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Keld Laursen

Keld Laursen
Professor , MSc (Science and Technology Policy), MA (Econ.) (Cand. Oecon.), PhD.
Keld Laursen

Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics

Kilevej 14A, 3rd floor, office 3.73
2000 Frederiksberg
Danmark
Tel.: +45 3815 2565
Fax:+45 3815 2540
E-mail: kl.ino@cbs.dk



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Affiliated with Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) http://www.druid.dk/

Primary research areas

  • Firm strategy and innovation in general
  • Open and distributed innovation processes
  • Organisational forms and innovation performance
  • The role of universities and science in innovative activities
  • The role of technological innovation in international trade


Administrative functions

  • Director of the Copenhagen Research Unit on open Innovation SEarch (CRUISE), located at CBS and sponsored by the Danish Council for Independent Research
  • Leader of CBS' "World Class Research Environment" on Open Innovation
  • Member of the CBS Academic Council
  • Member of DRUIDs Executive Committee
  • Member of the Danish Council for Independent Research | Social Sciences (FSE), chairman of the economics section


Selected publications

Books

Laursen, K. (2000), Trade Specialisation, Technology and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence from Advanced Countries, Cheltenham, UK and Lyme, US: Edward Elgar , ISBN 1 84064 385 4.

Papers in refereed journals

Laursen, K., F. Masciarelli and A. Prencipe (forthcoming), 'Regions matter: how localized social capital affects external knowledge acquisition and innovation', Organization Science .
Foss, N.J., K. Laursen and T. Pedersen (forthcoming), 'Linking customer interaction and innovation: The mediating role of new organizational practices', Organization Science .
Laursen, K., T. Reichstein and A. Salter (forthcoming), 'Exploring the Effect of Geographical Distance and University Quality on Industry-University Collaboration in the UK', Regional Studies .
Laursen, K., M.I. Leone and S. Torrisi (2010), 'Technological exploration through licensing: New insights from the licensee’s point of view', Industrial and Corporate Change , Vol 19(3), pp. 871-897. doi:10.1093/icc/dtq034.
Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani, (2010), 'The Role of ICT Knowledge Flows for International Market Share Dynamics', Research Policy , Vol. 39(5), pp 687-697.
Jeppesen L.B. and K. Laursen (2009), 'The role of lead users in knowledge sharing', Research Policy. Vol. 38(10), pp 1582-1589.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2006), 'Open for Innovation: The role of openness in explaining innovation performance among UK manufacturing firms', Strategic Management Journal , Vol. 27(2), pp 131-150.
Foss, NJ and Laursen, K. (2005), 'Performance Pay, Delegation, and Multitasking under Uncertainty and Innovativeness: An Empirical Investigation', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , Vol 58(2) 246-276.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2005), 'The Fruits of Intellectual Production: Economic and scientific specialisation among OECD countries', Cambridge Journal of Economics , Vol 29(2), pp. 289-308.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2004), 'Searching Low and High: What Types of Firms Use Universities as a Source of Innovation?', Research Policy , Vol 33(8), pp. 1201-1215.
Laursen, K. (2004), 'New and old economy: the role of ICT in structural change and economic dynamics' , Structural Change and Economics Dynamics , Vol 15(3), pp. 241-243.
Laursen, K. and N.J. Foss (2003), 'New HRM Practices, Complementarities, and the Impact on Innovation Performance', Cambridge Journal of Economics , Vol 27(2), pp. 243-263.
Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani (2002) 'The relative importance of international vis-a-vis national technological spillovers for market share dynamics', Industrial and Corporate Change , Vol. 11(4), pp. 875-894.
Laursen, K. (2002), 'The Importance of Sectoral Differences in the Application of Complementary HRM Practices for Innovation Performance', International Journal of the Economics of Business, Vol. 9(1), pp. 139-156.
Laursen, K. and V. Mahnke (2001), 'Knowledge strategies, firm types, and complementarity in human-resource practices', Journal of Management and Governance , Vol. 5(1), pp. 1-27.
Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani (2000), 'The importance of technology based inter-sectoral linkages for market share dynamics', Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv , Vol. 136(4), pp. 702-723.
Laursen, K. (2000), 'Do Export and Technological Specialisation Patterns Co-evolve in Terms of Convergence or Divergence?: Evidence from 19 OECD Countries, 1971-1991', Journal of Evolutionary Economics , Vol. 10(4), pp. 415-436.
Laursen, K. and I. Drejer (1999), 'Do Inter-sectoral Linkages Matter for International Trade Specialisation?', the Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol 8(4), pp. 311-330.
Laursen, K. (1999), 'The Impact of Technological Opportunity on the Dynamics of Trade Performance', Structural Change and Economic Dynamics , Vol 10(3-4), pp. 341-357.
Drejer, I., F. Skov Kristensen & K. Laursen (1999), 'Cluster Studies as a Basis for Industrial Policy: The Case of Denmark', Industry & Innovation, Vol 6(2), pp. 171-190.
Dalum, B., K. Laursen and B. Verspagen (1999), 'Does Specialization Matter for Growth?' , Industrial and Corporate Change , Vol 8(2), pp. 267-288.
Dalum, B., K. Laursen and G. Villumsen (1998), 'Structural Change in OECD Export Specialisation Patterns: De-specialisation and "Stickiness"', the International Review of Applied Economics , Vol 12(3), pp. 447-467.
Laursen, K. (1996), 'Horizontal Diversification in the Danish National System of Innovation: The Case of Pharmaceuticals' , Research Policy , Vol 25(7), pp. 1121-1137.

Papers in books

Laursen, K. (2001), 'The Impact of HRM Practices on Innovation Performance: An Empirical Assessment, pp. 150-157, in the European Commission -- DG Enterprise (ed.), Innovation and enterprise creation: Statistics and indicators, Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
Drejer, I., F. S. Kristensen and K. Laursen (1999), ' Studies of Clusters as a Basis for Industrial and Technology Policy in the Danish Economy ', pp. 293-313, in OECD (ed.) Boosting Innovation: The Cluster Approach, Paris, OECD.


Last updated by Keld Laursen 23/11/2011