Business Renewal researches and co-creates processes, models and practices that drive business renewal, innovation and transformation in organisations and markets.
The group’s research draws on studies of business and service models, business networks and markets. It primarily employs qualitative research approaches, including case studies, action research, and foresight and scenario methods.
The research focuses on business renewal, market shaping and the ways in which companies operate within networks. Research questions arise from real-world business challenges. The group produces knowledge about how sustainability transitions, digital transformation and ecosystem-based innovation drive companies, markets and business renewal.
Core research themes
- Business model innovation: how companies renew the ways in which they create and deliver value.
- Market shaping: how companies and other actors influence the emergence and development of markets.
- The effects of digitalisation and sustainability: how the digital and green transitions are reshaping business.
- Business networks: how companies and other organisations operate, collaborate and renew themselves within networks.
The group collaborates with SMEs, large companies and public authorities across a range of industries. Research is conducted in close cooperation with practitioners, who actively participate in the research process. Key industry contexts include maritime industries and shipping, transport and logistics, and the space economy.
The group’s work combines scientific research with practical relevance and societal impact.
