Michael Slavensky Dahl

Articles in peer-reviewed refereed journals

• Toke Reichstein, Michael S. Dahl, Bernd Ebersberger, and Morten Berg Jensen (2008, forthcoming), “The Devil Dwells in the Tails: A Quantile Regressions Approach to Firm Growth“, Accepted for publication in Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 3 December 2007.
• Michael S. Dahl and Toke Reichstein (2007), “Are You Experienced? Prior Experience and the Survival of New Organizations“, Industry and Innovation. Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 497-511. ISSN: 1366-2716. [DOI Link]
• Christian Ø. R. Pedersen, Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2006), “The Danish ICT Sector in an International Perspective: A Mismatch between Demand and Supply”, Info. Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 85-99. ISSN: 1463-6697. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl and Christian Ø. R. Pedersen (2005), “Social Networks in the R&D Process: The Case of the Wireless Communication Industry Around Aalborg, Denmark“, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. Vol. 22, No. 1-2, pp. 75-92. ISSN: 0923-4748. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl and Christian Ø. R. Pedersen (2004), “Knowledge Flows through Informal Contacts in Industrial Clusters: Myth or Reality?“, Research Policy, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1673-86. ISSN: 0048-7333. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl (2004), “Født til Succes? Knopskydninger som kilde til innovation [Born for Success? Spin-offs as sources of innovation]“, Ledelse & Erhvervsøkonomi, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 285-292. ISSN: 0902-3704. [PDF]
• Toke Reichstein and Michael S. Dahl (2004), “Are Firm Growth Rates Random? Patterns and Dependencies“, International Review of Applied Economics, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 225-246. ISSN: 0269-2171. [DOI Link]

Thesis

• Michael S. Dahl (2003), “Knowledge Diffusion and Regional Clusters: Lessons from the Danish ICT Industry“, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University, 250 pages. Submitted: November 3, 2003 - Defended: January 26, 2004.

Book chapters

• Michael S. Dahl, Bent Dalum and Håkan Ylinenpää (2006), “Regions with comprehensive technical universities : The Case of Aalborg, Luleå and Oulu”, pp. 115-143, in: Jan-Evert Nilsson (ed.), “The Role of Universities in Regional Innovation Systems - A Nordic Perspective”, Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press. ISBN: 87-630-0157-8.
• Christian Ø. R. Pedersen, Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2006), “Knowledge Flows in the Danish ICT Sector: The Paradox of Advanced Demand and Mediocre Supply”, in Yannis Caloghirou, Anastasia Constantelou and Nick Vonortas (eds.), “Knowledge Flows in European Industry“, London: Routledge. ISBN: 0415327075.
• Jesper L. Christensen and Michael S. Dahl (2004), “Virksomhedsklynger [Industrial Clusters]“, in John Johansen and Jens Ove Riis (eds.), “Fremtidens produktion i Danmark: Antologi [The Future of Manufacturing in Denmark]“, Copenhagen: Dansk Industri [Confederation of Danish Industries]. ISBN: 87-7353-511-7.
• Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2001), “The Construction Cluster in Denmark”, in: Pim den Hertog, Edward M. Bergman and David Charles (eds.), “Innovative Clusters: Drivers in National Innovation Systems“, Paris: OECD. ISBN: 92-64-18706-5.
• Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2001), “The ICT Cluster in Denmark”, in: Pim den Hertog, Edward Bergman and David Charles (eds.), “Innovative Clusters: Drivers in National Innovation Systems“, Paris: OECD. ISBN: 92-64-18706-5.

Selected conference and working papers

• Michael S. Dahl and Olav Sorenson (2008), “The Social Attachment to Place“.
• Michael S. Dahl and Steven Klepper (2008), “Whom do new firms hire?“, Paper for the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2008 (in Anaheim).
• Michael S. Dahl and Olav Sorenson (2007), “Home Sweet Home? Entrepreneurs’ location choices and the performance of their new ventures“, Paper for the DRUID Summer Conference 2007 (in Copenhagen) and the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2007 (in Philadelphia).
• Michael S. Dahl and Toke Reichstein (2006), “Heritage and Survival of Spin-offs: Quality of Parent and Parent-Tenure of Founders”, Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, USA, 11-16 August 2006.
• Esben S. Andersen, Michael S. Dahl, Bengt-Åke Lundvall, and Toke Reichstein (2005), “Schumpeter’s process of creative destruction and the Scandinavian systems : A tale of two effects”, Paper presented at the Conference on the Economic Transformation of Europe (ETE), Manchester University, UK, 23-24 November 2005.
• Michael S. Dahl, Christian R. Østergaard, and Bent Dalum (2005), “Entrepreneurial Founder Effects in the Growth of Regional Clusters: How Early Success is a Key Determinant”, DRUID Working Paper Series, WP# 2005-18, ISBN: 87-7873-184-4.
• Michael S. Dahl, Christian Ø. R. Pedersen, and Bent Dalum (2003), “Entry by Spinoff in a High-Tech Cluster”, DRUID Working Paper Series, WP# 2003-11, ISBN: 87-7873-143-1.

Popular publications in newspapers etc.

• Michael S. Dahl (2006), “Kronik: Hvorfor fik vi en mobilklynge her? “, Nordjyske Stiftstidende, Sunday 26 March, p. 11.
• Michael S. Dahl (2005), “Kronik: Pessimismen er Nordjyllands fjende“, Nordjyske Stiftstidende, Friday 18 February, p. 15.

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