Bjørn Erik Mørk
Professor
Institutt for strategi og entreprenørskap
Ansattprofil
- Romnummer C3Y-071
- Telefon +4740224258
- E-post bjorn.e.mork@bi.no
Biografi
Bjørn Erik Mørk is an organisational sociologist and Professor in innovation at BI Norwegian Business School. He is Research Center Leader for Centre for Healthcare Management together with Thomas Hoholm, and Program Director for Healthcare Management at BI. From 2018-2020 he was the Associate Dean for the PhD specialization in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Prior to starting at BI in May 2017 Bjørn Erik was an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Management at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (UiO), and Program Director for the Executive Master in IT and Management. Since 2012 he has been an Associate Fellow at the IKON Research Unit, Warwick Business School (WBS), and he is now a Honorary Associate Professor at WBS. In addition, he holds a part-time position as an Associate Partner in EY People Advisory Services.
Research
Bjørn Erik conducts practice-based studies of innovation processes, organising, learning, knowing and change in organisations. In particular he is interested in the development and introduction of new practices and new technologies in the health care sector. Hence, he is interested in topics such as cross-disciplinary collaboration, boundary work, ways of organising, power relations, and learning. Bjørn Erik was a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley in 2005 and in 2012. His work has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Annals, Human Relations, Social Science and Medicine, and Management Learning. He is part of the Editorial Advisory Board for Journal of Health Organization and Management, and a regular reviewer for many international journals and conferences. In addition, he is a columnist for Dagens Medisin, and writes about topics related to organisation and leadership.
Bjørn Erik contributes to several international confererences. First, he has been member of the Executive Board for the International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC) since 2014, and was Chairman of the Executive Board together with Cathrine Filstad from 2017-2019. Bjørn Erik was part of the Organising Committee when BI hosted the conference in 2014, and he has organised several teaching workshops, doctoral consortiums and various symposiums together with other faculty from the OLKC community. Second; Bjørn Erik is part of Society for Studies in Organizing Healthcare (SHOC) Executive Committee since 2022, and was part of the Scientific Committee for the Organizational Behaviour in Healthcare (OBHC) Conference in 2020 and 2022. Third, he has been a member of the Academy of Management Healthcare Management Division (AoM HCM) Teaching Committee since August 2022.
Bjørn Erik is also an active member of Fulbright Alumni Association Norway (FAAN). He was member of the FAAN Board from 2014-2019, and President of FAAN from 2016-2019.
On a regular basis Bjørn Erik holds presentations at various national and international conferences and seminars.
Teaching and supervision
He teaches topics related to organisational theory, innovation management, learning, entrepreneurship and qualitative methods (in particular organizational ethnography). At BI he is responsible for the executive master programme for health care managers (Nasjonale lederutdanningen i primærhelsetjenesten), and responsible for the Top Management Program in Healthcare (https://www.bi.no/studier-og-kurs/kurs/corporate/topplederprogram-for-kommune--og-spesialisthelsetjenesten/) together with Vegard Kolbjørnsrud. He is also co-responsible for the PhD course DRE 3008 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Perspectives. In addtion, he is involved in various executive master courses at UiO.
Bjørn Erik is member of the Executive Board for the Nordic Research School in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NORSI) for PhD students in Scandinavia.
He is supervising several master and PhD students at BI and at the University of Oslo.
Prior to starting at BI in May 2017 Bjørn Erik was an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Management at Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (UiO), and Program Director for the Executive Master in IT and Management. Since 2012 he has been an Associate Fellow at the IKON Research Unit, Warwick Business School (WBS), and he is now a Honorary Associate Professor at WBS. In addition, he holds a part-time position as an Associate Partner in EY People Advisory Services.
Research
Bjørn Erik conducts practice-based studies of innovation processes, organising, learning, knowing and change in organisations. In particular he is interested in the development and introduction of new practices and new technologies in the health care sector. Hence, he is interested in topics such as cross-disciplinary collaboration, boundary work, ways of organising, power relations, and learning. Bjørn Erik was a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley in 2005 and in 2012. His work has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Annals, Human Relations, Social Science and Medicine, and Management Learning. He is part of the Editorial Advisory Board for Journal of Health Organization and Management, and a regular reviewer for many international journals and conferences. In addition, he is a columnist for Dagens Medisin, and writes about topics related to organisation and leadership.
Bjørn Erik contributes to several international confererences. First, he has been member of the Executive Board for the International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC) since 2014, and was Chairman of the Executive Board together with Cathrine Filstad from 2017-2019. Bjørn Erik was part of the Organising Committee when BI hosted the conference in 2014, and he has organised several teaching workshops, doctoral consortiums and various symposiums together with other faculty from the OLKC community. Second; Bjørn Erik is part of Society for Studies in Organizing Healthcare (SHOC) Executive Committee since 2022, and was part of the Scientific Committee for the Organizational Behaviour in Healthcare (OBHC) Conference in 2020 and 2022. Third, he has been a member of the Academy of Management Healthcare Management Division (AoM HCM) Teaching Committee since August 2022.
Bjørn Erik is also an active member of Fulbright Alumni Association Norway (FAAN). He was member of the FAAN Board from 2014-2019, and President of FAAN from 2016-2019.
On a regular basis Bjørn Erik holds presentations at various national and international conferences and seminars.
Teaching and supervision
He teaches topics related to organisational theory, innovation management, learning, entrepreneurship and qualitative methods (in particular organizational ethnography). At BI he is responsible for the executive master programme for health care managers (Nasjonale lederutdanningen i primærhelsetjenesten), and responsible for the Top Management Program in Healthcare (https://www.bi.no/studier-og-kurs/kurs/corporate/topplederprogram-for-kommune--og-spesialisthelsetjenesten/) together with Vegard Kolbjørnsrud. He is also co-responsible for the PhD course DRE 3008 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Perspectives. In addtion, he is involved in various executive master courses at UiO.
Bjørn Erik is member of the Executive Board for the Nordic Research School in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NORSI) for PhD students in Scandinavia.
He is supervising several master and PhD students at BI and at the University of Oslo.
Ekspertområder
Publikasjoner
Viser
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av 23 publikasjon(er)
Konferanseabstrakt Elisabeth Andvik, Bjørn Erik Mørk (2022)
Transforming Knowing in Practice Across Boundaries in Interprofessional Teams
Artikkel Per Magnus Mæhle, Senada Hajdarevic, Erna Håland, Rikke Aarhus, Sigbjørn Smeland, Bjørn Erik Mørk (2021)
Exploring the triggering process of a cancer care reform in three Scandinavian countries
Akademisk bok Roman Kislov, Diane Burns, Bjørn Erik Mørk, Kathleen Montgomery (2021)
Managing Healthcare Organisations in Challenging Policy Contexts
Kapittel Kathleen Montgomery, Bjørn Erik Mørk, Diane Burns, Roman Kislov (2021)
Concluding Comments: Voice as a Common Theme Across Studies of Healthcare Management in Challenging Policy Contexts
Kapittel Roman Kislov, Diane Burns, Bjørn Erik Mørk, Kathleen Montgomery (2021)
Managing Healthcare Organisations in Challenging Policy Contexts: Connections and Contradictions
| År | Akademisk institusjon | Grad |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Universitetet i Oslo | PhD |
| 2001 | University of Oslo | Master Cand. Polit. |
| 1998 | University of Oslo | Cand.Mag |
| År | Arbeidsgiver | Tittel |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Professor in Innovation |
| 2017 - Present | IKON Research Unit, Warwick Business School | Honorary Associate Professor |
| 2012 - Present | IKON Research Unit, Warwick Business School | Associate Fellow |
| 2017 - 2021 | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate Professor in Innovation |
| 2017 - 2018 | EY, People Advisory Services | Executive Director |
| 2015 - 2017 | University of Oslo, Department of Informatics | Associate Professor of Information Systems and Management |
| 2015 - 2017 | University of Oslo, Department of Informatics | Program Director for executive master in IT and management |
| 2012 - 2017 | EY, People Advisory Services | Senior Manager |
| 2011 - 2015 | University of Oslo, Department of Informatics | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 2014 - 2014 | IKON Research Unit, Warwick Business School | Visiting scholar |
| 2012 - 2012 | UC Berkeley, Department of Sociology | Fulbright visiting scholar |
| 2008 - 2012 | EY, People, Organization and Change | Manager |
| 2007 - 2008 | EY | Senior consultant |
| 2006 - 2007 | Intervention Centre, Rikshospitalet University Hospital | Research fellow |
| 2006 - 2006 | IKON Research Unit, Warwick Business School | Visiting scholar |
| 2006 - 2006 | BI Norwegian Business School | Research fellow |
| 2005 - 2006 | University of Oslo, Department of health management and health economics | Research fellow |
| 2005 - 2005 | UC Berkeley, Institute for Labour and Employment | Visiting scholar |
| 2002 - 2005 | Intervention Centre, Rikshospitalet University Hospital | Research fellow |
| 2000 - 2002 | Intervention Centre, Rikshospitalet University Hospital | Research project coordinator |
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