Bent Petersen

Presentation

Bent Petersen (born 1954) is Professor in international business and former Head of Department of Strategic Management and Globalization (2010-11), Director of CBS’ PhD School in Economics and Management (2008-10), and Manager of CBS’ HD study program in International Business (1996-2000). He is a visiting Professor at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and was visiting scholar at HEC, France (1993), University of Queensland, Australia (2000) and visiting professor at the University of Southern Denmark (2012).

For five years (1984-89) he worked as an economist at the Carlsberg Research Center, Department of Biotechnology and Business Diversification. He has consulted with several multinational corporations, including the Volvo Car Corporation, Carlsberg International and Novo Nordisk. He is a member of the Academy of International Business, the European International Business Academy, and the Strategic Management Society. He has taught on bachelor and Master’s level in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Vietnam, and Australia. He has published over 40 refereed articles and 4 books.

Primary research areas

Internationalization of firms

Global sourcing

Value creation logics

Real options and entry modes

Strategic management