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Peter Pop­ovics

Assistant Professor

Emner
Management Innovation Grøn omstilling Geopolitik Japan

Primary research areas

Ja­pan­ese FDI in green tech­no­lo­gies
Geo­pol­it­ics of green tech­no­lo­gies (hy­dro­gen, wind, sol­ar, en­ergy stor­age, etc.)
EU – Ja­pan co­oper­a­tion on Green and Di­git­al Trans­formation
Green trans­formation and re­gion­al de­vel­op­ment
R&D and in­nov­a­tion man­age­ment
In­nov­a­tion and en­tre­pren­eur­i­al fail­ure

Bridging Europe and Ja­pan in green trans­formation

I am an Assistant Professor of Japanese Business at Copenhagen Business School and an affiliated researcher at the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics. My research explores the acceleration of green transformation, especially in a Europe–Japan context, and innovation management practices, focusing on cross-industry innovation and innovation failure. I study green technology investment, cross-border strategies, geopolitical dimensions, and regional development, as well as how firms leverage inter-disciplinary innovation and innovation failure. 

Before academia, I held corporate leadership roles in clean-tech, biotech, and manufacturing, and advised companies on market expansion in Asia and the Nordics. I hold a B.A. in Economics, an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from Osaka University, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Outside activities

Affiliated Researcher - European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics (unpaid, part-time), 2024–ongoing

Board Member - Black Core Group AB (unpaid, part-time), 2023–ongoing

Board Member – NordicBiz OÜ (unpaid, part-time), 2021–ongoing