Vegard Kolbjørnsrud
Førsteamanuensis
Institutt for strategi og entreprenørskap
Ansattprofil
- Romnummer C3Y-067
- Telefon +4746410000
- E-post vegard.kolbjornsrud@bi.no
Biografi
Vegard is an Associate Professor in Strategy at BI Norwegian Business School. He is researching and teaching on strategy, new organizational forms, innovation, and the impact of AI on management. Vegard is responsible for the National Top Management Program in Healthcare together with Bjørn Erik Mørk and Academic Coordinator for the Executive MBA Digital track.
Vegard has recently published in journals like Research Policy, Global Strategy Journal, and California Management Review. His article "Designing the intelligent organization: Six principles for human-AI collaboration" received the Best Article Award 2025 in California Management Review. Vegard's research has been covered in national and international news media such as Forbes, Socialter, Aftenposten, Dagens Næringsliv, NRK P1, and Kapital. He is a frequently used speaker at business and academic conferences and seminars in Norway and abroad.
Vegard has 23 years of strategy consulting and research experience from Accenture where he has done more than 30 strategy, business development, and improvement projects for clients across digital media, telecom, and IT/high tech industries, as well as in public administration. He was Senior Research Fellow with Accenture Research 2015-23 (part time from 2016).
Vegard holds a PhD in strategic management from BI Norwegian Business School (2014). His PhD project is on governance and organization of collaborative communities within the domains of enterprise IT analytics, sustainable products and services, drug discovery, and digital marketing and communication. Vegard also holds a “Siviløkonom” (1998) and Master of Science in Strategy (1999) degrees from the BI Norwegian Business School.
Vegard has recently published in journals like Research Policy, Global Strategy Journal, and California Management Review. His article "Designing the intelligent organization: Six principles for human-AI collaboration" received the Best Article Award 2025 in California Management Review. Vegard's research has been covered in national and international news media such as Forbes, Socialter, Aftenposten, Dagens Næringsliv, NRK P1, and Kapital. He is a frequently used speaker at business and academic conferences and seminars in Norway and abroad.
Vegard has 23 years of strategy consulting and research experience from Accenture where he has done more than 30 strategy, business development, and improvement projects for clients across digital media, telecom, and IT/high tech industries, as well as in public administration. He was Senior Research Fellow with Accenture Research 2015-23 (part time from 2016).
Vegard holds a PhD in strategic management from BI Norwegian Business School (2014). His PhD project is on governance and organization of collaborative communities within the domains of enterprise IT analytics, sustainable products and services, drug discovery, and digital marketing and communication. Vegard also holds a “Siviløkonom” (1998) and Master of Science in Strategy (1999) degrees from the BI Norwegian Business School.
Publikasjoner
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Artikkel Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Rademaker Linda (2025)
How data barriers shape international strategy
Artikkel Kathrin Reinsberger, Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Barbara Mehner (2025)
Deliberate exploratory search in technology innovation: Discovering and developing need-solution pairs
Artikkel Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2023)
Designing the Intelligent Organization: Six Principles for Human-AI Collaboration
Kapittel Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2023)
Organizing intelligent digital actors
Artikkel Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Ragnvald Sannes (2022)
Problemløsing med kunstig intelligens: Bruk av Spacemaker i tidligfase eiendomsutvikling
| År | Akademisk institusjon | Grad |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BI Norwegian Business School | PhD |
| 1999 | BI Norwegian Business School | Master of Science |
| 1998 | BI Norwegian Business School | M.A. in Business Economics |
| År | Arbeidsgiver | Tittel |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - Present | Norwegian Church Aid | Board member, deputy chair person |
| 2020 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate professor |
| 2016 - 2023 | Accenture | Senior Research Fellow |
| 2016 - 2020 | BI Norwegian Business School | Assistant professor |
| 2015 - 2016 | Accenture Institute for High Performance | Senior Research Fellow |
| 2000 - 2016 | Accenture | Senior Manager |
| 2010 - 2014 | BI Norwegian Business School | PhD Candidate |
| 2004 - 2009 | TV Inter AS | Chairman of the Board |
| 1999 - 2000 | The Norwegian Royal Guard | Corporal |
| 1997 - 1999 | BI Norwegian Business School | Researcher and Program Coordinator |
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Slik gjør du organisasjonen smidigere
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Hvordan designe smidige og smarte organisasjoner?
Kravene til innovasjon, fleksibilitet og tilpasningsevne øker. For å takle det, må organisasjonen være både smart og smidig, og ikke henge fast i fastlåste, hierarkiske strukturer.
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Hva tenker du om å få en intelligent maskin inn i styret?
Intelligente maskiner vil kunne snu opp-ned på både næringsliv og offentlig sektor. Hva blir styrets nye jobb?
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Smart nok til å lede intelligente organisasjoner?
Intelligente organisasjoner trenger smarte ledere. Vil du beskrive deg selv som en smart leder?
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Fem råd til ledere som er redd for kunstig intelligens
Ledere ser på kunstig intelligens både med frykt og forventning. Her er fem råd til ledere om hvordan de kan få det beste ut av både mennesker og maskiner.
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Ønsker du å lykkes med kunstig intelligens?
Ønsker du å lykkes i et arbeidsliv der kunstig intelligens spiller en stadig viktigere rolle? Vegard Kolbjørnsrud gir deg 6 råd basert på nyere forskning.
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Klar for å jobbe med maskiner?
Færre enn én av ti nordiske ledere vil stole på råd fra intelligente maskiner i viktige beslutninger. De er verdens mest skeptiske i synet på kunstig intelligens.
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Hvordan endrer kunstig intelligens lederjobben?
Mange forskere og prognosemakere forventer at intelligente maskiner vil snu opp-ned på både næringsliv og offentlig sektor. Vi kan vente oss storstilt automatisering og en helt ny oppgavefordeling mellom mennesker og maskiner.
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Skeptisk til kunstig intelligens
Norske ledere er verdens mest skeptiske i synet på kunstig intelligens, og også blant de minst kunnskapsrike, viser en fersk studie.