lobhl
Department of Business Humanities and Law
- Entrepreneurship, Ethics & Leadership Unit
Lena
Olaison
Associate professor
,
PhD
Room:
POR/18.B-3.132
Tel:
+4538153635
, Mobile:
45 4185 3635
E-mail:
lo.bhl@cbs.dk
198521
Presentation
I am currently engaged in a research project on sustainable entrepreneurship, supported by the Velux Foundation. Further research interests include entrepreneurship in relation to failure, post-growth, alternative organizing, gender, affect, education and organisational philosophy. I’m also a member of the editorial collective of ephemera: theory and politics in organization.
From 1 February 2020, Lena Olaisson is Vice Head of Department of the Department of Business Humanities and Law managing the area of education and teaching.
Primary research areas
- Entrepreneurship
- Sustainability and Entrepreneurship
- Critical entrepreneurship education
- Organisational Philosophy
- Qualitative methodology
Administrative tasks
- Academic line coordinator, MSc Organizational Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Vice Head of Department
Curriculum Vitae
Social media
Links
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/lobhl
Courses
- Business: Concepts and Prototypes, at the MSocSc Organizational Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Master thesis supervision
Supervision
- Mette Nelund, CBS
- David Calås, Linnaeus University
- Mathias Karlsson, Linnaeus University
Publications sorted by:
2024
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Ulf Larsson-Olaison; Lena Olaison; Florian Weber / Navigating Populism : A Study of How German and Swedish Corporations Articulate the Refugee Situation in 2015–2016.
In: Business & Society, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2.2024, p. 341-372
In: Business & Society, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2.2024, p. 341-372
Journal article > peer review
2022
Peter Fleming; Lena Olaison; Mie Plotnikof; Justine Grønbæk Pors; Alison Pullen / Crawling from the Wreckage
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2022, 20 p., p. 1-20
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2022, 20 p., p. 1-20
Editorial
2021
Irina Papazu; Lena Olaison / Laterale sammenligninger som eklektisk analysestrategi
In: Eklektiske analysestrategier. ed. /Emil Husted; Justine Grønbæk Pors . Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2021, p. 223-246
In: Eklektiske analysestrategier. ed. /Emil Husted; Justine Grønbæk Pors . Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2021, p. 223-246
Book chapter > peer review
Birke Otto; Christian Garmann Johnsen; Emil Husted; Justine Grønbæk Pors; Jette Sandager; Lena Olaison; / Pasts, Presents and Futures of Critical Publishing
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2021, 21 p., p. 1-21
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2021, 21 p., p. 1-21
Editorial > peer review
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / Water in the Desert : Ephemera as an Arendtian Oasis.
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 21, No. 4, 12.2021, p. 277-288
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 21, No. 4, 12.2021, p. 277-288
Journal article > peer review
2019
Justine Grønbæk Pors; Lena Olaison; Birke Otto / Ghostly Matters in Organizing
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2019, 29 p., p. 1-29
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2019, 29 p., p. 1-29
Editorial
2018
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / Conceptual Activism : Entrepreneurship Education as a Philosophical Project.
In: Revitalizing Entrepreneurship Education: Adopting a Critical Approach in the Classroom. . ed. /Karin Berglund; Karen Verduyn. Abingdon : Routledge 2018, p. 119-136 (Routledge Rethinking Entrepreneurship Research)
In: Revitalizing Entrepreneurship Education: Adopting a Critical Approach in the Classroom. . ed. /Karin Berglund; Karen Verduyn. Abingdon : Routledge 2018, p. 119-136 (Routledge Rethinking Entrepreneurship Research)
Book chapter > peer review
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Lena Olaison; Justine Grønbæk Pors / Landscapes of Political Action
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2018, 10 p., p. 417-426
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2018, 10 p., p. 417-426
Editorial > peer review
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / Put Your Style at Stake : A New Use of Sustainable Entrepreneurship.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 39, No. 2-3, 2018, p. 397–415
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 39, No. 2-3, 2018, p. 397–415
Journal article > peer review
Laura Mitchell; Saara Taalas; Lena Olaison / The Entrepreneurial Wolf : How Would-be Entrepreneurs Strive for ‘Perfection’ through Play.
In: Book of Abstract. Wabi-sabi (侘寂): Imperfection, Incompleteness and Impermanence in Organizational Life: The 36th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism and the 7th Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism Conference. SCOS / ASCOS 2018, Tokyo. Tokyo : Meiji University 2018, 2 p., p. 47-48
In: Book of Abstract. Wabi-sabi (侘寂): Imperfection, Incompleteness and Impermanence in Organizational Life: The 36th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism and the 7th Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism Conference. SCOS / ASCOS 2018, Tokyo. Tokyo : Meiji University 2018, 2 p., p. 47-48
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
2017
Lena Olaison; Saara L. Taalas / Game of Gamification : Marketing, Consumer Resistance and Digital Play.
In: The Business of Gamification: A Critical Analysis. . ed. /Mikolaj Dymek; Peter Zackariasson. Abingdon : Routledge 2017, p. 59-80 (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies, Vol. 65)
In: The Business of Gamification: A Critical Analysis. . ed. /Mikolaj Dymek; Peter Zackariasson. Abingdon : Routledge 2017, p. 59-80 (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies, Vol. 65)
Book chapter > peer review
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Mette Nelund; Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / Organizing for the Post-growth Economy
In: Ephemera, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2017, p. 1-21
In: Ephemera, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2017, p. 1-21
Journal article > peer review
Mikael Klintman; Lena Olaison; Saara Taalas / ‘The Mad, the Stupid and the Morally Degenerate’ : Stodge Food Vegans and Sustainable Food Consumption Revisited .
In: Book of Abstracts. Carne - Flesh and organization: Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. XXXV SCOS Rome. Leicester : University of Leicester 2017, 2 p., p. 60-61
In: Book of Abstracts. Carne - Flesh and organization: Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. XXXV SCOS Rome. Leicester : University of Leicester 2017, 2 p., p. 60-61
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
2015
Lena Olaison; Saara Taalas / Anxiety and Trust in Systemic Forms of Entrepreneurship : The Case of the 'Sharing Economy'.
Paper presented at The 6th Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, 2015
Paper presented at The 6th Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, 2015
Paper > peer review
Eric Breit; Thomas Taro Lennerfors; Lena Olaison / Critiquing Corruption : A Turn to Theory .
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2015, p. 319-336
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2015, p. 319-336
Journal article > peer review
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / Sustainable Entrepreneurship : In-between Ecology and Economy.
Abstract from 10th Organization Studies Workshop, 2015
Abstract from 10th Organization Studies Workshop, 2015
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Saara Taalas; Lena Olaison / The Liminal Space of Gamification : Interrupted Rituals of Failed Online Marketing Campaigns.
Paper presented at APROS/EGOS Conference, 2015
Paper presented at APROS/EGOS Conference, 2015
Paper > peer review
Christian Garmann Johnsen; Bent Meier Sørensen; Lena Olaison / ‘This Phone Would Be Even Fairer If...’ : Micro-political Struggles over Sustainability and Entrepreneurship in a Contemporary Organization.
Abstract from Whither emergence?, 2015
Abstract from Whither emergence?, 2015
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
2014
Lena Olaison / Entrepreneurship at the Limits
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School [Phd] 2014, 1925 p. (PhD series, No. 12.2014)
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School [Phd] 2014, 1925 p. (PhD series, No. 12.2014)
PhD thesis
Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / The Abject of Entrepreneurship : Failure, Fiasco, Fraud.
In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2014, p. 193-211
In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2014, p. 193-211
Journal article > peer review
2013
Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / Editorial
In: International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Vol. 7, No. 3/4, 2013, p. 165-173
In: International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Vol. 7, No. 3/4, 2013, p. 165-173
Editorial > peer review
2012
Lena Olaison; David Sköld / Excessive Value Creation : Under the Tyranny of a New Imaginary .
In: Managing Dynamic Technology-oriented Businesses: High-Tech Organizations and Workplaces. . ed. /Dariusz Jemielniak; Abigail Marks. Hersley, PA : Idea Group Publishing 2012, p. 192-208 (Business Science Reference)
In: Managing Dynamic Technology-oriented Businesses: High-Tech Organizations and Workplaces. . ed. /Dariusz Jemielniak; Abigail Marks. Hersley, PA : Idea Group Publishing 2012, p. 192-208 (Business Science Reference)
Book chapter > peer review
Frederic Bill; Lena Olaison; Bent Meier Sørensen / The Ghost of Accounting : The Standard Setting Process and the Ontology of Becoming.
Abstract from The 30th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. SCOS 2012, 2012
Abstract from The 30th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. SCOS 2012, 2012
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Frederic Bill; Bengt Johannisson; Lena Olaison / The Incubus Paradox : Attempts at Foundational Rethinking of the "SME Support Genre".
In: Enacting Regional Dynamics and Entrepreneurship: Bridging the Territorial and Functional Rationales . . ed. /Bengt Johannisson; Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand. Abingdon : Routledge 2012, p. 30-47
In: Enacting Regional Dynamics and Entrepreneurship: Bridging the Territorial and Functional Rationales . . ed. /Bengt Johannisson; Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand. Abingdon : Routledge 2012, p. 30-47
Book chapter > peer review
Frederic Bill; Lena Olaison / The Indirect Approach of Semi-Focused Groups : Expanding Focus Group Research through Role-Playing.
In: Focus Group Research. ed. /Graham R. Walden. Vol. 4, London : SAGE Publications 2012
In: Focus Group Research. ed. /Graham R. Walden. Vol. 4, London : SAGE Publications 2012
Book chapter > peer review
2011
Frederic Bill; Lena Olaison / Limits of the Gift : Exploring Interaction in Antiquarian Bookshops.
In: Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, Vol. 9, No. 3-4, 2011, p. 11-21
In: Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, Vol. 9, No. 3-4, 2011, p. 11-21
Journal article > peer review
Frederic Bill; Lena Olaison / Recovering from the Spectacle of Entrepreneurship
Abstract from The 29th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. SCOS 2011, 2011
Abstract from The 29th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. SCOS 2011, 2011
Conference abstract for conference
Kate Kenny; Sara Louise Muhr; Lena Olaison / The Effect of Affect : Desire and Politics in Modern Organizations .
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2011, p. 235-242
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2011, p. 235-242
Editorial > peer review
Nick Butler; Lena Olaison; Martyna Sliwa; Bent Meier Sørensen; Sverre Spoelstra / Work, Play and Boredom
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2011, 7 p., p. 329-335
In: Ephemera: Theory & politics in organization, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2011, 7 p., p. 329-335
Editorial > peer review
2010
Frederic Bill; Andreas Jansson; Lena Olaison / The Spectacle of Entrepreneurship : A Duality of Flamboyance and Activity.
In: (De)Mobilising The Entrepreneurship Discourse: Exploring Entrepreneurial Thinking and Action. . ed. /Frederic Bill; Björn Bjerke; Anders W. Johansson. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2010, p. 158-175
In: (De)Mobilising The Entrepreneurship Discourse: Exploring Entrepreneurial Thinking and Action. . ed. /Frederic Bill; Björn Bjerke; Anders W. Johansson. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2010, p. 158-175
Book chapter > peer review
2009
F. Bill; B. Johannisson; Lena Olaison / Contextualizing the focus group interview : Revealing hidden agendas through role playing.
Paper presented at Qualitative Research in Management and Organization 2008, 2009
Paper presented at Qualitative Research in Management and Organization 2008, 2009
Paper
Lena Olaison; Michael Pedersen; Bent Meier Sørensen / No We Can't : Crisis as Chance.
In: Ephemera. Theory and Politics in Organization, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2009, p. 1-7
In: Ephemera. Theory and Politics in Organization, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2009, p. 1-7
Editorial > peer review
Bill Frederic; Bengt Johannisson; Lena Olaison / The Incubus Paradox : Attempts at Foundational Rethinking of the "SME Support Genre".
In: European Planning Studies, Vol. 17, No. 8, 2009, p. 1135-1152
In: European Planning Studies, Vol. 17, No. 8, 2009, p. 1135-1152
Journal article > peer review
Frederic Bill; Lena Olaison / The Indirect Approach of Semi-focused Groups : Expanding Focus Group Research Through Role-playing.
In: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2009, p. 7 - 26
In: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2009, p. 7 - 26
Journal article > peer review
2008
Lena Olaison / A freudian challenge of accounting standards : A deleuzian take on the standard setting process.
Paper presented at The 30th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association. 2007, 2008
Paper presented at The 30th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association. 2007, 2008
Paper
Lena Olaison / An Emerging Legend of a Kosovar Heroine : Narrating Female Enterpreneurs.
In: Organizational Olympians: Heroes and Heroines of Organizational Myths. . ed. /Monika Kostera. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2008, p. 92-101
In: Organizational Olympians: Heroes and Heroines of Organizational Myths. . ed. /Monika Kostera. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2008, p. 92-101
Book chapter > peer review
Bengt Johannisson; Lena Olaison / Emergency entrepreneurship : Creative organizing in the eye of the storm.
In: Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Growth and Performance: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. . ed. /Hans Landström; Hans Crijns; Eddy Laveren; David Smallbone. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2008, p. 243-266
In: Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Growth and Performance: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. . ed. /Hans Landström; Hans Crijns; Eddy Laveren; David Smallbone. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2008, p. 243-266
Book chapter > peer review
Daniel Hjorth; Lena Olaison / Lärande som en entreprenöriell process : Implikationer för entreprenörskapsundervisning.
In: Tværfaglighed & Entrepreneurship: En antologi med bidrag om tvær- og flerfaglighed som pædagogisk metode og med eksempler på gennemførte uddannelsesforløb i forbindelse med undervisning i entrepreneurship og beslægtede områder på de videregående uddannelsesinstitutioner. . ed. /Jakob Stolt; Christian Vintergaard. : IDEA København 2008, p. 40-50
In: Tværfaglighed & Entrepreneurship: En antologi med bidrag om tvær- og flerfaglighed som pædagogisk metode og med eksempler på gennemførte uddannelsesforløb i forbindelse med undervisning i entrepreneurship og beslægtede områder på de videregående uddannelsesinstitutioner. . ed. /Jakob Stolt; Christian Vintergaard. : IDEA København 2008, p. 40-50
Book chapter > peer review
Bengt Johannisson; Lena Olaison / The Moment of Truth : Reconstructing Entrepreneurship and Social Capital in the Eye of the Storm.
In: Beyond Social Capital: A critical approach. . ed. /Irene van Staveren; Peter Knorringa. London : Routledge 2008, p. 55-78
In: Beyond Social Capital: A critical approach. . ed. /Irene van Staveren; Peter Knorringa. London : Routledge 2008, p. 55-78
Book chapter > peer review
Frederic Bill; Andreas Jansson; Lena Olaison / The Nomadisation of Society : A Three Stop Journey Towards Understanding the Pseudo-City.
Paper presented at The 26th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. SCOS 2008, 2008
Paper presented at The 26th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. SCOS 2008, 2008
Paper
2008
Frederic Bill; Lena Olaison / The enigma of the incubus paradox : Upsetting the SME-support practice?.
Paper presented at The 24th EGOS Colloquium 2008, 2008
Paper presented at The 24th EGOS Colloquium 2008, 2008
Paper
Frederic Bill; Bengt Johannisson; Lena Olaison / The incubus paradox : Attempts at foundational rethinking of the 'SME support genre'.
In: Bridging the Functional and Territorial Views on Regional Entrepreneurship and Development. ed. /Bengt Johannisson; Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand. Gøteborg : Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research 2008, p. 99-117 (FSF, No. 6, Vol. 2008)
In: Bridging the Functional and Territorial Views on Regional Entrepreneurship and Development. ed. /Bengt Johannisson; Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand. Gøteborg : Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research 2008, p. 99-117 (FSF, No. 6, Vol. 2008)
Book chapter > peer review
2007
Bengt Johannisson; Lena Olaison / The moment of truth : Reconstructing entrepreneurship and social capital in the eye of the Storm.
In: Review of Social Economy, Vol. 65, No. 1, 2007, p. 55-78
In: Review of Social Economy, Vol. 65, No. 1, 2007, p. 55-78
Journal article > peer review
More results... (total 43 results)
2021
New minor urges students to reimagine organizations, corporations, capitalism - the entire economy!
21/04/2021 // Cbswire.dk // Anne M. Lykkegaard
2020
Venstre vil sætte penge af til grønne iværksættere på finansloven: Vi har travlt med at nå 70-procentsmålet
23/11/2020 // Berlingske // Sebastian Persson
Dette er det største problem for den grønne omstilling i modebranchen
17/11/2020 // Branchebladettoj.dk
Gannis topchef kæmper for klimaet: Det er et kæmpe problem for branchen, når forbrugerne ikke vil betale for det
16/11/2020 // Berlingske // Sebastian Persson
CBS' first entrepreneurship program turns 10: "We train our students how to act in order to know"
11/03/2020 // Cbswire.dk // Anne M. Lykkegaard
2019
558 forskere og undervisere: Universitetets formålsparagraffer skal skrives med grønt
22/09/2019 // Politiken, Politiken.dk // 558 forskere og undervisere
2018
Debat: Klimaopråbets medunderskrivere
12/05/2018 // Politiken
2017
Bæredygtig forretning: Kollektivet afgør udviklingen
27/12/2017 // Ugebrev.dk
2016
De vil forandre verden - og leve af det
27/10/2016 // Femina // Mette Damgaard Sørensen
2015
Entreprenører går også fra hus og hjem
11/11/2015 // CBS Research Reporter // Claus Rosenkrantz Hansen
2015
CBS-forskere hædres for artikel om iværksætteri
04/11/2015 // CBSObserver.dk
2014
Entreprenörskap på gränsen
18/12/2014 // Entré // Åse Karlén
More results... (total 12 results)
Research Projects
Outside activities
- Administration, accounting, advisory role, family firm, 2019-
- PhD supervision, Linnaeus University, 2020-