Kristina Sollander

Lecturer Production Systems
Department of Supply Chain and Operations Management , School of Engineering
PhD
Leave of absence
Presentation Publications

Kristina Sollander was born and raised in Mullsjö, Sweden. She has worked in various positions within the plastics industry and has also run a tourism business focused on nature tourism. In 2015, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a focus on Industrial Organization and Economics, specializing in Logistics and Management, from the School of Engineering at Jönköping University. The following year, she obtained a Master of Science in General Management from Jönköping International Business School. In 2023, she completed a doctoral dissertation titled "Unplanned Managerial Work: A Driver for Knowledge Creation and Innovation Capabilities in Manufacturing SMEs" at the School of Engineering at Jönköping University.

Today, Kristina is employed as a university lecturer in the Department of Supply Chain and Operations Management. She is interested in collaborative research, particularly in connection with industry, with a focus on managerial work, work organization, and innovation capabilities.

Article

Sollander, K., Edh, N., Engström, A. (2024). Unplanned managerial work: Crucial support for knowledge creation in manufacturing SMEs Production planning & control (Print). More information
Engström, A., Johansson, A., Edh Mirzaei, N., Sollander, K., Barry, D. (2023). Knowledge creation in projects: an interactive research approach for deeper business insight International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 16(1), 22-44. More information
Sollander, K., Engström, A. (2022). Unplanned managerial work: an ambidextrous learning potential Studies in Continuing Education, 44(3), 441-459. More information
Engström, G., Hilletofth, P., Eriksson, D., Sollander, K. (2018). Drivers and barriers of reshoring in the Swedish manufacturing industry World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research (WRITR), 7(3), 195-220. More information
Engström, G., Sollander, K., Hilletofth, P., Eriksson, D. (2018). Reshoring drivers and barriers in the Swedish manufacturing industry Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 11(2), 174-201. More information
Sollander, K., Hilletofth, P., Eriksson, D. (2017). Varför flyttar svenska företag hem sin produktion? , 16-21. More information
Hedvall, L., Sollander, K., Wikner, J., Hilletofth, P. (2017). Dimensionering av kapacitet i 14 företag , 16-21. More information
Hilletofth, P., Eriksson, D., Sollander, K. (2016). Guldfiskbeslut av Ericsson att flytta ut produktionen Intelligent logistik : inköp, logistik, produktion, affärer, 8-9 Stockholm: Intelligent logistik . More information

Doctoral thesis

Sollander, K. (2023). Unplanned managerial work: A driver for knowledge creation and innovation capabilities in manufacturing SMEs (Doctoral thesis, Jönköping: Jönköping University, School of Engineering). More information

Conference paper

Sollander, K. (2021). Managerial Work in Loosely Coupled and Tightly Coupled Sub-Systems: Proposing a Conceptual Framework. 28th International Annual Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Online Conference, July 5-7, 2021. More information
Sollander, K. (2021). Finding the Unplanned Managerial Work: A Shadowing Study. 28th International Annual Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Online Conference, July 5-7, 2021. More information
Engström, A., Barry, D., Sollander, K., Edh Mirzaei, N., Johansson, A. (2019). Embracing the unplanned: Organizational ambidexterity within manufacturing SMEs. 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) 2019, August 9-13, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. More information
Sequeira, M., Hilletofth, P., Eriksson, D., Sollander, K. (2018). Reshoring drivers in a Swedish manufacturing context. 27th International IPSERA Conference, Athens, March 25-28, 2018.. More information
Sollander, K., Engström, A., Wikner, J. (2018). A framework for task-based ambidexterity in manufacturing SMEs. Cham: Springer, IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2018, Seoul, Korea, August 26-30, 2018. More information
Sollander, K., Edh Mirzaei, N. (2018). Contextualising ambidexterity in small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises. 25th International Annual EurOMA Conference, June 24-26th, 2018 Budapest, Hungary. More information
Sollander, K., Hilletofth, P., Eriksson, D. (2016). Motiv till återflyttning av produktion till Sverige. Forsknings- och tillämpningskonferensen. More information
Hedvall, L., Sollander, K., Wikner, J., Hilletofth, P. (2016). Kapacitetsdimensionering: 14 företags investeringsstrategier och planeringsstrategier. Forsknings- och tillämpningskonferensen. More information

Licentiate thesis

Sollander, K. (2020). Organisational ambidexterity in practice: a study of managerial work in manufacturing SMEs (Licentiate thesis, Jönköping: Jönköping University, School of Engineering). More information