I am an Associate Professor at the Department of International Economics, Government and Business at Copenhagen Business School.

My current research focuses on the opportunities and challenges that arise from private-sector involvement in the delivery of humanitarian assistance. In particular, I leverage my academic experience in strategic and international management research to understand how humanitarian initiatives involving private-sector firms can be realised in a sustainable, ethical, and effective manner. I examine the effectiveness and sustainability of such initiatives in the context of acute as well as protracted humanitarian crises.

Methodologically, I combine in-depth qualitative research with set-theoretic and/or comparative techniques with the aim to generate insights of relevance to businesses, humanitarian organizations, and policy makers. A free copy of a recent agenda-setting article on this topic is available here: Corporate Engagement in Humanitarian Action.

Insights from my research feed into the MSc in International Business and Politics (IBP) program at CBS, where I teach and (co-)coordinate two courses. In addition, I teach and co-coordinate a PhD course on ‘Case-study approaches to Theory Building’, which focuses on the challenges involved in doing and publishing qualitative research and generating meaningful insights.