Research

Publications · Work in progress · Conferences

Overview

My research circles around understanding why some firms perform better than others, and how managers can transform this knowledge into better decisions. Within this broad scope, I work with a range of more specific questions related to strategy, innovation, external shocks, human capital, entrepreneurship, and platforms and networks. Below is an overview over my publications, work in progress, and conference papers. Click paper titles for more information and links to the papers.

Published

Created	Name	Excerpt
Jul 1, 2024	A Case for Simulated Network Data	Belik, Bhattacharya and Knudsen (2024) A Case for Simulated Data and Simulation-based Models in Organizational Network Research, forthcoming Research Policy
Aug 22, 2023	The half-life of knowledge and strategic human capital	Knudsen & Lien (2023) The half-life of knowledge and strategic human capital, Human Resource Management Review
Jul 20, 2023	The Achilles Heel of Interconnected User Networks	Knudsen & Belik (2023) The Achilles Heel of Interconnected User Networks: Network Firms and the Vulnerability of Rapid Decline, Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Mar 1, 2023	Link on, link off	Belik & Knudsen (2023) Link on, link off: Data-driven management of organizational networks for ambidexterity, Journal of Business Research,
Mar 1, 2023	The More, the Merrier	Knudsen, Hage & Vethe (2023) The More, the Merrier: The Performance Effects of Cash over the Business Cycle. Scandinavian Journal of Management
Jul 1, 2022	The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same	Knudsen, Lien, Timmermans & Wuebker (2022) The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same: Demand-Side Responses to Economic Shocks, Managerial and Decision Economics
Jun 8, 2022	How did the pandemic affect staffing and organization of work?	Olsen, Vaidya og Knudsen (2022) Hvordan påvirket pandemien bemanning og organisering av arbeid?
Sep 24, 2021	How much does strategy matter, really?	Klein, Knudsen & Lien (2021) How much does strategy matter, really? M@n@gement
Jun 20, 2021	How virtual reality influences travel intentions	Skard, Knudsen, Sjåstad & Thorbjørnsen (2021) How virtual reality influences travel intentions: The role of mental imagery and happiness forecasting, Tourism Management
Feb 28, 2021	Stability in turbulent times?	Knudsen, Lien, Timmermans, Belik & Pandey (2021) Stability in turbulent times: The effect of digitalization on the sustainability of competitive advantage, Journal of Business Research
Dec 2, 2019	New Business Models in Banking and Finance	Angelshaug, Knudsen & Saebi (2019) Nye forretningsmodeller i bank og finans: Muligheter og trusler, Magma 08/19
Dec 2, 2019	Artificial Intelligence and Data Regulations	Bienz, Knudsen, Pohl & Belik (2019) Artificial Intelligence and Data Regulations: Can stricter privacy laws provide a lifeline for European companies?, Magma 08/19
Dec 2, 2019	Fintech: What it is, and why care	Knudsen & Bienz (2019) Fintech: Hva er det og hvorfor bry seg?, Magma 08/19
Sep 29, 2019	Bad weather ahead	Knudsen (2019) Bad weather ahead: Pre-recession characteristics and the severity of recession impact, Journal of Business Research
Sep 16, 2019	Hitting the gas or the brake?	Knudsen & Lien (2019) Hitting the gas or the brake? Recessions and firms' knowledge investments, Managerial and Decision Economics, 40(8): 1000-1015
Dec 18, 2018	The truth about Santa's beer	Knudsen & Lien (2018) The truth about Santa’s beer: An experimental test of holiday beer appeal, Proceedings of the Natural Institute of Science, Volume 1.
Jan 15, 2016	The Strategy Book	Lien, Knudsen & Baardsen (2016) Strategiboken, Fagbokforlaget
Sep 21, 2015	Hire, fire or train?	Knudsen & Lien (2015) Hire, Fire, or Train: Innovation and Human Capital Responses to Recessions, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 9(4): 313-330
Sep 19, 2014	Investments in Recessions	Knudsen & Lien (2014) Investments in Recessions, Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 31, Finance and Strategy
Sep 9, 2014	The Effect of Recessions on Firm Boundaries	Knudsen & Foss (2014) The Effect of Recessions on Firm Boundaries, Industrial and Corporate Change, 24(5): 1081–1108
Jun 1, 2014	Economic selection in markets and industries	Knudsen & Lien (2014) Seleksjon i Næringslivet, Magma 06-07/14
Jun 1, 2012	Norwegian firms through the recession	Lien & Knudsen (2012) Norske bedrifter gjennom krisen: En oversikt, Magma 06/12

In progress

Created	Name	Excerpt
Oct 7, 2021	Human Capital Accumulation in New Ventures	Pandey, Lien, Knudsen & Timmermans (in progress) Human Capital Accumulation in New Ventures: The Role of Founders vs. Early Employees, in review
Oct 7, 2021	Fat Years, Lean Years: Human Capital and the Business Cycle	Knudsen, Lien & Wuebker (in progress) Fat Years, Lean Years: Human Capital and the Business Cycle, in review
Oct 7, 2021	Management by Algorithm: The Case of Human Capital	Knudsen, Lien & Wuebker (in progress) Management by Algorithm: The Case of Human Capital, in review
Oct 7, 2021	Who will sink the ship?	Belik & Knudsen (in progress) Who will sink the ship? Identification and Retention of Valuable Complementary Human Capital, in review
Jan 19, 2022	What Shall We Do with the Hoarded Labor?	Vaidya and Knudsen (in review) What Shall We Do with the Hoarded Labor? Strategic Reallocations in Economic Downturns
Feb 7, 2022	Strategic Labor Hoarding: Firm Responses to Exogneous Human Capital Slack	Knudsen and Lien (in progress) Strategic Labor Hoarding
Feb 16, 2022	An Exploration into the Antecedents of Non-Compete Use	Torgnes, Knudsen & Vaidya (in progress) An exploration into the Antecedents of Non-Compete Use

Conferences

I've had papers presented at the following conferences (by myself or co-authors).

2023 EGOS Conference, Cagliari
2022 Annual Meeting in the Academy of Management, Seattle
2021 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Toronto (Online)
2020 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, London (Online)
2019 Academy of Management Review Paperthon, IE Business School, Barcelona
2019 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Minneapolis
2018 Annual Meeting in the Academy of Management, Chicago
2018 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Paris, 22-25 of Sept
2017 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Houston (2 papers)
2017 6th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, Fordham University, New York City June 22nd – 25th
2017 Strategic Management Society Special Conference on “Strategic Human Capital, Management Practices and Performance, Milan March 31- April 1,(2 papers)
2017 Academy of Management 2017 Annual Meeting, August 4 - 8, in Atlanta, GA
2016 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Berlin
2016 International Schumpeter Society Conference, Montreal, 6-8 July
2015 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Denver, 3-5 October
2014 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Madrid, 20-23 September (2 papers)
2014 International Schumpeter Society Conference, Jena, 27-30 July
2014 Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Copenhagen, June 13-15
2014 Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Tel Aviv, March 9-11
2013 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Atlanta, 28 Sept - 01 October
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, 9-11 august
2013 The DRUID Conference in Barcelona, June 17-19
2012 Annual International Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Prague, 6-9 Oct
2012 Annual Conference of The International Society for New Institutional Economics, Los Angeles, 14-16 June 2012
2011 NFF Nordic Academy of Management conference in Stockholm, August 22-24 2011

Research

Publications · Work in progress · Conferences

Overview

Published

Created	Name	Excerpt
Jul 1, 2024	A Case for Simulated Network Data	Belik, Bhattacharya and Knudsen (2024) A Case for Simulated Data and Simulation-based Models in Organizational Network Research, forthcoming Research Policy
Aug 22, 2023	The half-life of knowledge and strategic human capital	Knudsen & Lien (2023) The half-life of knowledge and strategic human capital, Human Resource Management Review
Jul 20, 2023	The Achilles Heel of Interconnected User Networks	Knudsen & Belik (2023) The Achilles Heel of Interconnected User Networks: Network Firms and the Vulnerability of Rapid Decline, Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Mar 1, 2023	Link on, link off	Belik & Knudsen (2023) Link on, link off: Data-driven management of organizational networks for ambidexterity, Journal of Business Research,
Mar 1, 2023	The More, the Merrier	Knudsen, Hage & Vethe (2023) The More, the Merrier: The Performance Effects of Cash over the Business Cycle. Scandinavian Journal of Management
Jul 1, 2022	The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same	Knudsen, Lien, Timmermans & Wuebker (2022) The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same: Demand-Side Responses to Economic Shocks, Managerial and Decision Economics
Jun 8, 2022	How did the pandemic affect staffing and organization of work?	Olsen, Vaidya og Knudsen (2022) Hvordan påvirket pandemien bemanning og organisering av arbeid?
Sep 24, 2021	How much does strategy matter, really?	Klein, Knudsen & Lien (2021) How much does strategy matter, really? M@n@gement
Jun 20, 2021	How virtual reality influences travel intentions	Skard, Knudsen, Sjåstad & Thorbjørnsen (2021) How virtual reality influences travel intentions: The role of mental imagery and happiness forecasting, Tourism Management
Feb 28, 2021	Stability in turbulent times?	Knudsen, Lien, Timmermans, Belik & Pandey (2021) Stability in turbulent times: The effect of digitalization on the sustainability of competitive advantage, Journal of Business Research
Dec 2, 2019	New Business Models in Banking and Finance	Angelshaug, Knudsen & Saebi (2019) Nye forretningsmodeller i bank og finans: Muligheter og trusler, Magma 08/19
Dec 2, 2019	Artificial Intelligence and Data Regulations	Bienz, Knudsen, Pohl & Belik (2019) Artificial Intelligence and Data Regulations: Can stricter privacy laws provide a lifeline for European companies?, Magma 08/19
Dec 2, 2019	Fintech: What it is, and why care	Knudsen & Bienz (2019) Fintech: Hva er det og hvorfor bry seg?, Magma 08/19
Sep 29, 2019	Bad weather ahead	Knudsen (2019) Bad weather ahead: Pre-recession characteristics and the severity of recession impact, Journal of Business Research
Sep 16, 2019	Hitting the gas or the brake?	Knudsen & Lien (2019) Hitting the gas or the brake? Recessions and firms' knowledge investments, Managerial and Decision Economics, 40(8): 1000-1015
Dec 18, 2018	The truth about Santa's beer	Knudsen & Lien (2018) The truth about Santa’s beer: An experimental test of holiday beer appeal, Proceedings of the Natural Institute of Science, Volume 1.
Jan 15, 2016	The Strategy Book	Lien, Knudsen & Baardsen (2016) Strategiboken, Fagbokforlaget
Sep 21, 2015	Hire, fire or train?	Knudsen & Lien (2015) Hire, Fire, or Train: Innovation and Human Capital Responses to Recessions, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 9(4): 313-330
Sep 19, 2014	Investments in Recessions	Knudsen & Lien (2014) Investments in Recessions, Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 31, Finance and Strategy
Sep 9, 2014	The Effect of Recessions on Firm Boundaries	Knudsen & Foss (2014) The Effect of Recessions on Firm Boundaries, Industrial and Corporate Change, 24(5): 1081–1108
Jun 1, 2014	Economic selection in markets and industries	Knudsen & Lien (2014) Seleksjon i Næringslivet, Magma 06-07/14
Jun 1, 2012	Norwegian firms through the recession	Lien & Knudsen (2012) Norske bedrifter gjennom krisen: En oversikt, Magma 06/12

In progress

Created	Name	Excerpt
Oct 7, 2021	Human Capital Accumulation in New Ventures	Pandey, Lien, Knudsen & Timmermans (in progress) Human Capital Accumulation in New Ventures: The Role of Founders vs. Early Employees, in review
Oct 7, 2021	Fat Years, Lean Years: Human Capital and the Business Cycle	Knudsen, Lien & Wuebker (in progress) Fat Years, Lean Years: Human Capital and the Business Cycle, in review
Oct 7, 2021	Management by Algorithm: The Case of Human Capital	Knudsen, Lien & Wuebker (in progress) Management by Algorithm: The Case of Human Capital, in review
Oct 7, 2021	Who will sink the ship?	Belik & Knudsen (in progress) Who will sink the ship? Identification and Retention of Valuable Complementary Human Capital, in review
Jan 19, 2022	What Shall We Do with the Hoarded Labor?	Vaidya and Knudsen (in review) What Shall We Do with the Hoarded Labor? Strategic Reallocations in Economic Downturns
Feb 7, 2022	Strategic Labor Hoarding: Firm Responses to Exogneous Human Capital Slack	Knudsen and Lien (in progress) Strategic Labor Hoarding
Feb 16, 2022	An Exploration into the Antecedents of Non-Compete Use	Torgnes, Knudsen & Vaidya (in progress) An exploration into the Antecedents of Non-Compete Use

Conferences

I've had papers presented at the following conferences (by myself or co-authors).

2023 EGOS Conference, Cagliari
2022 Annual Meeting in the Academy of Management, Seattle
2021 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Toronto (Online)
2020 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, London (Online)
2019 Academy of Management Review Paperthon, IE Business School, Barcelona
2019 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Minneapolis
2018 Annual Meeting in the Academy of Management, Chicago
2018 Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society, Paris, 22-25 of Sept
2017 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Houston (2 papers)
2017 6th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, Fordham University, New York City June 22nd – 25th
2017 Strategic Management Society Special Conference on “Strategic Human Capital, Management Practices and Performance, Milan March 31- April 1,(2 papers)
2017 Academy of Management 2017 Annual Meeting, August 4 - 8, in Atlanta, GA
2016 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Berlin
2016 International Schumpeter Society Conference, Montreal, 6-8 July
2015 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Denver, 3-5 October
2014 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Madrid, 20-23 September (2 papers)
2014 International Schumpeter Society Conference, Jena, 27-30 July
2014 Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Copenhagen, June 13-15
2014 Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Tel Aviv, March 9-11
2013 Annual Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Atlanta, 28 Sept - 01 October
2013 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, 9-11 august
2013 The DRUID Conference in Barcelona, June 17-19
2012 Annual International Conference in the Strategic Management Society, Prague, 6-9 Oct
2012 Annual Conference of The International Society for New Institutional Economics, Los Angeles, 14-16 June 2012
2011 NFF Nordic Academy of Management conference in Stockholm, August 22-24 2011

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