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Jakob Rehme

Professor

I am a professor of Industrial Management. My research explores how companies can develop their business models to create a more sustainable society, focusing on their role in the transition and how research can drive meaningful change.

My research – sustainable business models and the role of companies in society

How can companies transform their business models to contribute to a more sustainable society? This is a central question in my research, where I explore the role of companies in the transition towards a more environmentally and socially sustainable future.

I am a professor of Industrial Management and Engineering, and my research focuses on how companies and public sector organisations can develop their operations to meet the challenges of the future. I am particularly interested in how business models need to evolve to combine economic objectives with greater environmental and social sustainability.

In my research, I work closely with companies and public sector organisations. Using qualitative research methods, I explore the challenges organisations face and how they can develop their ways of working and business models. My ambition is for my research to lead to practical improvements and contribute to the changes needed to create a more sustainable society.

I publish my research in international academic journals, including Industrial Marketing Management, Supply Chain Management, Journal of Operations and Production Management and International Journal of Production Economics. I also serve on the editorial boards of Journal of Business Research and Industrial Marketing Management.

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Publications

2026

Emelie Havemo, Jakob Rehme (2026) The great slowdown? Trajectories of sustainability reporting boundary change from a value chain perspective 1990-2020 Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 39, p. 649-675 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-01-2024-6861
Antonella La Rocca, Jakob Rehme, Nektarios Tzempelikos (2026) Transformative times for key account management: Disruptive events, digitisation, and sustainability. Special issue editorial Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 134, p. A1-A7 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2026.02.015
Joakim Aspeteg, Johan Holtström, Jakob Rehme, Emelie Havemo (2026) Supply chain resilience development in the defence industry: an AI-assisted content analysis of annual reports Supply chain management, Vol. 31, p. 38-52 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SCM-10-2025-1017

2025

Joakim Aspeteg, Jakob Rehme, Jonathan Gosling, Johan Holtström (2025) Procurement for supply chain integration: responding to complexity in engineer-to-order defence projects International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 45, p. 305-331 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-02-2025-0155

2023

Donna Marshall, Jakob Rehme, Aideen ODochartaigh, Stephen Kelly, Roshan Boojihawon, Daniel Chicksand (2023) Reporting controversial issues in controversial industries ACCOUNTING AUDITING & ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNAL, Vol. 36, p. 483-512 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-07-2020-4684

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