Louise holds a master’s degree in Innovation Management (cand.merc.) from Aarhus University, BSS. She is a PhD fellow at the Department of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business school. In October, she will be defending her PhD thesis.
Research within innovation management
Louise conducts research within the field of innovation management. She has written a working paper on how firms can hire former entrepreneurs to improve firm innovation performance. Another of her papers looks at how firms tend to underinvest in physical capital for R&D and under which conditions an increase in spending is expected to lead to performance gains in terms of sales from innovation. In a third paper, Louise explores the relationship between pay inequities between R&D workers and firms’ ability to produce technical knowledge in the form of patents.
Currently, Louise is focusing on her three thesis chapters towards publication, and she is collaborating with colleagues from University Carlos III of Madrid and Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
The drivers behind heterogeneous innovation performance of firms
The aim of Louise’s research is to increase our understanding of some of the drivers behind heterogeneous innovation performance of firms. For society, it is important to understand the drivers behind technological development and innovation as this is the key to sustainable growth and prosperity.
The findings from Louise’s research are especially relevant to small and medium sized firms (SMEs) which are the backbone of the Danish economy, but these firms are challenged due to lesser strategic opportunities compared to their larger counterparts.
As Louise continues her academic career, she aims to understand how career trajectories influence individuals as well as strategic firm outcomes.
Private life
Louise lives with her husband and their two-year-old daughter in Risskov. She loves spending time with her daughter, good food and wine with her husband and friends and occasionally hitting the dance floor.
Further information
Louise Lindbjerg
Phone: +45 9940 2750
Email: louisel@business.aau.dk