Dzamila Bienkowska

Senior Associate Professor

I do research about: How good ideas can turn into viable businesses. How projects can run in a smarter and more efficient way. How we can understand and influence the organizations we operate within and are surrounded by.

Publications

2025

Dzamila Bienkowska, Oleksiy Guzhva, Wisdom Kanda, Magnus Klofsten, Charlotte Norrman (2025)

Rural entrepreneurship: A case study of an entrepreneurship training programme Beyond Boundaries: Unleashing Innovation with Ideas: Proceedings of IDEAS 2024, p. 337-348 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96173-1_25

Wisdom Kanda, Magnus Klofsten, Dzamila Bienkowska, David B. Audretsch, Martin Geissdoerfer (2025)

Orchestration in Mature Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Towards a Circular Economy: A Dynamic Capabilities Approach Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 34, p. 4747-4765 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.4229

Veronika Svatošová, Gabriela Chmelíková, Barbara Kiełbasa, Dzamila Bienkowska, Jirí̌ Nesiba, Sylvie Formánková (2025)

Selected management problems in the world of the circular bioeconomy The Circular Bioeconomy: Institutional and Production Perspectives, p. 89-120 (Chapter in book)

https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003453529-5

Wisdom Kanda, Dzamila Bienkowska, Magnus Klofsten (2025)

Circular new ventures: overcoming their liabilities of newness Circular Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Trends, p. 59-75 (Chapter in book)

https://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035318247.00010

2024

Magnus Klofsten, Wisdom Kanda, Dzamila Bienkowska, Nancy Bocken, Sarfraz Mian, Wadid Lamine (2024)

Start-ups within entrepreneurial ecosystems: Transition towards circular economy International Small Business Journal, Vol. 42, p. 383-395 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02662426241227520

Research

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Circular economy and startups

A transformation to a circular economy will depend on the strategic actions of policymakers and businesses. The aim of this project is to develop knowledge on how to support startups developing circular business models.

Organisation

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.

Project, Innovations and Entrepreneurship (PIE)

The Project, Innovations and Entrepreneurship (PIE) division conducts research, undergraduate education and commissioned activities in project management, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.