Associate professor (docent) in business administration, active in the section for entrepreneurship.
Jessica Eriksson is an associate professor (docent) in business administration. She is active in the entrepreneurship section at the Department of Business Administration at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics. She presently works in a research project focusing on entrepreneurial ecosystems, innovationand collaboration between larger industrial companies and companies with the cultural and creative sectors, hospitality, food and forestry sectors. Her research has also focused on entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sectors, institutional change, regional and industry renewal, development of sustainable practices, and interorganizational dynamics. She has been appointed as distinguished university teacher and teaches primarily in entrepreneurship.
Jessica Eriksson teaches on different entrepreneurship courses and supervises theses and degree projects. She has also been responsible for courses in research method, organizational design and sustainable development. She has been appointed as distinguished university teacher.