About
Karl Joachim Breunig is a Full Professor of Strategy at Oslo Business School (since 2015). Prof. Breunig’s research concentrates on the interception of strategy- and innovation theory, involving topics such as service- and business model innovation, entrepreneurship, as well as digitalization in knowledge intensive firms. He received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from BI Norwegian Business School and holds a MSc from London School of Economics. His PhD dissertation, addressing the effects of social networks on dynamic capabilities, received the Hedlund-award 2012-2014. Breunig have had research visits at Stanford University (2015), University of Oxford (2022) and Harvard University (2024), held an adjunct position (Professor II) at NTNU- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2016-18) and at OsloMet previously headed the research group DISCO-Digital Innovation and Strategic Competence in Organizations (2017-23) as well as the PhD profile BIG- Business Administration, Innovation and Governance (2021-23).
Fields of study
Subject areas
Strategy Organisational learning Entrepreneurship Knowledge organizations Strategic leadership Innovation management Service Innovation Digital innovation
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Aas, Tor Helge ; Breunig, Karl Joachim ; Hellström, Magnus Mikael; Hydle, Katja Maria (2024). A process perspective on the micro-level of servitization stages. LUT Scientific and Expertise Publications - Tutkimusraportit.
Jøranli, Ingvild
;
Breunig, Karl Joachim
(2024).
Unlocking data’s potential: navigating the challenges of data-driven innovation for start-ups.
Measuring Business Excellence.
https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-02-2024-0022
Laudien, Sven M.; Heinrichs, Bettina; Prexl, Katja-Maria ; Breunig, Karl Joachim (2024). Veganism as Factor Influencing the Diffusion of Nourishing Cosmetics Products. LUT Scientific and Expertise Publications - Tutkimusraportit.
Mikkelsen, Kristian Hilmar; Breunig, Karl Joachim (2024). Distinguishing Innovation Portfolio Configurations in the Knowledge-Intensive Organization. LUT Scientific and Expertise Publications - Tutkimusraportit. Vol. 34.
Aas, Tor Helge
;
Breunig, Karl Joachim
; Hellström, Magnus Mikael;
Hydle, Katja Maria
(2023).
ORGANISING DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES: THE CASE OF PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS.
30 p.
International Journal of Innovation Management.
https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919623500305
Ngo, Tina;
Breunig, Karl Joachim
(2023).
A bibliometric analysis deconstructing research on how cognitive technologies affects man-machine collaboration.
Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.34190/eckm.24.2.1345
Mikkelsen, Kristian Hilmar; Breunig, Karl Joachim (2023). Emerging Challenges in Innovation Portfolio Management: The Nordic Case. Bitran, Iain; Bitetti, Leandro; Conn, Steffen; Fishburn, Jessica; Huizingh, Eelko; Ritala, Paavo (Ed.). Innovation and Circular Economy, Proceedings of XXXIV ISPIM Innovation Conference, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 04 June to 07 June 2023. ISPIM Lappeenranta University of Technology Press.
Hydle, Katja Maria
; Hellström, Magnus Mikael;
Aas, Tor Helge
;
Breunig, Karl Joachim
(2022).
Entrepreneuring practices: interconnected bundles for digital servitization.
Thompson, Neil Aaron; Byrne, Orla; Jenkins, Anna; Teague, Bruce T. (Ed.).
Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship as Practice. p. 298-313.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788976831.00027
Jøranli, Ingvild
;
Breunig, Karl Joachim
(2022).
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: Strategies on access to capital, competence, and network.
Bitran, Iain; Bitetti, Leandro; Conn, Steffen; Fishburn, Jessica; Huizingh, Eelko; Torkelli, Marko (Ed.).
The Role of innovation: Past, Present, Future - Proceedings of ISPIM Connects Athens Conference .
ISPIM Lappeenranta University of Technology Press.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3030353
Jøranli, Ingvild ; Breunig, Karl Joachim (2022). Data-driven entrepreneurship and co-creation: Mapping user journeys of five Norwegian start-up companies. Proceedings IFKAD....