Qualifications

• Professor of Entrepreneurship, iCARE, Department of Business Administration, 2011
• PhD in International Business, Aarhus School of Business, 1999
• MSc (Econ), in International Business and Modern Languages, Aarhus School of Business, 1994

Academic Experience

• Professor, Department of Management, 2011-
• Associate Professor, Department of Organization and Management, Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, 2004-2011
• Assistant Professor, Department of Organization and Management, Aarhus School of Business, 1999-2004
• Lecturer, Department of International Business, Aarhus School of Business, 1998-1999
• Doctoral Research Student, Department of International Business, Aarhus School of Business, 1995-1998
• Adjunct Lecturer, Department of English, Aarhus School of Business, 1994-1995
• Adjunct Lecturer, Department of International Business, Aarhus School of Business, 1994-1995

Research Areas and Interests

• Entrepreneurship
• Growth
• Human and social capital
• Self-efficacy
• Effectuation
• Identity and gender
• Female business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs
• Internationalization

Teaching Areas

• Entrepreneurship
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Research Publication

Other Professional Activities and Affiliations

• President and Board Member of ECSB (European Council of Small Business) responsible for organizing the Doctorial Seminar at the RENT conferences
• Member of the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship and GDO Divisions

Editorial advisory board member

• Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice (WILEY)
• International Small Business Journal (SAGE)
• Journal of Small Business Management (ICSB)
• International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (Emerald)
• The Irish Journal of Management (Blackhall Publishing)

Key note/invited speaker

• De Montford University Seminar of Qualitative Methods, 16 April 2008
• ESU Conference, Tallin, 21-24 August 2010
• 5^th ASGE Conference, 6 February 2008
• Advancia-Negocia Workshop on Gender, 21 March 2008

Academic Awards

Neergaard, H; Robinson, S; Jones, S (2014) Identity Transformation: Learning Entrepreneurship through Pedgogical . Best paper in track.

Neergaard, H; Tanggaard, L; Robinson, S; Krueger, N (2012) Pedagogical Interventions in Entrepreneurship: from Behaviouralist to Existential Learning. Dual best paper award: best paper in track and best Knowledge Exchange and Transfer paper.

Neergaard, H & Thrane, C (2009) The Nordic Welfare Model: Barrier or facilitator of women’s entrepreneurship in Denmark. Best paper awards at ISBE (sponsored by Emerald and WICED)

Neergaard, H. (2004) A CMS Growth Rocket takes off. 3rd prize in 2004 ECSB Case Competition

Neergaard, H. (1997) Competitive feature article on the occasion of the East Asian Company’s 100th year anniversary for the paper “How does Denmark create the best conditions for a new generation of international growth enterprises” (2nd prize)

Research Projects and Grants

2011-2012: Doctoral Course on Entrepreneurship Education (financed by Nordforsk)

2007: Researching the existence of the Think Manager-Think Male syndrome in the Danish private industry sector (financed by Danish Association of Managers and Executives)

2006: Evaluation of programme for promoting research cooperation between universities and SMEs (commissioned by the Strategic Research Council)

2005-2007: member of Steering Committee for the PROFILE project for promoting entrepreneurial activities among female academics (financed by the Equal Initiative: Dismantling the Gender Divided Labour Market)

2005: Mapping policy initiatives to support high-growth entrepreneurs (commissioned by HEEC Lausanne in connection with GEM)

2000-2004: Research project into Social networks and entrepreneurship (financed by grant from the Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Links to:

> Interviews and Presentations (pdf) - in Danish 

> Teaching (pdf) - in Danish