Department of Management, Society and Communication

plmsc

Department of Management, Society and Communication

  • CBS Sustainability
  • Centre for Business and Development Studies (CBDS)
Peter
Lund-Thomsen
Professor with special responsibilities
,
PhD


Room: DH.Ø.2.33
Tel:
+4538153192
, Mobile:
+45 7156 8889
E-mail: pl.msc@cbs.dk
Presentation

My research focuses on sustainable value chains, industrial clusters, and corporate social responsibility with a regional focus on South Asia. I have undertaken a number of in-depth studies on these themes in the football manufacturing, leather tanning, garment and textile industries in South Asia. Most recently, I have researched the formulation, implementation and socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Better Cotton Initiative – a multi-stakeholder initiative - in Pakistan and India. I have also a broader interest in the role of the private sector in development and the field of business and development studies as an academic and policy-oriented discipline. At present, I am involved in a three-year in- depth-study of women’s entrepreneurship in the bamboo value chains of India in the states of Assam, Odisha, Meghalya, and Madhya Pradesh.

I have published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals such as Business and Society, Global Networks, Geoforum, Journal of Business Ethics, Development and Change, and Journal of Economic Geography. I am also co-editor of the forthcoming Routledge anthology, “Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives” (together w. Hansen and Lindgreen). Currently, I serve as Associate Editor at the journal Competition and Change (Sage Publications).

Primary research areas
  • CSER in Developing Countries
  • Industrial Upgrading & MSMEs
  • Ethical and Fair Trade
  • Global Value Chains and Clusters
  • Industry focus: football, garments, textiles, and leather.





 

Administrative tasks

I represent the Copenhagen Business School in two fora:

The Danish Ethical Trading Initiative (DIEH). DIEH is multi-stakeholder initiative involving Danish brands, NGOs, government organizations, and other stakeholders that work towards promoting ethical and sustainable trade.

The Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI) group on ‘Geography and Development’. The BFI system of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science is an element of the performance-based model for distribution of the block grant to Danish Universities based on research based publication.

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Courses

Corporate Social Responsibility in Action: A Path to Sustainable Development? (Business and Development Studies Master Core Course)

What is Behind the Label? CSR and Sustainability Standards in Developing Countries.

Supervision

Supervision of PhD, master-level and bachelor students in the broad fields of CSR and sustainability in developing country contexts.

Other teaching activities

Developing a working paper/teaching resource on sustainable value chain entrepreneurship with support from the Danish Entrepreneurship Foundation.

Selected publications

Peter Lund-Thomsen; Michael W. Hansen; Adam Lindgreen / Business and Development Studies – Issues and Perspectives, Routledge, London. 2019 (In Press)

Lone Riisgaard; Peter Lund-Thomsen; Neil Coe, Multistakeholder initiatives in global production networks: naturalizing specific understandings of sustainability through the Better Cotton Initiative, Global Networks, 2019, Online first

Peter Lund-Thomsen; Adam Lindgreen / Is there a Sweet Spot in Ethical Trade? : A Critical Appraisal of the Potential for Aligning Buyer, Supplier, and Worker Interests in Global Production Networks.
In: Geoforum, Vol. 90, 3.2018, p. 84-90

Peter Lund-Thomsen; Adam Lindgreen; Joelle Vanhamme / Industrial Clusters and Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing Countries : What We Know, What We Do Not Know, and What We Need to Know .
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 133, No. 1, 2016, p. 9-24

Peter Lund-Thomsen; Adam Lindgreen / Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Value Chains : Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 123, No. 1, 2014, p. 11-22

Publications sorted by:
2020
Peter Lund-Thomsen (Editor) ; Michael W. Hansen (Editor) ; Adam Lindgreen (Editor) / Business and Development Studies : Issues and Perspectives.
Abingdon : Routledge 2020, 484 p. (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)
Anthology > peer review
Peter Lund-Thomsen; Michael W. Hansen; Adam Lindgreen / Business and Development Studies : Issues and Perspectives.
In: Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives. . ed. /Peter Lund-Thomsen; Michael Wendelboe Hansen; Adam Lindgreen. Abingdon : Routledge 2020, p. 3-14 (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)
Book chapter > peer review
Peter Lund-Thomsen; Adam Lindgreen / Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Value Chains : Where Are We now? Where Are We Going?.
In: Business and Development Studies: Issues and Perspectives. . ed. /Peter Lund-Thomsen; Michael Wendelboe Hansen; Adam Lindgreen. Abingdon : Routledge 2020, p. 159-179 (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology)
Book chapter > peer review
Lone Riisgaard; Peter Lund-Thomsen; Neil M. Coe / Multistakeholder Initiatives in Global Production Networks : Naturalizing Specific Understandings of Sustainability Through the Better Cotton Initiative.
In: Global Networks, Vol. 20, No. 2, 4.2020, p. 211-236
Journal article > peer review
2019
Peter Lund-Thomsen / Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Value Chains
In: Handbook on Global Value Chains. ed. /Stefano Ponte; Gary Gereffi; Gale Raj-Reichert. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2019, p. 285–295
Book chapter > peer review
Mahwish J Khan; Stefano Ponte; Peter Lund-Thomsen / The ‘Factory Manager Dilemma’ : Purchasing Practices and Environmental Upgrading in Apparel Global Value Chains.
In: Environment and Planning A, 18.9.2019
Journal article > peer review
2018
Mukesh Gulati; Peter Lund-Thomsen; Sangeetha Suresh / Cluster Matters : Corporate Social Responsibility and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Clusters in India.
In: Research Handbook on Small Business Social Responsibility. ed. /Laura J. Spence; Jedrzej G. Frynas; Judy N. Muthuri; Jyoti Navare. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2018, p. 77–100 (Research Handbooks in Business and Management)
Book chapter > peer review
Peter Lund-Thomsen; Adam Lindgreen / Is there a Sweet Spot in Ethical Trade? : A Critical Appraisal of the Potential for Aligning Buyer, Supplier, and Worker Interests in Global Production Networks.
In: Geoforum, Vol. 90, 3.2018, p. 84-90
Journal article > peer review
2017
Dima Jamali; Peter Lund-Thomsen; Navjote Khara / CSR Institutionalized Myths in Developing Countries : An Imminent Threat of Selective Decoupling.
In: Business & Society, Vol. 56, No. 3, 3.2017, p. 454-486
Journal article > peer review
Anjum Fayyaz; Peter Lund-Thomsen; Adam Lindgreen / Industrial Clusters and CSR in Developing Countries : The Role of International Donor Funding.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 146, No. 3, 12.2017, p. 619–637
Journal article > peer review
More results... (total 57 results)
Research Projects
Outside activities

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Duration of activity

Type of activity

Asiahouse

April-May 2018

Consultancy Report – Final Evaluation of the Project

Foundation for Micro, small, and medium Enterprises New Delhi

February 2019 – February 2021

Research – Study of Women’s –entrepreneurship  in the Bamboo Value Chains of India (States of Assam, Meghalya, Madya Pradesh and Odisha)