Jacob A. Hasselbalch

Jacob A. Hasselbalch serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, with research centered on sustainability transitions, circular economy systems, and transformative innovation policy. His work directly engages with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through critical analyses of environmental governance and economic planning frameworks.

Hasselbalch investigates the organizational dynamics of sustainability transitions, specializing in plastic pollution governance and decarbonization strategies. His scholarship critically examines the contradictions within circular economy initiatives, particularly regarding "toxic growth" in EU policy frameworks, while exploring alternative economic models for zero-waste systems. Methodologically, he employs qualitative analyses of global bottom-up initiatives and socio-technical prefiguration processes to challenge conventional policy paradigms.

His publication trajectory reveals intensifying focus on policy critique and systemic alternatives since 2022, with dominant themes including plastic economy governance, transformative innovation implementation, and decarbonization planning. Recent works demonstrate consistent methodological innovation through multiple correspondence analysis of transnational initiatives and theoretical synthesis of distributed prefiguration models, establishing connections between organizational theory and environmental policy implementation.

Hasselbalch actively mentors emerging scholars through supervision of 10 student projects while maintaining significant public engagement through Danish media contributions on welfare economics and sustainable consumption. His collaborative research network spans European institutions, with notable joint work on transformative innovation policy frameworks and critical sustainability assessments.