PhD defence: Agnieszka Nowinska

The aim of the dissertation is to shed light on the complex determinants of tie formation. Extant research has linked similarity and dissimilarity (respectively homophily and heterophily) and different proximities types to the likelihood of tie formation in a linear way. However, there are significant differences in how ties form depending on 1) tie characteristics (formal vs informal), group belonging (female vs. male) 3) types of proximities involved and their interplay, 4) temporal dynamics. Therefore, to fill gaps in the literature, this dissertation addresses the question on how the likelihood of tie formation is correlated with 1) the interplay of geographical and industry space proximities in formal inter-firm ties over time, 2) organizational and geographical proximity in case of formal employer-employee ties after organizational failure 3) gender homophily for females and males in case of informal employee-employee ties. I use the context of shipping intermediaries and qualitative and quantitative methods to study these questions.


Primary Supervisor:
Associate Professor Henrik Sornn-Friese
Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics
Copenhagen Business School
 
Secondary Supervisors:
Professor MSO Mark Lorenzen
Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics
Copenhagen Business School
 
Professor H.C. Kongsted
Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics
Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:
Professor Toke Reichstein (chair)
Department of Strategic Management and Globalization
Copenhagen Business School
 
Associate Professor Anne ter Wal
Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Imperial College London
 
Associate Professor Myriam Mariani
Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management
Bocconi University
 
Thesis:
The thesis will be available here

Reception:
The Doctoral School of Economics and Management will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in Atrium at Kilen.