I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, BI Norwegian Business School. My research interests are concentrated in the areas of global and cooperative strategy and innovation. In particular, I study the development, transfer, and protection of knowledge within and between firms in a global context. In addition, my work examines how innovation and digitalization influence global strategic decisions. My research has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, and MIT Sloan Management Review, and has been nominated for several awards. I have won the AOM ITC Emerald Best International Dissertation Award and numerous reviewer awards. I am on the editorial review board of several journals and have held various positions in the Strategic Management Society and the organization of different academic conferences.
Publikasjoner
Friedmann, Jens-Christian; Lavie, Dovev, Rademaker, Linda & Shipilov, Andrew V. (2025)
Research Summary: Parallel with the growing volume and value of data in business operations, governments increasingly impose restrictions on the use, storage, and transfer of data across borders. In this paper, we examine how these data barriers can influence firms' global strategies. First, we propose a conceptual framework specifying five key dimensions of data barriers: the type of data, the data action they restrict, their source , motivation , and direction . Using an institutional perspective, we discuss how these features can influence the relative attractiveness of host countries, entry decisions, and important contingencies. We propose strategies that firms can pursue to respond to these constraints and develop a research agenda for further work in this area, thereby contributing to the literature on institutional strategy and global digital strategy.
Managerial Summary: Digitalization has become essential to firms' operations, yet governments increasingly impose restrictions on the unobstructed use, transfer, and storage of data. For firms that operate in different countries, adhering to these regulations requires them to understand the trade‐offs involved in this process. In this paper, we explain what data barriers are and how and when these influence firms' foreign investment choices. In particular, we discuss how and when data barriers may require firms to physically locate in host countries, what the consequences are for firms' global footprint and innovation, and how they can strategically respond to mitigate the effects of data barriers.
Friedmann, Jens-Christian; Lavie, Dovev & Rademaker, Linda (2024)
Does the Predator Become the Prey? Knowledge Spillover and Protection in Alliances
Scholarly efforts to propose future directions for international business (IB) research have generated a timely and extensive inventory of potentially interesting areas of research. We supplement this line of inquiry by suggesting that an additional layer of scrutiny could be beneficial when advocating in favor of giving more attention to particular research realms. Specifically, we advance several guiding principles that will help IB scholars assess which research areas merit greater scholarly attention, based on their potential importance and impact. We distinguish between (1) research in new or underdeveloped research domains, where salience, urgency, and actionability are critical elements, and (2) new research in relatively well-established domains, where scholars may contribute to changing the theoretical conversations taking place in IB.
Kolbjørnsrud, Vegard & Rademaker, Cecilia H. Alijda (2019)
Automation and location choice in international operations
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Kolbjørnsrud, Vegard & Rademaker, Cecilia H. Alijda (2019)
Automation and location choice in international operations