Tor J. Larsen, Ph.D., 1989
Management
Information Systems
Carlson School of
Management,
University of
Minnesota, USA
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Senior Vice President Research and Academic
Resources
President's office
Professor in Knowledge Management
Faculty group of Knowledge Management
Department of Leadership and Organizational
Management
Norwegian School of Management
Nydalsveien 37
0442 Oslo, Norway |
Research projects
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Phone: (+47) 46 41 07 33
Fax: (+47) 46 41 07 01
E-mail: Tor.J.Larsen@BI.NO
These pages were last updated October 2009.
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Special subject areas
- Managers' Use of Information Systems (IS)
- Innovation, Diffusion, and Change Processes
- Representations in Systems Development
- IS Evaluation
- End-user Computing
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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed journals
Larsen, T.J. "A
Multilevel Explanation of End-User Computing Satisfaction with an
Enterprise
Resource Planning System within an International Manufacturing
Organization," Computers in Industry,
(60:9), December 2009, pp. 657-668.
Larsen, T.J., Sørebø, Anne, and Sørebø,
Øystein. "The Role of Task-technology Fit as Users' Motivation
to Continue Information System Use," Computers
in Human Behavior, (25:3), May 2009, pp. 778-784.
Larsen, T. J., Niederman, Fred., Limayem, Moez., and Chan,
Joyce.
"The
Role of Modelling in Achieving Information Systems Success: UML to the
Rescue?" Information Systems Journal,
(19:1), January 2009, pp. 83-117.
Deng, Xiadong, Doll, William J., Al-Gahtani, Said, Larsen, Tor J.,
Pearson, John M., and Raghunathan, T. S. "A Cross-Cultural Analysis of
the End-User Computing Instrument: A Multi-Group Invariance Analysis," Information & Management,
(45:4), June 2008, pp. 211-220.
Donnellan, B., Larsen, T.J., and Levine, Linda. Special Issue
Guest Editors, introduction to "The Transfer and Diffusion of
Information Technology for Organizational Resilience," Journal of Information Technology,
(22:1), March 2007, pp 3-4.
Larsen, T. J. and Levine,
Linda. "Searching for MIS: Coherence and
Change in the Discipline," Information
Systems Journal, (15:4), October 2005, pp. 357-381.
Larsen, T. J and Sørebø, Øystein
"Impact of Personal
Innovativeness on the Use of the Internet Among
Employees at Work," Journal
of Organizational and End User Computing, (17:2),
April-June 2005, pp. 43-63.
The article also appears as a chapter in Mahmood, M. Adam (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in End User Computing,
Idea Group Publishing, Hersey, PA, 2006, pp. 29-53. (An
early version
was published in the proceedings of the IRMA International Conference,
2002,
with the title "Keeping the Fingers Running: The Impact of IT
Innovativeness
on Job Relevant Uses of the Internet.")
Larsen, T. J and Levine, Linda Special
Issue Guest Editors, introduction
to "Information Systems: Current Issues and Future Changes," The DATA BASE for Advances in
Information Systems, (30:2), Spring 1999, pp. 7-11.
Larsen, T. J. and Wetherbe, James C. "An Exploratory Field
Study of
Differences in Information Technology Use Between More- and
Less-Innovative Middle
Managers," Information
& Management, (36:2), August 1999, pp. 93-108.
Larsen, T. J. "Middle Managers' Contribution to Implemented
Information
Technology Innovation," Journal
of Management Information Systems, (9:4), Fall 1993, pp.
155-176.
Larsen, T. J. and Naumann, Justus D. "An Experimental Comparison of
Abstract and Concrete Representations
in Systems Analysis," Information
& Management, (22:), January 1992, pp. 29-40.
Other journal publications
Larsen, T. J. (Published in Norwegian) "Samspillet
mellom (linje)toppledere
og ledere av IT-avdelinger: Innvirkning på suksess ved
utvikling
og bruk af informasjonssystemer," Økonomistyring &
Informatik, Jurist- og Økonomiforbundets Forlag, (10:4),
February 1995, pp. 231-253.
Refereed conferences
Graumann, Conny and Larsen, T.J. "Norwegian Conference on
Information Systems (NCIS): The First 15 Years of Blood, Sweat, and
Tears," in Moe, Carl Erik (Ed.), Proceedings
of the Fifthteenth Norwegian Conference on Information Systems
(NOKOBIT),
Kristiansand, Norway, November 17-19, 2008, Trondheim, Norway: Tapir
Akademisk Forlag, pp. 241-259..
Larsen, T. J. and Levine, Linda. "Citation Patterns in MIS: An
Analysis of Exemplar Articles," in Leon, Gonzalo and DeGross, Janice
(Eds.), Proceeedings of the IFIP
WG8.6 Conference on Open IT-Based Innovation: Moving Towards
Cooperative IT Transfer and Knowledge Diffusion, Madrid, Spain,
October 22-24, 2008, New York: Springer, pp. 23-38.
Larsen, T..J. and Levine Linda "The Identity and Dynamics and
Diffusion of MIS," in McMaster, Tom, Wastell, David, Ferneley, Elaine,
DeGross, Janice I (Eds.), Proceedings
of
the IFIP WG8.6
Conference on Organisational Dynamics of
Technology-Based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda,
Manchester, England, June 14-16, 2007, New York: Springer, pp. 163-177.
Larsen, T.J. and Levine, Linda "Panel on: The Indentity and Dynamics
of
MIS," with Frank Land, Michael Myers, and Robert W. Zmud in Avison,
David, Elliot, Steve, Krogstie, John, and Pries-Heje, Jan (Eds.), Proceedings of the TC8 Track of 19th IFIP World Computer Congress
on The Past and Future of Information Systems: 1976-2006 and Beyond,
Santiago, Chile,
August 20-25, 2006, New York: Springer, pp. 101-106.
Chan, Joyce, Limayem, Moez, Niederman, Fred, and Larsen, T. J. " IT
Project
Risk in Hong Kong," Proceedings of
the Fourteenth European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS),
Göteborg, Sweden, June 12-14, 2006.
Deng, Xiaodong,
Doll, William J., Al-Gahtani, Saids. S., Larsen, T. J., Pearson, John
Michael, and
Raghunathan, T.S. "A Cross-cultural Analysis of the End-user
Computing Satisfaction Instrument: A Multi-group Invariance
Analysis," Proceedings of the
Seventh Annual Global Information Technology Management (GITM) World
Conference, June 11-13, 2006, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Donnellan, Brian, Larsen, T.J., and Levine, Linda. Preface, in Donnellan Brian,
Larsen, T.J., Levine, Linda, and DeGross, Janice I. (Eds.), "The
Transfer and Diffusion of Information Technology for Organizational
Resilience." Proceedings
of the IFIP WG8.6 International Working Conference, Galway, Ireland,
June 7-10, 2006. Springer, pp. ix-xi.
Larsen, T. J., Niederman, Fred, Limayem, Moez, and Chan, Joyce.
"UML- A
Complex Technology Embedded in Complex
Organizational Issues" Proceedings
of the IFIP WG8.6 Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT for
Organizational Resilience, Galway, Ireland, June 7-10, 2006.
Springer, pp.
315-338..
Larsen, T. J., Sørebø, Øystein, Elstad,
Ann-Kristin, and
Gustavsen, Anita "The
Impact of Interpersonal Conflict Between
Managers and Users on Information Systems Success During the
Implementation of a New Information Systems," in Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi
(Ed.) Proceedings of the 2005
Information Resources Management
Association International Conference on Managing Modern Organizations
with Information Technology, San Diego, CA, May
15-18,
2005.
Hersey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, pp. 198-201.
Larsen, T. J. and Sørebø, Anne "The Role of Actual IS
Utilization Level: Extending the Expectation-Confirmation Model of IS
Continuance Intention," in Rolland, Knut H.R. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th Norwegian
Conference on Information Systems (NOKOBIT), Stavanger, Norway,
November 29 - December 1, 2004, pp. 93-106.
Larsen, T. J. and Sørebø, Øystein "Keeping the
Fingers
Running: The Impact of IT Innovativeness on Job Relevant Uses of the
Internet,"
Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi (Ed.), Proceedings
of the 2002 Information Resources
Management Association
International Conference on Issues and
Trends of Information Technology Management in Contemporary
Organizations, Seattle, WA, May 19-22, 2002. Hershey, PA: Idea
Group Publishing, pp. 402-406.
Larsen, T. J. "The
Phenomenon of Diffusion: Red Herrings and Future
Promise," Proceedings of the IFIP WG8.6 Working Conference on
Diffusing Software Product and Process Innovations, Banff, Canada,
April 7-10, 2001. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.
35-50.
Larsen, T. J. "Line
Managers' Supervision of the Development and Use
of IS: Administration Through Planning and Control of IS
Effects." Proceedings of the Conference
on Managing
Information Technology Resources in Organizations in the Next Millennium,
Information Resources
Management Association, Hershey, PA, 1999, pp. 853-860.
Larsen, T. J. and Levine, Linda. Introduction
- Information
Technology at the Turn of
the Millennium: Past, Present, and Future Trends, in Larsen,
Tor
J., Lavine, Linda, and DeGross, Janice I. (Eds), "Information Systems:
Current Issues and Future Changes." Proceedings of the joint IFIP
WG8.2&WG8.6 Working Conference, Helsinki, December 10-13,
1998,
pp. 1-10.
Larsen, T. J. "Managers'
Use of Computers: End-User Computing in
Perspective." Proceedings of the
Twenty-Fourth Annual Hawaii
International Conference on Systems Sciences, IEEE Computer
Society
Press, Los Alamitos, CA, Vol. III, 1991, pp. 145-152.
Books and chapters in books
Larsen, T. J. and Niederman, Fred. "Causal
Mapping for the
Investigation of the Adoption of UML in Information Technology Project
Development," in Naraynan, V.K. and Armstrong, D.J. (Eds.), Causal Mapping for Research in Information
Technology.
Harrisburg, PA: Idea Group
Publishing, 2005, pp. 233-262.
Larsen, T. J. "Information
Systems Innovation: A Framework for Research and
Practice," in Larsen, Tor J. and McGuire, Gene (Eds), Information Systems
Innovation and Diffusion: Issues and Directions. Hersey,
PA: Idea Group Publishing,
1998, pp. 411-434.
Larsen, T. J. "Globalization
of Information Technology: Here to Stay or a
Passing Fad?" in Loch, Karen (Ed), Global Information Technology
Education:
Issues and Trends, Harrisburg, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 1993, pp.
122-155.
Research reports and thesis
Larsen, T. J. "Managers' Use of Computers: Middle Managers'End-User
Computing Levels and Support Requirements by Level of Innovativeness,"
unpublished doctoral dissertation, University
of Minnesota, Carlson School of
Management, Department
of Information and Decision Sciences, Minneapolis, MN,USA,
1989.
Miscellaneous
Niederman, Fred, Larsen, T. J., Limayem, Moez, and Chan, Joyce. Conceptual Mapping: A Key Methodology for
21st Century MIS Research, Gordon B. Davis Symposium,
Minneapolis, MN, USA, May 13-14, 2005.
Larsen, T. J. ( in Norwegian.) Kompendium i Datamodellering for
linjeledere.
Oslo: BI Forlag, 2003.
A report on the business practices project with MetaGroup,
Norway (in Norwegian). Fossmark, Per Martin, "I takt med parnere," Business
Standard, #1, 2002, pp. 32-34.
Larsen, T. J. (published in Norwegian). "Datafagets
utvikling fra Edb til
E-allting: Datateknologiens innhold og rolle gjennom 32 år,"
i
Revang, Øivind (Red), Med BI fra aftenskole til
vitenskapelig høyskole: Festskrift til Gerson Komissars
80-årsdag. Bergen, Norge: Fagbokforlaget, 2000, s. 138-154.
Larsen, T. J. "Editoral Preface. Global IS/IT Research: Keeping the
Pace in
the Fast Lane," Journal of
Global Information Technology Management, (2:4), 1999, pp.1-3.
Larsen, T. J. "The Expert's Opinion. Interview with Senior Advisor,
Norsk
Hydro ASA, Mr. Nils Höeg," Journal of Global
Information Management, (5:4), Fall 1997, pp. 33-35.
Larsen, T. J. "Editorial Preface. Global Information Technology
Utilization
Trends: A Wide or Narrow Road Toward the Future?" Journal of Global
Information Management, (4:2), Spring 1996, pp. 3-4.
Larsen, T. J. (published in Norwegian), "Planleggings- og
kontrollverktøy for linjeledere," BI-Forum, (13:4),
1995, pp. 22-25.
Larsen, T. J. "Research Notes. MIS Research: A Norwegian
Perspective," International
Journal of Information Management, (14:1), February 1994, pp.69-72.
Larsen, T. J. "Editorial Preface. The Norwegian View: The
Globalization
Challenges of Medium Sized and Small Businesses in Small Nations," Journal of Global
Information Management, (2:1), Winter 1994, pp. 3-4.
Larsen, T. J. "The Expert's Opinion. Interview with President of
Administrative Systems, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, Mr. Lars-Göran
Lemelius," Journal of
Global Information Management, (2:1), Winter 1994, pp. 39-41.
Work in the review process
Limayem, Moez, Chan, Joyce, Larsen, Tor J., and Niederman, Fred "Information Technology
Project Risk: A Case Study Approach,"
Work in the writing stage
Larsen, Tor J. and Levine, Linda. "Citation Patterns in MIS and
Referencing Disciplines."
"Sustaining an E-Business Strategy: A Multi Contingency Approach to
Organizational Business Practices."
DOCTORAL AND
EVALUATION COMMITTEE WORK
2009
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Member of Assessment Committee
for the position of Full Professor at the Norwegian School
of Information Technology (NITH), Oslo, Norway.
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2006
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Faculty mentor for the Irish
Chapter of Association of Information Systems Workshop
for Researchers, Galway, Ireland, June 7, 2006.
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2006
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Local chair of the EURAM 2006 Doctoral Colloquium, Oslo,
Norway, May 16, 2006.
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2005-
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Evaluation of assistant professor for associate
professor position at Department
of Management Information Systems,
Fogelman College of
Business & Economics, University
of Memphis,
USA.
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2005-
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2007
Ph.D. candidate Tom McMaster viva on "The Illusion of
Diffusion in Information Systems Research," external examinator,
University of Salford, Manchester, England, November 1.
Doctoral student Hanne Karlsen preliminary thesis defence
on "Dynamics of Organisational Identity and Change in the Field of
Higher Education," member of evaluation committee, Oslo, September 6.
2006
Doctoral student
Christopher Wales preliminary thesis defence on "Acting Less than
Rationality? Investigating Decisions About the Evaluation of School
Leadership Training Programmes in Norway and England," member of
evaluation committee, Oslo, September 21.
2005 Doctoral student
Etty
Nilsen preliminary thesis defence on "Creating Cafés, not
Libraries: How to Manage Knowledge when Knowledge cannot be Captured
and Stored,". member of evaluation committee.
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2005-2007
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Doctoral Ph.D. program
in Leadership
and Organizational Management, Co-ordinator
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1999-
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Chair of evaluation committee:
Applicants for associate professor in Management Information Systems,
Norwegian School of Management.
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1997-2007
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Norwegian School of Management, Doctoral
Committee, member.
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JOURNAL AFFILIATIONS
2006-
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European
Journal of Information Systems, Reviewer.
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2006-
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Information
Systems Journal, Reviewer.
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2006-2007
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Information
& Management, Member of Editorial Board.
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2003-2006
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Journal
of Organizational and End-user Computing, Reviewer.
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2003-
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Journal
of Database
Management, Reviewer.
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| 1999- |
Information Systems Research,
Reviewer. |
| 1997-2000 |
Journal
of Global Information Technology Management, Associate Editor. |
| 1997-2002 |
Computer
Personnel, Member of Editoral Board. |
| 1993- |
Journal of Management
Information Systems, Reviewer. |
| 1992-1997 |
The
Journal of
Global Information Management, Associate Editor. |
| 1989- |
Management Information Systems
Quarterly,
1996-1999 Associate Editor.
1989- Reviewer. |
CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
2005
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EURAM
(European Academy of Management Conference)
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| 2000-2003 |
IRMA
(Information Resources Management Association) International
Conference, program committee member
- 2000, Anchorage: with Davison, Robert, Dhillon, Gurpreet,
Loch, Karen, and Kamel, Sherif. Panel discussion on Ethical issues
in Cyber Teaching.
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| 1998- |
European Conference on Information Systems - ECIS,
reviewer
- 2000,
Vienna:
- with Finnegan, Pat, Galliers, Robert D., and Jarvenpaa,
Sirkka L. Panel discussion on Integrating e-business, knowledge
management and
policy considerations within an Information Systems Strategy framework."
Panel Chair.
- Associate Editor for IS strategy track.
- 1999,
Copenhagen:Associate Editor for case research track
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| 1997 |
International Conference on the Dynamics of Strategy -
keynote speaker on IS Strategy |
| 1993- |
Norwegian
Conference on Information Systems - NOKOBIT (a local event)
- Member of Steering Committee 1993-2007.
- Discussant and reviewer
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| 1992- |
International Conference on
Information Systems - ICIS, reviewer.
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| 1992- |
International Federation of
Information Processing - IFIP
- WG8.6
Transfer and Diffusion of Information Technology
- 2006
Program co-chair with Brian Donnellan of the WG8.6
Working Conference, Galway, Ireland, June 7-10.
- 1998
Program co-chair with Levine, Linda of the
WG8.2&WG8.6 Working Conference, Helsinki
- 1994 - Member, program committee member, discussant, and
reviewer
- WG8.2
The
interaction of information systems and the organisation
- 2005 Oasis Session chair, Washington D.C.
- 2000 Session chair
- 1992 - Member, discussant, and reviewer
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
MEMBERSHIP
BOARD, COMMITTEES, ETC.
MEMBERSHIP
The Norwegian School of Management
- 2004-2007 Executive School Program Committee, member
- 2002-2004 Graduate
School Program Committee, member
- 1998-2007 Doctoral
Program Committee, member
- 1991-1993 Board of Directors, member - elected by majority vote
among faculty members
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration - specialization
in Management Information Systems, University
of Minnesota, Carlson School of
Management, Department
of Information and Decision Sciences, Minneapolis, U.S.A., 1989.
- Master of Arts, Systems Engineering, University of Lancaster, Lancaster,
England, 1975.
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Norwegian School of
Management, Oslo, Norway, 1971.
(Information about the Norwegian
School of Management in Norwegian.)
PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND
Full time employment
2007-
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Norwegian School of Management
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Professor in Knowledge Management
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2007-2010
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Norwegian School of Management
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Executive Vice President
Research and Academic Resources
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| 1989-2007 |
Norwegian
School of Management, |
Associate Professor |
| 1982-1984 |
Norwegian School of Management, |
Assistant Professor |
| 1978-1982 |
Norwegian School of Management, |
Senior Lecturer |
| 1975-1978 |
Norwegian School of Management, |
General Manager |
| 1972-1974 |
Norwegian School of Management, |
Project Manager and Senior Systems Analyst |
| 1971-1972 |
Norwegian School of Management, |
Programmer |
Part time employment
AWARDS
| 2000: |
Information
Resources Management Association (IRMA): Organizational Service
Award for contributions as World
Representative. |
| 1999: |
With Ragnvald
Sannes nominated by the NSM
President's award committee to the 1999 "teacher's price" for
innovative
use of the web in curriculum development and course delivery. |
| 1990: |
Elected "teacher of the year" by popular vote among students
in the four year full time business administration program. |
| 1989: |
Awarded "Students' Rose" for innovative development of the
basic two-semester course in Management Information Systems in the four
year full time business administration program. |
| 1986-1988: |
Graduate School of the University of Minnesota, funded by
"Torske Klubben" of Minnesota. Fellowship. |
| 1986-1988: |
The Royal Norwegian Council for Industrial Research, Oslo,
Norway. Fellowship. |
TEACHING
Program co-ordinator for the Master
of Science Major
in Information Technology Management.
Over the years I have taught various courses on almost every level,
for example (for details about present
portfolio, see the web.):
- Executive Information Systems
- Master of Science in Business and Master of Science in
Management
- BBA in Business
- The Management of IS Innovation
- Master of Science in Business and Master of Science in
Management
- BBA in Business
- Research Seminar, MIS
- Scandinavian Doctoral Consortium
- Master of Science in Business and Master of Science in
Management
- Systems Development
- Introduction to MIS
- BASIC and FORTRAN programming (a long time ago!)
PRESENTATIONS,
SEMINARS, AND TALKS
I give short presentations for special audiences,
in-house seminars, practitioner seminars, etc - for example:
- 2007 Norwegian Computing Society: Knowledge as Driver in Value
Creation - Fact or Fiction?
- 2006 Business School of Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago de
Chile: Connections between Academia and Practice - Searching for Value
Clarification
- 2003 Norwegian Food Company: The accounts controller - custodian
or innovator?
- 2003 Department of Informatics, Lund University, two presentation
on February 20:
- Presentation to students: Innovation - A Process Unique to MIS,
or Have We Forgotten Contributions From Other Scientific Fields?
- Faculty seminar: MIS - A Scientific Field in Its Own Right or a
Loose Connection of People Interested in Computers?
- 2002 Association of Norwegian MBAs: The accounts controller -
custodian or innovator?
- 2001 Assoication of Norwegian MBAs: The Ballanced
Scorecard-Promise and Challenges
- 2000 Norwegian Telecom Company: B2B in the new economy
- 1999 Human Relations Organization: Outsourcing - Perspectives
and Issues
- 1998 In-house concultancy bureau seminar: IS Strategy - Fact
or Fiction?
- 1998 Secretary of Administration (Norwegian Government): IS
Outsourcing - When Does it Work?
- 1997 Concultancy bureau customer conference: The Value of IS
in the Value Chain
- 1997 The Norwegian Employer Interest Organization: Trends in
IS Use - The Line Manager Challenge
- 1996 In-house consultancy bureau seminar: The Integration of
Senior and Junior Consultants for Optimal Return on Human Resources