Michael Dahl

I am a Professor of Strategy and Organization at the Aalborg University Business School (Denmark) and a Professor II at the Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen, Norway). I have PhD (2004) and MSc in Industrial Economics (1999), both from Aalborg University.

My research focuses on organizations, entrepreneurship and economic geography with a strong interest in careers trajectories, gender inequality and mental health. This research has been published in journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Management Science, Organization Science, American Sociological Review, Research Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, and Social Forces. This research has been awarded with 2020 Responsible Research in Management Award, the Jorck’s Foundation Research Award 2016, the Tietgen Gold Medal Research Award 2006, the Spar Nord Foundation Research Award 2005, the Tuborg Foundation Business Research Award 2001, and the European Management Review Best Paper Award 2009.

Prior to joining the Aalborg University Business School in August 2020, I was a Full Professor and Deputy Head of Department at the Department of Management, Aarhus University (2015-2020). In addition, I have held visiting scholarships at Carnegie Mellon University (2002 and 2007), Stanford University (2010 and 2015), and Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (2002).

I served the Independent Research Council, Social Science (later named the Independent Research Fund Denmark) from 2013 to 2018.

Education

• PhD in Economics and Innovation, Aalborg University, 2004
• MSc in Industrial Economics (cand.oecon.), Aalborg University, 1999
• BSc in Economics, Aalborg University, 1997

Employment

• 2020–present: Aalborg University Business School
• Professor of Strategy and Organization
• 2021–present: Norwegian School of Economics
• Professor II, Department of Strategy and Management
• 2015–2020: Aarhus University, Department of Management
• Professor
• Deputy Head of Department (2017–2020)
• 2004–2015: Aalborg University, Department of Business and Management
• Professor, 2012–2015 (on leave from 2015–2017)
• Professor with special responsibilities, 2010–2012
• Associate Professor, 2007–2009
• Assistant Professor, 2004–2007 (joint appointment with Department of Electronic Systems)

Visiting scholarships

• Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, June–August 2015
• Stanford University, SCANCOR, January–July 2010
• Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Social and Decision Sciences, March–June, 2007
• Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Social and Decision Sciences, September–December, 2002
• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies, February–June, 2002

Services and responsibilities

• Head of research group, Strategy, Organization and Management, Aalborg University Business School, 2020–present
• Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Initiative Workgroup, Aarhus University, 2018–2019
• Strategy for entrepreneurship for students and faculty that lead to the establishment of the incubator, The Kitchen.
• Associate Editor, Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013–present
• Member of the Danish Independent Research Council | Social Science, 2013–-2018
• Chair of Economics Section, 2014-–2015
• Member of the National Committee for Research Infrastructure, 2015–2017
• Member of the PhD Council, Department of Management, Aarhus University, 2016–-2017
• Member of the Board of Directors, DRUID, 2006–-2015
• Deputy Director, 2011–-2014
• Head of PhD Program, Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University, 2007-–2009
• Department representative, Ph.D. Study Board, Faculty of Social Sciences, Aalborg University, 2008–-2009
• Member of Economics Group, Bibliographic Research Indicator, Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, 2008–-2013

Awards

• 2021 Schulze Publication Award (with Olav Sorenson, M. Diane Burton, and Rodrigo Canales)
• IACMR-RRBM Award for Responsible Research in Management 2020 (with Lamar Pierce)
• Academy of Management Distinguished Paper Award 2018 - Strategy Division (with Lamar Pierce)
• Schulze Publication Award 2017 (with Olav Sorenson)
• Jorck’s Foundation Research Award 2016
• The award is given annually to three researchers, who have contributed with research of high international standards to businesses and society in general, €27,500
• Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2015 (with Mirjam van Praag and Peter Thompson)
• Best Paper Award, European Meeting of Applied Evolutionary Economics 2011 (with Pernille Gjerløv-Juel)
• Best Paper Award, European Management Review 2009 (with Olav Sorenson)
• Tietgen Gold Medal Research Award 2006
• Award given to promissing young scholars in economics and business, €13,500
• Spar Nord Foundation Research Award 2005
• Award given to younger researchers, who have completed an outstanding doctoral project at Aalborg University, €33,759
• Tuborg Foundation Business Research Prize 2001
• Award given to young business researchers to support a longer stay at a University in the United States, €20,000

Grants (selected)

• Aarhus University Research Foundation Nova Grant 2016, €270,000
• Danish Foundation of Industry 2013 (with Anders Frederiksen and Lars Frederiksen), €300,000
• Independent Research Council, Social Science 2012, €440,000
• Independent Research Council, Social Science 2008, €320,000
• Oticon Foundation 2008 (Conference grant, with Keld Laursen and Steven Klepper), €20,000
• Independent Research Council, Social Science 2008 (Conference grant, with Keld Laursen and Steven Klepper), €13,400
• Rockwool Foundation 2007, €430,000
• Marie Curie Fellowship Exchange Grant 2002 (Travel grant), €4,400