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Katarina Arbin is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Business and Economic Studies, University of Gävle. She holds a PhD in Purchasing and Information Systems from the Stockholm School of Economics and specializes in sustainability, supply chain management, and digitalization from a business perspective.
Her research explores organizational sustainability identity, circular economy purchasing, and safety along construction supply chains. She teaches courses such as
- Leadership and Gender
- Brand Management
- Sustainability Management
Arbin has published extensively on AI in public procurement, sustainable supply chains, and the ARA model in business networks. Her recent work (2023-2025) focuses on AI adoption challenges, professional logic in sustainability roles, and circular economy drivers in construction. Earlier publications (2003-2008) established her expertise in e-procurement and information system adoption.
She has co-authored the textbook Inköp och supply chain management (2019) with Arjan van Weele and contributed to chapters on RFID and mobile logistics. Her research methodology combines theoretical models with real-world case studies, particularly in the construction and transportation sectors.
