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Agneta Sundström
Senior lecturer, docent
Research subject: Business Administration
Email: agneta.sundstrom@hig.se
Telephone: +46 26 64 88 76
Mobile: +46 70 191 38 50
Agneta Sundström has since 1995 been employed at the University of Gävle, Department of Business Administration and Economics. She earned her PhD in 2009 with the thesis Globalization, CSR and Business Legitimacy in the Local Relationships. Within the Economic Department she is part of the research group Sustainable Markets which is one of three themes in the research area Sustainable Business Relations (HAR). The focus in the theme Sustainable Markets is on how businesses by acting as market-oriented contribute to sustainable development through cooperation. She has extensive experience in supervising students at basic and advanced levels and supervises two PhD students.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Agneta's research is directed towards the study of issues related to national/international business relations (Supply Chain), sustainable identity and value (social, environmental and economic) and innovative market orientation. Agneta is also included in the research group Center for Logistics and Innovative Production, CLIP, with the study of the implementation of CSR/sustainability of global corporate supply chains.
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Scholarly articles, refereed
Hyder, A., Sundström, A. & Chowdhury, E. (2022). Network-based market orientation knowledge for internationalization of disruptive innovation in SMEs. Central European Management Journal, 30 (3), 36-60. 10.7206/cemj.2658-0845.81
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Sundström, A., Hyder, A. & Chowdhury, E. (2021). Market-oriented business model for SMEs' disruptive innovations internationalization. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 39 (5), 670-686. 10.1108/MIP-10-2019-0527
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Rambaree, K., Sundström, A., Wang, Z. & Wright, S. (2021). Qualitative stakeholder analysis for a Swedish regional biogas development : A thematic network approach. Sustainability, 13 (14). 10.3390/su13148003
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Sundström, A. & Mickelsson, K. (2020). Board and top management social sustainability work in cluster organizations. Sustainability, 12 (19). 10.3390/su12198115
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Sundström, A., Hyder, A. & Chowdhury, E. (2020). Market-oriented CSR implementation in SMEs with sustainable innovations : an action research approach. Baltic Journal of Management, 15 (5), 775-795. 10.1108/BJM-03-2020-0091
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Sundström, A., Ahmadi, Z. & Mickelsson, K. (2019). Implementing social sustainability for innovative industrial work environments. Sustainability, 11 (12). 10.3390/su11123402
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Sundström, A. & Ahmadi, Z. (2019). The Mediating Role of CSR on the Market Orientation and Strategic Performance Relationship : A Study of the Public Housing Companies in Sweden. Sustainability, 11 (6). 10.3390/su11061537
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Hyder, A., Chowdhury, E. & Sundström, A. (2017). Balancing Control and Trust to Manage CSR Compliance in Supply Chains. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 6 (2), 1-14.
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Ahmadi, Z. & Sundström, A. (2017). The market intelligence impact on strategic performance in declining markets. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 15 (15), 457-473.
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Sundström, A., Sammalisto, K., Hyder, A. & Chowdhury, E. (2016). CSR implementation strategy constraints in emerging market supply chain context : Bangladesh garment industry experiences. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 14 (13), 9041-9062.
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Chowdhury, E., Sundström, A. & Hyder, A. (2016). Improving the CSR image – A study on suppliers of Bangladesh garments industry. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 5 (2), 16-26.
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Sammalisto, K., Sundström, A., von Haartman, R., Holm, T. & Yao, Z. (2016). Learning about sustainability : what influences students’ self-perceived sustainability actions after undergraduate education?. Sustainability, 8 (6). 10.3390/su8060510
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Sundström, A., Ahmadi, Z. & Hyder, A. (2016). Market and innovation orientation typology : proposition and illustrations. Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 34 (3), 376-393. 10.1108/MIP-04-2015-0081
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Chowdhury, E., Sundström, A. & Hyder, A. (2016). Supply Chain CSR Image Challenges - A study on Bangladesh Clothing Industry. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 5 (2), 16-25.
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Sammalisto, K., Sundström, A. & Holm, T. (2015). Implementation of sustainability in universities as perceived by faculty and staff : a model from a Swedish university. Journal of Cleaner Production, 106, 45-54. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.015
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Steiner, L., Sundström, A. & Sammalisto, K. (2013). An analytical model for university identity and reputation strategy work. Higher Education, 65 (4), 401-415. 10.1007/s10734-012-9552-1
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Sundström, A. & Hyder, A. (2008). Local management response to corporative restructuring : a case study of a company town. Business and Society Review, 113 (3), 375-402. 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2008.00325.x
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Doctoral thesis
Sundström, A. (2009). Globalization, CSR and Business Legitimacy in Local Relationships. Diss. (sammanfattning), 2009. Uppsala: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. 56 p. (Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae 2009:23)
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Book chapters
Sundström, A. (2017). University sustainability identity - the role of identity, image and reputation. A good life for all : Essays on sustainability celebrating 60 years of making life better. Mjölby: Atremi AB. P. 9-20.
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Sammalisto, K. & Sundström, A. (2013). Utmaningar vid implementering av CSR i globala försörjningskedjor. Innovation eller kvartalskapitalism? : Utmaningar för global svensk produktion. Stockholm: Liber. P. 91-108.
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Fregidou-Malama, M. & Sundström, A. (2009). Emerging Corporate Social Responsibility : Consumer Cooperatives in Sweden. Globalization, CSR and business legitimacy in local relationships. Uppsala: SLU Service/Repro.
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Conference papers
Hyder, A. & Sundström, A. (2018). Is CSR focused Internationalization Realistic for High-Tech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)?. Proceedings of the 32nd International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2018 - Vision 2020: Sustainable Economic Development and Application of Innovation Management from Regional expansion to Global Growth: International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA). P. 3868-3872.
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Sundström, A. & Ahmadi, Z. (2018). The Mediating Effects of CSR on Market Orientation Responsiveness in Housing Companies’ Business. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology : Book of Abstracts. P. 928-928.
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Sundström, A. & Ahmadi, Z. (2018). The mediating role of CSR on the market orientation strategic responsiveness and performance relationship. .
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Sundström, A., Sammalisto, K. & Gyll, J. (2015). Developing social sustainability for innovative industrial work environments. .
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Sammalisto, K., Sundström, A., Holm, T. & Yao, Z. (2015). Development of students´ sustainability knowledge, awareness and actions during university education. : <em></em>.
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Ahmadi, Z. & Sundström, A. (2015). The role of market intelligence in declining markets: public housing companies in Sweden. .
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Hyder, A., Chowdhury, E. & Sundström, A. (2013). CSR & Networking in Supply Chain. Multidisciplinary Academic Research 2013. Prague: MAC Prague consulting.
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Sundström, A., Hyder, A. & Chowdhury, E. (2013). CSR implementation challenges in global supply chain : experiences from Bangladesh garments industry. The Second International Conference on Production and Supply Chain Management 2013.
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Chowdhury, E., Sundström, A. & Hyder, A. (2013). Improving the CSR image : a study on suppliers of Bangladesh garments industry. Multidisciplinary Academic Research 2013. Prague: MAC Prague consulting. P. 1-8.
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Sundström, A., Ahmadi, Z. & Hyder, A. (2013). Market and Innovation Orientation : A Typology of Public Housing Companies in Sweden. World Academy Of Science, Engineering And Technology Issue 0076 April 2013. P. 4-12.
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Sammalisto, K., Sundström, A. & Holm, T. (2013). Perceptions of sustainability among faculty and staff in a Swedish University. .
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Steiner, L., Sundström, A. & Sammalisto, K. (2011). A Model for University Identity and Reputation Strategy Work. . P. 22-.
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Fregidou-Malama, M. & Sundström, A. (2010). Emerging Corporate Social Responsibility : Regional Cooperatives in Sweden. .
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