Lars Molden

Associate Professor

Nord University Business School

lars.h.molden@nord.no

Phone

+47 74 11 20 11

Study location

Steinkjer

Office

Steinkjer, Bygg C, 273A

Areas of expertise

Strategy, Economy, Statistics, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Research methods, Analysis

Excited about how firms adapt to change and how we can gain new knowledge from the vast amounts of data surrounding us. I am particularly interested in digital transformation through AI and quantum computing, as well as the transition to a circular economy. I am very engaged in helping students develop their skills and competencies.

Strategy, digital innovation and quantitative methods

My research concerns digital and circular transformation of firms. My areas of research include digital transformation, circular economy, strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship and advanced quantitative methods.

2025

Research Handbook of Innovation in the Circular Bioeconomy 2025, Edward Elgar Publishing: Molden, Lars; Modic, Dolores; Rasmussen, Einar; Jakobsen, Siri; Vanhaverbeke, Wim

When governments own firms: toward a more nuanced understanding of the influence of state ownership on firm performance 2025, Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society: Håpnes, Lill-Beathe; Molden, Lars; Kjærland, Frode

2024

Innovation at the project-level: the role of organisational innovation capabilities 2024, International Journal of Technology Management: Volum 97 s. 88-110 Molden, Lars; Vakulenko, Maryna; Clausen, Tommy Høyvarde

Managerial ties, external resources, and business model innovation: Interplay and mediation analysis 2024, Journal of Small Business Management: s. 3164-3190 Clausen, Tommy Høyvarde; Molden, Lars

2022

Where there's a will, there's a way: The role of innovation capabilities in the development of innovation outputs 2022, Nord universitet: Vakulenko, Maryna; Clausen, Tommy Høyvarde; Jakobsen, Siri; Molden, Lars

2020

Adapting to Change: On the Mechanisms of Dynamic Capabilities 2020, Molden, Lars

Playing 3D chess, or how firms can thrive under complexity: The mediating role of innovation capabilities in the use of innovation input 2020, Journal of Business Research: Volum 125 s. 1-13 Molden, Lars; Clausen, Tommy Høyvarde

2019