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Mikael Wickelgren serves as Head of School and Associate Professor of Business Administration at the School of Business, University of Skövde. His academic work focuses on organizational behavior, retail management, and human resource practices within Swedish business contexts. He maintains an active research profile with numerous publications spanning over fifteen years.
Wickelgren's research interests center on organizational resilience, leadership dynamics, incentive systems, and the transformation of traditional industries like retail and automotive sectors. His work often examines the intersection of management practices with Swedish cultural values, particularly investigating how international management concepts are adapted within Swedish organizations. Recent research has increasingly focused on digital transformation and green transition challenges within regional economies.
Analysis of his publication history reveals consistent exploration of workplace relationships, management practices, and organizational change. His research spans theoretical examinations of management concepts as well as applied studies of specific industries, particularly retail and automotive sectors. The work demonstrates a longitudinal perspective on how Swedish organizations navigate changing economic landscapes while maintaining distinctive cultural approaches to management.
Wickelgren leads significant research projects including 'Labour market challenges of green transition in West Sweden' (2023-2029) examining societal impacts of automotive industry transformation, and previously completed 'Collaboration between municipalities for digital transformation' (2022-2024) which investigated how smaller public organizations address digitalization challenges through collaborative approaches.
His academic contributions appear in journals including Psychology of Leaders and Leadership, Scandinavian Journal of Management, and International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across management, psychology, and organizational studies fields.
