Jan Ole Rypestøl
Associate Professor
Associate professor
Jan Ole Rypestøl is employed as an associate professor at the Department of Working Life and Innovation at the University of Agder (UiA) in Grimstad. Rypestøl holds a doctorate (PhD) in International Management from UiA, a master’s degree (MSc) in Innovation and Knowledge Development from UiA, and an interfaculty Candidatus Magisterii degree (Cand Mag) in social studies from Kristiansand Teacher Training College (KLH), the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), and the University of Bergen (UIB).
Rypestøl is Program Coordinator at Master of Innovation and Knowledge Development and an experienced supervisor for Master students.
Jan Ole Rypestøl researches regional industrial restructuring, and his research has been published in high-ranking journals, including Regional Studies (Taylor & Francis), Geoforum (Elsevier), Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (Routledge), and Industry and Innovation (Routledge).
In addition to his current academic position at UIA, Rypestøl also holds a part-time position as a senior researcher for NORCE Norwegian Research Centre. At NORCE, he is the project leader of the team which provides analytical services for Norges bank, the central bank of Norway, concerning regional industrial development in Southern Norway.
Rypestøl’s most recent external research assignment is The Regional Report 3/2023 commissioned by Norges bank, and his most recent scientific publications are: Eriksen, A.E.L., Isaksen, A., & Rypestøl, JO. (2023) Exploring Regional Industrial Culture. Changing Industrial Culture and Human Agency in a Norwegian Region. European Planning Studies; Rypestøl, J.O., Kyllingstad, N., & Martin, R. (2022). Asset modification for regional industrial restructuring in times of economic crises, European Planning Studies; Rypestøl, J.O., Martin, R., & Kyllingstad, N. (2022). New Regional Industrial Path Development and Innovation Networks in Times of Economic Crisis. Industry and Innovation; Isaksen, A., & Rypestøl, J.O. (2022). Policy to support digitalisation of industries in various regional settings. A conceptual discussion. Norwegian Journal of Geography,76(2),
Research interests
The main focus of Rypestøl's research is regional business development with an emphasis on regional restructuring. This field of interest combines several disciplines, such as economic geography, entrepreneurship, innovation and institutional economics. In his research, Rypestøl seeks to combine system and actor perspectives to increase understanding of the role of various change agents in restructuring processes.
Courses and teaching
Jan Ole Rypestøl is responsible for the course ORG454, Innovation theory. The course is a 7,5 credits course that is thought at the master level. In addition, Rypestøl has lectured the topics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to engineering graduates (TFL 200) for several years.
Work experience
Outside academia, Rypestøl has extensive experience from business life. This experience includes ten years as an international serial entrepreneur and business leader, as well as ten years as a supervisor and consultant in entrepreneurship and innovation.
Academic interests
Jan Ole Rypestøl`s research interest covers regional industrial restructuring, entrepreneurship research and innovation studies.
Projects
Rypestøl is a member of:
- RIS research group
https://www.uia.no/forskning/handelshoeyskolen/ris-senteret - NORSI http://norsi.no/
Selected publications
In addition to the scientific publications (see below), Rypestøl has also published about 40 different research reports. Most of these are exempt from public access, but some are available at www.norceresearch.no
Scientific publications
- Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr; Isaksen, Arne; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2023). Exploring regional industrial culture. Changing industrial culture and human agency in a Norwegian region. European Planning Studies. ISSN: 0965-4313. doi:10.1080/09654313.2022.2162333.
- Firlus, Benjamin Hans; Martin, Roman; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2023). Weaving sustainability: Asset modification and green path development in Norway’s outdoor textile industry. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN: 0029-1951. 77 (5). s 269 - 280. doi:10.1080/00291951.2023.2271494.
- Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Kyllingstad, Nina; Martin, Roman (2022). Asset modification for regional industrial restructuring in times of economic crises. European Planning Studies. ISSN: 0965-4313. s 1 - 20. doi:10.1080/09654313.2022.2105643.
- Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2022). Exploring the social dimension of regional industrial restructuring. Rethinking the social in innovation and entrepreneurship. ISBN: 9781839108167. Edward Elgar Publishing. 3.
- Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Martin, Roman; Kyllingstad, Nina (2022). New regional industrial path development and innovation networks in times of economic crisis. Industry and Innovation. ISSN: 1366-2716. doi:10.1080/13662716.2022.2082271.
- Isaksen, Arne; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2022). Policy to support digitalisation of industries in various regional settings: A conceptual discussion. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN: 0029-1951. 76 (2). s 82 - 93. doi:10.1080/00291951.2022.2060857.
- Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla; Tønnessen, Maria (2021). Asset modification for regional industrial restructuring: digitalization of the culture and experience industry and the healthcare sector. Regional studies. ISSN: 0034-3404. 55 (10-11). s 1764 - 1774. doi:10.1080/00343404.2021.1878126.
- Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Isaksen, Arne; Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr; Iakovleva, Tatiana Aleksandrovna; Sjøtun, Svein Gunnar; Njøs, Rune (2021). Cluster development and regional industrial restructuring: agency and asset modification. European Planning Studies. ISSN: 0965-4313. doi:10.1080/09654313.2021.1937951.
- Isaksen, Arne; Trippl, Michaela; Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Digital transformation of regional industries through asset modification. Competitiveness Review: an international business journal. ISSN: 1059-5422. 31 (1). s 130 - 144. doi:10.1108/CR-12-2019-0140.
- Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Regional Industrial Restructuring. Regional Helix Ecosystems and Sustainable Growth. ISBN: 978-3-030-47696-0. Springer. 8. s 125 - 146.
- Isaksen, Arne; Eriksen, Anna Maria Emelie Langemyr; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Regional industrial restructuring: Asset modification and alignment for digitalization. Growth and Change. ISSN: 0017-4815. 51 (4). s 1454 - 1470. doi:10.1111/grow.12444.
- Trippl, Michaela; Baumgartinger-Seiringer, Simon; Frangenheim, Alexandra; Isaksen, Arne; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2020). Unravelling green regional industrial path development: Regional preconditions, asset modification and agency. Geoforum. ISSN: 0016-7185. 111s 189 - 197. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.02.016.
- Isaksen, Arne; Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla (2019). Entrepreneurial discovery processes in different regional contexts: A conceptual discussion. The Entrepreneurial Discovery Process and Regional Development. New Knowledge Emergence, Conversion and Exploitation. ISBN: 978-1-138-57455-7. Routledge. Chapter 2. s 35 - 53.
- Johnsen, Hans Christian Garman; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla (2018). Coping with economic policy: Innovation policy in times of disruption. Coping with the Future: Rethinking Assumptions for Society, Business and Work. ISBN: 978-1-138-55932-5. Routledge. Chapter 4,. s 69 - 83.
- Johnsen, Hans Christian Garman; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Berge, Marianne (2018). Coping with methodology: Validity and knowledge about the future. Coping with the Future: Rethinking Assumptions for Society, Business and Work. ISBN: 978-1-138-55932-5. Routledge. Chapter 8. s 126 - 148.
- Isaksen, Arne; Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Schulze-Krogh, Ann Camilla (2018). Differentiated regional entrepreneurial discovery processes. A conceptual discussion and empirical illustration from three emergent clusters.. European Planning Studies. ISSN: 0965-4313. 26 (11). s 2200 - 2215. doi:10.1080/09654313.2018.1530143.
- Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Aarstad, Jarle (2018). Entrepreneurial innovativeness and growth ambitions in thick vs. thin regional innovation systems. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. ISSN: 0898-5626. s 639 - 661. doi:10.1080/08985626.2018.1444104.
- Kyllingstad, Nina; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2018). Towards a more sustainable process industry: A single case study of restructuring within the Eyde process industry cluster. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN: 0029-1951. 73 (1). s 29 - 38. doi:10.1080/00291951.2018.1520292.
- Martin, Roman; Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2017). Linking content and technology: on the geography of innovation networks in the Bergen media cluster. Industry and Innovation. ISSN: 1366-2716. 25 (10). s 966 - 989. doi:10.1080/13662716.2017.1343132.
- Rypestøl, Jan Ole (2017). Regional industrial path development: The role of new entrepreneurial firms. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. ISSN: 2192-5372. 6 (3). s 1 - 19. doi:10.1186/s13731-017-0064-1.
- Karlsen, James; Rypestøl, Jan Ole; Trippl, Michaela (2025). Sustainable regional restructuring: Insights from economic geography and regional innovation studies. ISBN: 0000000000. Edward Elgar Publishing.
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