About the research at the Department of Industrial Economics and Management (INDEK) that addresses industrial and societal challenges and their emerging opportunities, at the intersection of technology and management.
INDEK’s competence domains are clustered into specific research areas that are permeated by these themes. The areas represent key academic challenges and disciplinary expertise that advance industrial and societal development. This layered structure ensures that INDEK’s research not only engages with the complexity of industrial transformation but also generates insights that are both theoretically rigorous and practically relevant.
Our research explores how financial systems, governance, and reporting shape corporate behavior and innovation. The research provides evidence-based insights that support efficient, responsible, and sustainable business and policy decisions.
Innovation and industrial dynamics is the interdisciplinary study of how new ideas, technologies, and business models transform various sectors of society and industry gradually over time.
Our research explores how leadership and project organising drive innovation, learning, and change on individual, team, organizational and societal levels. It combines diverse methods and theories to address challenges in project-based and knowledge-intensive work, aiming to enhance value creation across diverse empirical settings and multiple levels of analysis.
Our research explores how technology, data, and innovation drive new business opportunities and reshape marketing, entrepreneurship, and business models in the digital economy.
Our research explores how organisations enhance competitiveness by strategically managing operations and supply chains — balancing innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability to improve performance across the entire value chain. It employs both qualitative and quantitative methods to address emerging challenges, emphasising agility, transparency, and resilience in increasingly complex environments.
