Course detail
International business and business model innovation
Introduction
Welcome to International business and business model innovation
Description:
The course targets DCs across diverse spectrum of disciplines who, based on own aspirations and motivations, and/or as part of research or applied project teams, pursue or would like to pursue entrepreneurial, intrapreneurial, commercialization or other type of knowledge transfer activities internationally and who would like to deepen their knowledge and skills on how the intersection between International Business (IB) and Business Model Innovation (BMI) can help them with their ambitions.
This is an interactive course. DCs are expected to attend and be prepared for every session. Session preparation includes for example reading all assigned material for a session, writing and submitting written material as applied, and working in groups to prepare for next sessions and/or group assignments. Lectures, workshops, group presentations and discussions, faculty and peer review and feedback are examples of activities during the sessions. Half a day of the course will be open to ‘public’ and will feature for example public debates, Q&A panels, or guest lectures. DCs will have the opportunity to present and receive feedback on their research projects. Each DC will submit a pre-course application essay and during the course will work on and submit for assessment two group assignment cases.
Organizer:
- Jesper Sort, Accounting Research Group, AAUBS
- Jonas Eduardsen, International Business Research Group, AAUBS
Lecturers:
- Jesper C. Sort
- Jonas S. Eduardsen
- Yariv Taran
- Romeo V. Turcan
- Petri Ahokangas, Professor, Oulu University, Finland
- Nikolai Kazantev, Research Associate, the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
Description of paper requirements:
DCs will submit application essays setting inter alia their progress and expectations from the course, their aspirations and/or motivations in pursuing entrepreneurial, intrapreneurial, commercialization or other type of knowledge transfer international activities and what IB-BMI opportunities and challenges these activities may encounter.
During the course: DCs will work on 2 assignments in groups, present them and receive feedback from faculty and peers. Assignment 1 will focus on ‘Advising the management of an international firm on a course of action based on an IB-BMI intersection’. Assignment 2, building on Assignment 1, will focus on ‘IB-BMI and Future Technologies: Future-Oriented Mini-scenarios’.
Date: 23, 24, 25, 27 March 2026
Place: TBA
City: Aalborg
Number of seats: 20
Deadline: 23 February 2026
Price: 150 Euro (paid by ALL DCs)The fee will cover costs related to two dinners and course material. DCs pay for their own travel and accommodation
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.
To participate in the course, you must register here.
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