Kai Hockerts
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Kai Hockerts is Professor in Social Entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). In his function as Academic Coordinator he leads the CBS Aurora Alliance team which aims to develop international and interdisciplinary social entrepreneurship education content across ten European university. Kai's primary research focus is on corporate sustainability strategies, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing. Kai holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of St. Gallen (CH).
Before joining CBS Kai was an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD (F). His research has been published in outlets such as the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Academy of Management Education and Learning, Journal of Business Ethics, California Management Review, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise Journal and Business Strategy and the Environment. Furthermore, Kai is section editor at the Journal of Business Ethics, and editorial board member at Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Social Enterprise Journal, and Business Strategy and the Environment.
Publications
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Artifical Intelligence in Education
The Effect of Customized GPT Use on Learning Outcomes
Liana Razmerita, Associate Professor
Kai Hockerts, Professor
Anne-Karen Hüske, Assistant Professor
2025
Ripple Effects
A Conceptual Model for External Replication in Social Entrepreneurship
Kai Hockerts, Professor
Ricky Celenta, Postdoc
Svenja Damberg
Johann Fueller
Lára Jóhannsdóttir
Felipe Koch
Xiaoni Li
Vincenzo Luise
Florian Lüdeke-Freund
Auður Pálsdóttir
Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen, Professor
Liana Razmerita, Associate Professor
Ramon Rispoli
Volodymyr Rodchenko
Kristian Roed Nielsen, Associate Professor
Magnus Thor Torfason
2024
How Does Entrepreneurship Address the Grand Challenges?
Reviewing Social, Sustainable and Green Entrepreneurship Performance Measures
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