Sara Thorgren

About me

Sara Thorgren is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and has the role as deputy vice-chancellor at Luleå University of Technology.

To book meetings with Sara Thorgren, contact:

• Julia Gatu
  Executive Secretary

Academic background

Prior to a pursuing a PhD, Thorgren earned a MSc in Business and Economics with a major in Business Administration and a MA with a major in English.

Research

Thorgren’s research is in the field of entrepreneurship. Her research investigates how individuals (entrepreneurs and employees) as well as companies deal with and act upon new opportunities of reinvention and development. Her research has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Discoveries, Business & Society, Journal of International Management, Management Learning, and Journal of Business Venturing.  

Teaching

Thorgren has taught courses in organizational behavior, innovation management, entrepreneurship, and degree projects in innovation and strategic business development at the doctoral, advanced, and basic level.  

Awards

Royal Skytteanska Association

Young Researcher Award

In the media

Så lyckas du modernisera småföretaget (Dagens industri)

Hur möter vi förändring?

Partner conflicts in IJVs

The research that will strengthen northern Sweden's companies

Innovate Passion in Skellefteå

Passion is contagious at work

When passion changes structures (pp. 8-9)

Large steering groups rewarding for networks

Managers of the future - Barriers to entrepreneurship - S. Thorgren, K. Parding & K. Johansson

Newcomers' entrepreneurship, forward-looking recommendations - S. Thorgren & T. Williams

Managers of the future: Entrepreneurship of newly arrived and foreign-born women

Small businesses ill-prepared for crisis