¹Center for Strategic Management and Globalization, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Correspondence: Nicolai J. Foss, Center for Strategic Management and Globalization, Copenhagen Business School, Porcelainshaven 24, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. E-mail: njf.smg@cbs.dk

Abstract

This paper tells the story of the emergence of distinct research around the theory of the firm at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) within the last two decades, focussing on elements of continuity in the thinking of key CBS persons in the period. It discusses the current research agenda of the Center for Strategic Management and Globalization, a research agenda that may be described as multi-level research in international strategy, based on the economic theory of the firm and strategic management theory, and with a strong emphasis on micro-foundations and knowledge governance. The paper relates the narrative to organizational learning theory.