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Overview

Susanne Durst is affiliated with Reykjavík University in Iceland and specializes in the field of Business, Management and Accounting. Their research predominantly focuses on Strategy and Management, Communication, Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Recent publications authored by Susanne Durst include:

  • "Knowledge management in SMEs: a follow-up literature review," 2023, Journal of Knowledge Management
  • "COVID-19 as an accelerator for developing strong(er) businesses? Insights from Estonian small firms," 2021, Journal of the International Council for Small Business

Other frequently cited papers in related research contexts, though authored by different researchers, highlight key themes in digital transformation, temporary business model innovation during COVID-19, and empirical studies in sport entrepreneurship:

  • "Digital transformation in business and management research: An overview of the current status quo," 2021, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Temporary business model innovation - SMEs' innovation response to the Covid-19 crisis," 2021, R and D Management
  • "Professional football clubs and empirical evidence from the COVID-19 crisis: Time for sport entrepreneurship?," 2021, Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Susanne Durst has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Samuel Foli, Thomas Henschel, Serdal Temel, Wolfgang Gerstlberger, and Yasmina Khadir. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of research output.

Regular publication venues for their work include:

  • VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems
  • Sustainability
  • European Conference on Knowledge Management
  • Journal of Knowledge Management
  • Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Regarding book publications, Susanne Durst has authored titles published by different academic publishers:

  • World Scientific: "Digital Transformation for Entrepreneurship" (2022) and "Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises" (2024)
  • Springer Nature: "Crisis Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)" (2022)
  • Morgan & Claypool Publishers: "Knowledge Management at the Crossroads" (2025)
  • Edward Elgar Publishing: "Inclusive and Responsible Entrepreneurship in a Turbulent Era" (2025)

Best Publications

  • Digital transformation in business and management research: An overview of the current status quo

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  • Knowledge management in SMEs : A literature review

    Susanne Durst;Ingi Runar Edvardsson

  • Digital entrepreneurship: Innovative business models for the sharing economy

    Chris Richter;Sascha Kraus;Alexander Brem;Alexander Brem;Susanne Durst

  • Knowledge management and succession planning in SMEs

    Susanne Durst;Stefan Wilhelm

  • Temporary business model innovation – SMEs’ innovation response to the Covid-19 crisis

    Thomas Clauss;Thomas Clauss;Matthias Breier;Sascha Kraus;Susanne Durst

  • Success factors of innovation ecosystems - Initial insights from a literature review

    Susanne Durst;Petro Poutanen

  • Mapping knowledge risks: towards a better understanding of knowledge management

    Susanne Durst;Malgorzata Zieba

  • Intellectual capital dimensions: state of the art in 2014

    Helio Aisenberg Ferenhof;Susanne Durst;Mariana Zaniboni Bialecki;Paulo Mauricio Selig

  • Service innovation and its impact: What do we know about?

    Susanne Durst;Anne-Laure Mention;Petro Kristian Poutanen

  • The Benefits of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

    Ingi Runar Edvardsson;Susanne Durst

  • The linkage between knowledge risk management and organizational performance

    Susanne Durst;Christoph Hinteregger;Malgorzata Zieba

  • Entrepreneurial orientation in small firms – values-attitudes-behavior approach

    Juha Sakari Soininen;Kaisu Puumalainen;Helena Sjögrén;Pasi Syrjä

  • Knowledge management in practice: insights into a medium‐sized enterprise's exposure to knowledge loss

    Susanne Durst;Stefan Wilhelm

  • Innovating and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities in Smart Cities: Evidence from Germany

    Sascha Kraus;Chris Richter;Savvas Papagiannidis;Susanne Durst

  • Intellectual capital risks and job rotation

    Julia Brunold;Susanne Durst

  • Professional football clubs and empirical evidence from the COVID-19 crisis: Time for sport entrepreneurship?

    Jonas Hammerschmidt;Susanne Durst;Susanne Durst;Sascha Kraus;Kaisu Puumalainen

  • Knowledge risks inherent in business sustainability

    Susanne Durst;Malgorzata Zieba

  • Success Factors of Open Innovation - A Literature Review

    Susanne Durst;Pirjo Ståhle

  • Knowledge management in SMEs: a follow-up literature review

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  • Translating the impact of knowledge management into knowledge‐based innovation : The neglected and mediating role of knowledge‐worker satisfaction

    Muhammad Shujahat;Bakhtiar Ali;Faisal Nawaz;Susanne Durst

  • Impact of competition from unregistered firms on R&D investment by industrial sectors in emerging economies

    Jorge A. Heredia Pérez;Martin H. Kunc;Susanne Durst;Alejandro Flores

  • Increasing smart city competitiveness and sustainability through managing structural capital

    Florinda Matos;Valter Martins Vairinhos;Renata Paola Dameri;Susanne Durst

Frequent Co-Authors

Sascha Kraus
Sascha Kraus University of Siegen
Kaisu Puumalainen
Kaisu Puumalainen Lappeenranta University of Technology
Thomas Clauss
Thomas Clauss Witten/Herdecke University
Alexander Brem
Alexander Brem University of Stuttgart
Aino Kianto
Aino Kianto Lappeenranta University of Technology

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