I have taught courses on innovation and strategy - with an emphasis on their dynamics in a digital age - to bachelor and master students as well as experienced professionals and managers. I also published an award-winning case study in partnership with Copenhagen Airports A/S.
Courses
At Northeastern University
Innovation 2301 (2024, 25)
Level: Bachelor of Science
Main instructor
At Copenhagen Business School
Organizational Analysis (2023)
Teaching assistant
Innovation and Knowledge (2020, 21)
Level: Master of Science
Course co-design, lecturing, case discussions, exam development, grading
Strategy and Market Development (2020, 21, & 22)
Level: Master of Science
Lecturing, case discussions, exam development, grading
Teaching prize recipient
Supervision of Business Projects (2020, 21)
Level: Master of Science
Taught methodology exercise classes and supervised two projects of master thesis size
Managing Open Innovation (2020 spring and fall)
Level: Executive / manager program
Lecturing and grading
Case writing
Copenhagen Airports A/S: Innovation in Flight Mode?
With C. Grimpe
Received the 'Outstanding New Case Writer Award' from The Case Center
Published at IVEY Publishing
Copenhagen Airports A/S (CPH) has been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with flight activity at levels not seen since the 1970s. Although the virus overshadows everything, three senior managers discuss a more long-term trend: the steadily declining revenues of the airport's shopping mall. Over the past number of years, consumer interest in food, beverages, and tax-free items has continuously decreased, posing considerable challenges to CPH's business model. About 80 per cent of the airport's profits are generated by the non-aeronautical business, of which the shopping mall is the biggest part, and CPH needs that income to continue investing into the airport's status as an important hub for airlines. What could CPH do to deliver better existing services, and what new services would merit serious consideration? Could CPH launch new products or services that would be attractive to both passengers and shopping mall tenants, or would it need to redevelop its entire business model? Since the commercial business was key to driving the airport's further development, the managers knew that finding answers to these questions was important to sustaining CPH's position as a leading hub in Northern Europe. The case is not about the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for the aviation industry. This is a case about the long-term trend of declining revenues in the airport's shopping mall.Â