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Arild Aspelund

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Arild Aspelund

Professor
Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

arild.aspelund@ntnu.no
+4790840017 Sentralbygg 2, 432, Gløshaugen, Alfred Getz vei 1
Norwegian Research School in Innovation
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About

PhD, Professor in International Marketing. Fields of interest: entrepreneurship, innovation, economic development, and global production systems.

Telephone: +47 735 97603
Office: 432 - Central Building II

Responsibilities

  • Leader for Green Value Creation -  the departments research focus area on sustainability.
  • Coordinator for NTNU's masters level specialization in Strategy and Business Development ( INDØK).

Research interests

Aspelund's research interests are predominantly on profitable sustainability and how industry can go through the green shift and still develop their competitiveness. This work draws on insight from the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing and operation management. 

Teaching

Arild Aspelund teaches undergraduate courses in marketing management, graduate courses in industrial marketing and international business and several courses for executive education programs such as Master of Technlogy Management (MTM) and Master of Management (MORG).

Background

Arild Aspelund became Professor in International Marketing at NTNU in 2011. He received his PhD from NTNU in April 2005 for the thesis titled: “Small International Firms: - The Emergence of International New Ventures”. He is also Master of Science in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the same institution. Previous educational background also includes MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Génie Industriel, Grenoble, France as well as studies in Mathematics and Physics from Molde University College and NTNU

Publications

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Publications

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2025

  • Gode, Pankaj Ravindra; Aspelund, Arild; Bjørgum, Øyvind. (2025) Does Being Renewable mean Sustainable? The Case of Circular Economy Adoption in the Offshore Wind Industry. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Veisdal, Jørgen; Dreyer, Heidi Carin; Aspelund, Arild. (2025) Multi-Sided Platforms as Enablers of Circular Supply Chains: A Case Study From the Norwegian Shipbuilding Industry. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE)
    Academic article

2024

  • Bjørnåli, Ekaterina Shepeleva; Erikson, Truls; Aspelund, Arild. (2024) The role of board leadership in deliberating international entry. Journal of International Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Gode, Pankaj Ravindra; Aspelund, Arild. (2024) Addressing heterogeneity in the development of circular economy strategies in the offshore wind industry: A review. Heliyon
    Academic literature review

2022

  • Bakås, Ottar; Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2022) Customer-oriented manufacturing as a resilience strategy for Norwegian small international manufacturers.
    Academic chapter
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Aspelund, Arild. (2022) Competitive sustainable manufacturing - Sustainability strategies, environmental and social innovations, and their effects on firm performance. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic article
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Haneberg, Dag Håkon; Aspelund, Arild. (2022) Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on environmental innovations in manufacturing firms. Technology in society
    Academic article

2021

  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Eide, Ann Elida; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Sustainability innovations in the manufacturing industry: a comparison of circular and climate innovation initiatives.
    Academic chapter
  • Mølnvik, Mona J.; Tande, John Olav Giæver; Tomasgard, Asgeir; Torsæter, Malin; Gardarsdottir, Stefania Osk; Korpås, Magnus; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Tangen, Grethe. (2021) Nordsjøen som plattform for grønn omstilling. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Research report
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Eide, Ann Elida; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Bærekraftig ledelse.
    Academic chapter
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Eide, Ann Elida; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Bærekraftig omstilling og konkurransekraft i norsk industri - hvem drar lasset?. Magma forskning og viten
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Olsen, Martin Fredrik; Michelsen, Ottar. (2021) Simultaneous adoption of circular innovations: a challenge for rapid growth of the circular economy.
    Academic chapter
  • Bjerke-Busch, Linn Slettum; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Beam me up, Scotty! - Ledelse for en digital fremtid.
    Academic chapter
  • Bjerke-Busch, Linn Slettum; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Identifying Barriers for Digital Transformation in the Public Sector.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Bjørgum, Øyvind; Sæther, Erik Andreas. (2021) Entering a Brave New World: Market Entry Assessments Into a Born Global Industry.
    Academic chapter

2020

  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Aspelund, Arild. (2020) Sustainability innovations and firm competitiveness: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic literature review
  • Eide, Ann Elida; Sæther, Erik Andreas; Aspelund, Arild. (2020) An investigation of leaders' motivation, intellectual leadership, and sustainability strategy in relation to Norwegian manufacturers’ performance. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic article
  • Javadinia Azari, Mohammad; Aspelund, Arild; Eide, Ann Elida. (2020) Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance. Cogent Business & Management
    Academic article

2019

  • Kaloudis, Aris; Aspelund, Arild; Koch, Per M.; Lauvås, Thomas Andre; Mathisen, Marius Tuft; Strand, Øivind; Sørheim, Roger; Aadland, Torgeir. (2019) How Universities Contribute to Innovation: A Literature Review-based Analysis. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Research report
  • Platou, Rikke Stoud; Aspelund, Arild. (2019) Managerial rationales for investing and divesting under uncertainty. Cogent Business & Management
    Academic article
  • Hanson, Jens; Normann, Håkon Endresen; Aspelund, Arild; Steen, Markus; Afewerki, Samson; Bjørgum, Øyvind; Sæther, Erik Andreas; Kenzhegaliyeva, Assiya; Dawley, Stuart; MacKinnon, Danny. (2019) Conditions for growth in the Norwegian offshore wind industry. International market developments, Norwegian firm characteristics and strategies, and policies for industry development. Centre for sustainable energy studies (CenSES)
    Research report

2017

  • Aspelund, Arild; Javadinia Azari, Mohammad; Aglen, Andreas Flåt; Graff, Sondre Gullord. (2017) The birth and development of a Born Global industry: The case of microelectronics in Norway. Journal of International Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Fjell, Lise; Rødland, Silje Erdal. (2017) Doing good and doing well? International Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility. International Journal of Entrepreneurship
    Academic article

2015

  • Aspelund, Arild. (2015) Leserbrev fra "indignert" vitenskapsmann. Romsdals Budstikke.
    Commentary
  • Erikson, Truls; Løvdal, Nicolai Solberg; Aspelund, Arild. (2015) Entrepreneurial judgment and value capture, the case of the nascent offshore renewable industry. Sustainability
    Academic article

2014

  • Netland, Torbjørn H; Aspelund, Arild. (2014) Multi-plant improvement programmes: a literature review and research agenda. International Journal of Operations & Production Management
    Academic article

2013

  • Netland, Torbjørn H; Aspelund, Arild. (2013) Company-specific production systems and competitive advantage: A resource-based view on the Volvo Production System. International Journal of Operations & Production Management
    Academic article

2012

  • Miloud, Tarek; Aspelund, Arild; Cabrol, Mathieu. (2012) Start-Up Valuation by Venture Capitalists: An Empirical Study. Venture Capital : an International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance
    Academic article
  • Bjørnåli, Ekaterina S.; Aspelund, Arild. (2012) The role of the entrepreneurial team and the board of directors in the internationalization of academic spin-offs. Journal of International Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2012) Born Globals - Det Nye Norske Næringsliv.
    Academic chapter
  • Løvdal, Nicolai; Aspelund, Arild. (2012) Characteristics of Born Global Industries - The Birth of Offshore Renewables.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Carina Flaam. (2012) International New Ventures and Governance Structures – Are International Entrepreneurs Strategic or Entrepreneurial?. Journal of Management and Governance
    Academic article

2011

  • Løvdal, Nicolai; Aspelund, Arild. (2011) International Entrepreneurship in the Offshore Renewable Energy Industry.
    Academic chapter

2010

  • Aspelund, Arild. (2010) Small International Firms. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
    Academic monograph
  • Aspelund, Arild; Butsko, Vitali. (2010) Small and middle-sized enterprises' offshoring production: a study of firm decisions and consequences. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
    Academic article
  • Cabrol, Mathieu; Nlemvo, Frédéric; Rasmussen, Erik; Servais, Per; Aspelund, Arild. (2010) Growth and Internationalization of French and Danish SMEs.
    Academic chapter

2009

  • Aspelund, Arild; Cabrol, Mathieu. (2009) Internationalization as an Acto of Entrepreneurship: Economic Effects and Examples.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Innledning til Teknologibasert Nyskaping i Norge.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Aspelund, Arild; Madsen, Tage Koed. (2009) The Role of Innovative and Entrepreneurial Behavior in Internationalization Processes. Advances in International Marketing
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Madsen, Tage Koed; Moen, Øystein. (2009) Innovasjon og Entreprenørskap i Bedrifters Internasjonalisering.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, A.S.; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Innledning til Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Sørheim, Roger; Berg, Magne Sivert. (2009) International New Ventures and the Development of Partnerships: - a social capital approach.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2009) Small International Firms: - Typology, Performance and Implications.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Anthology

2008

  • Moen, Øystein; Madsen, Tage Koed; Aspelund, Arild. (2008) The importance of the Internet in international business-to-business markets. International Marketing Review
    Academic article
  • Berg, Magne Sivert; Aspelund, Arild; Sørheim, Roger. (2008) The Hybrid Structures of International New Ventures - A Social Capital Approach and Research Agenda. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    Academic article

2007

  • Aspelund, Arild; Madsen, Tage Koed; Moen, Øystein. (2007) A review of the foundation, international marketing strategies and performance of international new ventures. European Journal of Marketing
    Academic article

2005

  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2005) Small International Firms: Typology, Performance and Implications. Management International Review (MIR)
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Berg-Utby, Terje; Skjevdal, Rune. (2005) Initial Resources' Influence on New Venture Survival: A Longitudinal Study of New Technology-Based Firms. Technovation
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild. (2005) Small international firms : the emergence of international new ventures. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

2004

  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2004) Internationalization of Small High-Tech Firms: The Role of Information Technology. Journal of Euromarketing
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2004) Internationalization of Small High-Tech Firms: - The role og Information Technology.
    Academic chapter
  • Skjevdal, R.; Bakås, O.; Cali, Z.; Aspelund, Arild. (2004) Youth Entrepreneurial Support (YES) Pilot. SINTEF Technology and Society
    Research report

2001

  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2001) A generation perspective on small firm internationalization: from traditional exporters and flexible specialists to born globals. JAI; An Imprint of Elsevier Science
    Non-fiction monograph

2000

  • Aspelund, Arild; Steeneveldt, Rosetta; Waagø, Lillian; Waagø, Sigmund Johan. (2000) Internet and market driven new business development. Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse
    Research report

Journal publications

  • Aspelund, Arild; Javadinia Azari, Mohammad; Aglen, Andreas Flåt; Graff, Sondre Gullord. (2017) The birth and development of a Born Global industry: The case of microelectronics in Norway. Journal of International Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Aspelund, Arild. (2022) Competitive sustainable manufacturing - Sustainability strategies, environmental and social innovations, and their effects on firm performance. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Fjell, Lise; Rødland, Silje Erdal. (2017) Doing good and doing well? International Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility. International Journal of Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Eide, Ann Elida; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Bærekraftig omstilling og konkurransekraft i norsk industri - hvem drar lasset?. Magma forskning og viten
    Academic article
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Aspelund, Arild. (2020) Sustainability innovations and firm competitiveness: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic literature review
  • Eide, Ann Elida; Sæther, Erik Andreas; Aspelund, Arild. (2020) An investigation of leaders' motivation, intellectual leadership, and sustainability strategy in relation to Norwegian manufacturers’ performance. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic article
  • Moen, Øystein; Madsen, Tage Koed; Aspelund, Arild. (2008) The importance of the Internet in international business-to-business markets. International Marketing Review
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2005) Small International Firms: Typology, Performance and Implications. Management International Review (MIR)
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Berg-Utby, Terje; Skjevdal, Rune. (2005) Initial Resources' Influence on New Venture Survival: A Longitudinal Study of New Technology-Based Firms. Technovation
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Madsen, Tage Koed. (2009) The Role of Innovative and Entrepreneurial Behavior in Internationalization Processes. Advances in International Marketing
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2004) Internationalization of Small High-Tech Firms: The Role of Information Technology. Journal of Euromarketing
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Butsko, Vitali. (2010) Small and middle-sized enterprises' offshoring production: a study of firm decisions and consequences. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
    Academic article
  • Berg, Magne Sivert; Aspelund, Arild; Sørheim, Roger. (2008) The Hybrid Structures of International New Ventures - A Social Capital Approach and Research Agenda. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild. (2015) Leserbrev fra "indignert" vitenskapsmann. Romsdals Budstikke.
    Commentary
  • Bjørnåli, Ekaterina Shepeleva; Erikson, Truls; Aspelund, Arild. (2024) The role of board leadership in deliberating international entry. Journal of International Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Miloud, Tarek; Aspelund, Arild; Cabrol, Mathieu. (2012) Start-Up Valuation by Venture Capitalists: An Empirical Study. Venture Capital : an International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Madsen, Tage Koed; Moen, Øystein. (2007) A review of the foundation, international marketing strategies and performance of international new ventures. European Journal of Marketing
    Academic article
  • Bjørnåli, Ekaterina S.; Aspelund, Arild. (2012) The role of the entrepreneurial team and the board of directors in the internationalization of academic spin-offs. Journal of International Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Netland, Torbjørn H; Aspelund, Arild. (2014) Multi-plant improvement programmes: a literature review and research agenda. International Journal of Operations & Production Management
    Academic article
  • Gode, Pankaj Ravindra; Aspelund, Arild. (2024) Addressing heterogeneity in the development of circular economy strategies in the offshore wind industry: A review. Heliyon
    Academic literature review
  • Veisdal, Jørgen; Dreyer, Heidi Carin; Aspelund, Arild. (2025) Multi-Sided Platforms as Enablers of Circular Supply Chains: A Case Study From the Norwegian Shipbuilding Industry. Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE)
    Academic article
  • Platou, Rikke Stoud; Aspelund, Arild. (2019) Managerial rationales for investing and divesting under uncertainty. Cogent Business & Management
    Academic article
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Carina Flaam. (2012) International New Ventures and Governance Structures – Are International Entrepreneurs Strategic or Entrepreneurial?. Journal of Management and Governance
    Academic article
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Haneberg, Dag Håkon; Aspelund, Arild. (2022) Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on environmental innovations in manufacturing firms. Technology in society
    Academic article
  • Javadinia Azari, Mohammad; Aspelund, Arild; Eide, Ann Elida. (2020) Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance. Cogent Business & Management
    Academic article
  • Netland, Torbjørn H; Aspelund, Arild. (2013) Company-specific production systems and competitive advantage: A resource-based view on the Volvo Production System. International Journal of Operations & Production Management
    Academic article
  • Erikson, Truls; Løvdal, Nicolai Solberg; Aspelund, Arild. (2015) Entrepreneurial judgment and value capture, the case of the nascent offshore renewable industry. Sustainability
    Academic article

Books

  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2001) A generation perspective on small firm internationalization: from traditional exporters and flexible specialists to born globals. JAI; An Imprint of Elsevier Science
    Non-fiction monograph
  • Aspelund, Arild. (2010) Small International Firms. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
    Academic monograph
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Anthology

Part of book/report

  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Eide, Ann Elida; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Sustainability innovations in the manufacturing industry: a comparison of circular and climate innovation initiatives.
    Academic chapter
  • Bakås, Ottar; Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2022) Customer-oriented manufacturing as a resilience strategy for Norwegian small international manufacturers.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Cabrol, Mathieu. (2009) Internationalization as an Acto of Entrepreneurship: Economic Effects and Examples.
    Academic chapter
  • Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Eide, Ann Elida; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Bærekraftig ledelse.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Olsen, Martin Fredrik; Michelsen, Ottar. (2021) Simultaneous adoption of circular innovations: a challenge for rapid growth of the circular economy.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Innledning til Teknologibasert Nyskaping i Norge.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Aspelund, Arild; Madsen, Tage Koed; Moen, Øystein. (2009) Innovasjon og Entreprenørskap i Bedrifters Internasjonalisering.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2004) Internationalization of Small High-Tech Firms: - The role og Information Technology.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2012) Born Globals - Det Nye Norske Næringsliv.
    Academic chapter
  • Bjerke-Busch, Linn Slettum; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Beam me up, Scotty! - Ledelse for en digital fremtid.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, A.S.; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Innledning til Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge.
    Academic chapter
  • Bjerke-Busch, Linn Slettum; Aspelund, Arild. (2021) Identifying Barriers for Digital Transformation in the Public Sector.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Sørheim, Roger; Berg, Magne Sivert. (2009) International New Ventures and the Development of Partnerships: - a social capital approach.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein. (2009) Small International Firms: - Typology, Performance and Implications.
    Academic chapter
  • Cabrol, Mathieu; Nlemvo, Frédéric; Rasmussen, Erik; Servais, Per; Aspelund, Arild. (2010) Growth and Internationalization of French and Danish SMEs.
    Academic chapter
  • Aspelund, Arild; Bjørgum, Øyvind; Sæther, Erik Andreas. (2021) Entering a Brave New World: Market Entry Assessments Into a Born Global Industry.
    Academic chapter
  • Løvdal, Nicolai; Aspelund, Arild. (2012) Characteristics of Born Global Industries - The Birth of Offshore Renewables.
    Academic chapter
  • Løvdal, Nicolai; Aspelund, Arild. (2011) International Entrepreneurship in the Offshore Renewable Energy Industry.
    Academic chapter

Report

  • Mølnvik, Mona J.; Tande, John Olav Giæver; Tomasgard, Asgeir; Torsæter, Malin; Gardarsdottir, Stefania Osk; Korpås, Magnus; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Heidenreich, Sara; Korsnes, Marius; Tangen, Grethe. (2021) Nordsjøen som plattform for grønn omstilling. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Research report
  • Kaloudis, Aris; Aspelund, Arild; Koch, Per M.; Lauvås, Thomas Andre; Mathisen, Marius Tuft; Strand, Øivind; Sørheim, Roger; Aadland, Torgeir. (2019) How Universities Contribute to Innovation: A Literature Review-based Analysis. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Research report
  • Aspelund, Arild; Steeneveldt, Rosetta; Waagø, Lillian; Waagø, Sigmund Johan. (2000) Internet and market driven new business development. Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse
    Research report
  • Hanson, Jens; Normann, Håkon Endresen; Aspelund, Arild; Steen, Markus; Afewerki, Samson; Bjørgum, Øyvind; Sæther, Erik Andreas; Kenzhegaliyeva, Assiya; Dawley, Stuart; MacKinnon, Danny. (2019) Conditions for growth in the Norwegian offshore wind industry. International market developments, Norwegian firm characteristics and strategies, and policies for industry development. Centre for sustainable energy studies (CenSES)
    Research report
  • Skjevdal, R.; Bakås, O.; Cali, Z.; Aspelund, Arild. (2004) Youth Entrepreneurial Support (YES) Pilot. SINTEF Technology and Society
    Research report

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Gode, Pankaj Ravindra; Aspelund, Arild; Bjørgum, Øyvind. (2025) Does Being Renewable mean Sustainable? The Case of Circular Economy Adoption in the Offshore Wind Industry. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Aspelund, Arild. (2005) Small international firms : the emergence of international new ventures. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • IØ6016 - International Business Development
  • TIØ4912 - Strategy, Innovation and International Business Development, Master's Thesis
  • TIØ4165 - Marketing Management for Technology Firms
  • TIØ4562 - Strategy, Innovation and International Business Development, Specialization Project
  • TIØ4265 - Strategic Management
  • TIØ4235 - Industrial Marketing and International Business
  • HAV6004 - Sustainable development of offshore wind
  • IØ6018 - Marketing and Internationalization
  • IØ6029 - Strategy and innovation management

Outreach

2023

  • Conference lecture
    Michelsen, Ottar; Aspelund, Arild. (2023) The need for coordinating adoption of circular business models – a challenge for rapid growth of the circular economy. The 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management

2022

  • Lecture
    Veisdal, Jørgen; Dreyer, Heidi Carin; Aspelund, Arild. (2022) Multi-Sided Platforms as Enablers of Circular Supply Chains in Maritime Industries. Symplatform3
  • Conference lecture
    Bjørnåli, Ekaterina Shepeleva; Erikson, Truls; Aspelund, Arild. (2022) The role of board leadership in international engagement. SMS Special Conference on “Governing Knowledge and Imagination in The Digital Era”
  • Conference lecture
    Gode, Pankaj Ravindra; Aspelund, Arild. (2022) Maturity of Circular Economy Practices in Offshore Wind Industry. EERA DeepWind 2022

2021

  • Feature article
    Aspelund, Arild; Bakås, Ottar. (2021) Forretningsstrategi for å takle en pandemi – og kanskje et grønt skifte?.
  • Feature article
    Michelsen, Ottar; Aspelund, Arild; Olsen, Martin Fredrik. (2021) Hjortejakt, og hvorfor sirkulærøkonomi er så vanskelig.

2020

  • Interview
    Hermundsdottir, Fanny; Aspelund, Arild. (2020) Bedrifter kan tjene på bærekraftig omlegging.

2019

  • Conference lecture
    Saether, Erik Andreas; Aspelund, Arild. (2019) Motivations, relatedness, and perceived success of Norwegian offshore wind firms. ICREN (International Conference on Renewable Energy) 2019

2016

  • Conference lecture
    Weaver, Tyson; Aspelund, Arild; Steen, Markus. (2016) The Role of Firm Level Motivations, Barriers and Managerial Capabilities for Diversification in Energy System Transitions. 39th IAEE International Conferance
  • Conference lecture
    Platou, Rikke Stoud; Aspelund, Arild; Johansen, Nina Buer; Malmedal, Maren Flugstad. (2016) Top managers' future orientation and corporate strategy under changing environments. The XXVII ISPIM Innovation Conference - Blending Tomorrow's Innovation Vintage

2015

  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2015) The Fall of the Conglomerate and the Rise of Open Innovation Processes. StartUp Extreme
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild; Rødland, Silje Erdal; Fjell, Lise. (2015) Green Planet Strategy- How Social Responsible Multinational Manufacturers Can Create Shared Value Strategies. Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2015) Innovasjon for Fremtiden i Fiskeri og Havbruk. Seminar for Fiskeri og Havbruksnæringens Forskningsfond
  • Conference lecture
    Javadinia Azari, Mohammad; Aspelund, Arild. (2015) Innovation and Export Activity in SMEs: A Review of the Empirical Literature. McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild; Javadinia Azari, Mohammad; Aglen, Andreas Flåt; Graff, Sondre Gullord. (2015) Internationalization Pattern of a Born Global Industry: The Case of Microelectronics in Norway. IECER
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild; Fjell, Lise; Rødland, Silje Erdal. (2015) Doing Good and Doing Well? - On the Relationship between Internationalization and Social Responsibility. MIEC
  • Conference lecture
    Weaver, Tyson; Aspelund, Arild; Steen, Markus. (2015) The Role of Firm Level Motivations, Barriers and Managerial Capabilities for Diversification in Energy System Transitions. Nordic Environmental Social Sciences Conference

2014

  • Conference lecture
    Azari, Mohammad J.; Aspelund, Arild; Aglen, Andreas Flåt; Graff, Sondre Gullord. (2014) Internationalization Pattern of a Born Global Industry: The Case of the Microelectronics Industry in Norway. The 2nd International Entrepreneurship Workshop
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2014) Internationalization, CSR and Shared Value Creation. SISVI Industriseminar
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild; Okure, Mackay A.E.. (2014) Master of Science in Innovation and Industrial Development. NOMA Conference
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2014) WP1 – Internationalization and Shared Value Creation. SISVI - Kick Off
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2014) Hva skal til for at innovasjonskraften skal styrkes?. SIVA
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2014) Venture Cup Multimediestøtte. Nasjonal Satsing Venture Cup
  • Conference lecture
    Erikson, Truls; Aspelund, Arild; Løvdal, Nicolai Solberg. (2014) Value Capture in Nascent Industries: The Case of the Emerging Offshore Renewable Industry. Strategic Management Society Special Conference in Copenhagen

2013

  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2013) Reaching the World - The GLobal Entrepreneur. NxtMedia
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2013) Innovation and the Way Forward for Aquaculture. Topplederkonferansen
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2013) Hvordan når vi verden?. Innovator
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2013) What is driving Innovation? Theory and Practice. Aquaculture Europe 2013
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2013) What is driving Innovation?. AquaNor

2012

  • Interview
    Ven, Andrew Van de; Aspelund, Arild; Platou, Rikke Stoud; Morais-Storz, Marta. (2012) - Innovasjonsutdanning i verdensklasse.

2010

  • Conference lecture
    Løvdal, Nicolai; Aspelund, Arild; truls, erikson. (2010) Developing Technological Artifacts or Developing Business: Successful Energy Entrepreneurs Avoid Technological Myopia. BCERC
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2010) Introduksjon til Caseundervisning. FORNY Forum
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2010) Internasjonalisering av SMB - Hva skal til for å lykkes?. Topplederkonferansen

2009

  • Conference lecture
    Løvdal, Nicolai; Aspelund, Arild. (2009) International Entrepreneurship in the Offshore Renewable Energy Industry. European International Business Academy 2009
  • Contribution to radio or TV
    Aspelund, Arild. (2009) Finanskrisen sett fra månen.
  • Conference lecture
    Moen, Carina Flaam; Aspelund, Arild. (2009) International New Ventures and Governance Structures - Are International Entrepreneurs Strategic or Entrepreneurial?. McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2009) Management of International Activities in MNCs. IGLO-MP Research Seminar
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2009) Perspektiver på Internasjonalisering. Statkraft Strategy WorkShop
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2009) Vår globale verden - Finanskrisen sett fra månen. Lørdagsuniversitetet

2008

  • Conference lecture
    Cabrol, Mathieu; Nlemvo, Frédéric; Aspelund, Arild. (2008) The Impact of Entrepreneurs' Past Experience on the Internationalization of French New Ventures. International Council for Small Business
  • Conference lecture
    Sørheim, Roger; Aspelund, Arild; Berg, Magne Sivert. (2008) International New Ventures and the Development of Partnerships - A Social Capital Approach. Academy of International Business - UK Chapter
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild; Cabrol, Mathieu; Nlewko, Frédéric. (2008) Le Role de l'Experience de l'Entrepreneur dans le Niveau d' Internationalisation des Jeunes Enterprise. CIFPME
  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2008) Some Perspectives on Innovation. Innovation Seminar

2007

  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild; Butsko, Vitali. (2007) Offshoring Production and Sales in Low Cost Countries. Nordic Geographers Meeting

2006

  • Lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2006) Offshoring Production - A venue for international market expansion. Polen 2006

2005

  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild; Sørheim, Roger; Berg, Magne sivert. (2005) The Hybrid Structures of International New Ventures � a social capital approach. Paper presented at the �32nd Academy of International Business UK Chapter�
  • Conference lecture
    Jacobsen, Therese Høy; Aspelund, Arild. (2005) The Role of Institutions in Fostering Entrepreneurship - Experiences from Macedonia. OECD Conference on Local Development and Governance in Central, East and South-East Europe
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2005) International Marketing - Some KUNI Findings. Næringsforum
  • Conference lecture
    Moen, Øystein; Aspelund, Arild. (2005) International Marketing - Some findings from the KUNI program. NFR konferanse

2004

  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2004) Forskning på Born Globals – Noen Teoretiske Implikasjoner. NFR
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2004) Forskning på Born Globals – Implikasjoner for Policy. Innovasjon Norge

2002

  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2002) Survival and Growth of Born Global Firms. The Third Biennial McGill Conference on International Entrepreneurship: Researching New Frontiers
  • Conference lecture
    Aspelund, Arild. (2002) Team Resources at Firm Founding. Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference

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