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Per-Magnus Thompson

Associate Professor

Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

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Biography

Per-Magnus Thompson is Associate Professor in Organizational Psychology at the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, BI Norwegian Business School. He received his Ph.D. from BI Norwegian Business School.

Thompson is a certified clinical psychologist from University of Oslo, and approved specialist in work- and organizational psychology (NPA). He has extensive experience working as an organizational consultant (e.g., leadership development programs and team development) and clinician (e.g., working with leaders in a therapeutic setting).

His research interests include 'attachment theory', 'leadership', 'the leader-follower relationship' and 'emotions at work'.

He teaches at the Executive MBA programme and the Master of science programme in Organizational Psychology. He also contributes as a consultant on BI Corporate projects.

Thompson is frequently hired to hold invited talks for practitioners on issues such as relational leadership, self-leadership and team development.

Area of Expertise

Publications

Scientific publications In the media Other

Shows 5 of 9 publication(s)

Article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Tonje Marie Moe Thompson, Morten Nordmo, Petr Arbet (2026)

With a Little Help From Myself: Laissez‐Faire Leadership, Employee Performance, and the Buffering Role of Self‐Compassion

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology Doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.70066

Article Geir Thompson, Robert Buch, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

INCREASED SPAN OF SUPERVISION: AN OBSTACLE FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE?

Dynamic Relationships Management Journal 14(2) p. 1-14 Doi: https://sam-d.si/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DRMJ-vol14-no02-2025-Clanek-2.pdf

Article Per-Magnus Thompson (2024)

Selvledelse har gunstige effekter både på ledere, enkeltmedarbeidere og hele organisasjoner

Ledernytt

Article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Lars Glasø, Stig Berge Matthiesen, Christian Winther Farstad, Jon Magnus F Haakonsen (2023)

Attachment styles and leader–member exchange: Investigating the principle of attachment-system activation

Psychology of Leaders and Leadership Doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/mgr0000149

Article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Jon Magnus F Haakonsen (2023)

Hjernen er alene på hjemmekontor

BI Leadership Magazine

Article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Thomas Hol Fosse, Joachim Berntsen Skouverøe (2021)

Leaders That Don’t Care: Investigating Leader Caregiving From an Attachment-Theoretical Perspective

The Psychologist-Manager Journal 24(3) p. 141-161 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/mgr0000096

Article Geir Thompson, Robert Buch, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Lars Glasø (2021)

The impact of transformational leadership and interactional justice on follower performance and organizational commitment in a business context

Journal of General Management (JGM) 46(4) p. 274-283 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0306307020984579

Article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Lars Glasø, Stig Berge Matthiesen (2018)

The way I see you. Implicit followership theories explored through the lens of attachment

The Psychologist-Manager Journal 21(2) p. 85-105 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/mgr0000069

Article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Lars Glasø, Stig Berge Matthiesen (2016)

Leader-follower dyads through the lens of attachement theory. Attachment style as a predictor of LMX

Academy of Management Proceedings Doi: https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.248

Shows 5 of 22 publication(s)

Interview Andrine Sverdrup Wennemo, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2026)

Malin Alice Holm var tidligere sykmeldt. Én ting ga henne motivasjonen tilbake.

https://www.aftenposten.no/karriere/i/6qzP10/malin-alice-holm-var-tidligere-sykmeldt-en-ting-ga-henne-motivasjonen-tilbake

Interview Ingrid Elle, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Slik motiverer og beholder du ansatte

https://www.finansavisen.no/karriere/2025/02/03/8232884/slik-motiverer-og-beholder-du-ansatte

Media Martine Frich, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Hvordan lykkes som leder?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xgKfR0GEVr9BCdVAvqm9v?si=a2K_9Hl1Q4yT-wdcCO6lKQ&nd=1&dlsi=e637697fd7534070

Media Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Ledelse i usikre tider: Empati, trygghet og tydelighet

https://www.skolelederforbundet.no/skolelederen/podcast/episode-420/?utm_source=some&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=epi.420

Participation in media Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Frich Martine (2024)

Podcast: Bi - Innsikt Episode: Stress i arbeidslivet

Participation in media Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2024)

Podcast: Pia og psyken Episode: TEMA SKOLE - hvor mye betyr lærerens innside?

Feature article Per-Magnus Thompson (2024)

Får du styre din egen jobbhverdag?

Feature article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Tre steg for å bli likt på arbeidsplassen: Særlig unge bør investerei relasjoner

Feature article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Nytten av skam og misunnelse

Feature article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Hvorfor er lederes barndom et tema i lederutvikling?

Feature article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Trøst til ensomme ledere

Feature article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Når kollegaen trenger din medfølelse

Feature article Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Slik skaper du trygge ansatte

Interview Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Jon Magnus F Haakonsen (2021)

Når det er vanskelig å vise følelser på jobb

Participation in media Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2021)

Podcast: "Oppgradert" from BI Norwegian Business School Episode: Hvilke ferdigheter blir viktig i fremtiden?

Interview Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Stig Torsteinson, Ida Brandtzæg (2021)

God fjernledelse er å kunne være nær

Interview Margrethe Zacho Haarde, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2021)

DE HAR FÅTT NOK AV DE SÅKALTE BULLSHIT-JOBBENE

Interview Linn Dybdahl, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2021)

Aksept, forståelse og vennlighet trumfer det meste

Interview Linn Dybdahl, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2021)

Superkraften du kan lære deg

Interview Eilin Lindvoll, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2020)

Økonomiske problemer Mer tabu enn ekteskapsproblemer

Interview Camilla Skjær Brugrand, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2020)

– Ledere må validere frykten til ansatte og ikke forsøke å fikse problemene

Interview Mona Sæther Evensen, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2020)

Er det greit å bruke uvitenskapelige tester til å endre ansattes oppgaver eller roller på jobb? Og er det lov?

Shows 5 of 26 publication(s)

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2026)

Frokostseminar: Ledelse for lavere sykefravær

Frokostseminar: Ledelse for lavere sykefravær Doi: https://www.akademikerne.no/kurs-og-konferanser/frokostseminar-ledelse-for-lavere-sykefravaer

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Mellomleder­konferansen 2025

Mellomlederkonferansen 2025 Doi: https://fagfokus.no/konferanser/mellomlederkonferansen

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Mellomlederdagen

Mellomlederdagen Doi: https://www.simployer.no/produkter/learn/kurs/mellomlederdagen-2025/live

Lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Ledersamling, Bærum kommune

Ledersamling, Oppvekst, Bærum kommune

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Ledersymposium, Sykepleierforbundet

Leder-symposium, helsesykepleiere

Book chapter Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Hvordan bygge robusthet og ivareta seg selv i lederrollen?

Lederoppskrifter: Ledelse i praksis p. 393-399

Book chapter Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Hvordan sette egne og ivareta andres grenser?

Lederoppskrifter: Ledelse i praksis p. 264-269

Book chapter Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2025)

Når bør jeg si unnskyld, og hvordan gjør jeg det?

Lederoppskrifter: Ledelse i praksis p. 280-286

Conference lecture Geir Thompson, Robert Buch, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Span of supervision, follower outcomes, and the mediating role of leadership

European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Congress

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Christian Winther Farstad (2023)

Social baseline theory and the leader-follower relationship. Investigating the principle of load sharing

The 2023 European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Conference

Conference lecture Hoang Ho, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Ingvild Andersen, Bård Kuvaas, Anders Dysvik, David E. Guest, J B Arthur (2023)

Human Resource Systems Implementation from Resource Orchestration Perspective: Do Top and Middle Managers’ HR Philosophies Matter?

The 2023 European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Conference

Conference poster Geir Thompson, Robert Buch, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

The mediating role of leadership style in the relationship between span of supervision and multiple outcomes in business setting

The 2023 European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Conference

Lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Bruk av tilknytningsteori i lederutvikling

Lederutviklingskonferansen

Lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Jon Magnus F Haakonsen (2023)

Morgendagens ledere

HR-konferansen for offentlig sektor 2023

Conference lecture Christian Winther Farstad, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Who wants to lead: Relationships between the five-factor model of personality traits, lower-level facets, and Motivation to Lead

The 2023 European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Conference

Lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2023)

Can I be my Whole Self at Work

SHE conference (Social Sustainability Conference: Growth and Innovation in Business and Society)

Lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2022)

Lederutvikling: Hva sier forskningen, og hva skjer fremover?

Lederutviklingskonferansen 2022

Conference lecture Geir Thompson, Robert Buch, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson (2022)

Why less is more: Span of supervision, follower outcomes, and the mediating role of leadership

The 20th EAWOP congress

Conference poster Jon Magnus F Haakonsen, Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Ingvild Andersen, Bård Kuvaas (2022)

Ledere som (in)validerer: En studie av sammenhengen mellom lederes personlighet, (in)validering av emosjoner, leder-medarbeiderrelasjoner og jobbtilfredshet.

Psykologikongressen 2022

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Linda Vestnes Sæter (2022)

When time is not a healer: Investigating persistent low-quality leader-follower relationship from an attachment theory perspective

The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Thomas Hol Fosse, Joachim Skouverøe (2019)

Investigating leader caregiving through the lens of attachment theory: A moderated mediation analysis

EAWOP Conference 2019

Book chapter Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Lars Glasø (2018)

Selvledelse i praksis

Selvledelse: Teori, forskning og praksis p. 139-172

Book chapter Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Lars Glasø (2018)

Selvledelse i praksis

Selvledelse: Teori, forskning og praksis

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Christian Winther Farstad (2017)

Veier inn i ledelse – et livsløpsperspektiv på lederen

Psykologikongressen 2017

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Moe Thompson, Lars Glasø, Stig Berge Matthiesen (2017)

THE WAY I SEE YOU. LEADERS’ ATTACHMENT STYLE AS AN ANTECEDENT TO IMPLICIT FOLLOWERSHIP THEORIES

EAWOP Conference 2017

Conference lecture Per-Magnus Thompson, Lars Glasø, Stig Berge Matthiesen (2016)

LEADER-FOLLOWER DYADS THROUGH THE LENS OF ATTACHMENT THEORY. ATTACHMENT STYLE AS A PREDICTOR OF LMX

Annual Meeting - Academy of Management 2016

Academic Degrees
Year Academic Department Degree
2019 BI Norwegian Business School PhD
2009 Universitetet i Oslo Master Cand. Psychol.
2004 University of Oslo Bachelor of Arts
Work Experience
Year Employer Job Title
2019 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate Professor
2013 - 2019 BI Norwegian Business School PhD Candidate
2010 - 2013 Psykologbistand Organizational psychologist / Consultant