Prof Klaus Nielsen

Research
Research

Research interests
- institutional economics and other institutional approaches in the social sciences
- social capital, innovation and competitiveness
- socio-economic discourse and economic performance
Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching

Supervision

Supervisions within Birkbeck:

2

Current doctoral researchers
- DAVID STROLL
  
  Nature of supervision:
  Principal Supervisor, Oct 2015 onwards
Doctoral alumni
- JOHN DIAMONDOPOULOS
  
  Nature of supervision:
  Principal Supervisor
  
  Title of thesis:
  The STDP Theory of Financial Crises
  
  Awarded:
  2020
Teaching

Teaching modules
- Research Methods in Management (Postgraduate) (MOMN011H7)
- Innovation Systems: Networks and Social Capital (MOMN042H7)
- Digital Creativity and New Media Management (MOMN061H7)
Publications
Publications
Article
- Nielsen, Klaus and Tao, X. and Malik, T.H. (2020) The impact of population pressure on global fertiliser use intensity, 1970–2011: an analysis of policy-induced mediation. Technological Forecasting & Social Change 152 (119895), ISSN 0040-1625.
- Storm, R.K. and Nielsen, Klaus and Thomsen, F. (2016) Can a small nation be competitive in the global sporting arms race? The case of Denmark. Managing Sport and Leisure 21 (4), pp. 181-202. ISSN 2375-0472.
- Storm, R. and Nielsen, Klaus (2012) Soft budget constraints in professional football. European Sport Management Quarterly 12 (2), pp. 183-201. ISSN 1618-4742.
- Storm, R. and Nielsen, Klaus (2009) In a peak fitness condition? the Danish elite sports model in an international perspective: managerial efficiency and best practice in achieving international sporting success. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing 7 (1-2), pp. 104-118. ISSN 1475-8962.
- Bachmann, R. and Nielsen, Klaus (2009) Unlocking social capital: social cohesion, competences, and performance. International Studies of Management & Organization 39 (2), pp. 3-6. ISSN 0020-8825.
- Chisholm, A.M. and Nielsen, Klaus (2009) Social capital and the resource-based view of the firm. International Studies of Management & Organization 39 (2), pp. 7-32. ISSN 0020-8825.
- Nielsen, Klaus (2008) Makroøkonomisk teori. Samfundsøkonomen (2), ISSN 0108-3937.
Book
- Nielsen, Klaus and Wagner, U. and Storm, R.K., eds. (2017) When sport meets business: capabilities, challenges, critiques. pp. 153-166. London, UK: Sage. ISBN 9781473948044.
Book Section
- Nielsen, Klaus (2017) Achievements and challenges of the Chinese model of Capitalism - How much can be explained by Confucianism?. In: Hanappi, H. and Katsikides, S. and Scholz-Wäckerle, M. (eds.) Evolutionary Political Economy in Action: A Cyprus Symposium. Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics. London, UK and New York, U.S.: Routledge. pp. 74-91. ISBN 9781138204119.
- Nielsen, Klaus and Storm, R.K. (2017) Profit maximization, win optimization and soft budget constraints in professional team sports. In: Nielsen, Klaus and Wagner, U. and Storm, R.K. (eds.) When Sport Meets Business: Capabilities, Challenges, Critiques. London, UK: Sage. pp. 153-166. ISBN 9781473948044.
- Storm, R.K. and Wagner, U. and Nielsen, Klaus (2017) When sport meets business: a brief introduction. In: Nielsen, Klaus and Wagner, U. and Storm, R.K. (eds.) When Sport Meets Business: Capabilities, Challenges, Critiques. London, UK: Sage. ISBN 9781473948044.
- Nielsen, Klaus (2016) Economic theory. In: Ansell, C. and Torfing, J. (eds.) Handbook on Theories of Governance. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. pp. 340-352. ISBN 9781782548492.
- Storm, R.K. and Nielsen, Klaus (2015) Soft budget constraints in European and US leagues: similarities and differences. In: Andreff, W. (ed.) Disequilibrium Sports Economics. Competitive Imbalance and Budget Constraints. New Horizons in the Economics of Sport. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. pp. 151-174. ISBN 9781783479351.
- Kesting, S. and Nielsen, Klaus (2008) Varieties of capitalism: theoretical critique and empirical observations. In: Elsner, W. and Hanappi, H. (eds.) Varieties of Capitalism and New Institutional Deals. Studies in Evolutionary Political Economy series. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. pp. 23-52. ISBN 9781847204738.
- Nielsen, Klaus (2008) Indicative planning. In: Durlauf, S.N. and Bloom, L.E. (eds.) The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333786765.
Monograph
- Nielsen, Klaus and Storm, Rasmus (2013) The impact of economic growth on the competitiveness of national elite sport systems. London, UK: Birkbeck, University of London.
- Nielsen, Klaus Background and history of Confucianism - a literature review. Birkbeck College, University of London.

Research

Research interests

Supervision and teaching

Supervision

Current doctoral researchers

DAVID STROLL

Doctoral alumni

JOHN DIAMONDOPOULOS

Teaching

Teaching modules

Publications

Article

Book

Book Section

Monograph