About the authors
Christian Nielsen
Christian Nielsen, Ph.d., is Associate Professor at Aalborg University in Denmark. He is Centre Director of CREBS (Center for Research Excellence in Business modelS, www.crebs.aau.dk), the worlds first interdisciplinary research center focusing on business models. Christian has previously worked as an equity strategist and macro economist focusing specifically on integrating Intellectual Capital and ESG factors into business model valuations. His Ph.d. dissertation from 2005 won the Emerald/EFMD Annual Outstanding Doctoral Research Award, and in 2011 he received the Emerald Literati Network Outstanding Reviewer Award. Christian Nielsen has a substantial number of international publications to his record and his research interests concern analyzing, evaluating and measuring the performance of business models.
Linkedin profile for Christian: dk.linkedin.com/in/christianhnielsen
Morten Lund
Morten Lund, MA in Business, Ph.d. Fellow at Aalborg University in Denmark. He is an experienced entrepreneur and executive, with a combined pragmatic and creative profile. He believes in mixing knowledge and creativity with methods and structure. He has a wide knowledge and experience both practically and methodologically/theoretically that he has gained through a natural curiosity and eagerness to discover new dimensions of business. He is among the founding group of CREBS (Center for Research Excellence in Business modelS, www.crebs.aau.dk), the worlds first interdisciplinary research center focusing on business models.
Linkedin profile for Morten: dk.linkedin.com/in/mortenlunddk
Romeo V. Turcan
Romeo V. Turcan is Associate Professor at Aalborg University in Denmark. He holds a PhD and an MSc degree from Strathclyde University in the UK, and mechanical engineering degree from the Air Force Engineering Military Academy in Latvia. He has researched in the areas of entrepreneurship and international business, including aspects of legitimation, internationalization of entrepreneurial firms, de- and re-internationalization of knowledge intensive ventures. He has studied the entrepreneurial capabilities and business models of knowledge intensive firms and is interested in cross-disciplinary theory building. Dr. Turcan has published in Journal of International Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Venture Capital: an International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, International Small Business Journal, and Advances in International Management.
Linkedin profile for Romeo: dk.linkedin.com/pub/romeo-turcan/0/87/b65
Yariv Taran
Yariv Taran, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Industrial Production at Aalborg University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Management and Sociology at the Open University of Israel, and M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration at Aalborg University. His research focuses on business model innovation. Other areas of research interests include intellectual capital management, knowledge management, entrepreneurship and regional systems of innovation.
Academic profile for Yariv: http://personprofil.aau.dk/115453
Marco Montemari
Marco Montemari, Ph.D., is Research Grantee at the Marche Polytechnic University (Faculty of Economics “G. Fuà”). His research interests concern management accounting and intellectual capital. Marco was a visiting Ph.D. student at the Aalborg University in Denmark from May to August 2011. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on how cognitive maps can support and improve the measurement and the management of intellectual capital.
Linkedin profile for Marco: it.linkedin.com/pub/marco-montemari/2b/168/979
Robin Roslender
Robin Roslender is a Professor in Accounting and Finance and Acting Dean at Dundee University. A trained sociologist and accountant, he divides his research effort between managerial accounting and critical accounting topics. Currently Dr. Roslender is looking at the relationship between workforce health and well-being and intellectual capital. In early 2008 he was appointed Editor of the Journal of Human Resource Costing and Accounting.
Academic profile for Robin: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/accountancy/staff/robinroslender/
Per Nikolaj Bukh
Per Nikolaj Bukh is a Professor at the Department of Business Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark (http://www.pnbukh.com/). He has published about 200 articles, book chapters, reports and books on a number of subjects including Knowledge management, Intellectual Capital reporting, Benchmarking and management accounting. In addition to his research activities, Per Nikolaj Bukh often contributes to postgraduate programs and conferences.
Linkedin profile for Per Nikolaj: dk.linkedin.com/in/pernikolajbukh
Anders Drejer
Anders Drejer is a Full Professor in Strategic Management and Business Development at Aalborg University, Department of Economy and Management. Professor Drejer has a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering (1993) and a Ph.D. in strategy (1996) from Aalborg Unversity. He has published extensively over the years including 14 books and more than 100 journalpapers and scientific articles. Furthermore, Professor Drejer is a well-known expert in the media, public speaker and advisor to a number of organisations. At present, Professor Drejer is interested in the new business models that are being created based on globalization, digitalisation, experience economy and new competitive landscapes.
Linkedin profile for Anders: dk.linkedin.com/pub/anders-drejer/0/214/221