Øyvind Kvalnes

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Palgrave Pivot Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45927-7

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Khrono.no

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Khrono.no

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Palgrave Pivot

Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.)

Journal of Business Ethics s. 1-15 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3803-8

In this paper, we explore the 2008 financial crisis in Iceland through the lens of Donaldson’s concept of normalization of questionable behavior. We study the report published by the Special Investigation Commission, an investigation initiated by the Icelandic Parliament near the end of 2008. The report provides a detailed and systematic account of the processes leading up to the crisis. Our aim is to determine the extent to which the behaviors of professionals in the Icelandic Financial sector can be explained as a gradual fading of moral concerns to the point that they perceived the sale of high-risk Products to unassuming customers for their own short-term benefit to be morally unproblematic. In doing so, we consider both character and circumstance explanations of moral misbehavior. We expand on Donaldson’s initial description of normalization of questionable behavior by applying the concept of moral neutralization, which is defined by criminologists Sykes and Matza as the process of convincing oneself that an option that initially conflicted with one’s own moral beliefs is actually morally acceptable. We find indications that individuals in the Icelandic financial sector did engage in moral neutralization in their attempts to frame their own actions in an acceptable light. In our study, we identify one way of neutralizing away moral dissonance not captured in the original theoretical framework. Icelandic bankers justified their behavior by claiming that they did not break any relevant rules or regulations when they engaged in what were later labeled questionable activities. Our name for this kind of justification is claim of having breached no rule.

Dagens næringsliv

Palgrave Macmillan

This book addresses how organizations can deal with human fallibility in order to create space for excellence at work. Some mistakes in work settings put lives at risk, while others create openings for innovative breakthroughs. In order to deal constructively with fallibility, an organization needs a communication climate where it is normal to voice opinions, admit mistakes, and ask for help in critical situations. The book builds on interviews with practitioners in healthcare, aviation, IT, public governance, and industry. It connects narratives from these fields with theories from organizational psychology and philosophy, as well as from positive organizational scholarship. In the final chapter, an overall ethics of fallibility at work is outlined. Fallibility at Work contributes to research in multiple academic disciplines, but also reaches out to practitioners who are interested in the connections between error and excellence in organizations.

Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Project Management s. 285-294

Project Management Journal 47(3) s. 101-108 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/875697281604700309

Project Management Journal 47(6) s. 7-23 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/875697281604700602

The impact of multilevel level governance on the frequency of ethical issues in temporary organizations (TOs) is investigated. A structural equation model, based on a global survey, showed that behavior control, as a governance mechanism at the temporary organization (TO) level, reduces the frequency of ethical issues. This relationship is partly mediated through corporate governance, which controls ethical issues by following good governance principles. Using institutional and agency theory, we identify a substitution effect, where micro level (TO) governance substitutes for ‘holes’ in the macro level (corporate) governance. Situational contingencies for the synchronization of governance efforts across macro and micro levels are discussed.

Governance and Governmentality for Projects: Enablers, Practices and Consequences s. 181-194

Den norske tannlegeforenings Tidende 125(5) s. 426-432

Palgrave Pivot Doi: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137532619

Moral dilemmas are a pervasive feature of working life. Moral Reasoning at Work offers a fresh perspective on how to live with them. How do we cope with situations where no matter what we decide to do, something will be wrong? How do we live with the moral dissonance between what we are tempted to do and what is in line with our moral convictions? What can organizations do to establish a foundation for responsible decision-making and conduct? This book combines research streams from ethics and moral psychology using extensive experience of sessions of moral reasoning with leaders and employees in organizations. It argues that there is a need to go beyond compliance and traditional approaches to ethics in order to prepare decision-makers for moral dilemmas. Organizations can do that by encouraging people to become actively and regularly involved in moral reasoning at work.

Leadership 10(4) s. 456-470 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715013504426

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 7(4) s. 590-600 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-07-2013-0027

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how the concept of honesty can shed light on misreporting issues in projects. Research on honesty can be useful for practitioners and researchers in project management, in order to understand and counter the withholding and distortion of relevant information from projects. In moral psychology, dishonesty is often explained as a result of moral neutralization. The paper provides an account of how neutralization can lead to dishonesty in projects. Design/methodology/approach – The current study is based on a literature review of research on misreporting and dishonesty in projects, and of relevant generic studies of honesty. Findings – The author concludes that the phenomenon of moral neutralization can explain dishonesty and misreporting in projects. Honesty can be encouraged by identifying attempts at moral neutralization, and rendering them unacceptable. At the core of this position is the view that the level of honesty amongst project members is most adequately understood and explained from a circumstance rather than a character approach. Research limitations/implications – The paper is based on a literature review, and needs to be supported by further empirical studies within project management. Practical implications – The suggested primacy of a circumstance approach to honesty implies that project practitioners should be aware of the phenomenon of moral neutralization. Even people of good moral character can become involved in neutralization, in order to render misreporting acceptable. The central practical challenge can thus be to recognize tendencies of neutralization in one’s own and other people’s moral reasoning. Originality/value – The main contribution of this paper is to introduce the concept of honesty in general, and the concept of moral neutralization in particular, to project management research and practice. The paper also suggests concrete ways to redirect attention from character to circumstances, based on more general research findings in social and moral psychology. Keywords Project management, Character, Virtue ethics, Honesty, Moral psychology Paper type Research paper

Project Management Journal 45(4) s. 39-54 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21432

BI Leadership Magazine

Project Management Journal 44(4) s. 26-44 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21350

This study investigates the variety of ethical decisions of project managers and their impact from corporate governance and project governance structures. The roles of personal trust and system trust as a mechanism to steer ethical decision making in different governance settings is explored. Nine qualitative case studies in Europe, Asia, and Australia show that ethical decision making is contingent on trust, which in turn is contingent on the fulfillment of personal expectations within a given governance structure. The findings show the prerequisites for ethical decision making and the consequences of lack of trust. Further managerial and theoretical implications are discussed.

Magma forskning og viten 16(3) s. 26-33

Journal of Business Ethics 103(1) s. 77-86 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1224-7

Abstract The insurance industry’s practice of producing comprehensive insurance policies can have unforeseen and negative ethical consequences. Insurance policies express promises from the insurer to the insured, to the effect that the insurer should be trusted to appropriately assist the insured in case of accident. The relation is seriously undermined when the content of the promise is blurred, containing clauses and condition which are ambiguous or hidden in fine print. This paper contains an investigation of (1) the sources of the fine print policy practice, (2) its immediate effects on the degree to which the policies are understandable to the insured, (3) the ethical consequences that can follow from blurring the true content of the insurer’s promise to the insured and (4) the measures insurers can take in order to develop a more constructive ethical relationship with its customers.

Etikk i praksis 6(1) s. 58-71 Doi: https://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v6i1.1778

Business leaders frequently face dilemmas, circumstances where whatever course of action they choose, something of important value will be offended. How can an organisation prepare its decision makers for such situations? This article presents a pedagogical approach to dilemma training for business leaders and managers. It has evolved through ten years of experience with human resource development, where ethics has been an integral part of programs designed to help individuals to become excellent in their professional roles. The core element in our approach is The Navigation Wheel, a figure used to keep track of relevant decision factors. Feedback from participants indicates that dilemma training has helped them to recognise the ethical dimension of leadership. They respond that the tools and concepts are highly relevant in relation to the challenges that occur in the working environment they return to after leadership training

International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review 9(4) s. 53-60 Doi: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9508/cgp/v09i04/43202

BI Leadership Magazine

BI Leadership Magazine

Magma forskning og viten 13(6) s. 35-41

Etikk i praksis 4(1) s. 57-67

Ethical challenges in sports occur when the practitioners are caught between the will to win and the overall task of staying within the realm of acceptable values and virtues. One way to prepare for these challenges is to formulate comprehensive and specific rules of acceptable conduct. In this paper we will draw attention to one serious problem with such a rule-based approach. It may inadvertently encourage what we will call loophole ethics, an attitude where every action that is not explicitly defined as wrong, will be seen as a viable option. Detailed codes of conduct leave little room for personal judgement, and instead promote a loophole mentality. We argue that loophole ethics can be avoided by operating with only a limited set of general principles, thus leaving more space for personal judgement and wisdom.

Ytringsklima · Episode

Ytringsklima · Episode

Ytringsklima · Episode

Ytringsklima · Episode

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Listen to Juridiske og etiske perspektiver rundt digitalisering i skolen from Digitalisering og ledelse i skolen. Førsteamanuensis Milos Novovic og professor Øyvind Kvalnes gir tips om hvordan skoleledere kan navigere i de juridiske og etiske problemstillingene som dukker opp når skolen blir mer digital.

Har me plikt til å hjelpe? Hamnar du i ein situasjon der du kan redde ein annan person frå å ei ulykke eller anna naud, er det ikkje alltid opplagt kva som er best å gjere.

Lederoppskrifter: Ledelse i praksis s. 140-145

Cappelen Damm AS

En bok som tar for seg behovet for friksjon og uenighet for å få til utvikling og samarbeid i organisasjoner

Lederoppskrifter: Ledelse i praksis s. 52-58

Norsk tannlegeforening Tidende 134(12) s. 1072-1078 Doi: https://doi.org/10.56373/2024-12-7

Kommuneforlaget AS

Barnehagefolk

Ytringsklima Podcast med Øyvind Kvalnes

Palgrave Macmillan Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25552-6

Risky play is important for children’s mental and physical development. This chapter introduces the topic of risky play and the connection to ethical theory. It presents the authors’ motivation for combining their research interests to provide a knowledge-based account of the signifcance of risky play and why it poses an ethical challenge to adults who have the power to infuence children’s scope for activity and play. The chapter outlines the structure of the book, where Chaps. 2–4 explore the concept of risky play, while Chaps. 5–7 provide an ethical perspective on the topic.

Cappelen Damm AS

Barnehagefolk 2022(2) s. 34-41

For ar barn skal kunne utvikle seg til modige og selvstendige individer, må de få teste ut sine egne grenser i risikofylt lek. Overdreven bekymring for sikkerhetsbrudd og skader kan sette en stopper for dette.

Cappelen Damm Akademisk

Samtiden s. 50-59

Voksne vil overvåke stadig mer av barns lek. Barn blir ofre for voksnes angst for alt som kan være fysisk eller mentalt skadelig. Barna går glipp av mestringsopplevelser som er nødvendig for at de skal utvikle seg til trygge voksne.

Bedre Skole s. 14-17

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag A/S

Universitetsforlaget

Universitetsforlaget

Dagensnæringsliv

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Dagensnæringsliv

Dagensnæringsliv

Dagensnæringsliv

Dagensnæringsliv

Dagensnæringsliv

Dagensnæringsliv

European Academy of Management

Sykepleien s. 94-99

Cappelen Damm Akademisk

Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.)

Academy of Management Meeting 2018

European Academy of Management

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Dagens næringsliv

Kapital

European Business Ethics Network Annual Conference

EBEN Annual Research Conference

EBEN Annual Research Conference

The Art of Management and Organization Conference

Academy of Management Annual Meeting

IRNOP Conference (International Research Network for Organizing by Projects)

International Leadership Association's 17th Annual Global Conference

Universitetsforlaget

EGOS Colloquium

IRNOP XI Conference (International Research Network for Organizing by Projects)

Kapital

Kapital

Nordic Academy of Management

PMI Research & Education Conference

Art of Management and Organization Conference

EBEN Annual Conference

Kommuneforlaget AS

Kapital

Kapital

Universitetsforlaget

Praktisk Økonomi & Finans 28(2) s. 15-20

BI Leadership Magazine 2011/2012

Lov og Rett 51(6) s. 351-358

International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities

International Studying Leadership Conference

Praktisk Økonomi & Finans s. 35-42

Kommuneforlaget AS

Kapital

EBEN 2010: Which Values for Which Organisations

EURAM 2010: Back to the future

Praktisk Økonomi & Finans s. 97-102

Fortellingen om det økonomiske mennesket har dominert undervisningen ved ledelses- og forretningsskoler verden over de siste tiårene. Den fremstiller mennesket som dypest sett egoistisk, en overlevelsesmaskin. Dette er et menneskesyn som skaper mistenksomhet i organisasjoner, og gir grobunn for nye moralske overtramp i næringslivet

Praktisk Økonomi & Finans 21(1)

Å være eller å fremstå, det er spørsmålet i dag. Vi lever i et omdømmesamfunn hvor ordet «fremstå» har erstattet ordet «være», og hvor frykten for å være blir mer og mer utbredt. Individer og virksomheter understreker til stadighet at de ønsker å fremstå som det ene og det andre, og det skjer oftest som en bekreftelse på at de tar verdier, moral og fellesskap på alvor. Om en bedrift fremhever at den ønsker å fremstå som seriøs og etterrettelig, så røper imidlertid ordvalget noe annet. Det er mulig det er en uskyldig talemåte, en populær fremstillingsform. Men kanskje gjemmer det seg noe langt mindre uskyldig i et slikt omdømmespråk: Det har ikke så mye å si hvem du er, bare du fremstår som noe bestemt.