Torben Schubert

Prof. Torben Schubert is a Senior Lecturer and Reader at Lund University's Center for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), and serves as CIRCLE-LTH coordinator on the management board. He also holds a secondary role as deputy head of the Competence Center Innovation and Knowledge Economy at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI.

• Research Focus: Innovation-driven competitive advantages, strategic innovation management in corporations, science economics, and regional industrial renewal.
• Affiliations: CIRCLE (Lund University), Fraunhofer ISI (Germany), Horizon 2020 FRAME project (2017-2019) as PI.

Research Trends: His recent publications examine innovation ecosystems through interdisciplinary lenses combining economics, management, and social sciences. Key themes include:

• Knowledge worker mobility and compensation dynamics
• Strategic skill integration in startups
• Impact of management team diversity on product innovation
• International business strategies under technological uncertainty
• Knowledge base combinations for firm growth

Project Involvement spans 6 major initiatives including:

• FRAME (Horizon 2020 macroeconomic analysis)
• Renewal of mature industries (Sweden, 2017-2020)
• GONST (Nordic sustainability transitions, 2017-2020)
• Regional anchors (Industrial transformation, 2020-2023)
• Entrepreneurial experimentation (2019-2022)

Collaboration Network spans 9 similar profiles in innovation economics, with international collaborations across Germany, Sweden, and Nordic countries. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to economic growth, industry innovation, and reduced inequalities.