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Inessa Laur

Associate Professor

I am an Associate Professor specializing in entrepreneurship research with a focus on sustainable transitions. I teach entrepreneurship, business development, and research methodology in Business Administration.

Presentation

I am an Associate Professor specializing in entrepreneurship research with a focus on sustainable transitions. My teaching responsibilities include courses in entrepreneurship, business development, and research methodology within the field of Business Administration.

Research: navigating sustainability transitions

My research centers on sustainability transition pathways across various sectors, including construction, tourism, and energy. I am particularly interested in business modeling, organizational capabilities, and conflict management, with a specific emphasis on hybrid organizations and their role as intermediaries in transitions. Additionally, I explore growth and change processes within new organizational forms, focusing on transformations in strategy, actions, stakeholder engagement, and leadership.

I primarily employ qualitative research methods, complemented by quantitative approaches when appropriate. My work is characterized by its practical relevance and interdisciplinary nature. Over the years, I have supervised a substantial number of master's theses, emphasizing both theoretical and applied contexts. I highly value the personal drive and ambition of both students and colleagues in achieving academic and professional excellence.

Teaching: inspiring innovation and critical thinking

I teach courses in entrepreneurship, business development, organization theory, leadership, and research methodology, serving as a course director within the latter. I supervise master’s theses in management and entrepreneurship, guiding students through rigorous research and critical inquiry.

Collaboration and workplace engagement

Beyond teaching and research, I actively contribute to improving the social and physical working environment within the Department of Management and Engineering (IEI).

Brief facts about me

Academic background

  • Doctor of Economics from 2015, Linköping University
  • Master in Innovation and Business Creation, 2010, JIBS

Digital presence

Orcid 0000-0002-2656-1995

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Publications

2025

Inessa Laur, Wisdom Kanda (2025) Navigating conflicts between niche and regime intermediaries in the energy transition Energy Research & Social Science, Vol. 124, Article 104070 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104070

2023

Inessa Laur, Lasse Berntzen (2023) Opposing forces of business model innovation in the renewable energy sector: Alternative patterns and strategies The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14657503231194727

2021

Inessa Laur, Ingrid Mignon (2021) Match or mismatch between gazelle companies challenges and the support provided by intermediary actors - an empirical example of the construction industry European Planning Studies, Vol. 29, p. 1845-1869 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2021.1889477

2020

Inessa Laur, Mike Danilovic (2020) Enabling change within new forms of organisations: an empirical investigation of change patterns and stakeholder influence on core intermediary activities Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 33, p. 1041-1070 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-01-2020-0026

2019

Inessa Laur, Magnus Klofsten, Dzamila Bienkowska, Joakim Wincent, Ylinenpää Håkan (2019) Development of European cluster initiatives: stakeholders' contribution and enrolment Global Business and Economics Review (GBER), Vol. 21, p. 685-711 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/GBER.2019.102526

2015

Magnus Klofsten, Dzamila Bienkowska, Inessa Laur, Ingela Sölvell (2015) Success factors in cluster initiative management: Mapping out the 'big five' Industry & higher education, Vol. 29, p. 65-77 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2015.0237
Inessa Laur, Alain Fayolle (2015) Understanding Cluster Initiatives in Europe: uniqueness and Contextuality Sustainable development in organizations: studies on innovative practices, p. 275-298 (Chapter in book)
Inessa Laur, Magnus Klofsten, Dzamila Bienkowska, Joakim Wincent, Håkan Ylinenpää (2015) Cluster Initiatives within the European Context: Intermediary Actors and Development process (Manuscript (preprint))
Inessa Laur (2015) Cluster Initiatives within the European Context: Stimulating Policies for Regional Development Dreams New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium, p. 147-170 (Chapter in book) https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1876-022820150000011015
Inessa Laur (2015) Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries: A Study of their Management and Stakeholders (Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary) https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/diss.diva-121631

Research

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