Tomas Karlsson

Associate Professor at Entrepreneurship and Strategy

Tomas worked as a PhD in Entrepreneurship at Jönköping International Business School 2005; Visiting Scholar Stanford 2002; University of Alberta, 2003; Wilfrid Laurier University, 2006; Queensland University of Technology, 2007. He worked as a lecturer at Lund University in 2009.

His primary research interests are new venture creation processes, entrepreneurial education and institutional theory.

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2021

Entrepreneurship Education: Team Composition in Known Worlds and New Frontiers

Tomas Karlsson, Pamela Nowell
Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy. Vol. 4 (3), p. 282-311
Journal article
2020

Capturing action from within: the use of personal diaries

Elco van Burg, Tomas Karlsson
Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Behavior, Practice and Process, p. 182-198
Book chapter
2020

Initial Networking Processes of Student Entrepreneurs: The Role of Action and Evaluation

Mariëtte Kaandorp, Elco van Burg, Tomas Karlsson
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. Vol. 44 (3), p. 527-556
Journal article
2019

The influence of the lean startup methodology on entrepreneur-coach relationships in the context of a startup accelerator

Yashar Mansoori, Tomas Karlsson, Mats Lundqvist
Technovation. Vol. 84-85, p. 37-47
Journal article
2018

Revisiting the influence of institutional forces on the written business plan: a replication study

Christian Hopp, Francis J. Greene, Benson Honig et al
Management Review Quarterly. Vol. 68 (4), p. 361-398
Journal article
2017

Beyond Red Tape and Fools: Institutional Theory in Entrepreneurship Research, 1992–2014

Su Jing, Zhai Qinghua, Tomas Karlsson
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. Vol. 41 (4), p. 505-531
Journal article
2017

Beyond red tape and fools:Institutional theory in entrepreneruship research 1992-2014

Su Jing, Zhai Qinghua, Tomas Karlsson
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. Vol. 41 (4), p. 505-531
Journal article
2016

Entrepreneurs' motivation: Goal striving among entrepreneurs in the new venture creation process

Leon Schjoedt, Tomas Karlsson, Mark T Schenkel
Academy of Management Conference
Paper in proceeding
2016

DO TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE STEW? EXAMINING THE ROLES OF BUSINESS PLAN FORMALITY AND TEAM SIZE ON NASCENT REVENUE EXPECTATIONS AND GESTATION ACTIVITY

Mark T Schenkel, Tomas Karlsson
Babson college entrepreneurship research conference
Paper in proceeding
2015

The evoluation of Lund University's entrepreneurial ecosystem from 1980 to 2012

Tomas Karlsson, Hans Landström, Caroline Wigren
The Entrepreneurial University, p. 131-150
Book chapter
2015

The evolution of Lund University's entrepreneurial ecosystem from 1980 to 2012

Tomas Karlsson, C. Wigren-Kristoferson, H. Landström
The Entrepreneurial University: Context and Institutional Change, p. 131-149
Book chapter
2015

Strategies for creating new venture legitimacy

Tomas Karlsson, Karen Williams Middleton
Industry & higher education. Vol. 29 (6), p. 469-479
Journal article
2014

Strategies for Creating Nascent Venture Legitimacy

Tomas Karlsson, Karen Williams Middleton
Institute for Small Business and Enterprise Conference, Nov. 5-6, Manchester UK, p. 1-13
Paper in proceeding
2013

An Institutional Perspective on Business Planning Activities for Nascent Entrepreneurs in Sweden and the US

Tomas Karlsson, Benson Honig
Administrative Sciences. Vol. 4 (3), p. 266-289
Journal article
2013

Improving perceived entrepreneurial abilities through education: Exploratory testing of an entrepreneurial self efficacy scale in a pre-post setting

Tomas Karlsson, Kåre Moberg
International Journal of Management Education. Vol. 11 (1), p. 1-11
Journal article
2013

The Blessing of Necessity and Advantages of Newness

Benson Honig, Tomas Karlsson, Gustav Hägg
Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth. Vol. 15, p. 63-94
Journal article
2004

Institutional forces and the written business plan

Tomas Karlsson
Journal of Management. Vol. 30 (1), p. 29-48
Journal article

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2023–2026

Scandinavian Growth Creators 2

Tomas Karlsson Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Alexandra Nash Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Kristoffer Janblad Brandin Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Tobias Fredberg Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Tillväxtverket

2019–2022

Scandinavian Growth Creators(SGC): Business development in microcompaniesthrough co-creation and in-depth learning

Tomas Karlsson Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Tillväxtverket
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