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PhD Defence: Susanna Pinnock

Public lecture and defence of the doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD

Monday
12
October
  • Starts:10:00, 12 October 2026
  • Ends:14:00, 12 October 2026
  • Location:BI - campus Oslo, A2-Blue 5
  • Contact:PhD Administration (phd@bi.no)

PhD Candidate Susanna Pinnock, Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, will hold a public lecture and defend her doctoral dissertation for the degree of PhD in BI Norwegian Business School's PhD programme.

Title of the Thesis: 

“Enlisting strong allies: Exploring entrepreneurial firm engagement with external resource providers in early opportunity exploitation”

The Public lecture will be on a given topic. 

Time for Public Lecture:  10:00 - 10:50 CET (door closes at 10:00 sharp) 

Time for Disputation:  12:00 CET (door closes at 12:00 sharp) 

For the disputation, the academic procession will arrive at 12:00 sharp, and the public must take their seat before this time. From this time on, the doors will be closed, and no additional guests will be allowed in/or out.  Please arrive at both the Public Lecture and the Disputation a few minutes before they start.

The Final Defence Evaluation Committee:

  • First opponent 
    Professor Mika Gabrielsson, Hanken School of Economics
  • Second opponent 
    Professor Tanja Leppäho,  LUT Business School
  • Chair of the committee 
    Professor Heidi Wiig, BI Norwegian Business School

Supervisor  

  • Main Supervisor
    Professor Thomas Hoholm, BI Norwegian Business School


After the Final Defence, all guests and faculty are welcome to the reception at A7. 

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