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Kristian Nielsen is Associate Professor at Aalborg University Business School and is also currently serving as Head of the Study Board with responsibility for the bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Administration and eight master’s programmes: International Business; Marketing and Sales; Finance; Business Data Science; Management of Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation; Management Accounting; Organisation, Strategy and Leadership; and Accounting.
His research explores the relationship between founder characteristics – with special focus on human capital measures - and successful new venture formation and performance in different environments based on comprehensive longitudinal register data. He has published in leading journals (AJG level 4 and 3) such as Regional Studies, Academy of Management Discoveries, Industrial and Corporate Change, Small Business Economics and Journal of Technology Transfer.
Kristian teaches microeconomics, including entrepreneurship and economic evaluation, at the full-time study programmes at Aalborg University Business School as well in the executive MBA and HD programmes. He has co-authored book chapters on applied economic evaluations – including productivity analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis – which is used in different master’s programmes at Aalborg University, ranging from Economics, Criminology, Sociology and Political Science.
He was awarded Teacher of the Year by the students within Economics and Business Administration in 2017 and 2021 and received Aalborg University Business School Teaching Distinction in the Autumn 2020. In 2009, Kristian received the Tuborg Foundation’s Economics and Business Administration Award, which was used on a vising scholarship at Darden School of Business (University of Virginia). In 2014, he participated in the first edition of the ECUI Masterclass on Entrepreneurial Teaching and Learning for outstanding educators in the Netherlands.
Kristian has participated in evaluations of entrepreneurship policy initiatives for external stakeholders, including the local municipality and region, and he is an active part of the management of the Danish Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (DCER) and a member of the Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID).
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Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID)
johnson, B., Gregersen, B., Dahl, M. S., Andersen, E. S., Lundvall, B. Å. B., Christensen, J. L., Hvarregaard, J., Nielsen, R. N., Baymler, D., Timmermans, B., Nielsen, K., Østergaard, C. R., Holm, J. R., Gjerløv-Juel, P., Maskell, P., Park, E. K., Jurowetzki, R. & Hain, D. S.
01/08/1995 → …
Project: Research
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Indsats 9.1: Dokumentation af vidensamarbejde (Aalborg Universitet)
Drejer, I., Gjerløv-Juel, P. & Nielsen, K.
Project: Consultancy
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Samarbejdsaftale vedr. PhD-forløb - Anne-Mette Haugård Falch
Nielsen, K. & Falch, A. H.
01/03/2019 → 14/03/2022
Project: Research
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Dokumentation af effekt af indsats 9.1., Understøttelse af vidensamarbejde
Drejer, I., Østergaard, C. R., Gjerløv-Juel, P., Nielsen, K. & Brøns Kringelum, L.
03/09/2018 → 01/09/2021
Project: Research
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A Market for Lemons in Serial Entrepreneurship? Exploring Type I and Type II Errors in the Restart Decision
Nielsen, K. & Sarasvathy, S. D., Sept 2016, In: Academy of Management Discoveries. 2, 3, p. 247-271Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Human capital and new venture performance: the industry choice and performance of academic entrepreneurs
Nielsen, K., 2015, In: Journal of Technology Transfer. 40, 3, p. 453-474 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
39 Citations (Scopus) -
Entrepreneurship within Urban and Rural Areas: Creative People and Social Network
Freire-Gibb, L. C. & Nielsen, K., Jan 2014, In: Regional Studies. 48, 1, p. 139-153Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
71 Citations (Scopus) -
University graduates in metropolitan and peripheral areas: mobility, occupational choice and outcomes
Drejer, I., Holm, J. R. & Nielsen, K., 2022, In: Regional Studies. 56, 6, p. 989-1000 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Inwards and Outwards Signaling Effects of Grades in Business and Entrepreneurship Courses
Nielsen, K., 1 Mar 2023, (Submitted).Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper › Research › peer-review
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University graduates in metropolitan and peripheral areas: mobility, occupational choice and outcomes
Nielsen, K. (Creator), Holm, J. R. (Creator) & Drejer, I. (Creator), Taylor & Francis, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14375965.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.14375965.v1
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Prizes
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Awarded Teacher of the Year - Economics and Business Administration
Nielsen, Kristian (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Educational prizes
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Aalborg University Business Schools' Teaching Distinction
Nielsen, Kristian (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Educational prizes
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Awarded Teacher of the Year - Economics and Business Administration
Nielsen, Kristian (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Educational prizes
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The Tuborg Foundation’s Economics and Business Administration Award (Tuborgfondets Erhvervøkonomiske Pris) on 150,000 DKR
Nielsen, Kristian (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Other prizes
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Participation in the first edition of the ECIU Masterclass on Entrepreneurial Teaching and Learning for outstanding educators, Netherlands
Nielsen, Kristian (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other prizes
Activities
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Aalborg University Business School Conference
Eun Kyung Park (Participant), Jesper Lindgaard Christensen (Participant), Pernille Gjerløv-Juel (Participant), Jacob Rubæk Holm (Participant), Ivan Nechaev (Participant), Christian Richter Østergaard (Participant), Kristian Nielsen (Participant) & Daniel S. Hain (Participant)
7 Dec 2022Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Kontaktmøde med Novo Nordisk Data Science
Kristian Nielsen (Participant)
30 Nov 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
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Kontaktmøde med censorformandskabet
Kristian Nielsen (Internal examiner)
23 Nov 2022Activity: Examination › Internal examination
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Præsentation af Erhvervsøkonomi på AAUBS for Aalborg Handelsskole
Kristian Nielsen (Participant)
2 Nov 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
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Data Warehouse - Statistics Denmark
Kristian Nielsen (Participant)
28 Oct 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
Press/Media
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HÆDER: Tuborgfondets Erhvervsøkonomiske pris til ung forsker
17/07/2009
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Universitet nærstuderer ledighed blandt færdiguddannede
11/02/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kandidatuddannede fra udkanten med iværksætterdrømme bør starte virksomhed på hjemmebane
Jacob Rubæk Holm, Kristian Nielsen & Ina Drejer
02/07/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Virksomheders innovationsevne øges af efteruddannelse
Jesper Eriksen, Kristian Nielsen & Jacob Rubæk Holm
12/04/2021
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Valg: Kan klimaindsats og økonomisk vækst følges ad?
15/05/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media