The project ‘Enabling Sustainable Business Models’ explores how shifts in the macroenvironment can strategically support or hinder innovation. By applying the External Enablement Framework (EEF), the project examines how public policy impacts socially beneficial innovations and seeks to further develop EEF as a practical tool for entrepreneurs and educators."
The project “Enabling Sustainable Business Models” has two parts, both of which build on the External Enablement Framework (EEF). The EEF was developed by Professor Per Davidsson and colleagues as a novel approach to studying how various changes to the macroenvironment (technological, regulatory, sociocultural, natural-environmental, etc.) can be strategically leveraged by commercial as well as mission-oriented ventures. In the first part of the project, we apply the EEF to study how changes in one specific dimension of the regulatory macroenvironment, namely public policies, can either enable or hinder the creation of socially beneficial innovations. The second part of the project aims to develop the EEF to be an effective tool for practitioners and for entrepreneurship teaching.
Per Davidsson is Professor in Entrepreneurship at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Sweden, and at QUT, Brisbane, Australia. As a pioneer of entrepreneurship research, Per has authored some of the best-cited works in this field, led research centers in Sweden and Australia, chaired the primary professional association for entrepreneurship research globally, supervised dozens of research students and post-doctoral fellows, and served as associate editor of several of its leading journals. For these contributions, Per has been presented with some of the most prestigious awards and been appointed honorary at the Leuphana University, Germany. He is the main architect behind the External Enablement concept and framework, which has triggered a new research stream into how various types of changes to the business environment (technological, regulatory, sociocultural, demographic, macroeconomic, natural-environmental, etc.) provide potentials for new and improved business activities. His current, Hamrin Foundation-funded is within this domain; specifically aiming to develop this framework into a useful tool for entrepreneurship practice.
Lucia Naldi is a Professor in Business Administration with a focus on Entrepreneurship at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS). She is also the Vice President for Research at Jönköping University. Her research interests span across the areas of entrepreneurship and internationalization, with a particular focus on the growth, internationalization, and innovation of small and young firms, as well as family businesses. Recently she has been interested in women’s entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs’ well-being. Professor Naldi is the Senior Editor of Journal of Business Research, and her research has been published in leading international journals, including, among others, Management Science, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
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Madeleine Meurer is an Assistant Professor of Digital Social Entrepreneurship at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. She earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration from EBS University for Business and Law in Germany, achieving the highest distinction of summa cum laude. Her research explores novel intersections between information systems and social entrepreneurship. To create new insights at this intersection, Madeleine employs cutting-edge methodologies such as computer-aided text analysis (CATA) and qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). Madeleine has published in Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ) and Small Business Economics Journal (SBEJ), was nominated for the 2023 William Newman Award by the research methods division and has been awarded the 2023 runner-up Grigor McClelland Award that recognizes outstanding, novel dissertations.
Madeleine Meurer admires The Hamrin Foundation for its unwavering commitment to fostering innovative research that addresses urgent societal challenges. The Foundation’s focus on bridging academia, society, and industry aligns with her own dedication to interdisciplinary and impactful research. She, therefore, particularly values the Foundation’s vibrant community that brings together various actors in driving positive social change. By creating a collaborative space for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, the Foundation encourages the exchange of diverse perspectives and the co-creation of knowledge. This approach not only amplifies the impact of research but also ensures that new insights are translated into practice and policy.
—I admire The Hamrin Foundation for its unwavering commitment to fostering innovative research that addresses urgent societal challenges.
Joaquin Cestino is an Assistant Professor at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) and is affiliated to the Center for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO) and the Media, Management and Transformation Center (MMTC). He is the CeFEO Head of Outreach. In this role, he supports the activities of CeFEO and boost the development of the research environment with focus on applied research projects based on the engaged scholarship research approach. His research has been awarded at the Academy of Management annual meetings, European Media Management Association conferences and the International Symposium of Media Innovations. His studies commonly focus on the interaction that takes place between entrepreneurship phenomena and their environments. Joaquin has extensive experience in industry and remains engaged with practitioners through teaching and consulting. His work has been published in books and, among other academic journals, the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (SEJ), Internet Research (IR) and the Journal of Media Business Studies (JOMBS).
The Hamrin Foundation funded Joaquin’s PhD studies on entrepreneurial processes in the institutional context of news media at JIBS. Joaquin has always found particularly gratifying the entrepreneurial thinking of the Hamrin Foundation and its ambitious and creative commitment to media and public policy. Joaquin is additionally grateful for the opportunities that the Hamrin Foundation currently provides to create interdisciplinary projects that move society, academia and business.
—Having been a practitioner in the industry for over 20 years, I am proud to have joined the community of movers and shakers that, thanks to the Hamrin Foundation, are creating future.
