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Eva NIESTEN

Professor

Développement durable, Strategic Alliances, Sustainable Business Models, Renewable Energy, Circular Economy, Clean Technologies, Environmental Alliances

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Eva NIESTEN

Academy

Innovation

Research center

SKEMA Centre for Sustainability Studies

Location

Paris

Discipline

Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Eva Niesten is a Full Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at SKEMA Business School and the Director of the SKEMA Centre for Sustainability Studies. She is an associate editor at Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, editorial board member of Strategic Change and editor of a SI at Organization & Environment.

In 2019 and 2020, Eva was the Director for Social Responsibility and member of the Senior Leadership Team at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), The University of Manchester. From 2015 until 2020, Eva was a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship at AMBS, the University of Manchester.

Eva was an assistant professor in Economics of Innovation at Utrecht University from 2010 until 2015. She held two postdoc positions on innovations in renewable energy; at the Florence School of Regulation of the European University Institute and at the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB).

Eva received her PhD in 2009 at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Her thesis focused on the introduction of competition in European electricity industries.

She had a visiting position at the research cluster for Environmental and Energy Economics and Management at the University of Birmingham in 2015 and at the Universite Paris 11 in 2004.

Education
2009
Ph.D. in Economics, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
2002
MSc in Economics, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
2017
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Advance Higher Education, Great Britain
2011
Dutch University Teaching Qualification, VSNU - Universiteiten van Nederland, The Netherlands
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2020
Full Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, SKEMA Business School, France
2015 - 2020
Associate Professor, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2010 - 2015
Assistant Professor, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Other academic affiliations and appointments
2019 - 2020
Director for Social Responsibility and Member of Senior Leadership Team, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2016 - 2019
Associate Head for Social Responsibility, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2009
Postdoctoral researcher, CPB Economic Policy Analysis, The Netherlands
2009 - 2010
Jean Monnet Fellow - Postdoctoral researcher, European University Institute, Italy
Research grants, Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
2020
Honorary Position, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2019
Curriculum for a Better Tomorrow Award, Students' Union of The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, Great Britain
2018
Social Responsibility in the Curriculum Grant, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2018
Teaching Excellence Award, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2016
Teaching Excellence Award, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2015
Teaching Excellence Award, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2015
Best Full Paper Award, British Academy of Management
2010
Jean Monnet Fellowship, European University Institute
Research Grants
2017
Lord Alliance Strategic Research Funding Scheme, Alliance Manchester Business School, Great Britain
2013
Climate-KIC, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2012
Smart grids - Taskforce Innovation Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2009
Green Innovations in European Electricity Industries, European University Institute, Italy
Other research activities
Editorial Board Member
Since 2023
Strategic Change
Senior or Associate Editor
2020 - 2023
Cleaner and Responsible Consumption
Organization of a conference or a research seminar
2022 - 2024
Gronen 2024 Conference
2021
European Network on the Economics of the Firm
PhD Supervision
2021
Y. GUERROUD, Université Côte d'Azur, PhD thesis, Thesis jury member
2021
A. TULADHAR, University of Bath School of Management, PhD thesis, Thesis jury member
2020
P. STERZENBACH, Alliance Manchester Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis jury member
2020
T. PHONGTHIYA, Alliance Manchester Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis co-director
2019
C. EVELEENS, Utrecht University, PhD thesis, Thesis co-director
2018
B. KOEHLER, The University of Notre Dame, PhD thesis, Thesis Reviewer
2015
M. SMINK, Utrecht University, PhD thesis, Thesis co-director
2015
M. KISHNA, Utrecht University, PhD thesis, Thesis co-director
2015
J. WESSELING, Utrecht University, PhD thesis, Thesis co-director
L. MOHAMMED, Alliance Manchester Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis director
Other academic activities
Since 2023
Gronen Conference Coordinator
Since 2023
Advisory board PhD programme in Management, SKEMA Business School, France
Since 2023
Special Issue Editor O&E

Peer-reviewed journal articles

DE BAKKER, F., DAHLMANN, F., EGRI, C. and NIESTEN, E. (2024). Accelerating Sustainability Mainstreaming: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities. Organization and Environment.
NIESTEN, E., JOLINK, A. and BACHA, E. (2024). Sustainable development in turbulent environments: The impact of ESG capabilities on responses to turbulence. Business Strategy and the Environment.
NIESTEN, E., PEREIRA, G. and PINKSE, J. (2023). Transitioning to sustainable energy by incumbent utilities: Insights from M&As, alliances, and divestments. Industrial and Corporate Change, (00), pp. 1-35.
PHONGTHIYA, T., MALIK, K., NIESTEN, E. and ANANTANA, T. (2022). Innovation intermediaries for university-industry R&D collaboration: evidence from science parks in Thailand. Journal of Technology Transfer, 47, pp. 1885-1920.
ALALI, L., NIESTEN, E. and GAGLIARDI, D. (2022). The impact of UK financial incentives on the adoption of electric fleets: The moderation effect of GDP change. Transportation Research - Part A: Policy and Practice, 161(July), pp. 200-220.
PEREIRA, G.I., NIESTEN, E. and PINKSE, J. (2022). Sustainable energy systems in the making: A study on business model adaptation in incumbent utilities. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 174, pp. 121207.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2021). Credibly reducing information asymmetry: Signaling on economic or environmental value by environmental alliances. Long Range Planning, 54(4), pp. 101996.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2021). Virtual Reality and Sustainable Behavior in Business. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2, pp. 100012.
BARBIC, F., JOLINK, A., NIESTEN, E. and HIDALGO, A. (2021). Opening and closing open innovation projects: A contractual perspective. Industrial Marketing Management, 94, pp. 174-186.
MOHAMMED, L., NIESTEN, E. and GAGLIARDI, D. (2020). Adoption of alternative fuel vehicle fleets-A theoretical framework of barriers and enablers. Transportation Research - Part D: Transport and Environment, 88, pp. 102558.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2020). Motivations for environmental alliances: Generating and internalizing environmental and knowledge value. International Journal of Management Reviews, 22(4), pp. 356-377.
PANWAR, R. and NIESTEN, E. (2020). Advancing Circular Economy. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(6), pp. 2890-2892.
DZHENGIZ, T. and NIESTEN, E. (2020). Competences for Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Review on the Impact of Absorptive Capacity and Capabilities. Journal of Business Ethics, 162(-), pp. 881-906.
NIESTEN, E. and STEFAN, I. (2019). Embracing the Paradox of Interorganizational Value Co-creation–Value Capture: A Literature Review towards Paradox Resolution. International Journal of Management Reviews, 21(2), pp. 231-255.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2018). Alliance governance choices: Disentangling the effects of uncertainty and alliance experience. Long Range Planning, 51(2), pp. 320-333.
NIESTEN, E., JOLINK, A. and CHAPPIN, M. (2018). Investments in the Dutch onshore wind energy industry: A review of investor profiles and the impact of renewable energy subsidies. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 81(2), pp. 2519-2525.
DARMANI, A., NIESTEN, E. and HEKKERT, M. (2017). Characteristics of investors in onshore wind power in Sweden. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 24(-), pp. 67-82.
NIESTEN, E., JOLINK, A., LOPES DE SOUSA JABBOUR, A.B., CHAPPIN, M. and LOZANO, R. (2017). Sustainable collaboration: The impact of governance and institutions on sustainable performance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 155(Part 2), pp. 1-6.
KISHNA, M., NIESTEN, E., NEGRO, S.O. and HEKKERT, M. (2017). The role of alliances in creating legitimacy of sustainable technologies: A study on the field of bio-plastics. Journal of Cleaner Production, 155(Part 2), pp. 7-16.
EVELEENS, C., VAN RIJNSOEVER, F. and NIESTEN, E. (2017). How network-based incubation helps start-up performance: a systematic review against the background of management theories. Journal of Technology Transfer, 42(-), pp. 676-713.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2016). The Impact of Venture Capital on Governance Decisions in Collaborations with Start-ups. Small Business Economics, 47(-), pp. 331-344.
NIESTEN, E. and ALKEMADE, F. (2016). How is value created and captured in smart grids? A review of the literature and an analysis of pilot projects. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 53(-), pp. 629-638.
SMINK, M., NEGRO, S.O., NIESTEN, E. and HEKKERT, M. (2015). How mismatching institutional logics hinder niche–regime interaction and how boundary spanners intervene. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 100(-), pp. 225-237.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2015). Sustainable development and business models of entrepreneurs in the organic food industry. Business Strategy and the Environment, 24(6), pp. 386-401.
WESSELING, J., NIESTEN, E., FABER, J. and HEKKERT, M. (2015). Business Strategies of Incumbents in the Market for Electric Vehicles: Opportunities and Incentives for Sustainable Innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment, 24(6), pp. 518-531.
NIESTEN, E. and LOZANO, R. (2015). Making, buying and collaborating for more sustainable production and consumption. Journal of Cleaner Production, 100(-), pp. 1-3.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2015). The Impact of Alliance Management Capabilities on Alliance Attributes and Performance: A Literature Review. International Journal of Management Reviews, 17(1), pp. 69-100.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2014). Absence of a market in the Dutch balancing mechanism: European rules versus specific investments. European Journal of Law and Economics, 38(-), pp. 71-90.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2012). Incentives, opportunism and behavioral uncertainty in electricity industries. Journal of Business Research, 65(7), pp. 1031-1039.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2012). Recent qualitative advances on hybrid organizations: Taking stock, looking ahead. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 28(2), pp. 149-161.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2012). Regulating opportunism in the electricity industry and consumer interests. Utilities Policy, 20(1), pp. 38-45.
NIESTEN, E. (2010). Network investments and the integration of distributed generation: Regulatory recommendations for the Dutch electricity industry. Energy Policy, 38(8), pp. 4355-4362.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2008). Governance transformations through regulations in the electricity sector: the Dutch case. International Review of Applied Economics, 22(4), pp. 499-508.
NIESTEN, E. (2006). Regulatory institutions and governance transformations in liberalising electricity industries. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 77(3), pp. 291-307.

Conference proceedings

NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2023). Identifying Managerial Search Strategies in Virtual Reality. Academy of Management Proceedings.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2019). Can do or should do: Differential signaling for environmental legitimacy. Academy of Management Proceedings, -(-), pp. -.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2019). Environmental Alliances: The performance drivers of creating and internalizing externalities. Academy of Management Proceedings, -(-), pp. -.
NIESTEN, E. and STEFAN, I. (2018). Embracing the Paradox of Inter-organisational Value Creation-Value Capture: A Literature Review. Academy of Management Proceedings.

Book chapters

JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2021). Financing the energy transition: The role of public funding, collaboration and private equity. In: Rubino, A., Sapio, A., and La Scala, M. eds. Handbook of Energy Economics and Policy. 1st ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 521-547.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2012). Hybrid governance. In: M. Dietrich & J. Krafft (ed.). Handbook on the Economics and Theory of the Firm. 1st ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 120-135.

Keynote speaker

NIESTEN, E. (2022). Business ecosystem strategies of solar energy firms. Bø.

Editorials of a journal

PANWAR, R. and NIESTEN, E. (2022). Jump-starting, diffusing, and sustaining the circular economy. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31(6), pp. 2637-2640.

Conference presentations

NIESTEN, E., STRIUKOVA, L. and PRÆST KNUDSEN, M. (2023). Unlocking Value from Emerging Technologies in Business Ecosystems – A study on autonomous electric vehicles. In: New Business Models Conference. Maastricht.
NIESTEN, E., JOLINK, A. and BACHA, E. (2023). Sustainability in Environmental Turbulence: Signaling on Symbolic and Substantive Actions. In: SMS Conference. Toronto.
NIESTEN, E. (2022). Business ecosystem strategies of solar energy firms. In: Gronen Conference. Amsterdam.
NIESTEN, E., JOLINK, A. and PINKSE, J. (2022). Business ecosystem strategies of solar energy firms. In: GRONEN 2022. Amsterdam.
PEREIRA, G., NIESTEN, E. and PINKSE, J. (2021). Sustainable energy systems in the making: A study on business model adaptation in incumbent utilities. In: French Association Energy Economists. Paris.
NIESTEN, E., PEREIRA, G. and PINKSE, J. (2021). The pursuit of sustainable energy by incumbent utilities: Insights from corporate deals from 1990-2019. In: SKEMA Business School Research Seminar. Paris.
NIESTEN, E. (2021). Sustainable Business Models. In: SKEMA Social Ventures Summit. Paris.
NIESTEN, E. (2021). The pursuit of sustainable energy by incumbent utilities - Insights from corporate deals from 1990-2019. In: University of South-Eastern Norway. Bo.
NIESTEN, E. (2021). The pursuit of sustainable energy by incumbent utilities - Insights from corporate deals from 1990-2019. In: University of Coimbra. online.
NIESTEN, E., PEREIRA, G. and PINKSE, J. (2021). What shapes incumbent utilities' expansion into sustainability? the role of uncertainty, experience, and performance. In: European Network on the Economics of the Firm. Paris.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2019). Legitimacy perceptions and institutional drivers of environmental sustainability. In: AOM American Academy of Management Conference. Boston.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2019). Partnerships and alliances for sustainable innovation and performance. In: AOM American Academy of Management Conference. Boston.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2018). Why Do Firms Explore or Exploit in Sustainable Alliances: The Impact of Legitimacy and Government Support. In: BAM (British Academy of Management) Conference. Bristol.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2018). Why Do Firms Collaborate for Environmental Innovations? The Objectives of Environmental Exploration and Exploitation Alliances. In: BAM (British Academy of Management) Conference. Bristol.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2017). Are Environmental Collaborative Strategies Greener Pastures? An Exploration (and Exploitation). In: Strategic Management Society Special Conference. San José.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2017). Alliance Governance Choices: Disentangling the Effects of Uncertainty and Alliance Experience. In: Strategic Management Society Special Conference. San José.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2017). Why Firms Collaborate for Sustainability. In: BAM (British Academy of Management) Conference. Coventry.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2016). The Role of Partner and Alliance Dissimilarity and Equity Experience in alliance governance. In: Strategic Management Society Special Conference. Berlin.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2016). Knowing me, knowing you: equity alliances with dissimilar partners. In: BAM (British Academy of Management) Conference. Newcastle.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2016). Governing Equity alliances. In: EURAM (European Academy of Management) Conference. Paris.
NIESTEN, E. and JOLINK, A. (2015). Like Chalk and Cheese? Governing alliances when partners differ. In: The Governance of a Complex World Conference. Nice.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2015). The impact of venture Capital on Alliances of Start- ups. In: Strategic Management Society Special Conference. Denver.
JOLINK, A. and NIESTEN, E. (2015). With a little help from my friends': Impact of Venture Capital on Alliances of Start-ups. In: BAM (British Academy of Management) Conference. Postmouth.

Faculty research seminar presentations

NIESTEN, E. (2023). Transitioning to sustainable energy by incumbent utilities - Insights from M&As, alliances, and divestments. In: University of Siena. Siena.
NIESTEN, E. (2023). Sustainable Business Models. In: University of South-Eastern Norway. Bø.
NIESTEN, E. (2023). Sustainability in Turbulent Environments. In: University of South-Eastern Norway. Bø.