Research

Research interests

Anna's research mainly focuses on two research areas; Internationalization theory and theories on knowledge sharing .

Focus for her dissertation was how knowledge is shared within IKEA when entering new markets. For her post doctoral research she has recently conducted a one year ethnographic study focusing on how knowledge is shared in practice within a professional service firm. Other research projects that Anna is involved in are e.g.; Knowledge, leadership and identity in organizations, Swedish retail firms and impact on performance.

Awards

Awarded with the Jan Wallander scholarship, Handelsbankens research foundation, 16 May 2008

Winner of the 2007 Booz Allen Hamilton/SMS PhD Fellowship for her paper “The Learning Paradox: An Observation Of Knowledge Sharing At IKEA Japan”.

Scholarship

Importing Swedish retail companies: predictors of performance. Responsible; Professor Deo Sharma. Project team; Deo Sharma, Daniel Tolstoy and Anna Jonsson. Ragnar Söderbergs Stiftelse.