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INNOVATION and ENTREPRENEURSHIP at NORD UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL Celebrating 30 Years of Entrepreneurship Research INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT NORD UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL Celebrating 30 years of Entrepreneurship research For more than 30 years, Bodø has been a stronghold for en- a wide scope of articles published in reputable scientific trepreneurship research in Norway. In 2016, the research international journals, books, articles in books and popular group is stronger and more vital than ever. science publications. The research group in innovation and entrepreneurship Nord University Business School and Nordland Research conducts basic research and more applied research on var- Institute represent a vibrant and active research environ- ious topics within entrepreneurship and innovation. We are ment with a strong international orientation. The faculty consistently working with several research projects. Nord participates actively in international research conferences University Business School represents the Norwegian part- and networks. Further, we benefit from a strong team of ner in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), and cur- affiliated international scholars, as well as many visiting rently conducts large research project on research-based scholars over the years. spin-offs, new technology-based firms, tourism entrepre- neurship and innovation, entrepreneurial opportunities, In this booklet, you can learn more about the faculty work- public sector innovation, innovation policy, university- ing in areas related to entrepreneurship and innovation at industry collaboration, and gender perspectives to entre- the Nord University Business School and the Nordland Re- preneurship and innovation. Other key research topics are search Institute. You can read about our history, our faculty, entrepreneurial intentions, new venture start-up processes, our international orientation and some of our ongoing re- new venture growth, social entrepreneurship and entrepre- search projects. neurship education. Overall, the group’s research has led to Photo: Nadia Norskott 2 NORD UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneurship and innovation at Nord University Business School Established in 1985, Nord University Business School de- veloped a strong focus on entrepreneurship and innova- tion from the outset. Early commitment is bearing fruits, and the Business School has since developed to become Norway’s leading institution of entrepreneurship research. I am pleased to present our faculty, collaborations and re- search activities to you in this publication. This year the Nord University Business School and the Nordland Research Institute are proud to host the world’s preeminent scholarly conference on entrepreneurship, the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Confe- rence (BCERC). During a few busy days in June, more than 300 entrepreneurship scholars from all over the world will gather to share their research and ideas. Moreover, the 4th Effectuation conference will precede BCERC, and The Di- Erlend Bullvåg ana International research conference will follow directly Dean after. Hence, there will be ten days of international entre- Nord University Business School preneurship conferences in Bodø in June. Entrepreneurship and innovation is among the top strate- gic areas of Nord University and the Nord University Bu- siness School. The aim is to further develop even stronger research activity in this area. Nord University and the Bu- siness School are strongly committed to promoting entre- preneurship and innovation in research, education and industry relations. We are welcoming everyone that have a passion for entrepreneurship to become a part of our group, as student, PhD candidate, faculty or collaborator. 3 “Bodø is home to the strongest innovation and entrepreneurship research community in the country, and acts as a hub in the Norwegian educational landscape,” say Professor Lars Kolvereid and Associate Professor Espen Isaksen. The Bodø Community - Best in Test Nord University is one of the newest in the country. Even so, the innovation and entrepreneurship research community in Bodø ranks right at the top in Norway, actually boasting “Best in Test” on a number of occasions. TEXT: HANNE LØKÅS VEIGÅRD/VIDEOFABRIKKEN PHOTO/ILLUSTRATION: ERIK VEIGÅRD/VIDEOFABRIKKEN Lars Kolvereid is professor of entrepreneurship. He has been cited by others. In another evaluation report, covering research at Nord University Business School since its very beginning into innovation, Bodø also ends up at the top. as Bodø Graduate School of Business (Siviløkonomutdan- ningen i Bodø - SiB) in 1985. “We publish as much as we can, take part in the most interesting international conferences and try to attract international confe- “We have a lot to thank our first dean, Professor John Skår, rences to Bodø. This provides us with a solid network. When the for. From day one he was determined that the course should Babson Conference 2016 looked to Norway, it was obvious their focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, or “implemen- choice would be Bodø,” says Associate Professor of Entrepre- tation” as it was known in the early years. Bodø was the first neurship, Espen Isaksen. Norwegian commercial college to teach innovation and entrepreneurship, and it was to take a long time before the They point out close collaboration with the Nordland Research others followed suit. In a European context, too, Bodø was Institute and the Norwegian University of Science and Techno- an early starter. Professor Skår was always internationally logy (NTNU) as a key success factor. They also call attention to oriented,” says Kolvereid. their own university’s will to succeed. Nord University Business School is the country’s third big- Lars Kolvereid describes a subject that has ripened a great deal gest school of business offering economics and adminis- over the past 30 years, but which, in his opinion, still does not trative courses up to PhD level. Since 1985, several thou- enjoy the recognition it deserves in academia. sand students have graduated from the school of business, “Entrepreneurship is not considered scientific enough,” he and thus far 59 candidates have presented their doctoral maintains. theses there. A considerable number of these PhDs have been in entrepreneurship. “Has Nord University Business School helped change Norway?” A number of studies commissioned by the Research Co- “Yes, but sometimes it has happened via other countries,” Kolver- uncil of Norway and carried out by the analyst company eid hints, referring to a time when he held a lecture at a crowded Damvad, place the Bodø community at the highest level in cinema in Stockholm. Norway when it comes to research into entrepreneurship: Nord University Business School in first place, the Nord- “A question was raised among the audience: How can we get land Research Institute at fourth. Altogether then, the Bodø Sweden up to speed? My answer came instantly: Increase econ- community clearly constitutes the strongest research com- omic security for the founders of businesses, and make it easier munity in this field in Norway. The studies measure the to start limited companies. The Swedes followed my advice, and number of publications issued, and how often these are gradually so did Norway,” he concludes. NORD UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP R&D-Based Entrepreneurial Opportunities Building a unique database Several thousand Norwegian businesses benefit from the tax deduction scheme known as SkatteFUNN. Nord University Business School has now been given access to all applications to the scheme. This provides unparalleled opportunity for research into R&D at these companies. TEXT: HANNE LØKÅS VEIGÅRD/VIDEOFABRIKKEN SkatteFUNN was established in 2002. The idea of the scheme was to motivate Norwegian trade and industry RESEARCH PROJECT to carry out more research and development (R&D). The scheme is based on rights. This means that any company R&D-BASED that can document that they are working on R&D has the ENTREPRENEURIAL right to tax deductions. OPPORTUNITIES “It is the Research Council that decides whether the R&D Project period: 2016-> projects meet the required criteria. All applications, project PROJECT AIM: descriptions and final reports are found there, and now we Project examines characteristics of entrepreneur- have gained access to them, all the way back to 2004. This ial opportunities and their exploitation by small constitutes fantastic documentation of the business oppor- and large firms in Norway. The empirical data tunities companies have tried to develop and commercial- constitutes a longitudinal database over approx. 30 000 R&D and innovation projects which we ize,” says project manager and professor of entrepreneur- conceptualize as the empirical manifestation of ship at Nord University Business School, Tommy Høyvarde entrepreneurial opportunities. Clausen. PROJECT TEAM: Tommy Høyvarde Clausen (project leader), Gry In summer 2016, the project is still at an early stage. Agnete Alsos, Roberto Rivas Hermann, Karin An- “The establishment of a database of SkatteFUNN projects drea Wigger, Tadeu Fernando Nogueira and a PhD has high priority. When the base is researchable, the data student (fall of 2016) may be the starting point for many exciting projects. We think there are many who wish to work together with us on COLLABORATING PARTNER: Research Council of Norway, SkatteFUNN this,” says Clausen. FINANCING: SkatteFUNN has a low threshold and the material includes Internal both small and large businesses. “The scheme includes 3,000-4,000 projects a
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