The aim of the doctoral course is to acquaint doctoral students with theories and key findings in scholarly research that address the legitimation of new industries and international new ventures. The course gives doctoral students familiarity with state-of-the-art research on international entrepreneurship, including research-based insights on new venture internationalization and other key aspects of entrepreneurial internationalization.
The course is delivered using a mixture of lecture-based and interactive teaching methods, including a field trip and a group assignment with feedback to doctoral students.
The main themes in the course include:
- Legitimation and development of International Entrepreneurship as research field
- Theoretical perspectives on firm’s international legitimation and development
- Field trip to company
- Entrepreneurial management in international new ventures
- Industry emergence and international entrepreneurship
- International new ventures in the digital age
- Group work and presentations
This is a 5 ECTS PhD course. The course admits MAX 20 doctoral researchers.
Registered doctoral researchers will have full access to the course programme and material via course Intranet. Upon receiving the registration fee, each student will get an e-mail with log-in instructions. Any queries about course intranet shall be directed to the PhD Course Secretary.
DEADLINES:
- DL1: Essay submission – September 21. 2021. Please go to how to apply and register to start the application process.
- DL2: Essay acceptance – October 5. 2021
- DL3: Registration and payment of the course fee – October 19. 2021. Early registration is strongly encouraged.
Participation fee is 300 EUR. Each participant is responsible for his/her own travel and accommodation. The Course is organised and hosted by Halmstad University and accredited by the Aalborg University Business School.
The faculty team is led by Professor Svante Andersson, Halmstad University, in cooperation with his colleagues, Professor Jonas Gabrielsson Halmstad University and Professor Natasha Evers Halmstad University/Trinity College Dublin.
The PhD Course is part of the LNETN project that is implemented by a consortium of four beneficiaries: Aalborg University (Denmark), Halmstad University (Sweden), University of Glasgow (Scotland) and University of Oulu (Finland).
Doctoral students from other universities are warmly welcome.
All teaching is in English.
The teaching takes place in the form of interactive lectures and seminars where active participation is required.
