entrepreneurship Research Group at the Department of Business Administration, School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). Her research interests include inclusive entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and entrepreneurship education, with a particular emphasis on qualitative methodologies.
Aki's academic journey has taken her to diverse regions, conducting research in Latin America, Central Asia, Europe, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is a dedicated scholar and a member of the editorial board of Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. Her work has been featured in leading journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP), Entrepreneurship & Regional Development (ERD), European Management Journal (EMJ), Journal of Business Research (JBR), and International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IJEBR).
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