Johan Kask

Articles in journals

• Baraldi, E. , Harrison, D. , Kask, J. & Ratajczak-Mrozek, M. (2024). A network perspective on resource interaction: Past, present and future.  Journal of Business Research, 172. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. & Kask, J. (2024). Home field advantage: examining incumbency reorientation dynamics in low-carbon transitions.  Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 50. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Linton, G. (2023). Editorial: Five principles for overcoming obstacles in deep-tech startup journeys.  Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 30 (1), 1-3. [BibTeX]
• Cristofaro, M. , Kask, J. & Muldoon, J. (2023). Exploring the entrepreneurial jungle: unicorns, gazelles, zebras and other venture species.  Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 30 (6), 1065-1087. [BibTeX]
• Abatecola, G. , Cristofaro, M. , Giannetti, F. & Kask, J. (2022). How can biases affect entrepreneurial decision making? toward a behavioral approach to unicorns.  The International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 18 (2), 693-711. [BibTeX]
• Schlaile, M. P. , Kask, J. , Brewer, J. , Bogner, K. , Urmetzer, S. & De Witt, A. (2022). Proposing a Cultural Evolutionary Perspective for Dedicated Innovation Systems: Bioeconomy Transitions and Beyond.  Journal of Innovation Economics & Management, 38 (2), 93-118. [BibTeX]
• Prenkert, F. , Hedvall, K. , Hasche, N. , Frick, J. E. , Abrahamsen, M. H. , Aramo-Immonen, H. , Baraldi, E. , Bocconcelli, R. & et al. (2022). Resource interaction: Key concepts, relations and representations.  Industrial Marketing Management, 105, 48-59. [BibTeX]
• Breslin, D. , Kask, J. , Schlaile, M. & Abatecola, G. (2021). Developing a coevolutionary account of innovation ecosystems.  Industrial Marketing Management, 98, 59-68. [BibTeX]
• Carlborg, P. J. , Hasche, N. & Kask, J. (2021). Overcoming the business model transformation dilemma: Exploring market shaping and stabilizing strategies in incumbent firms.  Journal of business & industrial marketing, 36 (13), 66-77. [BibTeX]
• Aramo-Immonen, H. , Carlborg, P. , Hasche, N. , Jussila, J. , Kask, J. , Linton, G. , Mustafee, N. & Öberg, C. (2020). Charting the reach and contribution of IMP literature in other disciplines: A bibliometric analysis.  Industrial Marketing Management, 87, 47-62. [BibTeX]
• Abatecola, G. , Breslin, D. & Kask, J. (2020). Do organizations really co-evolve?: Problematizing co-evolutionary change in management and organization studies.  Technological forecasting & social change, 155. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Öberg, C. (2019). Why "majors" surge in the post-disruptive recording industry.  European Journal of Marketing, 53 (3), 442-462. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Prenkert, F. (2018). From small and generalized to big or specialized: A historical analysis of sports retail forms in Sweden.  Journal of Management History, 24 (3), 340-358. [BibTeX]
• Hallberg, P. , Hasche, N. , Kask, J. & Öberg, C. (2018). Quality management systems as indicators for stability and change in customer-supplier relationships.  The IMP Journal, 12 (3), 483-497. [BibTeX]
• Johansson, T. & Kask, J. (2017). Configurations of business strategy and marketing channels fore-commerce and traditional retail formats: A Qualitative ComparisonAnalysis (QCA) in sporting goods retailing.  Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 34 (1), 326-333. [BibTeX]
• Linton, G. & Kask, J. (2017). Configurations of entrepreneurial orientation and competitive strategy for high performance.  Journal of Business Research, 70, 168-176. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. (2014). Musikindustrin: Är kreativitetens bästa tid förbi?: Hur en branschkris blev guldålder för nya lösningar.  Management of Innovation and Technology (1), 10-11. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Linton, G. (2013). Business mating: when start-ups get it right.  Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 26 (5), 511-536. [BibTeX]
• Andersén, J. & Kask, J. (2012). Asymmetrically realized absorptive capacity and relationship durability.  Management Decision, 50 (1), 43-57. [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

• Johansson, T. & Kask, J. (2013). On the promise and premises of a Darwinian theory in research on business relationships.  Industrial Marketing Management, 42 (3), 306-315. [BibTeX]

Chapters in books

• Kask, J. (2011). Evolving Market Channels in the Swedish Music Industry: A Dominant design approach. In: Esbjörn Segelod, Karin Berglund, Erik Bjurström, Erik Dahlquist, Lars Hallén and Ulf Johansson, Studies in industrial renewal: coping with changing contexts (pp. 95-115). Västerås: Mälardalen University. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

• Carlborg, P. , Hasche, N. , Kask, J. & Linton, G. (2024). Rebuilding a regional mining ecosystem: Towards a just, sustainable, and resilient mineral supply. Paper presented at 18th Regional Innovation Policies Conference, Lillehammer, Norway, September 25-27, 2024. [BibTeX]
• Carlborg, P. , Hasche, N. , Kask, J. , Klézl, V. & Linton, G. (2023). Foresighting network dynamics: A Delphi-based Scenario Analysis. Paper presented at 39th Annual IMP Conference (IMP 2023), Manchester, UK, August 22-25, 2023. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. & Kask, J. (2023). Home field advantage: examining incumbency reorientation dynamics in low-carbon transitions. Paper presented at NTRANS Workshop: Exploring multi-system phenomena in net-zero transitions, Hurdal, Norway, May 11-12, 2023. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. & Kask, J. (2023). Home field advantage: examining incumbency reorientation dynamics in low-carbon transitions. Paper presented at Beyond crisis / Beyond normal, NTNU Energy Team Society Conference, Trondheim, Norway, September 27-28, 2023. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. & Kask, J. (2022). Interactions and strategies in unfolding low-carbon transitions: a co-evolutionary approach. Paper presented at 26th Biennial NFF Conference, Örebro, Sweden, August 24-26, 2022. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. , Kask, J. & Breslin, D. (2022). Theorizing Inter-System Coevolution: Principles, Promises, and Problems. Paper presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM 2022): Leading Digital Transformation, Winterthur, Switzerland, June 15-17, 2022. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. , Prenkert, F. & Kask, J. (2022). Understanding the impact of sustainable & circular-oriented innovations on business networks: the case of sustainable road freight transport. Paper presented at 38th Annual IMP Conference, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, August 30 – September 2, 2022. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. & Kask, J. (2022). Understanding the multi-dimensionality of incumbent interactions in low-carbon transitions: Evidence from the road freight sector. Paper presented at 13th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST 2022), (Virtual conference), November 21-25, 2022. [BibTeX]
• Schlaile, M. , Kask, J. , Bogner, K. , Brewer, J. , Urmetzer, S. & de Witt, A. (2021). A Cultural Evolutionary Research Agenda for Innovation Systems Dedicated to a Sustainable Bioeconomy. Paper presented at European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM 2021), Montreal, Canada, (Online Conference), June 16-18, 2021. [BibTeX]
• Klézl, V. , Kelly, S. & Kask, J. (2021). Applying the IMP lenses to a digitally disrupted supply network: The case of video game industry. Paper presented at IMP Forum Seminar, Online and in Uppsala, Sweden, May 19-20, 2021. [BibTeX]
• Klézl, V. & Kask, J. (2021). Introducing the prosumption map: Who benefits and how the business network is changed?. Paper presented at 30th Annual Meeting IPSERA Online Conference 2021: Purchasing Innovation and Crisis Management, March 29 – April 1, 2021. [BibTeX]
• Ertelt, S. & Kask, J. (2021). On the Emergence of “Transition Ecotones” in Inter-system Coevolution. Paper presented at 12th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST 2021), Karlsruhe, Germany, October 5-8, 2021. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. , Kelly, S. & Klézl, V. (2021). Power struggles in the age of digital disruption: the case of video games industry. Paper presented at Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing IMP Forum Paper Development Session, Uppsala, Sweden, (Online seminar), May 19-20, 2021. [BibTeX]
• Hasche, N. , Kask, J. , Linton, G. & Prenkert, F. (2020). Conceptualizing tangible resources in interaction: sites and interfaces. Paper presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM 2020 Online Conference), Dublin, Ireland, December 4-6, 2020. [BibTeX]
• Carlborg, P. , Harrison, D. , Kask, J. & Ratajczak-Mrozek, M. (2020). Ecosystem Management from a Resource Interaction View. Paper presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM 2020 Online Conference), Dublin, Ireland, December 4-6, 2020. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Klézl, V. (2020). Prosumerism-imprinted business network change and its main beneficiary. In:  IMP Conference 2020. Paper presented at 36th IMP Conference (IMP 2020, virtual), Örebro, Sweden, September 3-4, 2020. [BibTeX]
• Hasche, N. , Hedvall, K. , Prenkert, F. , Abrahamsen, M. H. , Aramo-Immonen, H. , Baraldi, E. , Bocconcelli, R. , Carlborg, P. & et al. (2020). Resource Interaction: Towards a common understanding?. Paper presented at 36th Annual IMP Conference (IMP 2020 Virtual), Örebro, Sweden, September 3-4, 2020. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. , Van, T. P. & Carlborg, P. (2019). Business Models, Ecosystem and Adaptive Fit: The Case of Electric Utilities. Paper presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, June 26-28, 2019. [BibTeX]
• Carlborg, P. , Hasche, N. & Kask, J. (2019). Forecasting the network transformation of electric utilities in the 2020s: A Delphi-based scenario approach. Paper presented at 35th IMP Conference (IMP 2019), Paris, France, August 27-30, 2019. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Klézl, V. (2019). Prosumers: Coworker, cocreator or competitor?. Paper presented at IPSERA Conference, Milan, Italy, April 14-17, 2019. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. , Breslin, D. & Abatecola, G. (2019). The Theory of Coevolution in Management Studies: Insights from the Recording Industry. Paper presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, June 26-28, 2019. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Klézl, V. (2019). Three Shades of Prosumer-to-Business Interaction in Business Networks. Paper presented at 35th IMP Conference (IMP 2019), Paris, France, August 27-30, 2019. [BibTeX]
• Carlborg, P. , Hasche, N. & Kask, J. (2018). Business model transformation: a dynamic network approach. Paper presented at 34th Annual IMP Conference and Doctoral Colloquium: "From Business to Research and Back Again", Marseille, France, September 4-7, 2018. [BibTeX]
• Aramo-Immonen, H. , Carlborg, P. , Geissinger, A. , Hasche, N. , Kask, J. , Linton, G. , Nykvist, R. , Öberg, C. & et al. (2018). Clustering the imp thought: searching roots and diversities in imp research. Paper presented at 34th Annual Industrial Marketing & Purchasing Conference KEDGE Business School, Marseille, France, 4-7 September 2018. [BibTeX]
• Abatecola, G. , Breslin, D. & Kask, J. (2018). Discussing co-evolutionary research in management studies: a critical account of the new millennium. Paper presented at European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM18), Reykjavik, Iceland, June 19-22, 2018. [BibTeX]
• Arbin, K. , Kask, J. & Prenkert, F. (2018). Is there a Hierarchy among Activities, Resources, and Actors in Business Networks?: Exploring the Relationship Between the Components of the ARA-model. Paper presented at 34th Annual IMP Conference and Doctoral Colloquium: "From Business to Research and Back Again", Marseille, France, September 4-7, 2018. [BibTeX]
• Abatecola, G. , Breslin, D. & Kask, J. (2018). Lo sviluppo dell’approccio co-evolutivo negli studi di management: Un’analisi del nuovo Millennio. In: Paniccia, P. and Barile S.,  Evoluzionismo sistemico il fascino della precarietà. Paper presented at Conference on Systemness and Evolution, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, July 6, 2018. (pp. 13-20). Aracne. [BibTeX]
• Arbin, K. , Kask, J. & Prenkert, F. (2018). The Creation of Business Deals for a Sustainable Supply Chain: The Case of Rail Transportation. Paper presented at 27th IPSERA Conference, Athens, Greece, March 25-28, 2018. [BibTeX]
• Prenkert, F. , Linton, G. , Hasche, N. & Kask, J. (2017). Interaction sites and resource interfaces: A conceptualization of resource interaction. Paper presented at IMP Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 5-8, 2017. IMP Group. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Öberg, C. (2017). Network expansion and population trimming: the case of the global music industry. Paper presented at IMP Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 5-8, 2017. IMP Group. [BibTeX]
• Hallberg, P. , Hasche, N. , Kask, J. & Öberg, C. (2017). Quality management systems and business networks. Paper presented at IMP Journal Seminar, Poznan, Poland, October 12-13, 2017. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Prenkert, F. (2015). Half a century of development: Mapping the evolution of a business network. In:  31th Annual Conference on Industrial Marketing & Purchasing. Paper presented at 31th Annual Conference on Industrial Marketing & Purchasing (IMP), Kolding, Denmark, August 25-29, 2015. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Prenkert, F. (2015). The evolution of retail formats from a common origin: Investigating a century of Swedish sporting goods retailing. In:  Annual 15^th EURAM Conference. Paper presented at 15th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference, Warzaw, Poland, June 17-20, 2015. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Johansson, T. (2014). Configurations of Strategy and Marketing Channels: A Qualitative Comparison Analysis (QCA) in Sporting Goods Retailing. Paper presented at Nordic Retail & Wholesale Conference, Stockholm, november 5-6, 2014. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. (2014). From Record Stores to On-Demand Music Streaming: A Case Study on the Evolution of a Distribution System. In:  EURAM 2014 [Proceedings] Waves and winds of strategic leadership for sustainable competitiveness. Paper presented at European Academy of Management Conference, Valencia, Spain, 4-7 June, 2014. Victoria Australia: Common Ground Publishing. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. (2014). Variation-Creation as the Primus Motor of Dogma Shifts: The Case of the Swedish Sporting Goods Retailers. In:  Global Business Conference 2014 Proceedings Questioning the Widely-held Dogmas. Paper presented at Global Business Conference Summer, Dubrovnik, Kroatien, 1-4 October, 2014. (pp. 198-201). [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. (2013). On punctuated shocks and market transmutation: the case of the music market in Sweden. In: Goran Vlašić, Jurica Pavičić and Josef Langer,  2013 Winter Global Business Conference Conference Proceedings. Paper presented at 2013 Winter Global Business Conference, February 4-8, 2013, Tignes, France. (pp. 123-126). [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. (2012). Evolutionary Branches in Business Research: A Review of Converging Themes. In: Goran Vlašić, Jurica Pavičić, Josef Langer,  To Standardize Or Not to Standardize? Global Business Conference 2012 Proceedings. Paper presented at Global Business Conference 2012, Zadar, Croatia, September 19-22, 2012. (pp. 126-137). Zagreb: Innovation Institute. [BibTeX]
• Kask, J. & Linton, G. (2011). Business mating in stable and turbulent markets: does the configuration fit?. In: Goran Vlašić, Jurica Pavičić, Zoran Wittine,  2011 Global Business Conference Conference Proceedings. Paper presented at Global Business Conference 2011, Sibenik, Croatia, September 21-24, 2011. (pp. 237- Zagreb: Innovation Institute. [BibTeX]
• Ericsson [Kask], J. & Johansson, T. (2009). From flirting with Darwin to implementing an evolutionary ontology: towards an evolutionary theory of multichannels. In: A. Kocak, T. Abimbola, A. Özer, L. Watkins-Mathys,  Marketing and entrepreneurship. Paper presented at Market, Marketing and Entrepreneurship: Creating and Capturing Value in 21st Century, Antalya, Turkey, April 6th-9th, 2009. (pp. 1053-1063). Ankara: Siyasal Yayın Dağıtım. [BibTeX]
• Ericsson [Kask], J. (2008). Renewing the mix of marketing channels: an evolutionary oriented approach. Paper presented at UIC International Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship, June 14-16, 2008. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

• Kask, J. (2013). On business relationships as Darwinian systems: an exploration into how Darwinian systems thinking can supportbusiness relationship research. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro universitet. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

• Linton, G. & Kask, J. Configurations of entrepreneurial orientation and competitive strategy for high performance. [BibTeX]

Reports

• Kask, J. & Hultman, C. (2016). Blanda kanalerna rätt: Lämplig mix av marknadskanaler i detaljhandeln. Stockholm: Handelsrådet. [BibTeX]