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Business and Management

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51
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23868
World Ranking
900
National Ranking
388

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Overview

Bo Carlsson is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science, gender studies, economics, physical therapy, and law. Their publications demonstrate a sustained interest in the intersections of sports, society, and culture.

The scholar has authored articles in several academic journals, including multiple contributions to Sport in Society and Soccer and Society. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Juridification of fandom: dealing with spectators' expressions of 'too much joy' in Swedish football" (2023, Soccer and Society)
  • "The hegemonic impact of the NHL and the 'Americanization' of Swedish ice hockey and resistance: Rögle BK as 'hockey culture'" (2022, Sport in Society)

Their work explores themes related to sport, gender, societal impacts of mega-events, pedagogy in physical education, and the role of law in cultural contexts. The main research topics Carlsson covers include:

  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Law in Society and Culture
  • Sports and Physical Education Studies
  • American Sports and Literature
  • Economic Growth and Productivity

Frequent collaborators in Carlsson's research include Jyri Backman, Isak Lidström, Tobias Stark, Torbjörn Andersson, and Jesper Andreasson, indicating a network of co-authors active in similar interdisciplinary topics related to sports and society.

Their publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as:

  • Sport in Society
  • Soccer and Society
  • Social Sciences

Bo Carlsson's research further intersects with subfields including sociology and political science, gender studies, economics and econometrics, physical therapy and sports therapy, and law, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to analyzing social and cultural phenomena within sports contexts.

Best Publications

  • On the Nature, Function and Composition of Technological Systems

    Bo Carlsson;Rikard Stankiewicz

  • Analyzing the functional dynamics of technological innovation systems: A scheme of analysis

    Anna Bergek;Staffan Jacobsson;Bo Carlsson;Sven Lindmark

  • The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship

    Zoltan J. Acs;Pontus Braunerhjelm;David B. Audretsch;Bo Carlsson

  • Innovation systems: analytical and methodological issues

    Bo Carlsson;Staffan Jacobsson;Magnus Holmén;Annika Rickne

  • Internationalization of innovation systems: A survey of the literature ☆

    Bo Carlsson

  • The missing link: knowledge diffusion and entrepreneurship in endogenous growth

    Pontus Braunerhjelm;Zoltan Acs;David B. Audretsch;Bo Carlsson

  • The missing link: knowledge diffusion and entrepreneurship in endogenous growth

    Pontus Braunerhjelm;Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch;Bo Carlsson

  • The Missing Link: The Knowledge Filter and Entrepreneurship in Endogenous Growth

    Zoltán J Acs;David B Audretsch;Pontus Braunerhjelm;Bo Carlsson

  • Technological systems and economic performance : the case of factory automation

    Bo Carlsson

  • Flexibility and the theory of the firm

    Bo Carlsson

  • Growth and entrepreneurship

    Zoltan J. Acs;Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch;David B. Audretsch;David B. Audretsch;Pontus Braunerhjelm;Bo Carlsson

  • Technology transfer in United States universities

    Bo Carlsson;Ann-Charlotte Fridh

  • The evolving domain of entrepreneurship research

    Bo Carlsson;Pontus Braunerhjelm;Maureen McKelvey;Christer Olofsson

  • Technological Systems and Industrial Dynamics

    Bo Carlsson

  • The Digital Economy: what is new and what is not?

    Bo Carlsson

  • The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship

    Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch;Pontus Braunerhjelm;Bo Carlsson

  • Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: a historical review

    Bo Carlsson;Zoltan Acs;David B. Audretsch;Pontus Braunerhjelm

  • Knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: a historical review

    Bo Carlsson;Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch;Pontus Braunerhjelm

  • The Nature and Importance of Economic Competence

    Bo Carlsson;Gunnar Eliasson

  • The evolution of manufacturing technology and its impact on industrial structure: An international study

    Bo Carlsson

  • Technological Systems and Economic Performance

    Bo Carlsson

  • The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship

    Zoltan Acs;David Audrestch;Pontus Braunerhjelm;Bo Carlsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Pontus Braunerhjelm
Pontus Braunerhjelm Royal Institute of Technology
Zoltan J. Acs
Zoltan J. Acs George Mason University
David B. Audretsch
David B. Audretsch Indiana University
Staffan Jacobsson
Staffan Jacobsson Chalmers University of Technology
Charlie Karlsson
Charlie Karlsson Jönköping University
Ram Mudambi
Ram Mudambi Temple University
Roy Thurik
Roy Thurik Montpellier Business School
Jeffrey T. Glass
Jeffrey T. Glass Duke University
Kalle Lyytinen
Kalle Lyytinen Case Western Reserve University
Richard J. Boland
Richard J. Boland Case Western Reserve University

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