Lena Olais­on

With a background in entrepreneurship studies and the humanities, Lena’s research advances contextual and processual approaches to entrepreneurship, organization and sustainability through qualitative methods of inquiry. The motivation for Lena’s research stems from observing real-world business problems that she analyses by exploring the experiences and practices of entrepreneurs, business executives, and organizational members. For instance, she has explored the myriad of contradictions, practical challenges, and ethical dilemmas entrepreneurs encounter in their efforts to embrace environmental sustainability. 

Further research interests include organisational philosophy, sustainability, failure, post-growth, alternative organizing, gender, intersectionality and policy. Recent research includes how corporations navigate politically contested issues in their communication and reporting. This research underscores the need to forge a closer integration of entrepreneurship and corporations with societal issues, recognizing the importance of contributing to broader social concerns. 

Lena received her PhD from Copenhagen Business School. She did a post doc at Linnaeas University before taking up a position as associate professor in entrepreneurship at CBS. A substantial portion of her research has received support from external grants and has been published in reputable international journals. Actively participating in various international networks, Lena have accumulated extensive leadership experience through roles in PhD supervision, educational leadership, and service at the Department of Business Humanities and Law at CBS. Lena now holds a 20% position at CBS and is associate professor at Jönköping International Business School.