Nom
JOHNSEN
Prénom
Thomas
Nom
JOHNSEN
Prénom
Thomas
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TitreProfessor
- Head of Research - Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Department
- Affiliate Professor
- Chair Holder - Purchasing & Digital Innovation
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Department
Département
Information systems and Supply Chain Management
Teaching areas
Domaine d’enseignement
Supply Chain
Corporate Social Responsibility
Research areas
Domaine de recherche
Production and Operations management
Skills
Supply Chain
Sustainable procurement
Supply Chain Innovation
Management
Purchasing management
Biography
Biographie
Full Professor (habil.) of Procurement and Supply Management. Associate Editor of the Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management and Associate Partner of Aperitas: a Danish start-up company offering a sustainable supply chain management platform. Book (with M. Howard and J. Miemczyk) Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: a Sustainability Perspective was published by Routledge in April 2014 (2nd ed. 2018) and awarded the ACA-Bruel coup de coeur prize. One of the mnost cited Purchasing/Procurement researchers in Europe.
Expert in two areas: 1) Purchasing involvement in innovation 2) Sustainable procurement. He has worked with a large number of companies for research and training or consulting projects.
Diplomas
HDR (Research Supervision Qualification)
Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble
(2011)
PhD
University of Bath, BATH
(2004)
Master of Science, Business administration, Management
Copenhagen Business School - CBS, Copenhagen
(1996)
HA / B.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration
Copenhagen Business School - CBS, Copenhague
(1993)
Experiences
Head of Research - Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Department
Audencia Business School, Nantes
Since 2024
Affiliate Professor
Copenhagen Business School - CBS, Copenhagen
Since 2021
Chair Holder - Purchasing & Digital Innovation
Audencia Business School, Nantes
Since 2019
Director of MSc in Supply Chain Purchasing Management
Audencia Business School, Nantes
2018 - 2020
Publications
Published
CONSTANT F., JOHNSEN T., (2025). Purchasing Contribution to Innovation Exploration: Awareness, Motivations, and Capabilities.
International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 45 (2), 493-516
JOHNSEN R., JOHNSEN T., Beske-Janssen P., MARQUES L., (2025). Animal welfare in fashion: a typology of transparent, translucent and opaque supply chains.
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 30 (3), 323-338
STEK K., BELLO (PICAUD) K., KOCH V., JOHNSEN T., (2025). Rethinking purchasing and supply management education for sustainability and innovation: Crafting a future-ready competence-based curriculum design.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 31 (2), 100974
MIANDAR T., JOHNSEN T., CANIATO F., (2024). The role of purchasing and supply management in diffusing sustainability in supply networks: a systematic literature review.
Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility, 33 (3), 505-522
BESKE-JANSSEN P., JOHNSEN T., CONSTANT F., ANDREAS WIELAND A., (2023). New Competences enhancing procurement´s contribution to Innovation and Sustainability.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 29 (3), 100847
KNIGHT L., TATE W., CARNOVALE S., DI MAURO C., BALS L., CANIATO F., GUALANDRIS J., JOHNSEN T., MATOPOULOS A., MEEHAN J., MIEMCZYK J., PATRUCCO A. S., SCHOENHERR T., SELVIARIDIS K., TOUBOULIC A., WAGNER S., (2022). Future Business and the Role of Purchasing and Supply Management: Opportunities for ‘business-not-as-usual’ PSM research.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 28 (1), Article N° 100753
JOHNSEN T., LE DAIN M.-A., KIRATLI N., SCHIELE H., (2022). Editorial : Purchasing and innovation: Past, present and future of the field of research.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 28 (2), Article N° 100768
PICAUD K., JOHNSEN T., CALVI R., (2022). Purchasing involvement in new product development: an absorptive capacity perspective.
Industrial Marketing Management, 104 (July 2022), 150-166
JOHNSEN T., CANIATO F., MEQDADI O., MIANDAR T., (2022). Swimming Against the Tide: Supplier Bridging Roles in Diffusing Sustainability Upstream and Downstream in Supply Networks.
International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 42 (10), 1605-1629
JOHNSEN T., ELLRAM L., HARLAND C., VAN WEELE A., ESSIG M., NASSIMBENI G., PAGELL M., VAN RAAIJ E., ROZEMEIJER F., TATE W. L., WYNSTRA F., (2020). Purchasing and Supply Management's Identity: Crisis? What Crisis?.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 26 (1), 1-8
MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN T., JOHNSEN R., SALMI A., (2020). Monitoring and Mentoring Strategies for Diffusing Sustainability in Supply Networks.
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 25 (6), 729-746
MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN T., PAGELL M., (2020). Relationship configurations for procuring from social enterprises.
International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40 (6), 819-845
CONSTANT F., CALVI R., JOHNSEN T., (2020). Managing tensions between exploitative and exploratory innovation through purchasing function ambidexterity.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 26 (4), Article N°100645
CANIATO F., HARLAND C., JOHNSEN T., MORETTO A., RONCHI S., (2020). The Art and Science of Procurement: Revisiting Leonardo da Vinci.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 26 (4), Article N° 100650
JOHNSEN T., MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN R., (2019). Power and diffusion of sustainability in supply networks: Findings from four case studies.
Journal of Business Ethics, 159 (4), 1089-1110
MIKKELSEN O, JOHNSEN T., (2019). Purchasing involvement in technologically uncertain new product development: challenges and implications.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 25 (3), 100496
JOHNSEN T., SCHULTZE H, BALS L, (2019). Individual Competences for Sustainable Purchasing and Supply Management (SPSM): A Literature and Practice Perspective.
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 49 (3), 287-304
JOHNSEN T., KAMANN D, (2019). Coping with the future: Picking your battles.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 25 (1), 1-4
JOHNSEN T., MIKKELSEN Ole, WONG Chee, (2019). Strategies For Complex Supply Networks: Findings From the Offshore Wind Power Industry.
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 24 (6), 872-886
JOHNSEN T., BELLO (PICAUD) K., CALVI R., GIANNAKIS M., (2019). Exploring Early Purchasing Involvement in Discontinuous Innovation: A Dynamic Capability Perspective.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 25 (4), 100555
JOHNSEN T., (2018). Purchasing & supply management in industrial marketing perspective.
Industrial Marketing Management, 69, 91-97
LEON-BRAVO V, CANIATO F, CARIDI M, JOHNSEN T., (2018). Collaboration for sustainability in the food industry chain: a multi-stage study in Italy.
Sustainability, 9 (7), 1253
JOHNSEN Thomas, MIEMCZYK Joe, HOWARD Mickey, (2017). A Systematic Literature Review of Sustainable Purchasing and Supply Research: Theoretical Perspectives and Opportunities for IMP-Based Research.
Industrial Marketing Management, 61, 130-143
JOHNSEN T., MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN R., (2017). The role of power and trust in spreading sustainability initiatives across supply networks: a case study of the bio-chemical industry.
Industrial Marketing Management, 62, 61-76
MIEMCZYK Joe, HOWARD Mickey, JOHNSEN Thomas, (2016). Dynamic development and execution of closed-loop supply chains: a natural resource-based view.
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 21 (4), 453-469
JOHNSEN T., MIKKELSEN O., PAULRAJ A., (2016). The character and significance of Nordic purchasing & supply management research: a systematic review of the literature.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 22 (1), 41-52
STENTOFT J, MIKKELSEN O, JOHNSEN T., (2015). Going Local: A Trend Towards Insourcing of Production?.
Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 16 (1), 2-13
JOHNSEN Thomas, GIANNAKIS Mihalis, MIEMCZYK Joe, KAMANN Dirk-Jan, BERNARDIN Emmanuelle, (2014). Purchasing & supply management for a sustainable world: Introduction to the IPSERA 2013 conference special issue.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 20 (2), 71-73
MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN Thomas, JOHNSEN Rhona, (2012). The Role of SME Suppliers in Implementing Sustainability’.
Piccola Impresa/Small Business, (2), 29-42
MIEMCZYK Joe, JOHNSEN Thomas, MACQUET Monica, (2012). Sustainable purchasing and supply management: A review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels of analysis.
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 17 (5), 478-496
WALKER Helen, MIEMCZYK Joe, JOHNSEN Thomas, SPENCER Robert, (2012). Sustainable procurement: Past, present and future.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 18 (4), 201-206
JOHNSEN Thomas, (2012). Managing interaction for learning and value creation in exchange relationships: A commentary.
Journal of Business Research, 65 (2), 137-138
HULTMAN Jens, JOHNSEN Thomas, JOHNSEN Rhona, HERTZ Susanne, (2012). An interaction approach to global sourcing: A case study of Ikea.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 18 (1), 9-21
JOHNSEN Thomas, PHILLIPS Wendy, CALDWELL Nigel, CHAUDHURI J., (2011). The difficulties of supply new technologies into the healthcare market: The case of tissue engineering..
Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 23 (3), 213-226
JOHNSEN Thomas, (2011). Supply network delegation and intervention strategies during supplier involvement in new product development.
International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 31 (6), 686-708
JOHNSEN Thomas, HOWARD Mickey, MIEMCZYK Joe, (2009). UK defence change and the impact on supply relationships.
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 14 (4), 270-279
JOHNSEN Thomas, (2009). Supplier involvement in new product development and innovation: Taking stock and looking to the future.
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 15 (3), 187-197
MIEMCZYK Joe, JOHNSEN Thomas, HOWARD Mickey, (2007). Exploring Supply Strategy and Through-Life Management in the UK Defence Industry.
Supply Chain Practice, 9 (2), 34-53
Forthcoming
STEK K., BELLO (PICAUD) K., KOCH V., JOHNSEN T., (2024). Rethinking Purchasing and Supply Management Education for Sustainability and Innovation Crafting a Future-Ready Competence-based Curriculum Design .
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
JOHNSEN T., HOWARD M., MIEMCZYK J., (2025). Procurement & supply chain management: a sustainability perspective.
Routledge
JOHNSEN T., HOWARD Mickey, MIEMCZYK Joe, (2018). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: a Sustainability Perspective.
Routledge
JOHNSEN Thomas, HOWARD Mickey, MIEMCZYK Joe, (2014). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. A Sustainability Perspective.
Routledge
JOHNSEN, T., CANIATO, F. (2022). On theories for researching sustainability. Edward Elgar Publishing.
JOHNSEN, T., CANIATO, F., MIANDAR, T. (2021). The Role of Purchasing in the Diffusion of Sustainability in Supply Networks. In Markovic, S. ; Sancha, C. ; Llull, R. (Eds.), Handbook of Sustainability-Driven Business Strategies in Practice. Edward Elgar Publishing.
JOHNSEN, T., CALVI, R., & BELLO (PICAUD), K. (2018). Purchasing Involvement in Discontinuous Innovation: An Emerging Research Agenda., Innovation and Supply Chain Management: Relationship, Collaboration and Strategies. Springer.
JOHNSEN, T., MIKKELSEN, O., & JENSEN, J. (2017). Sustainable sourcing: supplier control or development?., Practitioners Perspectives on Contemporary Supply Chain Management Issues: The Danish Supply Chain Panel 2012-2016. University Press of Southern Denmark.
JOHNSEN, T., STENTOFT, J., & MIKKELSEN, O. (2017). Social media in Danish supply chains: A top or pop phenomenon?., Practitioners Perspectives on Contemporary Supply Chain Management Issues: The Danish Supply Chain Panel 2012-2016. University Press of Southern Denmark.
JOHNSEN, T., & MIKKELSEN, O. (2017). The role of purchasing in open innovation: fixed partners and flirts on new hunting grounds., Practitioners Perspectives on Contemporary Supply Chain Management Issues: The Danish Supply Chain Panel 2012-2016. University Press of Southern Denmark.
JOHNSEN, T., STENTOFT, J. (2017). Organizational-wise the supply chain is a bag of mixed candies., Practitioners Perspectives on Contemporary Supply Chain Management Issues: The Danish Supply Chain Panel 2012-2016. University Press of Southern Denmark.
MIEMCZYK, J., HOWARD, M., & JOHNSEN, T. (2013). Exploring product-service supply dynamics in the defence industry. In ESSIG, Michael and GLAS (Eds.), Performance Based Logistics. Springer.
JOHNSEN T., MARQUES L., JOHNSEN R., BESKE-JANSSEN P., (2024). Wolves in sheep’s clothing? Transparency in reporting of animal welfare by fashion companies.
JOHNSEN T., JOHNSEN R., MARQUES L., BESKE-JANSSEN P., (2024). Diffusing sustainability in fashion supply chains and ecosystems.
JOHNSEN T., MARQUES L., MIEMCZYK J., THOMAS RITTER T., HOWARD M., (2024). Towards a sustainable procurement maturity model: insights from a 10-year longitudinal case study.
JOHNSEN T., BESKE-JANSSEN P., SUNDTOFT HALD K., (2024). Investigating Procurement's Role in Transitioning to Circular Economy.
JOHNSEN T., CONSTANT F., MEQDADI O., (2023). Scouting for Innovation: Bridging Roles of Scouting Services Providers.
JOHNSEN T., JOHNSEN R., MARQUES L., BESKE-JANSSEN P., (2023). Hidden in the dark: a study of animal welfare transparency and opacity in fashion supply networks.
MARQUES L., JOHNSEN R., JOHNSEN T., BESKE-JANSSEN P., (2023). Hidden in the dark: a study of animal welfare transparency and opacity in fashion supply networks.
CONSTANT F., JOHNSEN T., ANDREAS WIELAND A., (2022). Exploring New Competences for Innovative and Sustainable Procurement: Findings from a Delphi Study.
MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN T., CANIATO F., MIANDAR T., (2022). Diffusing sustainability in supply networks: from the top down or bottom up?.
JOHNSEN T., CONSTANT F., (2019). Purchasing ambidexterity: how it contributes to firm’s innovation capabilities.
JOHNSEN T., MIANDAR Toloue, CANIATO Federico, (2019). The role of purchasing in the diffusion of sustainability in supply networks: A systematic literature review.
GIANNAKIS M., PICAUD K., JOHNSEN T., CALVI Richard, (2018). Exploring Early Purchasing Involvement in Discontinuous Innovation.
JOHNSEN T., CONSTANT F., (2018). Innovated outside: examining enablers of purchasing’s contribution to innovation exploration.
MIKKELSEN Ole, JOHNSEN T., WONG Chee, (2018). Supply network strategies: findings from the offshore wind power industry.
MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN T., (2018). Social Value Creation in Supply Chains Through Procurement: A Case Study on Interaction with Social Enterprises.
CONSTANT F., JOHNSEN T., (2018). Purchasing contribution to innovation: A systematic literature review and future research directions.
JOHNSEN T., MEQDADI O., (2017). Strategies for Sustainability Diffusion in Supply Networks: Findings from In-Depth Case Studies.
PICAUD Katia, JOHNSEN T., CALVI Richard, GIANNAKIS Mihalis, (2017). Facilitating the absorption of new supplier’s technological knowledge through early purchasing involvement practices in NPD projects.
JOHNSEN T., CONSTANT F., (2017). Exploring innovations outside firm’s existing supply network: new challenges for purchasing.
MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN T., JOHNSEN R., (2017). Trust building for sustainability diffusion in supply networks.
MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN Thomas, JOHNSEN Rhona, (2014). Strategies for Spreading Sustainability in Supply Networks: Initial Case Study Findings.
JOHNSEN Thomas, MIKKELSEN Ole S., ARLBJORN S. A., (2014). Going Local: A Trend Towards Insourcing of Production?.
MIEMCZYK Joe, HOWARD Mickey, JOHNSEN Thomas, (2014). Exploring a Natural Resource Based View of Closed Loop Supply Chain Management (CLSCM).
JOHNSEN Thomas, MIKKELSEN Ole S., (2013). The State of Purchasing and Supply Management Research in the Nordic Countries: Analysis of Nordic Contributions to the Field.
JOHNSEN Thomas, JAN François, SAUVAGE Thierry, (2013). Les perspectives de développement durable de la fonction Achats.
JOHNSEN Thomas, PICAUD Katia, CALVI Richard, (2013). Discontinuous Innovation (DI): A review of definitions, theoretical perspectives and measures – towards an empirical study of the role of the purchasing department in DI..
JOHNSEN Thomas, (2012). Reflections on publishing case study based research.
JOHNSEN Thomas, TRAN Minh-Hoang, MIEMCZYK Joe, ROWE Frantz, SAUVAGE Thierry, (2012). Purchasing centralization: Drivers, change management and impacts.
JOHNSEN Thomas, MEQDADI O., JOHNSEN Rhona, MIEMCZYK Joe, (2012). Improving sustainability in supply chains: An SME perspective.
JOHNSEN Thomas, CALVI Richard, PHILLIPS Wendy, (2012). Discontinous innovation: A challenge for purchasing.
JOHNSEN Rhona, JOHNSEN Thomas, MIEMCZYK Joe, MEQDADI O., SAUVAGE Thierry, (2011). Sustainable supply chains and SMEs.
MIEMCZYK Joe, JOHNSEN Thomas, (2011). Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a review of definitions and measures at dyad, chain and network levels of analysis.
JOHNSEN Thomas, CALVI Richard, PHILLIPS Wendy, (2011). Purchasing and supplier involvement in discontinuous innovation: a literature review.
MIEMCZYK Joe, JOHNSEN Thomas, KARJALAINEN Katri, SALMI Asta, CANIATO Federico, (2011). Global sourcing: Linking category characteristics to the geographical scope of sourcing.
JOHNSEN Thomas, JOHNSEN Rhona, LEE Chia-Jung, (2010). Towards a managerial model for supplier relationship evaluation.
MIEMCZYK Joe, JOHNSEN Thomas, (2010). Sustainability in purchasing and supply: Defining the territory.
JOHNSEN Thomas, NALDI Lucia, HERTZ Susanne, HULTMAN Jens, JOHNSEN Rhona, (2010). Exploring the effects of internationalisation on supplier integration under different degrees of market dynamism.
JOHNSEN Thomas, DICKINSON Graham, HARLAND Christine, (2010). Evidence based purchasing: Does evidence make any difference to purchasing decisions?.
JOHNSEN Thomas, LEWIS Michael, (2009). Supplier Involvement in the Development of the A380 Super Jumbo.
JOHNSEN Rhona, JOHNSEN Thomas, HERTZ Susanne, HULTMAN Jens, (2009). Global sourcing development at IKEA – A case study.
MIEMCZYK Joe, JOHNSEN Thomas, BERNARDIN Emmanuelle, (2009). Developing a green supplier maturity model: Concepts, application and limits.
JOHNSEN Thomas, MIEMCZYK Joe, MOINARD Christian, (2009). Case study: Public procurement in France.
MIEMCZYK Joe, HOWARD Mickey, JOHNSEN Thomas, (2007). Exploring supply strategy and through-life management in the UK defence industry.
Press articles
JOHNSEN T., (2022). Towards a framework for early procurement involvement in innovation.
DILFAktuelt, 17
JOHNSEN T., (2022). How can procurement contribute to innovation? New practices and competences.
Supply Management Magazine
JOHNSEN T., BESKE-JANSSEN P., ANDREAS WIELAND A., (2022). The state of sustainable procurement in Denmark: First Results from the CBS Sustainable Procurement Observatory.
DILFAktuelt, 17 (June), 30-37
JOHNSEN T., (2022). Como o setor de aquisição pode contribuir para a inovação?.
Mondo Logistica
JOHNSEN T., (2022). Den bæredygtige forsyningskæde.
DILFAktuelt, 15
SUNDTOFT HALD K., JOHNSEN T., (2021). Bæredygtigt indkøb styrkes gennem byt CBS-initiativ.
DILFAktuelt, 14 (December), 34-38
JOHNSEN T., SUNDTOFT HALD K., GAMMELGAARD B., WIIK S., ANDREAS WIELAND A., BESKE-JANSSEN P., (2021). The ‘sustainable procurement initiative’: CBS lancerer nyt project om bæredygtige indkøb.
Professional, (3), 24-25
JOHNSEN T., (2019). Supply chain durable: de la gestion du risques à la création de la valeur.
Forbes, 156-157
GIANNAKIS Mihalis, JOHNSEN Thomas, MIEMCZYK Joe, (2014). Réflexions sur la conférence IPSERA 2013 et l'avenir de l'approvisionnement responsable.
Profession Achats, 53-55
Professional conference
JOHNSEN Thomas, CALVI Richard, (2011). l’état de l’art en matière de typologies d’innovation et leurs implications sur la fonction Achats..
Scientific activities
Guest Editor of an academic journal
Guest editor (with Dirk-Jan Kamann) Special Issue on IPSERA 2017 Conference, Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Special Issue from IPSERA 2019 Conference
Special issue on Purchasing & Innovation
Associate Editor of an academic journal
Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Awards and honors
Best paper award, IPSERA Conference 2022, 2022
Outstanding Associate Editor Award by Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 2020
Doctoral supervision
(2016) Katia Picaud : Early Purchasing Involvement in Discontinuous Innovation.
Since 2015 F. CONSTANT : Purchasing’s role in contributing to innovation exploration: examining awareness, motivations and new capabilities.
Since 2011 Osama Meqdadi : Interaction Approach for Exploring SustainabilitySpread in Supply Networks.
(2023) M. MEHRNAZ TAJMIR : Supply Chain Boundaries: A Multi-Level Analysis of Points of Difference.
A. KAPPEL : SUPPLY NETWORK MAPPING: Structure model, mapping procedure and performance impact.
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(2023) N. MERMINOD : Purchasing professions and the role of purchasing in the deployment of supply chain management and corporate strategy.
(2022) L. VIALE : Purchasing and innovation: Reflections on interrelation and implementation.
(2015) A. AMINOFF : Reciprocal value creation and influence mechanisms instrategic buyer-supplier relationships - dyadic exploration.
(2015) Mihalis Giannakis : HDR thesis.