Employee Profile

Anna Swärd

Associate Professor

Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

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Biography

I have a Masters Degree in International Management from BI and defended my Phd i Strategy at BI in 2013.

My research interests are within interorganizational relationships and alliances. I am especially interested in collaboration, coordination, trust, and practices. I am working closely with firms in the construction industry and are part of Centre for the Construction Industry at BI. I am national course responsible for the Strategy course at Bachelor third year and I am teaching parts of courses (mainly related to trust and cooperation) at Master of Management and Master of Science.

Area of Expertise

Publications

Shows 5 of 21 publication(s)

Chapter Anne Live Vaagaasar, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd (2024)

An Organization Science Perspective on Collaboration in Construction Projects: Implications of practice theory.

Routledge Handbook of Collaboration in Construction

Chapter Ragnhild Kvålshaugen, Anna Sundberg Swärd (2024)

Managing complex collaboration in construction projects

Routledge Handbook of Collaboration in Construction Doi: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003379553-22

Journal of Management Studies p. 1-34 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12864

Article Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2021)

A Routine Dynamics Lens on the Stability-Change Dilemma in Project-Based Organizations

Project Management Journal 52(3) p. 278-286 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/8756972820986660

Chapter Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2020)

Temporal shaping of routine patterning.

Time, Temporality, and History in Process Organization Studies p. 116-137

Article Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2019)

Routines as truces in temporary multi-organizations

Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings 19(1) p. 14878-14878 Doi: https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2019.14878abstract

Article Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe (2019)

On connectivity, temporality, and organizational change processes

Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings 19(1) p. 14641-14641 Doi: https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2019.14641abstract

Project Management Journal 50(2) p. 1-16 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/8756972818820213

Chapter Anna Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe (2017)

Lean Construction i et Strategisk perspektiv

Lean Construction. Forstå og forbedre prosjektbasert produksjon p. 403-413

Article Anna Swärd (2017)

Kontroll er bra - tillit bedre? :

Magma forskning og viten 20(2) p. 27-34

Trust, Organizations and Social Interaction. Studying Trust as Process within and between Organizations

Article Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2016)

Coordinating in construction projects and the emergence of synchronized readiness

International Journal of Project Management 34(8) p. 1479-1492 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.08.006

The practice of behavioral strategy p. 127-145

Article Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd (2014)

Implementing Lean Construction: A Practice Perspective

Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 1 p. 3-14

Article Anna Sundberg Swärd (2013)

Tillit i kortvarige partnerskap

BI strategy Magazine

Article Anna Sundberg Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe (2013)

Fem praksiser for strategiutvikling i desentrale organisasjoner

BI strategy Magazine

Article Anna Sundberg Swärd (2013)

Trust at stake in business

BI Advantage

Chapter Anna Sundberg Swärd, Randi Lunnan (2011)

Does it Matter Who Trusts? A Multilevel Approach to Trust in an Alliance

Behavioral Perspectives on Strategic Alliances p. 109-134-109-134

Article Anna Sundberg Swärd, Randi Lunnan (2011)

Trust and control in fixed duration alliances

International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances 2(1/2) p. 41-68 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSBA.2011.038133

Review article Lena Bygballe, Marianne Jahre, Anna Sundberg Swärd (2010)

Partnering relationships in construction:A literature review

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 16(4) p. 239-253 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2010.08.002

Shows 1 of 1 publication(s)

Feature article Ragnhild Kvålshaugen, Anna Swärd, Petrine Djupvik-Flaa (2020)

Mer innovasjon og utvikling i bygg og anleggsnæringen: Gjenta samarbeid!

Shows 5 of 42 publication(s)

Conference lecture Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Tale Skjølsvik, Anna Swärd (2024)

Strategic adaptation in ecosystems: The case of sustainable urban mobility

SMS 44th Annual Conference

Report Ragnhild Kvålshaugen, Anna Swärd, Petrine Djupvik-Flaa, Synne Stenberg, Ulrik Virgenes (2021)

Gjentakende samarbeid i utbyggingsprosjekter: Skaper det verdi og i så fall hvilke verdier og hvordan?

Handelshøyskolen BI

Conference lecture Ragnhild Kvålshaugen, Anna Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe (2020)

Controlling as caring: Exploring Control-trust dynamics in interorganizational relationships

AOM conference

Lecture Ragnhild Kvålshaugen, Anna Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe (2020)

Controlling as caring: Exploring Control-trust dynamics in interorganizational relationships

Process Symposium

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd (2020)

The Role of Middle Managers in the Strategic Renewal Process: From Mediators to Generators

SMS 40th Annual Conference in London

EURAM

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2019)

Routines as truces in temporary multi-organizations

Academy of Management Meeting

Conference lecture Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe (2019)

On connectivity, temporality, and organizational change processes

Academy of Management Meeting

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2019)

Routines as truces in inter-organizational projects

EURAM

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2019)

Connective technologies and temporality in the realm of organizational change processes

Process Symposium

Conference lecture Ragnhild Kvålshaugen, Anna Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe (2019)

Controlling for trust or distrust?

Academy of Management Meeting

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2018)

How temporality shapes routine enactment and the understanding of past, present and future routine performance.

Process Symposium

Conference lecture Debbie Harrison, Lars Huemer, Espen Andersen, Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Anna Swärd (2018)

Deliberate network orchestration and deliberate non- network strategizing: Developing seamless travel experiences.

IMP Marseilles

Conference lecture Anna Swärd, Ragnhild Kvålshaugen (2018)

Trust and relational coordination

AOM symposium

Report Ragnhild Kvålshaugen, Anna Swärd (2018)

Sluttrapport Samhandling og prosessledelse

Handelshøyskolen BI

Report Ole Jonny Klakegg, Anna Swärd, Olav Torp, Ingemund Jordanger, hilje langeland (2018)

Usikkerhetsstyring og samhandling i byggeprosjekter

Bygg 21

Conference lecture Anna Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Ragnhild Kvålshaugen (2018)

Controlling for trust

SMS special conference

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2018)

Routines in temporary multi-organizations

EGOS colloqium- Tallinn

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2018)

Routines as Truces in multipartner collaborations

Pros Conference,

BI Norwegian Business School

Conference lecture Anna Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2017)

Interorganizational Routines

SMS Costa Rica

Report Anna Swärd (2017)

Samhandling i samferdselsprosjekter

Handelshøyskolen BI

Magasinet Prosjektledelse 1 p. 29-31

Conference lecture Anna Sundberg Swärd (2016)

The practices of trust

EGOS colloqium

Conference lecture Anna Sundberg Swärd, Lars Huemer (2016)

Building trust in unlikely setting- trust repair and the role of time

The 9th FINT workshop on trust- Dublin

Lecture Anna Sundberg Swärd, Daniel Massie, Ragnhild Kvålshaugen (2016)

The role of trust in relational coordination

Relational coordination conference

Article Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2016)

Hva skal til for å få til effektiv koordinering mellom bedrifter i store komplekse prosjekter?

Prosjektledelse 4 p. 25-27

Conference lecture Anna Sundberg Swärd, Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2015)

Coordinating inter-firm projects: the role of synchronised readiness as an integrative condition

IRNOP conference

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2015)

Creating space for coordinating and cooperating in construction projects: The role of Sociomaterial practices

Apros-Egos

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2015)

The space where hirarchical and lateral coordination mechanisms meet in inter-organizational projects.

Apros-Egos

Conference lecture Anna Sundberg Swärd, Randi Lunnan (2014)

Cross-level influences of trust in fixed duration alliances

EGOS colloquium Rotterdam

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd, Anne Live Vaagaasar (2013)

The practices of organizing in multiparty collaborations

33rd annual SMS Conference in Atlanta

Article Anna Sundberg Swärd (2013)

Tillit på spill i Business

Magma forskning og viten

Academy of Management meeting

Byggeindustrien

FINT Workshop on trust

Conference lecture Anna Sundberg Swärd, Randi Lunnan (2012)

Cross-level influences of trust in alliances

Nordic workshop on trust

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd (2012)

On strategiing and how strategies are formed and shaped over time in the project based organization

European Group of Lean Construction Conference 2012

Conference lecture Lena Elisabeth Bygballe, Anna Sundberg Swärd (2011)

Strategizing in project-based organizations

SMS

The 6th FINT Workshop on Trust

NEON-Dagene

Academic Degrees
Year Academic Department Degree
NA BI Norwegian Business School Master of International Management
2013 BI Norwegian Business School Ph.D.
Work Experience
Year Employer Job Title
2018 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate professor
2013 - 2018 BI Norwegian Business School Post Doctor