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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed journals
Larsen, T.J. and Olaisen, Johan.
"Innovating Strategically in Information and Knowledge Management:
Applications of Organizational Behavior Theory," International Journal of Information
Management,
(33:5), October 2013, pp. 764-774.
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
Baskerville, Richard,
Bunker, Deborah, Olaisen, Johan, Pries-Heje, Jan,
Larsen, T.J., and Swanson, E. Burton. "Diffusion and Innovation Theory:
Past, Present, and Future Contributions to Academia and Practice," in Bergvall-Kåreborn and Nielsen, Peter Axel (Eds.), Proceedings
of the IFIP WG8.6 Conference on Creating Value for All Through IT, Aalborg,
Denmark, June 2-4, 2014.New York: Springer IFIP Advances in Information and
Communication Technology AICT 429, pp. 295-300.
Larsen, T.J. and Levine,
Linda. "Learning from Failure: Myths and Misguided Assumptions About IS
Disciplinary Knowledge," in Dwivedi, Y., Henriksen H.K., Wastell, D., and De R (Eds),
Proceedings of the IFIP WG8.6 Conference on Grand Successes and Failures in
IT: Private and Public Sectors, Bangalore, India, June 27-29, 2013. New
York: Springer IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology AICT
429, pp. 495-509.
Larsen, T.J. and Sannes,
Ragnvald. "Publishing Academic Articles: The Diffusion of Intellectual
Contribution from Small Local Events to the larger International
Community," in Fallmyr, Terje (Ed.), Proceedings
of the Eighteenth Norwegian Conference on Information Systems (NOKOBIT), Tromsø, Norway, November 21-23, 2011. Trondheim, Norway:
Tapir Akademisk Forlag, pp.
131-144.
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. New York, 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
Larsen, T.J. and Levine, Linda. "Citation Patterns in MIS and Referencing
Disciplines."
Larsen, T.J.,
"Organizational Information and Knowledge Management Systems Innovation:
Directions for Research."
DOCTORAL AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE WORK
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2006- |
2011 Faculty member of the Hamburg IS Doctoral Consortium (HISDoC 2011), Sylt, Germany, September
19-21, 2011. |
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2006 |
Local chair of the EURAM 2006 Doctoral Colloquium,
Oslo, Norway, May 16, 2006. |
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2005- |
2011 Ph.D. candidate Christoffer
Whales viva on "Demands, Designs and Decisions about Evaluation: On the
Evaluation of Postgraduate Programmes for School
Leadership Development in Norway and England," evaluation committee
chair, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway, May 26. |
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1999- |
2014 Chair of
Assessment Committee for the position of Full Professor in Information
Systems, Department of Strategy and Management, Norwegian School of
Economics, Bergen, Norway. 2011 Chair of Assessment Committee for
the position of adjunct Full Professor or adjunct Associate Professor in
Organizational Behavior, Department of Leadership and Organizational
Behavior, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. |
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1997-2010 |
Norwegian School of Management, Doctoral Committee,
associate dean for Ph.D. program in Leadership and Organizational Management,
member. |
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2012- |
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2012- |
Computers & Education, Reviewer. |
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2011- |
Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Reviewer. |
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2010- |
Computers in Industry, Reviewer. |
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2006- |
European Journal of Information Systems, Reviewer. |
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2006- |
Information
Systems Journal, Reviewer. |
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2006-2007 |
Information & Management, Member of Editorial Board. |
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2003-2006 |
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2003-2010 |
Journal of Database Management, Reviewer. |
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1999- |
Information Systems Research, Reviewer. |
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1997-2000 |
Journal of Global Information Technology Management,
Associate Editor. |
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1997-2002 |
Computer Personnel, Member of Editoral
Board. |
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1993- |
Journal of Management Information Systems, Reviewer. |
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1992-1997 |
The Journal of Global Information Management, Associate Editor. |
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1989- |
Management
Information Systems Quarterly,
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2005 |
EURAM (European Academy of Management Conference)
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2000-2003 |
IRMA (Information Resources Management
Association) International Conference, program committee member
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1998- |
ECIS (European Conference on Information Systems)
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1997 |
International Conference on the Dynamics of Strategy
- keynote speaker on IS Strategy |
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1993- |
Norwegian
Conference on Information Systems -
NOKOBIT (a local event)
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1992- |
International Conference on Information Systems - ICIS, reviewer.
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1992- |
International
Federation of Information Processing -
IFIP
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
MEMBERSHIP
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1994- |
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1995- |
Full member of IFIP WG8.6 on Transfer and Diffusion of IT. |
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1992-2002 |
Information Resources Management
Association - IRMA
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1989-2003 |
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences - TIMS |
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
- 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.)
Full time employment
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2014- |
Norwegian
Business School |
Professor Emeritus in Knowledge Management |
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2007-2014 |
Norwegian
Business School |
Professor
in Knowledge Management |
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2007-2010 |
Norwegian
School of Management |
Executive Vice President Research and Academic
Resources |
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1989-2007 |
Associate Professor |
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1982-1984 |
Norwegian
School of Management, |
Assistant
Professor |
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1978-1982 |
Norwegian
School of Management, |
Senior
Lecturer |
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1975-1978 |
Norwegian
School of Management, |
General
Manager |
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1972-1974 |
Norwegian
School of Management, |
Project Manager and Senior Systems Analyst |
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1971-1972 |
Norwegian
School of Management, |
Programmer |
Part time and
temporary engagements
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2011 |
Lancaster University Management School, Department of Management Science, England: Honorary Research Fellow, August - December. |
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2004-2007 |
Norwegian School of Management: Head of Department
of Leadership and Organizational Management. |
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2001-2002 |
St.
Louis University, John Cook School of Business, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Technology Management, MO, USA: Visiting Professor |
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2000-2001 |
Norwegian School of Management. Area Head,
Department of Technology Management. |
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1996-1998 |
University of Oslo, Department of Informatics, Systems Development Group:
Adjunct Associate Professor. |
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1991-1994 |
Bodo Graduate School of Business :Adjunct Associate Professor. |
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2000: |
Information Resources Management Association (IRMA): Organizational Service Award for contributions as World Representative. |
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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. |
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1990: |
Elected "teacher of the year" by popular
vote among students in the four year full time
business administration program. |
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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. |
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1986-1988: |
Graduate School of the University of Minnesota,
funded by "Torske Klubben"
of Minnesota. Fellowship. |
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1986-1988: |
The Royal Norwegian Council for Industrial Research,
Oslo, Norway. Fellowship. |
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
- BBA in Business
- Introduction to MIS
- BBA in Business
- BASIC
and FORTRAN programming (a long time ago!)
- BBA in Business
PRESENTATIONS,
SEMINARS, AND TALKS
I give short presentations
for special audiences, in-house seminars, practitioner seminars, etc - for example:
- 2011
Sydney University Business School: Accreditation and Ranking of Business
Schools: The Long and Winding Path Toward Excellence or the Motorway
Toward Mundanity?
- 2010
Department of Leadership and Organizational Management seminar - A
Citation Analysis of Exemplar Articles in Information Systems.
- 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