Heidi Wiig Aslesen

Professor Heidi Wiig Aslesen holds a MA in Political Science with a major in International Political Economy from the University of Oslo, and a PhD in Economic Geography from Lund University, Sweden. She works as an Associate Dean for the PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at BI.

She has for several years carried out research in the field of innovation studies and her core research competence is related to regional industrial development and studies of innovation dynamics in specific sectors. In recent years she has had a special emphasize on global innovation networks and structural determinants for such activity.

Aslesen has carried out numerous research projects, including evaluations of public organizations and policy initiatives, leading to more than 40 reports, book chapters and articles. She has been leading, coordinating and taking part in several research projects financed by both national (Norwegian research council, Innovation Norway, different ministries and county councils) and international sources (EU, OECD), of which many include partners from the Norwegian as well as the international research milieus in the field.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 2006 University of Lund Ph.D Fil. Dr
• 1993 University of Oslo Master Cand. Polit.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2011 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Professor
• 2008 - 2011 BI Norwegian Business School Associate professor
• 2004 - 2008 NIFU STEP Senior researcher, Leader of the the programme area Innovation studies
• 2003 - 2004 SINTEF STEP Senior researcher, group leader, Innovation studies
• 1994 - 2003 Step-Group Researcher
• 1991 - 1994 Norsk Regnesentral Research Assistent
• 1990 - 1991 United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations (UNCTC). New York Intern and research assistant/consultant

RESEARCH REPORTS

Martin, Roman; Aslesen, Heidi; Grillitsch, Markus; Herstad, Sverre Johan. 

Regional innovation systems and global knowledge flows. Lund Universitet: CIRCLE 2017 23 p. BI HIL

Børve, Brita; Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Boge, Knut; Brøgger, Benedicte; Garnes, Åge; Lervik, Anne K. Eggen; Rønnevig, Elisabeth; Tolsby, June; Sethov, Ellen; Voll, Liv Oddrun. 

Rapport fra prosjektet Nettverksbygging, kompetanse- og studietilbudsutvikling innenfor innovasjon og entreprenørskap i Oslo-, Akershus- og Hedmarksregionen: NU E15. Oslo: Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus 2012 23 p. BI HIHM HIOA

Onsager, Knut; Aslesen, Heidi; Gundersen, Frants Henrik; Isaksen, Arne; Langeland, Ove. 

"City regions, advantages and innovation". Oslo: Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research 2010 (ISBN 978-82-7071-857-3) ;Volume 2010.164 p. NIBR-rapport(5) UIA BI HIOA TØI

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

The innovation system of Norwegian aquacultures salmonids. Oslo: Senter for innovasjon, teknologi og kultur TIK 2007 47 p. BI

Aalbu, Hallgeir; Angell, Elisabeth; Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Cappelen, Ådne; Hervik, Arild; Rusten, Grete; Selstad, Tor. 

Effekter og effektivitet : effekter av statlig innsats for regional utvikling og distriktspolitiske mål : utredning fra Effektutvalget, oppnevnt ved kgl. res. 5. oktober 2001 : avgitt til Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet 29. januar 2004. Oslo: Statens forvaltningstjeneste, Informasjonsforvaltning 2004 (ISBN 82-583-0757-6) 227 p. NOU - Norges offentlige utredninger(2004:2) HIL HIM NIFU NORUT SNF

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Knowledge intensive service activities and innovation in the Norwegian aquaculture industry: Part project report from the OECD KISA study. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 2004 92 p. STEP rapport(5) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Bugge, Markus; Fraas, Morten; Mariussen, Åge. 

Studie av innovasjonssystemer for marine innsatsvarer. Oslo: STEP-group 2002 111 p. STEP rapport(2) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Mariussen, Åge; Olafsen, Trude; Winther, Ulf; Ørstavik, Finn. 

Innovasjonssystemet i norsk havbruksnæring. Oslo: STEP-group 2002 112 p. STEP rapport(16) HSN OCEAN NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Innovasjon i Sogn og Fjordane. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 2001 170 p. STEP rapport(2) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Broch, Marianne; Koch, Per M.; Solum, Nils Henrik. 

Technopolis RCN Evaluation: User Oriented R&D in the Research Council of Norway. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 2001 192 p. STEP rapport(8) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Bugge, Markus; Fraas, Morten; Staude, Morten. 

SIVA Internasjonal: Perifer regionalpolitikk. En evaluering av SIVAs internasjonale engasjement. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 2001 79 p. STEP rapport(7) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Fraas, Morten; Isaksen, Arne; Smith, Keith Harold. 

Evaluering av SIVA s.f.: Fra eiendomsforvalter til utviklingsaktør. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 2000 214 p. STEP rapport(8) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Governance and the innovation system of the fish-processing industry in Northern Norway. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1999 50 p. STEP rapport(7) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Braadland, Thor Egil; Ekeland, Anders; Ørstavik, Finn. 

Performance and cooperation in the Oslo region business sector. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1999 130 p. STEP rapport(5) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Braadland, Thor Egil; Jensen, Louise Hvid; Isaksen, Arne; Ørstavik, Finn. 

Innovation, knowledge bases and clustering in selected industries in the Oslo region. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1999 242 p. STEP rapport(4) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Braadland, Thor Egil; Smith, Keith Harold; Ørstavik, Finn. 

Economic activity and the knowledge infrastructure in the Oslo region. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1999 112 p. STEP rapport(1) NIFU

Aslesen, Sigmund. 

Kjønn, entreprenørskap og foretaksutvikling - gjennomgang av teori og empiri. Handelshøyskolen BI, Sandvika: Handelshøyskolen BI 1999 (2) BI

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Grytli, Tori; Isaksen, Arne; Jordfald, Bård; Langeland, Ove; Spilling, Olav R. 

Struktur og dynamikk i kunnskapsbaserte næringer i Oslo. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1998 174 p. STEP rapport(10) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Isaksen, Arne. 

Innovation in ultra-peripheral regions: The case of Finnmark and rural areas in Norway. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1998 33 p. STEP rapport(2) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

An empirical study of the innovation system in Finnmark. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1996 44 p. STEP rapport(9) NIFU

Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, Eva Næss; Pedersen, Trond Einar; Smith, Keith Harold; Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Arnold, Erik. 

Evaluering av nyskapings- og teknologiprogrammet for Nord-Norge (NT-programmet). Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1996 146 p. STEP rapport(1) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Wood, Michelle. 

What Comprises a Regional Innovation System? An Empirical Study. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1995 28 p. STEP rapport(1) NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Ekeland, Anders. 

Forskermobilitet i instituttsektoren i 1992. Oslo: STEP-gruppen 1994 50 p. STEP rapport(8) NIFU

Ekeland, Anders; Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Naturviternes kontakt med andre sektorer i samfunnet. : STEP-gruppen 1994 38 p. STEP rapport(6) NIFU

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Aslesen, Heidi; Hydle, Katja Maria; Wallevik, Kristin. 

Extra-regional linkages through MNCs in organizationally thick and specialized RISs: a source of new path development?. European Planning Studies 2017 ;Volume 25.(3) p. 443-461 AGDERFORSK BI IRIS

Aslesen, Heidi; Pettersen, Inger Beate. 

Entrepreneurial firms in STI and DUI mode clusters: do they need differentiated cluster facilitation?. European Planning Studies 2017 ;Volume 25.(6) p. 904-922 BI HIB

Njøs, Rune; Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Aslesen, Heidi; Fløysand, Arnt. 

Encounters between cluster theory, policy and practice in Norway: Hubbing, blending and conceptual stretching. European Urban and Regional Studies 2016 ;Volume 24.(3) p. 274-289 BI HIB UiB

Aslesen, Heidi; Harirchi, Gouya. 

The effect of local and global linkages on the innovativeness in ICT SMEs: does location-specific context matter?. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 2015 ;Volume 27.(9-10) p. 644-669 BI

Herstad, Sverre Johan; Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Ebersberger, Bernd. 

On industrial knowledge bases, commercial opportunities and global innovation network linkages. Research Policy 2014 ;Volume 43.(3) p. 495-504 BI NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Freel, Mark. 

Industrial Knowledge Bases as Drivers of Open Innovation?. Industry and Innovation 2012 ;Volume 19.(7) p. 563-584 BI

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Isaksen, Arne; Karlsen, James Tommy. 

Modes of innovation and differentiated responses to globalisation - A case study of innovation modes in the Agder region, Norway. Journal of the Knowledge Economy 2012 ;Volume 3.(4) p. 389-405 AGDERFORSK BI UIA

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Jakobsen, S. 

The role of proximity and knowledge interaction between head offices and KIBS. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 2007 ;Volume 98.(2) p. 188-201 BI

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Isaksen, Arne. 

“Oslo, in what way a creative city”. European Planning Studies 2001 ;Volume 9.(7) p. 871-887 BI UIA

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Aslesen, Heidi; Herstad, Sverre Johan; Grillitsch, Markus; Martin, Roman. 

Regional Innovation Systems and Global Flows of Knowledge. Regional Innovation Policies Conference 2016; 2016-11-03 - 2016-11-04 BI HIL

Aslesen, Heidi; Hydle, Katja Maria; Nygaard, Vigdis. 

Innovating in MNCs Innovation modes and outcomes at play. International Regional Innovation Policy Seminar; 2016-11-03 - 2016-11-04 BI IRIS NORUT

Aslesen, Heidi; Hydle, Katja Maria; Wallevik, Kristin. 

Extra-regional linkages through MNCs in organizationally thick and specialized RIS; a source of regional development?. AAG Annual Meeting 2016; 2016-03-29 - 2016-04-02 BI IRIS UIA

Aslesen, Heidi; Sardo, Stefania. 

Extended space as sources for innovation and regional development. AAG Annual Meeting 2016; 2016-03-29 - 2016-04-02 BI

Aslesen, Heidi; Zukauskaite, Elena; Liu, Ju. 

Global knowledge exchange in Scandinavia and China: On the role of institutions and organizations. International Regional Innovation Policy Seminar; 2016-11-03 - 2016-11-04 BI

Aslesen, Heidi; Pettersen, Inger Beate. 

Investigating innovation dynamics in the biotech and subsea industry. How can cluster facilitation aid young firms with radical innovations. Konferanse; 2015-06-08 - 2015-06-10 BI HIB

Hydle, Katja Maria; Aslesen, Heidi; Wallevik, Kristin. 

Dispersed headquarters’ strategizing for innovation. Strategic Management Society; 2015-05-28 - 2015-05-30 BI IRIS UIA

Hydle, Katja Maria; Aslesen, Heidi; Wallevik, Kristin. 

Innovation activities in relation to intra-firm characteristics and geographic patterns. 9th Regional Innovation Policies Conference; 2014-10-16 - 2014-10-17 BI IRIS UIA

Njøs, Rune; Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Aslesen, Heidi; Fløysand, Arnt. 

Encounters between cluster theory and practice: ‘Hubbing’, ‘blending’ and conceptual stretching. RGS-IBG Annual International Conference; 2014-08-27 - 2014-08-29 BI HIB UiB

Pettersen, Inger Beate; Aslesen, Heidi. 

Investigating innovation dynamics in the biotech and subsea industry. How can cluster facilitation aid young firms with radical innovations?. Regional Innovation Policies Conference, RIP; 2014-10-16 - 2014-10-17 BI HIB

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Herstad, Sverre Johan. 

North-South dividing lines in the global innovation network linkages of ICTs” (revised version). Heidi Wiig Aslesen, Sverre Herstad. Paper presented at AAG2013; 2013-04-09 - 2013-04-13 BI NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Herstad, Sverre Johan. 

North-South dividing lines in the global innovation network linkages of ICTs. Globelics International Conference; 2012-11-09 - 2012-11-11 BI NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Herstad, Sverre Johan. 

North-South dividing lines in the global innovation network linkages of ICTs. 10th Globelics International Conference; 2012-11-09 - 2012-11-11 BI NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Iversen, Eric James. 

“Sectoral dynamics and global innovation networks in a North South perspective”. American Association of Geographers - årlig konferanse; 2012-02-23 - 2012-02-27 BI NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Astroza, Alessandro; Gulbrandsen, Magnus. 

Multinational companies embedded in national innovation systems in developing countries: the case of Norwegian fish farming multinationals in Chile. GLOBELICS 2009. 7th International conference; 2009-10-06 - 2009-10-08 BI

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Onsager, Knut. 

Knowledge bases, open innovation and city regions. The DRUID Society Summer Conference; 2009-06-17 - 2009-06-19 BI HIOA

CHAPTERS

Aslesen, Heidi; Isaksen, Arne. 

Clusters initiatives, open innovation and knowledge bases. I: Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation. Edward Elgar Publishing 2016 ISBN 978-1-78471-076-7. p. 155-168 BI UIA

Aslesen, Heidi; Isaksen, Arne. 

Klynger for enhver pris? Kunnskapsbaser og innovasjonssamarbeid. I: Forskning møter praksis. Portal forlag 2014 ISBN 978-82-8314-015-6. p. 44-60 BI UIA

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Roles of KISA in aquaculture in Norway. I: The knowledge economy at work: skills and innovation in knowledge intensive service activities. Edward Elgar Publishing 2011 ISBN 978-1-84720-049-5. p. 23-40 BI

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Isaksen, Arne. 

Knowledge-Intensive Business Services as Knowledge Mediators in Different Regional Contexts: The Case of Norway. I: Knowledge-Intensive Business Services : Geography and Innovation. Ashgate 2010 ISBN 978-0-7546-7889-2. p. 99-121 BI NIFU UIA

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

The Innovation system of Norwegian aquacultured salmonids. I: Innovation, path dependency and policy. The Norwegian case. Oxford University Press 2009 ISBN 978-0-19-955155-2. p. 208-234 BI NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Heterogeneity and knowledge-intensive business services in the city. I: Diversity in the Knowledge Economy and Society: Heterogeneity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar Publishing 2008 ISBN 9781847202116. p. 217-244 BI

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Kunnskapsintensiv forretningsmessig tjenesteyting og storbyer - hva er sammenhengen?. I: Isaksen, A. A. Karlsen og B. Sæther (red), Innovasjoner i norske næringer - et geografisk perspektiv. Fagbokforlaget 2008 BI NIFU

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig. 

Knowledge Intensive Business Services and Regional Development. Consultancy in city regions in Norway. I: Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories. Edward Elgar Publishing 2004 ISBN 1-84376-821-6. BI

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Aslesen, Heidi Wiig; Widding, Lars Øystein. 

Entreprenørskap kan læres. DagensNæringsliv [Newspaper] 2012-08-24 BI NTNU