Per Davidsson

Davidsson grew up in Sandviken, a small, one-employer steel town in Sweden. He received his BA in Business Administration in 1984, his MSc. in 1987 and his PhD in Economic Psychology in 1989 at Stockholm School of Economics. In 1990 he moved to Umeå University, where he got involved in an international-collaborative project with the entrepreneurship academics David Storey and Paul Reynolds, which ignited his international career. In 1994, he moved to take part in the start-up of Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) to start a high-class business school with an entrepreneurship focus. During this time, Davidsson played a significant role in the creation of a strong research environment within JIBS; it has been identified as second in the world in entrepreneurship and first in Scandinavia in business research.{{cite web|title=Comparing research at Nordic higher education institutions using bibliometric indicators: Covering the years 1999-2014 – NordForsk|url=https://www.nordforsk.org/en/publications/publications_container/comparing-research-at-nordic-higher-education-institutions-using-bibliometric-indicators-covering-the-years-1999-2014|website=nordforsk.org|language=no}}{{cite journal|last1=Xu|first1=Nianhang|last2=Chen|first2=Yining|last3=Fung|first3=Anna|last4=Chan|first4=Kam|title=Contributing Forces in Entrepreneurship Research: A Global Citation Analysis: JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320043482|journal=Journal of Small Business Management|volume=56|pages=179–201|doi=10.1111/jsbm.12367|date=26 September 2017|s2cid=158772013}}

Throughout his career, Davidsson has served as professor in Sweden and Australia and held academic side appointments in North America, South America, and Asia. He has served as editor and reviewer in high-profile scientific journals. In 1992 his first research leadership role was as Director of the Transportation Research Unit at Umeå University. At JIBS he served as Head of the Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management Department and led the PEG (Program on Entrepreneurship and SMEs) research program. At QUT he was the founding director of the Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ACE).

Through his publications and research, Davidsson is known for his research on nascent entrepreneurship; start-up processes; small firm growth; and more recently 'external enablement' of entrepreneurial action and success. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Regional Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, and Journal of Business Venturing.{{cite web|last1=Davidsson|first1=Per|title=Author details|url=https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7006888337|website=Scopus}}

1. Recipient of the 2023 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. "For his role as a pioneer of influential and high-quality research contributions and as a community builder in the entrepreneurship field."
2. Recipient of the 2021 Karl Vesper Entrepreneurship Pioneer Award for demonstrating "the entrepreneurial spirit in overcoming obstacles while implementing significant contributions that have been instrumental in the ongoing development of entrepreneurship as a field of study and research."
3. Dr. rer. pol h.c, Leuphana University, Germany (honorary doctorate), 2013{{cite web|title=Accolades for entrepreneurship professor|url=https://www.qut.edu.au/business/about/news/news?news-id=68415|website=QUT}}
4. Recipient of the "Mentor Award" from the 3,000 member strong Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management, 2013{{cite web|title=Awards – Entrepreneurship Division|url=https://ent.aom.org/awards|website=ent.aom.org|language=en}}
5. Member-elected Chair of the primary professional association, The Entrepreneurship Division (ENT) of the Academy Management (AoM), (2010/2011, as part of a 5-year service leadership cycle){{cite web|title=Davidsson, Per – People and organisations|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1472129?c=people|website=Trove|language=en}}
6. Greif Research Impact Award for most Impactful Entrepreneurship Article Published in 2003 (w. Benson Honig), 2009{{cite web|title=Research Impact Award {{!}} USC Marshall|url=https://www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/lloyd-greif-center-entrepreneurial-studies/research-leadership/research-impact-award|website=marshall.usc.edu|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Benson Honig {{!}} DeGroote School of Business|url=https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/profiles/benson-honig/|website=DeGroote School of Business|date=10 June 2024 }}
7. The 2009 Journal of Business Venturing Award for most Impactful Article published in 2003 (w. Benson Honig){{cite web|title=ACE Director the most cited in leading journal – Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research|url=https://research.qut.edu.au/ace/2012/03/08/ace-director-the-most-cited-in-leading-journal/|website=Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research|date=8 March 2012 |language=en-AU}}
8. Journal of Management Studies Best Paper Prize, 2006 (w. Shaker Zahra & Harry Sapienza) {{cite web|title=Journal of Management Studies Best Paper Prize 2006 |url=http://www.socadms.org.uk/journal-management-studies/awards/best-paper-award/ |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/harry-sapienza-0|title=Harry Sapienza|work=Carlson School of Management |date=1 February 2018 |author1=Jshevela }}
9. Inducted into 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellows, a select group of 15 scholars established by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centres to advance entrepreneurship research worldwide, 2017{{cite web|title=21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellows {{!}}|url=http://www.globalentrepreneurshipconsortium.org/research/|website=globalentrepreneurshipconsortium.org|language=en}}

1. Invited keynote speaker at 32 international conferences

Data below is received from Scopus

1. The role of social and human capital among nascent entrepreneurs, 2003{{cite journal|last1=Davidsson|first1=Per|title=The role of social and human capital among nascent entrepreneurs|issue=3|journal=Journal of Business Venturing|volume=18|pages=301–331|language=en|doi=10.1016/S0883-9026(02)00097-6|date=1 May 2003|url=http://www.e-elgar.com/bookentry_mainUS.lasso?id=13959}}
2. Entrepreneurship and dynamic capabilities: A review, model and research agenda, 2006{{cite journal|last1=Zahra|first1= Shaker |last2=Sapienza|first2=Harry|last3=Davidsson|first3=Per|title= Entrepreneurship and dynamic capabilities: A review, model and research agenda |journal= Journal of Management Studies |volume= 43 |issue= 4 |pages=917–955|language=en|doi=10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00616.x |date=1 June 2006|s2cid= 154652329 |url= https://eprints.qut.edu.au/5850/1/5850a.pdf }}
3. Arriving at the high-growth firm, 2003{{cite journal |last1=Delmar |first1= Frederic |last2=Davidsson |first2=Per |title= Arriving at the high-growth firm |issue= 2 |journal= Journal of Business Venturing |volume= 18 |pages=189–216 |language= en |doi= 10.1016/S0883-9026(02)00080-0|date=1 March 2003|url= https://eprints.qut.edu.au/5839/1/5839.pdf }}
4. Researching Entrepreneurship: Conceptualization and Design. New York: Springer.
5. Where do they come from? prevalence and characteristics of nascent entrepreneurs, 2000{{cite journal |last1=Delmar |first1= Frederic |last2=Davidsson|first2=Per| last3= Gartner |first3=William |title=Where do they come from? Prevalence and characteristics of nascent entrepreneurs |journal= Entrepreneurship & Regional Development |volume= 12 |pages=1–23|doi=10.1080/089856200283063|date=January 2000|s2cid= 154921699 |url= https://eprints.qut.edu.au/5834/1/5834.pdf}}

1. Steffens, P., Baker, T., Davidsson, P. & Senyard, J. (2023). When is less more? Boundary conditions of effective entrepreneurial bricolage. Journal of Management, 49(4), 1277–1311
2. Davidsson, P. (2023). Ditching discovery-creation for unified venture creation research. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 47(2) 594–612.
3. Davidsson, P., Grégoire, D., & Lex, M. (2021). Venture idea assessment (VIA): Development of a needed concept, measure, and research agenda. Journal of Business Venturing, 36(5).
4. Kimjeon, J. & Davidsson, P. (2021). External enablers of entrepreneurship: A review and agenda for accumulation of strategically actionable knowledge. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
5. Davidsson, P. & J. Grünhagen, J.H. (2021). Fulfilling the process promise: A review and agenda for new venture creation process research. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 45(5) 1083–1118.
6. Davidsson, P., Recker, J. & von Briel, F. (2020). External enablement of new venture creation: A framework. Academy of Management Perspectives, 34(3), 311–332.
7. von Briel, F., Davidsson, P., & Recker, J. (2018). Digital technologies as external enablers of new venture creation in the IT hardware sector. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 42(1), 47–69.

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