Knowing in Practice
is Ph D Anna Jonsson
Anna Jonsson is associate professor/docent and senior lecturer at Lund University School of Economics and Management.
Anna is also a researcher at Score, which is part of Stockholm University and Stockholm School of Economics.
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Awards
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP / RESEARCH GRANTS
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Kunskapsserien: Om konsten att kommunicera och samverka bortom elfenbenstorn och marknadstorg genom serieteckningar
Kurslitteraturpriset 2016
Vinnare av Kurslitteraturpriset 2016. 1:a pris 2016: En berättelse om organisering. Författare: Maria Grafström, Anna Jonsson, Oline Stig och Lars Strannegård
LMK Stiftelsen
Utvald, tillsammans med elva andra forskare vid Lunds universitet, till LMK-stiftelsens Idéforum i Björkliden 2016.
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Bortom torghandel och elfenbenstorn: En studie om integrerad vetenskap för hållbar kunskapsförsörjning
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Om internationalisering och lärande i praktiken - en studie om hur lokala nationella företag förvärvar stora multinationella företag.
Jan Wallander & Tom Hedelius Stiftelse
Learning how to internationalize in practice - a case study of how local national firms from emerging markets acquire large multinational firms.
Handels Utvecklingsråd
Nya affärsmodeller i digitaliseringens spår. Projektledare Anna Jonsson. Projektteam: Niklas Egels-Zandén, Catrin Lammgård, Johan Hagberg, Anna Jonsson och Malin Sundström.
Ragnar Söderbergs Stiftelse
Importing Swedish retail companies: predictors of performance. Responsible; Professor Deo Sharma. Project team; Deo Sharma, Daniel Tolstoy and Anna Jonsson.
Jan Wallander scholarship
Awarded with the Jan Wallander scholarship, Handelsbankens research foundation, 16th May 2008
Research
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Anna Jonsson’s research mainly focuses on consequences of globalization and digitalization and the need for knowledge sharing and learning in organizations and society. Her findings point towards the importance of learning and sharing knowing in practice, where FIKA plays an important role.
Anna Jonsson is currently involved in two research projects; one focusing on the on the learning processes of emerging market MNCs, and one on integrated knowledge development for securing long-term and sustainable provision of knowledge in society.
RESEARCH SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & SPEECHES
A selection of public talks
Tillitsdelegationen
Forum Tillit: Samverkan, 2018-12-11
IVA Seminarium
Samverkan – ord eller praktik. 2018-05-23
Nätverket för samverkansforskning
Samverkan bortom torghandel och elfenbenstorn, 2018-04-24
MiL Institute
BRIDGING THE GAP – research, practice and application, 2018-01-26
RIFO
Samverkan i ropet: Vad menas egentligen med samverkan? Är samsyn möjlig och eftersträvansvärd?, 2018-01-24
Kommunförbundet Skåne
Medverkar i samtal kring arbete med strategier för forskningssamverkan inom kommunerna den 24 oktober. Föredrag om Vetenskap och kunskap i praktiken.
FEKIS, Malmö Högskola
Leder tillsammans med Maria Grafström (Score) två panelsamtal vid FEKIS 2017, MAH: Onsdag 18 oktober: "Samverkan i ropet: En diskussion om att verka och veta tillsammans". Torsdag 19 oktober: "Vad händer i mötet mellan teori och fiktion? Att undervisa med hjälp av skönlitteratur".
Lund 350 years
After the party – a workshop on how to survive as a postdoctor, Lund, 18th September 2017.
Jubileumskurs
Vetenskap och kunskap i praktiken, Lund, 3 april 2017.
In Media
Sveriges Radio P4
”Eftermiddag i P4 Malmöhus”, 2018-11-22 (0.18-0.25
Sveriges Radio P4
”Förmiddag i P4 Kristianstad”, 2018-11-22 (1.05-1.24)
Sveriges Radio
”Efter varslen – så ser forskaren på IKEA:s situation”, 2018-11-22
DN, Ekonomi
”Ikeas ordförande om varslet: Tyvärr är det ett måste”, 2018-11-21
SvD Kultur, Debatt
”Det är genom fiktion som faktan får liv och mening”, 2018-08-03
DN Debatt, Replik
"Svenskt Näringsliv behöver se bortom sin egen tårtbit", 2018-08-03
Webbsändning, IVA
Samverkan – ord eller praktik, 2018-05-23
Sydsvenskan, 8till5
Experter eniga – IKEA måste hitta en ny affärsmodell, 2018-05-03
Dagens Industri, Tema Handel
Nya gallerian ska stoppa butiksdöden, 2018-04-15
Services
There is a growing interest for issues related to knowledge management and ways for how to lead knowing in practice. The ability to share knowledge is not only important for the individual organization, but also for society due to globalization, digitalization and the ongoing generation shift on the job market.
Welcome to contact Anna Jonsson if you are interested in her participation in the issues related to her research and in following areas.
Speeches related to research
Analyses & Reports
Workshops & Panel debates
Publications
MONOGRAPHS & BOOKS
En berättelse om organisering
Grafström, M., Jonsson, A., Stig, O. & Strannegård, L. (2017) Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Handelns digitalisering
Hagberg, J. & Jonsson, A. (2016) Undran inför framtidens affärer. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
När ledarskapet krackelerar
Alvesson, M., Jonsson, A., Sveningsson, S. & Wenglén, R. (2015) Ledarskap i den inte så lätta praktiken. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Efter Festen
Eldén, S. & Jonsson, A. (red) (2014) Om konsten att utvecklas från doktor till docent, eller, En överlevnadsguide för den postdoktorala tillvaron. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
True Partnership as True Learning
Jonsson, A. (2013) Knowledge Sharing within Mannheimer Swartling. Uppsala: Iustus förlag.
Kunskapsöverföring och Knowledge Management
Jonsson, A. (2012) Malmö: Liber.
Knowledge sharing across borders - Dissertation
Jonsson, A. (2007) A study in the IKEA world. Lund Studies in Economics and Management, 97. Lund: Lund University press.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Professional blinders? The novel as an eye-opener in organizational analysis.
Grafström, M. & Jonsson, A. (2018) Special issue: ’Tropes, Genres, Fiction: Literature and Organization’ in Culture and Organization.
Retail digitalization: Implications for physical stores.
Hagberg, J., Jonsson, A. & Egels-Zandén, N. (2017) Editorial: Retail digitalization: Implications for physical stores. Special Issue. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 39, 264–330.
Ledarskap, ledarskap… men inget lärande?
Jonsson, A. (2016) Ledarskap, ledarskap… men inget lärande?. Organisation & Samhälle, 2016/2.
Ambidexterity as a dynamic capability in the globalization of the multinational business enterprise (MBE): Case studies of AB Volvo and IKEA
Vahlne, J-E. & Jonsson, A. (2016). International Business Review, 24 May. doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.05.06
The bumpy road to exercising leadership: Fragmentations in meaning and practice
Alvesson, M. & Jonsson, A. (2016) Leadership, April 19, 2016, doi: 10.1177/1742715016644671
The Influence of a Retail Firm’s Geographic Scope of Operations on Its International Online Sales.
Tolstoy, D., Jonsson, A. & Sharma, D. (2016) International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Vol 20(3): 293-318.
A thematic analysis of research on global sourcing and international purchasing in retail firms
Jonsson, A. & Tolstoy, D. (2014) International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 42(1) :56-83.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-05-2012-0046
Beyond knowledge management
Jonsson. A. (2013) Understanding how to share knowledge through logic and practice. Knowledge Management, Research & Practice. Advance online publication, July 22, 2013; doi:10.1057/kmrp.2013.28
The package logic
Johansson, M. & Jonsson, A. (2012) A study on value creation and knowledge flows. European Management Journal, 30(6): 535-551.
– See earlier journal articles –
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
Samverkan i ropet
Jonsson, A. (2018) Samverkan i ropet. Hur förväntas vi nå ut med vår forskning? I Sjöholm, C. & Jernek, M. (red.) Är det någon konst att vara akademiker? Ett symposium om Academic skills. Lund: Lunds universitet, s. 55-62.
Dragons with Horsepower
Jonsson, A. (2017) Dragons with Horsepower: Learning from the Internationalization of Emerging Market Firms. In Marinova, S. Larimo, J. & Nummela, N. (eds) Value Creation in International Business - Volume 1: An MNC Perspective.
En integrationist? JaVIsst!
Jonsson, A. (2014) I Mineur, E. & Myrman, B. (red) Hela vetenskapen. 15 forskare om integrerad forskning, 91-100.
KreattraktiVItet
Jonsson, A. (2014) Om lärande arbetsplatser för ständig förnyelse och hållbar framgång, eller, Om önskan att få ett pris ur Kungens händer. I Håkansson, R., Sjögren, N-O. & Alm, P. (red) Kreativa miljöer – hur uppstår de?. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapet i Lund.91-112.
Management - an advanced introduction
Jonsson, A. & Tell, F. (2013) Knowledge management. In Strannegård, L. & Styhre, A. (eds) Studentlitteratur. Lund, pp 75-106.
Erfarenheter av ett genusintegrerat ledarskapsprogram
Jonsson, A., Klintman, M. & Mont, O. (2012) Förändringsarbete ur ett ledarskapsperspektiv: utmaningar och möjligheter för genusarbete vid Ekonomihögskolan i Lund. I Lövkrona, I. & Widén, K. (red) AKKA IV 2010-2011. Rapport till Högskoleverket.
Bringing In Knowing In Practice
Jonsson, A. (2009) The Paradox of Sharing and Using Best Practices Within The IKEA World. In Jordan, S. & Mitterhofer, H. (2009:30-49). Beyond Knowledge Management - sociomaterial and sociocultural perspectives within management research. pp 37-56. Innsbruck University Press.
International Marketing
Elg, U, Jonsson, A & Tarnovskaya, V. (2006) IKEA: Entering Russia in Ghauri, P. Cateora, P. (2006:599-603) McGraw Hill Education. Second edition.
WORKING PAPERS & REPORTS
Digitalisering i handeln: Navigera rätt bland utmaningar och möjligheter i den snabba strukturomvandlingen. Handelsrådet, 2017 (Redaktör: Jenny Dahlerus).
Jonsson, A., Egels-Zandén, N., Hagberg, J., Lammgård, C., och Sundström, M. (2017). Handelns digitalisering och förändrade affärer. Handelsrådet. Nr 2017:4.
Jonsson, A., Sharma, D. & Tolstoy, D. (2012) Exploring predictors of performance. A study of the international activities of Swedish retail firms. Lund Institute of Economic Research, Working paper series 2012/3.
Jonsson, A. (2007k) Knowledge sharing at micro level: A participant observation at IKEA in Japan. The Institute of Economic Research Working Paper Series, 2007:2.
Jonsson, A & Kalling, T. (2006c) Challenges to knowledge sharing across national and intra-organizational boundaries: A comparison of IKEA and SCA Packaging. The Institute of Economic Research Working Paper Series, 2006:8.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Jonsson, A. (2018) Unleashing learning: Towards a collaborative-based view of the global firm – beyond a western perspective. Paper accepted and to be presented at the LAEMOS Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22-24 March 2018
Jonsson, A. & Alvesson, M. (2017) The tension between functional stupidity and dysfunctional anxiety in public organisations. Paper accepted and to be presented at the NFF 24th Nordic Academy of Management Conference, Bodö, Norway, 23-25 August 2017.
Grafström, M., Jonsson, A. & Klintman, M. (2017) Collaborating across societal sectors: A buzzword or a governance mechanism for research? Paper accepted and to be presented at the NFF 24th Nordic Academy of Management Conference, Bodö, Norway, 23-25 August 2017.
Jonsson, A. (2017) Organizational capability building: a case study of an emne’s quest for learning. Paper accepted and to be presented at the 33rd EGOS Colloquium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6-8th July 2017.
Egels-Zandén, N., Hagberg, J. & Jonsson, A. (2016) Digitalizing IKEA: From a strategy-as-practice perspective. Paper accepted and to be presented at NRWC, Aarhus, Denmark, 9-10th November 2016
Jonsson, A. & Sundström, M. (2016) Value co-creation in a digitalized retail context: learning how to learn from customers. Paper accepted and to be presented at CERR, Toulouse, France, 2nd-4th June, 2016
Jonsson, A. & Sundström, M. (2016) How digitalization affects the logics for value co-creation and learning. Paper accepted and to be presented at EIRASS, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11th-14th July, 2016
Jonsson, A. (2015c) Retail digitalization: A research agenda for how to meet the on-going transformation process. Paper accepted for EAERCD, Rennes, France, 1-3 July 2015.
Jonsson, A. (2015b) Curiosity as methodology: Creativity, reflexivity and responsibility through the iterative knowledge process of doing ethnographic work. Paper accepted and to be presented at EGOS, Athens, Greece, 2-4 July 2015.
Charles Darwin
Naturalist and geologistIt is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one that is most responsive to change.
Heil et al
2000: viiSimple truths are the hardest to come to – and the most powerful to use.
The Go-giver
Burg & Mann 2007: 109So the secret to success,” Joe went on, “to gaining it, to having it, is to give, give, give. The secret to getting is giving. And the secret to giving is making yourself open to receiving.
Alfred Einstein
Crossan et al, 2011: 454Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.