Research program The value creating board
The research program aims to generate research-based knowledge about actual board behaviour in Norwegian companies, with a special focus on small and medium sized enterprises. The research program runs from 2003 to 2007, and is co-financed by the Norwegian Research Council, Innovation Norway, NHO - Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry, Oslo Stock Exchange, the investment management firms Odin and Vital insurance, and the co-operative companies Tine and Gilde.
A main element in the research program are surveys conducted in Norway from 2003-2006. These surveys have been replicated in various other countries.
THE SURVEY 2005 (In Norwegian):
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THE SURVEY 2003 (In English):
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Teaching and seminars
The Center aims to create actionable knowledge about boards and governance for enterprises and public bodies. We disseminate knowledge through education programs and open seminars in addition to workshops with partnering researchers and sponsors. The Center disseminates knowledge through full-time studies at bachelor and masters level, executive programs, and shorter management development programs and seminars arranged by the research center in collaboration with external partners like NHO, Innovation Norway and others. We also teach at various doctoral courses.
Scholarly network
The center participates actively in international scholarly networks. Annual international research workshops have been held in the Norwegian mountains (The Norefjell Workshops), gathering researchers from several countries. The center has organized conference sessions on corporate governance in association with the European Academy of Management and European Group of Organization Studies. We are currently engaged in comparative studies with researchers from various countries, including the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Turkey.
Research areas
Previous and ongoing research within various areas related to: behavioral perspectives on boards and governance; governance in SMEs; boards, entrepreneurship and innovation; gender, diversity, and women directors; corporate governance, stakeholders, and Corporate social responsibility are presented.
Publications
Published works within the research program "The value creating board" are presented. Previous works are presented above under the various research areas.
Events
Major activities the center is involved in are presented; including conferences, workshops, etc.
In the news
Some recent media coverage are presented.
Please follow the links on the left for more detailed information about the center and ongoing research.
