International business and business model innovation
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Welcome to International Business and Business Model Innovation
Aim
This is a 5 ECTS, ...
Welcome to International Business and Business Model Innovation
Aim
This is a 5 ECTS, inter-disciplinary, inter-technology PhD course in 'International Business - Business Model Innovation'. It aims to acquaint Doctoral Candidates (DCs), across various disciplines, departments and faculties, with opportunities and challenges firms – small or large, new or established, low- or high-tech – may
encounter while innovating their internationalization,
de-internationalization, and re-internationalization business models and
strategies.
The course targets DCs across diverse spectrum of disciplines who, based on own research, aspirations and motivations, and/or as part of research or applied project teams, already 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 practical and conceptual understanding of the IB and BMI intersection can help DCs with their research as well as ambitions to successfully launch and/or grow their new ventures internationally.
Who
DCs, from diverse disciplines, who research the IB-BMI intersection; are interested in researching the IB-BMI intersection; plan to start own new international ventures; have their entrepreneurial international ventures.
This is an interactive course. DCs are expected to attend all sessions 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.
Organizers
Jesper Sort, Accounting Research Group, AAUBS and Jonas S. Eduardsen, International Business Research Group, AAUBS
Lecturers
- Petri Ahokangas, Professor, Oulu University, Finland
- Jonas S. Eduardsen
- Nikolai Kazantev, Research Associate, the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
- Jesper C. Sort
- Romeo V. Turcan, TBRP, AAUBS
Each DC will submit a pre-course application essay. During the course, the participants will work on 2 assignments in groups, present them and receive feedback. Assignment 1: Advising the management of an international firm on a course of action based on an IB-BMI intersection. Assignemnt 2: IB-BMI and Future Technologies: Future-Oriented Mini-scenarios. Detail guidelines and the assignment material are available on the course Intranet
Date
March 23-27, 2026
Place
Aalborg University Business School
City
Aalborg
Number
of seats
20
Deadlines
DL1: Feb 23, 2026 - Application Essay submission
DL2: Feb 27, 2026 - Notification of acceptance
DL3: Mar 9, 2026 - Registration and payment of the course fee. Early registration is strongly encouraged
Price
Participation fee is 150 EUR (the fee applies to ALL applicants). The
fee will cover costs related to coffee breaks and two dinners during the
week of the course. Lunches are covered by the AAU PhD school. Each
participant is responsible for his/her own travel and accommodation.
Payment
Information
Payments
can be made online via credit card. The payment link https://www.events.aau.dk/event/phd-course will be active close to the registration
deadline, and payment must be completed 1 week before course start.
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 enrollment, 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.