Keld Laursen's publications

Publications by Keld Laursen [Homepage]

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Papers in refereed journals

Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani, (forthcoming), 'The Role of ICT Knowledge Flows for International Market Share Dynamics', Research Policy.
Laursen, K., M.I. Leone and S. Torrisi (forthcoming), 'Technological exploration through licensing: New insights from the licensee’s point of view', Industrial and Corporate Change.
Laursen, K., T. Reichstein and A. Salter (forthcoming), 'Exploring the Effect of Geographical Distance and University Quality on Industry-University Collaboration in the UK', Regional Studies.
Jeppesen L.B. and K. Laursen (2009), 'The role of lead users in knowledge sharing', Research Policy. Vol. 38(10), pp 1582-1589.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2006), 'Open for Innovation: The role of openness in explaining innovative performance among UK manufacturing firms', Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 27(2), pp 131-150.
Foss, NJ and K. Laursen (2005), 'Performance Pay, Delegation, and Multitasking under Uncertainty and Innovativeness: An Empirical Investigation', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol 58(2) 246-276. [Get the paper at ScienceDirect].
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2005), 'The Fruits of Intellectual Production: Economic and scientific specialisation among OECD countries', Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol 29(2), pp. 289-308. [Get the paper at the publisher's site].
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2004), 'Searching Low and High: What Types of Firms Use Universities as a Source of Innovation?', Research Policy, Vol 33(8), pp. 1201-1215. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. (2004), 'New and old economy: the role of ICT in structural change and economic dynamics', Structural Change and Economics Dynamics, Vol 15(3), pp. 241-243. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. and N.J. Foss (2003), 'New HRM Practices, Complementarities, and the Impact on Innovation Performance', Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol 27(2), pp. 243-263. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani (2002) 'The relative importance of international vis-a-vis national technological spillovers for market share dynamics', Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 11(4), pp. 875-894. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. (2002), 'The Importance of Sectoral Differences in the Application of Complementary HRM Practices for Innovation Performance', International Journal of the Economics of Business, Vol. 9(1), pp. 139-156. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. and V. Mahnke (2001), 'Knowledge strategies, firm types, and complementarity in human-resource practices', Journal of Management and Governance, Vol. 5(1), pp. 1-27. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. and V. Meliciani (2000), 'The importance of technology based inter-sectoral linkages for market share dynamics', Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Vol. 136(4), pp. 702-723. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. (2000), 'Do Export and Technological Specialisation Patterns Co-evolve in Terms of Convergence or Divergence?: Evidence from 19 OECD Countries, 1971-1991', Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Vol. 10(4), pp. 415-436. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. and I. Drejer (1999), 'Do Inter-sectoral Linkages Matter for International Trade Specialisation?', the Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol 8(4), pp. 311-330.
Laursen, K. (1999), 'The Impact of Technological Opportunity on the Dynamics of Trade Performance', Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol 10(3-4), pp. 341-357. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Drejer, I., F. Skov Kristensen & K. Laursen (1999), 'Cluster Studies as a Basis for Industrial Policy: The Case of Denmark', Industry & Innovation, Vol 6(2), pp. 171-190.
Dalum, B., K. Laursen and B. Verspagen (1999), 'Does Specialization Matter for Growth?', Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol 8(2), pp. 267-288. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Dalum, B., K. Laursen and G. Villumsen (1998), 'Structural Change in OECD Export Specialisation Patterns: De-specialisation and "Stickiness"', the International Review of Applied Economics, Vol 12(3), pp. 447-467. [Download the paper in pdf-format].
Laursen, K. (1996), 'Horizontal Diversification in the Danish National System of Innovation: The Case of Pharmaceuticals', Research Policy, Vol 25(7), pp. 1121-1137. [Download the paper in pdf-format].

Books

Laursen, K. (2000), Trade Specialisation, Technology and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence from Advanced Countries, Cheltenham, UK and Lyme, US: Edward Elgar, ISBN 1 84064 385 4.

Papers in books

Laursen, K. (2001), 'The Impact of HRM Practices on Innovation Performance: An Empirical Assessment, pp. 150-157, in the European Commission -- DG Enterprise (ed.), Innovation and enterprise creation: Statistics and indicators, Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
Drejer, I., F. S. Kristensen and K. Laursen (1999), ' Studies of Clusters as a Basis for Industrial and Technology Policy in the Danish Economy', pp. 293-313, in OECD (ed.) Boosting Innovation: The Cluster Approach, Paris, OECD.

Working Papers

Laursen, K., V. Mahnke and P. Vejrup-Hansen (2005), 'Do Differences Make a Difference? The Impact of Human Capital Diversity, Experience and Compensation on Firm Performance in Engineering Consulting.', DRUID Working Paper no. 2005-04, Copenhagen, IVS, Copenhagen Business School.
Laursen, K. and A. Salter (2005), 'My Precious: The Role of Appropriability Strategies in Shaping Innovative Performance.', DRUID Working Paper no. 2005-02, Copenhagen, IVS, Copenhagen Business School.
Laursen, K., V. Mahnke & P. Vejrup-Hansen (1999), 'Firm growth from a knowledge structure perspective', DRUID Working Paper no. 99-9, Copenhagen, IVS, Copenhagen Business School.
Laursen, K. (1998), 'Revealed Comparative Advantageand the Alternatives as Measures of Internationl Specialisation', DRUID Working Paper no. 98-30, Copenhagen, IVS, Copenhagen Business School.
Laursen, K. (1998), 'How Structural Change Differs, and Why it Matters (for Economic Growth)', DRUID Working Paper no. 98-25, Aalborg, Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University.

Policy related work

Laursen, K., & J.L. Christensen (1996), 'The Creation, Distribution and Use of Knowledge: A Pilot Study on the Danish Innovation System', Copenhagen, Danish Agency for Trade and Industry, Ministry of Business and Industry.

Keld Laursen, kl.ivs@cbs.dk

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