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Lára Jóhannsdóttir - Professor
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Lára Jóhannsdóttir
She/Her
Íslenska
Professor
Corporate social responsibility/corporate sustainability
Location
Gimli / G-220
Phone
525 - 5995
Email
laraj [at] hi.is
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Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
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Lára Jóhannsdóttir - published work
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Lára Jóhannsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
By appointment
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5912-3337
Research portal – Lára Jóhannsdóttir
 
Courses 2024 - 2025
UAU201F - Environmental Governance
UAU114F - Internship in Environment and Natural Resources
UAU246F - Orientation for ENR students
UAU247F - Strategic corporate social responsibility
UAU114F - Internship in Environment and Natural Resources
UAU108F - Corporate Environmental Management
UAU114F - Internship in Environment and Natural Resources
UAU115F - Orientation for ENR students
UAU018M - The Arctic Circle
MBA224F - Sustainability in business operations
Education
2012
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Iceland
,
Business Administration
2007
,
MBA
,
Thunderbird School of Global Management
,
Global Management
1992
,
BS
,
Bifröst University
,
Business Administration
1990
,
Frumgreinanám
,
,
Published works
2024
Key success factors for implementing strategy in the Icelandic fisheries industry
Journal of Strategy and Management
Social, environmental, and economic value in sustainable fashion business models
Journal of Cleaner Production
Business a Cause, Victims, and Solution to the Climate Crisis
Studies in Risk and Sustainable Development
Systematic literature review on system dynamic modeling of sustainable business model strategies
Cleaner Environmental Systems
India’s ancient philosophy on holistic education and its relevance for target 4.7 of the United Nations sustainable development goals
Discover Sustainability
A qualitative inquiry into sustainable transitions and business models in Icelandic energy-related companies
Sustainable Production and Consumption
COVID-19 and local community resilience in the Westfjords of Iceland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Proposed paradigm shift from shareholders and stakeholders to future successors
Discover Sustainability
2023
Extended producer responsibility’s effect on producers’ electronic waste management practices in Japan and Canada: drivers, barriers, and potential of the urban mine
Discover Sustainability
Public health restrictions, directives, and measures in Arctic countries in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Call for papers special issue: Current and future research in environmental sustainability: Role, responsibilities, and opportunities for the business sector
Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
2022
Barriers to Using ESG Data for Investment Decisions
Sustainability
Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience
Springer International Publishing
Private–public collaboration in Iceland: battling COVID-19 with deCODE genetics
European Political Science
Human Resource Management and Institutional Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Case Study from the Westfjords of Iceland
Sustainability
COVID-19 and Well-Being in Remote Coastal Communities—A Case Study from Iceland
Sustainability
2021
Impacts, Systemic Risk and National Response Measures Concerning COVID-19 – the Island Case Studies of Iceland and Greenland
Signs of the United Nations SDGs in University Curriculum: The Case of the University of Iceland
Sustainability
Impacts, Systemic Risk and National Response Measures Concerning COVID-19—The Island Case Studies of Iceland and Greenland
Sustainability
The Barriers to Corporate Social Responsibility in the Nordic Energy Sector
Sustainability
Key Competencies for Sustainability in University of Iceland Curriculum
Sustainability
Drivers of sustainability practices and contributions to sustainable development evident in sustainability reports of European mining companies
Discover Sustainability
Challenges of national measurement of environmental sustainability in tourism
Current Research in Environmental Sustainability
Obstacles to strategy implementation and success factors: A review of empirical literature
Strategic Management
Systemic risk of cruise ship incidents from an Arctic and insurance perspective
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
The energy company of the future: Drivers and characteristics for a responsible business framework
Journal of Cleaner Production
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arctic
Routledge
Employer Attractiveness in Nordic Europe
Corporate Social Responsibility and Employer Attractiveness
COVID-19 and Pandemic Risk: The Link to SDG 13, Climate Change and the Finance Context
COVID-19: Paving the Way for a More Sustainable World
Iceland
Corporate Social Responsibility and Employer Attractiveness
Umhverfisleg tilgáta Porters og vátryggingafélög
Rannsóknir í viðskiptafræði II
2020
Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Ratings
Climate Action
Jafnréttisskorkort fyrir íslenskt atvinnulíf
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Corporate Social Responsibility Influencing Sustainability within the Fashion Industry. A Systematic Review
Sustainability
Viðskiptafræði og ólíkar tegundir rannsókna
Rannsóknir í viðskiptafræði I
Drivers that motivate energy companies to be responsible. A systematic literature review of Corporate Social Responsibility in the energy sector
Journal of Cleaner Production
2019
Synergies and Trade-offs in the Sustainable Development Goals – the Implications of the Icelandic Tourism Sector
Effectiveness of EMAS: A case study of Polish organisations registered under EMAS
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
A literature review of the history and evolution of corporate social responsibility
Systemic risk of maritime-related oil spills viewed from an Arctic and insurance perspective
Ocean & Coastal Management
Þættir sem hafa áhrif á stöðu kynjanna í íslensku atvinnulífi: Heildarmynd sýnd með áhrifariti
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
A Conceptual Framework of Arctic Economies for Policy‐making, Research, and Practice
Global Policy
Sustainability within Fashion Business Models: A Systematic Literature Review
Sustainability
Economic, environmental and social sustainability perspectives on Iceland's expanded tourism sector
Development and transformation processes in the tourism industry under the conditions of globalization
Synergies and Trade-Offs in the Sustainable Development Goals—The Implications of the Icelandic Tourism Sector
Sustainability
2018
How can financial incentives promote local ownership of onshore wind and solar projects? Case study evidence from Germany, Denmark, the UK and Ontario
Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
Developing and using a Five C framework for implementing environmental sustainability strategies: A case study of Nordic insurers
Isolation as a Barrier for the Climate Change Actions of Insurers
Handbook of Climate Change Resilience
Embracing the variety of sustainable business models: A prolific field of research and a future research agenda
Journal of Cleaner Production
Climate Change Resilience: Role of Insurers in Bridging the Gap Between Climate Change Science and Heterogeneous Stakeholders
Handbook of Climate Change Resilience
2017
Discourse analysis of the 2013–2016 Arctic Circle Assembly programmes
Polar Record
Discourse analysis of the 2013–2016 Arctic Circle Assembly programmes
Polar Record
Climate change and Iceland's risk-sharing system for natural disasters
Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice
Measuring countries’ environmental sustainability performance—The development of a nation-specific indicator set
Ecological Indicators
2016
Lima Paris Action Agenda: Focus on Private Finance - Note from COP21
Journal of Cleaner Production
Embracing the variety of sustainable business models: social entrepreneurship, corporate intrapreneurship, creativity, innovation, and other approaches to sustainability challenges
Journal of Cleaner Production
Calls for Carbon Markets at COP21: A conference report
Journal of Cleaner Production
2015
Leadership role and employee acceptance of change
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Hlutverk vátryggingafélaga við úrlausn umhverfislegra vandamála
Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Samfélagsábyrgð í íslenskum skaðatryggingafélögum
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Leadership role and employee acceptance of change implementing environmental sustainability strategies within nordic insurance companies
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Drives of proactive environmental actions of small, medium and large Nordic non-life insurance companies - And insurers as a driving force of actions
Journal of Cleaner Production
The role of employees in implementing CSR strategies
New Perspectives On Corporate Social Responsibility: Locating The Missing Link
2014
The Geneva Association framework for climate change actions of insurers: A case study of Nordic insurers
Journal of Cleaner Production
Insurers' role in enhancing development and utilization of environmentally sound technologies: A case study of Nordic insurers
Journal of Cleaner Production
Measuring countries environmental sustainability performance - A review and case study of Iceland
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Transforming the linear insurance business model to a closed-loop insurance model: A case study of Nordic non-life insurers
Journal of Cleaner Production
Iceland’s environmental sustainability: Status and government involvement
Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Insurance Perspective on Talent Management and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study of Nordic Insurers
Journal of Management and Sustainability
What is the potential and demonstrated role of non-life insurers in fulfilling climate commitments? A case study of Nordic insurers
Environmental Science and Policy
2013
Stelpurnar í eldhúsinu: viðhorf og aðgerðir á sviði umhverfismála hjá norrænum vátryggingafélögum
Samtíð
2012
The Primary Insurance Industry’s Role in Managing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
Managing Climate Change Business Risks and Consequences
2009
Green Office Pracitices
Nonprofit Guide to Going Green
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