Espen Andersen
Teaching Professor
Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Employee Profile
- Phone +4746410452
- E-mail espen.andersen@bi.no
Biography
Espen Andersen is Associate Professor with the Department of Strategy at BI Norwegian Business School (www.bi.no) and Adjunct Assocate Professor with the Department of Computer Science at University of Oslo. Based in Oslo, Norway, he has done research on topics such as technology strategy, mobile business, electronic commerce, knowledge management, learning technologies, digital business strategy and machine lenarning. He is an Excellent Teaching Practitioner (merittert underviser) since 2023.
Andersen holds a degree of Doctor of Business Administration in management information systems from Harvard Business School. He has consulted on technology and strategy issues for a wide range of large organisations in the United States and Europe, and is a frequent speaker on technology and strategic management topics. He runs two executive networks under the Comunità brand. He is a frequent participant in debates on technology, strategic change, and the airline industry.
Espen welcomes visits to his virtual office at www.espen.com, to his English blog (Applied Abstractions) and his Norwegian blog (Tversover).
Research areas
Technology, Strategy, Management, Digitalization, Strategic Business Development, Innovation, Case Teaching
Teaching areas
Strategic Management, Technology Strategy, IT Management, Business Development, Innovation, Machine Learning, Case Teaching
Andersen holds a degree of Doctor of Business Administration in management information systems from Harvard Business School. He has consulted on technology and strategy issues for a wide range of large organisations in the United States and Europe, and is a frequent speaker on technology and strategic management topics. He runs two executive networks under the Comunità brand. He is a frequent participant in debates on technology, strategic change, and the airline industry.
Espen welcomes visits to his virtual office at www.espen.com, to his English blog (Applied Abstractions) and his Norwegian blog (Tversover).
Research areas
Technology, Strategy, Management, Digitalization, Strategic Business Development, Innovation, Case Teaching
Teaching areas
Strategic Management, Technology Strategy, IT Management, Business Development, Innovation, Machine Learning, Case Teaching
Area of Expertise
Publications
Shows 5 of 42 publication(s)
Article Jeffrey Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Espen Andersen, Miguel Waldez, Kemal Delic, Andrew Odlyzko (2025)
Driverless Vehicles: A case study in applied artificial intelligence
Chapter Espen Andersen, John Chandler Johnson, Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Ragnvald Sannes (2018)
The data-driven organization: Intelligence at SCALE
Article Espen Andersen, Ragnvald Sannes (2018)
Er du klar for digitalisering?
Editorial Ragnvald Sannes, Espen Andersen (2017)
Digitalisering : fra visjon til transformasjon!
Article Ragnvald Sannes, Espen Andersen (2017)
Er norske bedrifter digitale sinker? :
Shows 5 of 122 publication(s)
Feature article Lars Espen Andersen (2021)
Hva om vi bygget alle systemer som lærende systemer?
Feature article Lars Espen Andersen (2020)
Hvorfor du skal lære matematikk
Feature article Lars Espen Andersen (2020)
Om teknologisk schizofreni
Feature article Lars Espen Andersen (2020)
Ikke kast bort en god krise!
Feature article Lars Espen Andersen (2020)
Om Tiktok for de over 25...
Shows 5 of 58 publication(s)
Article Espen Andersen (2025)
Teens and Screens: Game of Life, Indeed: "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin"
Article Karina Birkeland Lome, Lars Espen Andersen (2019)
Finn.no: En metode for disiplinert strategisk eksperimentering
Article Lars Espen Andersen, Ragnvald Sannes (2019)
Norske digitaliseringscase
Article Ellen Lindelien, Vilde Lovise Wittingsrud-Johansen, Lars Wulff, Lars Espen Andersen (2019)
SmartHelp
Article Espen Andersen (2019)
Jotun Hull Performance Solutions
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Harvard University | D.B.A. |
| 1986 | BI Norwegian Business School | Master of Science in Business |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 - Present | University of Oslo, Institute of Computer Science | Adjunct Associate Professor |
| 1996 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate Professor |
BI Business Review articles:
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Staying on top of the business game
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5 tips for better online teaching (and meetings)
How to engage participants and get your message across in videoconferences.
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World Business Trends 2017
Trend video on global business trends in finance, marketing, strategy, leadership and technology presented by our professors from China and Norway.
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Who should be afraid of Tesla?
How can technology influence strategy and help create new business models? In this video Associate Professor Espen Andersen uses Tesla Motors P90D and Jaguar XF to make an example.