”Strateginen läsnäolo, paikallinen vaikutus” : monitapaustutkimus NATO-komentokeskuksen vaikutuksesta yrittäjyysekosysteemiin kahdessa eurooppalaisessa kaupungissa
Journal: LUTPub (LUT University)
Year: 2025

This thesis investigates how the presence of a NATO command centre affects the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. It examines the mechanisms of this impact, and how local actors can support the benefit realisation. The background of the thesis includes NATO expansion, rapid growth of the defence industry due to geopolitical tensions, and the local effects of these trends. Research method is a qualitative multi-case study. Researched cities are Stavanger, Norway and Szczecin, Poland. Data was co