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Lars Håkanson

Professor , PhD, Econ.
Lars Håkanson

Department of International Economics and Management

Porcelænshaven 24A, 2nd floor
2000 Frederiksberg
Tel.: +45 3815 5681
Fax:+45 3815 2500
E-mail: lh.int@cbs.dk



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Affiliated with The Center for International Business and Emerging Markets (CIBEM)

  • International Management of R&D
  • Knowledge Management
  • Technology Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions



Selected publications

Books

1980 Multinationella företag: FoU-verksamhet, tekniköverföring och företagstill-växt. (Multinational companies: R&D, technology transfer and corporate growth.)(SIND 1980:4.) Stockholm: Liber.
1986 Managing International Research & Development. Stockholm: Mekanförbun­det. (With U. Zander.)

Edited volumes

1986 Effects of Industrial Investments in Developing Countries: The Mufindi Pulp and Paper Mill, Tanzania. Stockholm & Dar es Salaam: EFI & IRA.
1992 Technology Management and International Business - Internationalization of R&D and Technology. London: Wiley. (With O. Granstrand & S. Sjölander).
2005 Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Corporations. Special issue of Manage­ment International Review.

Journal articles

1981 Organization and evolution of foreign R&D in Swedish multinationals. Geo­grafiska annaler, Ser. B, Vol. 63, pp. 47-56.
Reprinted in: Multinational Corporations. (M.Casson, ed.), Edward Elgar: Aldershot, 1990.
1982 Identification and design of industrial development projects. Geografiska an­na­ler, Ser. B, Vol. 64, pp. 105- 118.
1985 Structural adjustment in a stagnating economy: regional manufacturing em­ployment in Sweden 1975-1980. Regional Studies, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 329-342. (With L. Danielsson.) Ref.
1986 Decentralizing R&D in multinational corporations. Technology Strategies, No. 13, Nov., pp. 1-3.
1988 International management of R&D: The Swedish experience. R&D Manage­ment, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 217-226. (With U. Zander.) Ref.
Reprinted in: Foreign Direct Investment and Technological Change (J. Cantwell, ed.) Edward Elgar: Aldershot, 1999.
1993 Foreign Research and Development in Swedish Multinationals. Research Po­licy, Vol. 22, No. 5-6, pp. 373-396. (With R. Nobel) Ref.
1993 Determinants of Foreign R&D in Swedish Multinationals. Research Policy, Vol. 22, No. 5-6, pp. 397-411. (With R. Nobel) Ref.
1993 Internationalization of R&D - A Survey of Some Recent Research. Research Policy, Vol. 22, No. 5-6, pp. 413-430. (With O. Granstrand & S. Sjölander) Ref.
1993 Managing Cooperative Research and Development: Partner Selection and Con­tract Design. R&D Management, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 273-285. Ref.
1995 Learning through Acquisitions: Management and Integration of Foreign R&D Laboratories. International Studies of Management and Organization. Vol. 25, Nos. 1-2, pp. 121-157.
2000 Managing the Post-Acquisition Process: How the Human Integration and Task Integration Processes Interact to Foster Value Creation. Journal of Management Studies. Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 395-426. (With J. Birkinshaw & H. Bresman) Ref. Summarized as 'Research Brief' by S. C. Goh in Academy of Management Executive, Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2001, pp. 152-153.
2000 Technology Characteristics and Reverse Technology Transfer. Management International Review, Vol. 40, Special Issue, pp. 29-48 (With R. Nobel) Ref.
2001 Beyond Tacit Knowledge - The Rediscovery of Articulation. European Business Forum, Issue 5, Spring, pp. 29-36.
2001 Organizational Characteristics and Reverse Technology Transfer. Management International Review, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 395-420. (With R. Nobel) Ref.
2003 Tapping into the Silicon Clique. European Business Forum, Issue 14, Summer, pp. 54-59. (With S. Hofer)
2005 Knowledge Transfer in Multinational Corporations: An Evolving Research Agenda. Management International Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 3-7.
2005 Epistemic Communities and Cluster Dynamics: On the Role of Knowledge in Industrial Districts. Industry and Innovation, Vol. 12, No.3, pp. 433-463.

2007 Creating Knowledge - The Power and Logic of Articulation. Industrial and Corporate Change. Volume 16, Number 1, pp. 51-88.
2009 The Antecedents of Psychic Distance. Journal of International Management. (forthcoming) (With B. Ambos)

Articles in edited volumes

1979 Towards a Theory of Location and Corporate Growth. In: Spatial Analysis, Industry and the Industrial Environment, Volume 1 - Industrial Systems (F.E.I. Hamilton & G.J.R. Linge, eds.) pp. 115-138. New York: Wiley.
1983 R&D in foreign-owned subsidiaries in Sweden. In: Governments and Multina­tionals. (W. Goldberg, ed.) pp. 163- 176. Cambridge, Mass.: Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain.
1985 Regional omfördelning. (Regional redistribution) In: Sveriges Industri, 6. Ed., pp. 122-137. Stockholm: Industriförbundets förlag.
1986 The history of the SPM project. Planning and decision processes. In: Effects of Industrial Investments in Developing Countries: The Mufindi Pulp and Paper Mill, Tanzania. (L. Håkanson, ed.) pp. 44-99. Stockholm & Dar es Salaam: EFI & IRA.
1989 International decentralization of R&D: The organizational challenges. In: Ma­naging the Global Firm. (C. Bartlett, G. Hedlund & Y. Doz, eds.) pp. 256-278. London: Routledge.
1991 R&D Based Cooperative Ventures. In: Corporate and Industry Strategies for Europe. (L.-G. Mattsson & B. Stymne, eds.) pp. 235-262. Amsterdam: Else­vier. (With P. Lorange.)
1992 Locational Determinants of Foreign R&D in Swedish Multinationals. In: Tech­nology Management and International Business - Internationalization of R&D and Technology. (O. Granstrand, L. Håkanson & S. Sjölander, eds.) pp. 97-115. London: Wiley.
1992 Introduction and Overview. In: Technology Management and International Business - Internationalization of R&D and Technology. (O. Granstrand, L. Håkanson & S. Sjölander, eds.) pp. 1-18. London: Wiley. (With O. Granstrand & S. Sjölander)
1992 Summary and Implications. In: Technology Management and International Business - Internationalization of R&D and Technology. (O. Granstrand, L. Håkanson & S. Sjölander, eds.) pp. 233-249. London: Wiley. (With O. Gran­strand & S. Sjölander)

Conference presentations and working papers

1975 Location and growth of the firm: inductive approaches to the study of in­dus­trial location. Economic Research Institute at the Stockholm School of Eco­nomics, Working paper 6045.
1989 Forskning och utveckling i utlandet. En studie av svenska multinationella före­tag. IVA-PM 1989:1. Stockholm: Royal Swedish Academy of En­gineering Sciences.
1992 International R&D Networks - Exploiting Dispersed Capabilities. Proceed­ings of the 18th EIBA Annual Conference, University of Reading, December 13-15. (With R. Nobel)
2004 Epistemic Communities and Cluster Dynamics: On the Role of Knowledge in Industrial Districts. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings 2004, pp. ENT: E1-E6.

2004 Governance and Knowledge Exchange within and between Epistemic Communities. Presented at the 30th Annual conference of the European International Business Academy, EIBA, Ljubljana, December 6-8, 2004.

2006 The Firm as an Epistemic Community. A Research Agenda. Presented at the Academy of International Business 2006 Beijing Meeting, June 24-26, 2006.
2007 The Knowedlege Based View Revistited: The Firm as an Epistemic Community. Working paper. Copenhagen Business School, Department of International Economics and Management. (Submitted to Industrial and Corporate Change.)
2009 A Mediating Model of Psychic Distance and FDI Market Selection. Paper prepared for the 35th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy, Valencia, December 13-14, 2009. (With D. Dow and B. Ambos.) (Submitted to Journal of International Business Studies.)
Teaching case studies
1976 Husqvarna AB (In: 11 praktikfall i marknadsföring. Lund: MTC & Studentlit­teratur)
1977 AB Sven Gulin (In: 17 praktikfall i marknadsföring. Lund: MTC & Studentlit­teratur)
1983 ASEA Innovation (Swedish Institute of Management, IFL)
1983 TSR 709 (IFL)
1987 ESAB 1987 - Standard Welding Machines in Western Europe (IFL)
2004 SoundFacts - Adding Unique Value to the World's Utilization of Sound (CBS)
2007 Cases in International Entrepreneurship (with H. Höjsgaard):
  • Sapio Systems
  • FlexAcoustics
  • E-conomic International
  • SoundFacts
  • Cepa Mobility


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