Viktor Werner

My research focuses on established firms in two industries.

I am curious about the way electrified goods transportation can become a reality. This implies profound changes for a wide variety of large firms in Sweden, and beyond various technical challenges, this entails a range of profound social and societal challenges.

In addition, I study how large petrochemical firms make sense of their own long-term net-zero pledges and how they begin to materialise in their daily work and management of innovation efforts.

My work always emphasises that we need to take a more holistic view that includes both social and technical aspects. I argue that thinking in terms of socio-technical systems is needed for successful innovation management.

I am responsible for master-level courses on innovation management and entrepreneurship. I also teach in courses on corporate and social responsibility and logistics. One central element for me is using insights from my research on sustainability transitions in large firms to connect students' learning with the great challenges of our time.

Current courses:

• TEIO06 Innovative Entrepreneurship

• TEIO41 Corporate Social Responsibility

• TEIO90 Innovation Management

• TNSL19 Logistics Project