Publications by Keld Laursen [Homepage]
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Papers in refereed journals
Firm strategy and innovation
Kaiser, U., H.C. Kongsted, K. Laursen and A-K. Ejsing (forthcoming),
'Experience Matters:
The Role of Academic Scientist Mobility for Industrial Innovation',
Strategic Management Journal.
Moreira, S., A. Markus and K. Laursen (forthcoming),
'Knowledge Diversity and Coordination:
The Effect of Intrafirm Inventor Task Networks on Absorption Speed',
Strategic Management Journal.
Criscuolo, P., K. Laursen, T. Reichstein and A. Salter (2018),
'The Winning
Combination: Search strategies and innovative performance in the UK',
Industry and Innovation. Vol. 25(2),
pp. 115-143. doi: 10.1080/13662716.2017.1286462.
Laursen, K., S. Moreira, T. Reichstein and M.I. Leone (2017),
'Evading the Boomerang Effect: Using the Grant-Back
Clause to Further Generative Appropriability from Technology Licensing Deals',
Organization Science. Vol. 28(3),
pp. 514-530. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2017.1130.
Laursen, K. and G. Santangelo (2017), 'The
role of "non-economic" endowments: introduction to the special section on what we know and what we
should know about international knowledge sourcing',
Industrial and Corporate Change. Vol. 26(2),
pp. 279-284. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtx003.
Laursen, K., F. Masciarelli and T. Reichstein (2016),
'A Matter of Location: The Role of Regional
Social Capital in Overcoming the Liability of Newness in R&D Acquisition Activities',
Regional Studies. Vol. 50(9), pp. 1537-1550.
doi: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1041370.
Lakemond, N., L. Bengtsson, K. Laursen and F. Tell (2016),
'Match & Manage: The use of knowledge matching and
project management to integrate knowledge in collaborative inbound open innovation',
Industrial and Corporate Change.
Vol. 26(2), pp. 333-352. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtw004.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2014),
'The Paradox of Openness:
Appropriability, External Search and Collaboration',
Research Policy.
Vol. 43(5), pp. 867-878. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.10.004.
D'Agostino, L.M., K. Laursen and G. Santangelo (2013),
'The
impact of R&D offshoring on the home knowledge production of OECD investing regions',
Journal of Economic Geography.
Vol. 13(1), pp. 145-175. doi: 10.1093/jeg/LBS012.
Laursen, K., F. Masciarelli and A. Prencipe (2012),
'Trapped or spurred by the home region?
The effects of potential social capital on involvement in foreign markets for goods and technology',
Journal of International Business Studies.
Vol. 43(9), 2012, pp. 783807. doi:10.1057/jibs.2012.27.
Laursen, K. (2012),
'Keep
searching and you'll find: What do we know about variety creation through firms' search activities
for innovation?', Industrial and Corporate Change.
Vol. 21(5), pp. 1181-1220. doi:10.1093/icc/dts025.
Laursen, K., F. Masciarelli and A. Prencipe (2012),
'Regions matter:
how localized social capital affects external knowledge acquisition and innovation',
Organization Science. Vol 23(1), pp. 177-193. doi: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0650.
Foss, NJ., K. Laursen and T. Pedersen (2011),
'Linking customer interaction and innovation: The mediating role of new organizational
practices', Organization Science.
Vol. 22(4), pp. 980-999. doi: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0584.
Laursen, K. (2011),
'User-producer interaction as a driver of
innovation: costs and advantages in an open innovation model',
Science and Public Policy, Vol. 38(9), pp. 713-723. doi: 10.3152/030234211X13070021633242
Laursen, K., T. Reichstein and A. Salter (2011),
'Exploring the Effect of
Geographical Distance and University Quality on
Industry-University Collaboration in the UK',
Regional Studies, Vol. 45(4), pp. 507-523. doi: 10.1080/00343400903401618.
Colombo, M., K. Laursen, M. Magnusson and C. Rossi-Lamastra (2011),
'Organizing Inter-
and Intra-Firm Networks: What is the Impact on Innovation Performance? ',
Industry and Innovation, Vol. 18(6),
pp. 531-538. doi: 10.1080/13662716.2011.601958.
Laursen, K., M.I. Leone and S. Torrisi (2010),
'Technological exploration
through licensing: New insights from the licensee's point of view',
Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol 19(3),
pp. 871-897. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtq034.
Jeppesen L.B. and K. Laursen (2009),
'The role of lead users in knowledge sharing', Research Policy. Vol.
38(10), pp 1582-1589. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.09.002
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2006),
'Open for Innovation: The role
of openness in explaining innovative performance among UK manufacturing
firms',
Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 27(2), pp 131-150. doi: 10.1002/smj.507.
Foss, NJ and K. Laursen (2005), 'Performance Pay, Delegation,
and Multitasking under Uncertainty and Innovativeness: An Empirical
Investigation',
Journal of
Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol 58(2) 246-276.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.03.018.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2004), 'Searching
Low and High: What Types of Firms Use Universities as a Source of Innovation?',
Research Policy,
Vol 33(8), pp. 1201-1215. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.07.004.
Laursen, K. and N.J. Foss (2003),
'New HRM Practices, Complementarities, and the Impact on
Innovation Performance',
Cambridge Journal of Economics,
Vol 27(2), pp. 243-263. doi: 10.1093/cje/27.2.243.
Laursen, K. (2002),
'The Importance of Sectoral Differences in the Application of Complementary
HRM Practices for Innovation Performance',
International Journal of the Economics of Business,
Vol. 9(1), pp. 139-156. doi: 10.1080/13571510110103029.
Laursen, K. and V. Mahnke (2001),
'Knowledge strategies, firm types, and complementarity in human-resource
practices',
Journal of Management and Governance,
Vol. 5(1), pp. 1-27. doi: 10.1023/A:1017985623502.
International specialization in science, technology and trade
Laursen, K. (2015),
'Revealed comparative advantage and the alternatives
as measures of international specialization',
Eurasian Business
Review, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 99-115. doi: 10.1007/s40821-015-0017-1.
Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani, (2010),
'The Role of ICT Knowledge Flows
for International Market Share Dynamics',
Research Policy, Vol. 39(5),
pp 687-697. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.02.007.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2005),
'The Fruits of Intellectual Production: Economic and scientific specialisation
among OECD countries', Cambridge
Journal of Economics, Vol 29(2), pp. 289-308. doi: 10.1093/cje/bei032.
Laursen, K. (2004),
'New and old economy: the role of ICT in structural change and economic
dynamics',
Structural Change and Economics Dynamics, Vol 15(3), pp. 241-243. doi: 10.1016/j.strueco.2004.06.001
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Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani (2002) 'The relative importance of
international vis-a-vis national technological spillovers for market share dynamics',
Industrial and Corporate Change,
Vol. 11(4), pp. 875-894. doi: 10.1093/icc/11.4.875.
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Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani (2000),
'The importance of technology based inter-sectoral linkages for market share dynamics',
Review of World Economics/
Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv,
Vol. 136(4), pp. 702-723. doi: 10.1007/BF02707649
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Laursen, K. (2000),
'Do Export and Technological Specialisation Patterns Co-evolve in
Terms of Convergence or Divergence?: Evidence from 19 OECD Countries, 1971-1991',
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Vol. 10(4), pp. 415-436. doi: 10.1007/s001910000044
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Laursen, K. and I. Drejer (1999), 'Do Inter-sectoral Linkages
Matter for International Trade Specialisation?', the Economics of Innovation
and New Technology, Vol 8(4), pp. 311-330. doi: 10.1080/10438599900000013
Laursen, K. (1999), 'The Impact of Technological
Opportunity on the Dynamics of Trade Performance',
Structural
Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol 10(3-4), pp. 341-357.
doi: 10.1016/S0954-349X(99)00004-1.
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Drejer, I., F. Skov Kristensen & K. Laursen (1999),
'Cluster Studies as a Basis for Industrial Policy: The Case of Denmark',
Industry & Innovation, Vol 6(2), pp. 171-190.
Dalum, B., K. Laursen and B. Verspagen (1999),
'Does Specialization Matter for Growth?',
Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol 8(2), pp. 267-288.
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Dalum, B., K. Laursen and G. Villumsen (1998), 'Structural
Change in OECD Export Specialisation Patterns: De-specialisation and "Stickiness"',
the International Review of Applied Economics,
Vol 12(3), pp. 447-467.
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Laursen, K. (1996), 'Horizontal Diversification in the Danish National
System of Innovation: The Case of Pharmaceuticals',
Research Policy, Vol 25(7), pp. 1121-1137.
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Books
Laursen, K. (2000), Trade Specialisation, Technology and Economic Growth: Theory
and Evidence from Advanced Countries, Cheltenham, UK and Lyme, US: Edward Elgar,
ISBN 1 84064 385 4.
Papers in books
Laursen, K and Foss, NJ (2014), 'Human Resource
Management Practices and Innovation', in: Mark Dodgson, David Gann and
Nelson Phillips (Editors), Handbook of Innovation Management, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
Mahnke, V., K. Laursen, and P. Vejrup-Hansen (2012), 'Diversity and Experience as Entrepreneurial Value Drivers
in Professional Engineering Consulting Firms', in: M. Reihlien and
and A. Werr (Editors) Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Professional Services, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham,
UK.
Leone, M.I. and K. Laursen, (2011),
'Patent
exploitation strategies and value creation, in: F. Munari and R. Oriani (Editors),
The Economic Valuation of Patents, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK.
Laursen, K. (2001), 'The Impact of HRM Practices on Innovation Performance:
An Empirical Assessment, pp. 150-157, in the European
Commission -- DG Enterprise
(ed.), Innovation and enterprise creation: Statistics and indicators,
Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
Drejer, I., F. S. Kristensen and K. Laursen (1999), '
Studies of
Clusters as a Basis for Industrial and Technology Policy in the
Danish Economy', pp. 293-313, in OECD (ed.)
Boosting Innovation: The Cluster Approach, Paris, OECD.
Policy related work
Laursen, K., & J.L. Christensen (1996), 'The Creation, Distribution and Use of Knowledge: A Pilot Study on the Danish Innovation System', Copenhagen, Danish Agency for Trade and Industry, Ministry of Business and Industry.
Keld Laursen, kl.ino@cbs.dk
Last updated 01.08.2016