List of Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed refereed journals

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• Michael S. Dahl and Olav Sorenson (forthcoming), “The Social Attachment to Place“, Social Forces. ISSN: 0037-7732. Accepted February 25, 2010.
• Michael S. Dahl and Olav Sorenson (2010), “The Migration of Technical Workers“, Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 67, No 1., pp. 33-45. ISSN: 0094-1190. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl and Olav Sorenson (2009), “The Embedded Entrepreneur“, European Management Review, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 172-181. ISSN: 1740-4754. [DOI Link]
• Toke Reichstein, Michael S. Dahl, Bernd Ebersberger, and Morten Berg Jensen (in print), “The Devil Dwells in the Tails: A Quantile Regressions Approach to Firm Growth“, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, ISSN: 0936-9937. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl and Toke Reichstein (2007), “Are You Experienced? Prior Experience and the Survival of New Organizations“, Industry and Innovation. Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 497-511. ISSN: 1366-2716. [DOI Link]
• Christian Ø. R. Pedersen, Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2006), “The Danish ICT Sector in an International Perspective: A Mismatch between Demand and Supply”, Info. Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 85-99. ISSN: 1463-6697. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl and Christian Ø. R. Pedersen (2005), “Social Networks in the R&D Process: The Case of the Wireless Communication Industry Around Aalborg, Denmark“, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. Vol. 22, No. 1-2, pp. 75-92. ISSN: 0923-4748. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl and Christian Ø. R. Pedersen (2004), “Knowledge Flows through Informal Contacts in Industrial Clusters: Myth or Reality?“, Research Policy, Vol. 33, No. 10, pp. 1673-86. ISSN: 0048-7333. [DOI Link]
• Michael S. Dahl (2004), “Født til Succes? Knopskydninger som kilde til innovation [Born for Success? Spin-offs as sources of innovation]“, Ledelse & Erhvervsøkonomi, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 285-292. ISSN: 0902-3704. [PDF]
• Toke Reichstein and Michael S. Dahl (2004), “Are Firm Growth Rates Random? Patterns and Dependencies“, International Review of Applied Economics, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 225-246. ISSN: 0269-2171. [DOI Link]

Books

• Michael S. Dahl, Pernille G. Jensen and Kristian Nielsen (2009), “Jagten på fremtidens nye vækstvirksomheder – Hovedrapport“, Copenhagen: DJØF Forlag, 394 pages. ISBN: 978-87-574-2163-7
• Michael S. Dahl, Pernille G. Jensen and Kristian Nielsen (2009), “Jagten på fremtidens nye vækstvirksomheder – Resumé“, Copenhagen: DJØF Forlag, 80 pages. ISBN: 978-87-574-2164-4

Thesis

• Michael S. Dahl (2003), “Knowledge Diffusion and Regional Clusters: Lessons from the Danish ICT Industry“, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University, 250 pages. Submitted: November 3, 2003 – Defended: January 26, 2004.

Book chapters

• Michael S. Dahl, Christian Østergaard and Bent Dalum (in print), Emergence of regional clusters – the role of spinoffs in the early growth process”, in: JRon Boschma and Ron Martin (ed.), “THandbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography”, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 87-630-0157-8.
• Michael S. Dahl, Bent Dalum and Håkan Ylinenpää (2006), “Regions with comprehensive technical universities : The Case of Aalborg, Luleå and Oulu”, pp. 115-143, in: Jan-Evert Nilsson (ed.), “The Role of Universities in Regional Innovation Systems – A Nordic Perspective”, Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press. ISBN: 87-630-0157-8.
• Christian Ø. R. Pedersen, Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2006), “Knowledge Flows in the Danish ICT Sector: The Paradox of Advanced Demand and Mediocre Supply”, in Yannis Caloghirou, Anastasia Constantelou and Nick Vonortas (eds.), “Knowledge Flows in European Industry“, London: Routledge. ISBN: 0415327075.
• Jesper L. Christensen and Michael S. Dahl (2004), “Virksomhedsklynger [Industrial Clusters]“, in John Johansen and Jens Ove Riis (eds.), “Fremtidens produktion i Danmark: Antologi [The Future of Manufacturing in Denmark]“, Copenhagen: Dansk Industri [Confederation of Danish Industries]. ISBN: 87-7353-511-7.
• Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2001), “The Construction Cluster in Denmark”, in: Pim den Hertog, Edward M. Bergman and David Charles (eds.), “Innovative Clusters: Drivers in National Innovation Systems“, Paris: OECD. ISBN: 92-64-18706-5.
• Michael S. Dahl and Bent Dalum (2001), “The ICT Cluster in Denmark”, in: Pim den Hertog, Edward Bergman and David Charles (eds.), “Innovative Clusters: Drivers in National Innovation Systems“, Paris: OECD. ISBN: 92-64-18706-5.

Selected conference and working papers

• Michael S. Dahl and Steven Klepper (2010), “Whom do new firms hire?“.
• Michael S. Dahl and Olav Sorenson (2007), “Home Sweet Home? Entrepreneurs’ location choices and the performance of their new ventures“, Paper for the DRUID Summer Conference 2007 (in Copenhagen) and the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2007 (in Philadelphia).
• Michael S. Dahl and Toke Reichstein (2006), “Heritage and Survival of Spin-offs: Quality of Parent and Parent-Tenure of Founders”, Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, USA, 11-16 August 2006.

Popular publications in newspapers etc.

• Michael S. Dahl (2006), “Kronik: Hvorfor fik vi en mobilklynge her? “, Nordjyske Stiftstidende, Sunday 26 March, p. 11.
• Michael S. Dahl (2005), “Kronik: Pessimismen er Nordjyllands fjende“, Nordjyske Stiftstidende, Friday 18 February, p. 15.

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