About the Department
Brief history:
The Department was established in 1984. Since the end of the 1980s it has been transformed from a department built on a highly cross-disciplinary platform to a department with an economic orientation and main research areas within the fields of organisational and industrial economics. From the very beginning, the Department has been interested in technological developments, leading to the creation of the externally financed project ”Dynamic Specialisation”, which focused on product development in small and medium-sized Danish companies.
In the beginning of the 1990s there were several changes of staff at the Department, resulting in a considerable consolidation of the research within the field of industrial economic theories of the company. The year 1995 was a turning point for the Department, marked by the establishment of the Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID), which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. In addition, the Department has been a key participant in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Management of Technology (CISTEMA), which is funded by the Danish Research Council.
At the end of 2003 a significant grant from the so-called LOK funds were given to the project “Competence, Organisation and Management in Biotech Industries (COMBI)”, which led to the establishment of the Research Centre on Biotech Business .
INO as a workplace:
The creative potential of IVS's 40 employees, comprising 33 academic and seven administrative members of staff was once again demonstrated at the annual picnic.
It takes a very special occasion to get INO out of its offices - the absolute best at CBS - in Kilen, where there is a light, bright and lively atmosphere.
Last updated by Shi Hua Chen Kold 01/04/2009
INO News
PhD scholarships in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics at the Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a number of vacant PhD scholarships within the fields of innovation and/or entrepreneurship. Research proposals could, for example, investigate topics relating to technology licensing, the organization of innovative activities, external knowledge sourcing, open innovation, appropriation of benefits from innovation, survival of newly established ventures, and transition to self-employment.
Open Innovation Search
A new Danish research unit will conduct research on open innovation at the Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics. The research unit, entitled Open Innovation Search has been awarded 8 million Danish kroner by the Danish Council for Independent Research | Social Sciences. The research unit is funded over the period 2010-2014.
CBS receives significant PhD grant
The Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics has also been granted five studentships. These studentships are intended for the study of open innovation, i.e. the businesses’ inclusion of external parties in the innovation processes, and entrepreneurial activities.
Change of name
As from 01/09/2007, the department changed the name from "Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy" (IVS) to "Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics" (INO).
INO Events
INO Seminar
01.06.2010Seminar by Reddi Rayalu Kotha. Affiliation: Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
"BRIDGING THE MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE GAP: COORDINATION AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF RADICAL SCIENCE"