Martin Svensson is an associate professor in industrial economy and management. He has a bachelor degree in Psychology (cognitive), a licentiate degree in Electronic Information Systems and a PhD in industrial economics and management. At the core, his research is driven by interest in how technology and digitization influence, and is influenced by, decision making, entrepreneurship and organizing. Such an interest have generated studies ranging; the (un)biased nature of entrepreneurial decision-making, the assembly of innovative teams, organization and functionality of emergency services as well as crisis management within multinational companies.

Previously he work in the KKS funded (2013-2018) project regarding Model Driven Development and Decision Support as well as in a project on how law enforcement agencies adopt and make use of a digitized decision support system to manage entrepreneurial behavior of burglars. Currently, he studies decisionmaking processes in train delays in project called ANAKIN https://www.bth.se/eng/research/research-areas/industrial-economics-and-management/anakin-about-the-opportunities-and-challenges-of-ai-based-decision-support-for-delay-root-cause-coding/ . The project is financed by the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). In 2024,  a new project is starting regarding local entrepreneurship and crime. The project is funded by the  Kamprad foundation (Pontus Braunerhjelm, PI).

Follow the link to see a public lecture on Thaler’s impact on behavioral economics (in Swedish):

Or listen to a pod on entrepreneurship:

Entreprenörskap som extraknäck • Forskning om förnyelse (spotify.com)

Current and previous teaching:

IY2587/IY2601 Research methods

IY2592/IY2602 Principals of Leadership and Management

IY2578 Master Thesis Work

IY1423 IT and Organization

IY1430 ICT and High-tech Start-ups

IY2628 Strategy and Business Development

IY1428 /IY1440Leadership and organization in knowledge intensive work

TE2501 Examensarbete för civilingenjörer