Peter Thomsen

Peter Thomsen is an Assistant Professor at Aalborg University Business School, part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. He is affiliated with the Accounting Research Group and Business Design Center. His research focuses on business model innovation, digital transformation, and strategic management, particularly in ecosystems and performance measurement.

Thomsen leads or participates in projects like Gentænk NU (entrepreneurship & sustainability), FUN: Forretningsudvikling Nordjylland, and the Digital Disruption Consortium, emphasizing business model adaptation and innovation. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications, including business model quantification methodologies and ecosystem resilience strategies.

Key research interests include business model configurations, imitation dynamics, and scalability in digital environments. He explores how firms balance innovation with imitation, leveraging firm size and technology adoption insights.

Thomsen's publications span Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Routledge books, and conferences, emphasizing empirical validation of business model theories. His work addresses barriers in ecosystem design and proposes frameworks for comparative business model analysis.

He actively engages in academic outreach, lecturing on business models at institutions like Viborg Handelsgymnasium and organizing events such as Business Model Breakfast. His research has been cited widely (e.g., 6 citations in Scopus) and downloaded over 400 times, indicating impact in strategic innovation discourse.

Thomsen collaborates across disciplines, contributing to both academic and practitioner understandings of digital disruption, performance metrics, and sustainable business models.