Centre for Technology, Innovation and Marketing Management (CTIM2)

We focus on innovation processes and new product development (NPD) processes, and technology and innovation management. When studying these processes both ethical and environmental aspects are treated.

Market introduction and market expansion are treated in depth. A special research focus is on early internationalizing firms, and international market expansion including supplier—distributor relationships.

Most projects in are focusing on small and medium sized firms (SMFs) and a long term project focuses on innovation and growth processes in SMFs.

The activities of include many scientific discipl-ines. The group includes researchers with technical, business and economical backgrounds, as well as researchers from work science and psychology. Many of the researchers also have long experiences from developing organisations in private or public sector, or starting their own firms based on their own products.

CTIM2 is part of the larger research community: Centre for research on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning (CIEL).