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Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg

Førsteamanuensis

Institutt for strategi og entreprenørskap

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Biografi

Ellen is an Associate Professor of Strategy at BI Norwegian Business School and a Researcher at Realtek, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She teaches strategy and entrepreneurship. Her research interests lie in two areas: the first is deep-tech entrepreneurship, focusing on understanding what it takes to succeed in the commercialization of technology emerging directly from universities. The second area is growth strategies in network industries such as telecom, fintech, crypto, e-commerce platforms, social media, and more. Ellen has 25 years of experience in business, holding executive and expert positions. The first half of her career was at Telenor, where she gained experience in the merger with Telia, the IPO, regulatory affairs, and innovation ventures within fintech and IoT. The second half was primarily spent in tech startups, with the last six years dedicated to commercializing the agricultural robot Thorvald for Saga Robotics. Ellen serves as a Director of the Board the ocean tech company Smart Ocean, the indoor farming company Avisomo AS, and the agtech company 7Sense Agritech AS. She is also on the board of SFI Digifoods and serves as a member of their Innovation Advisory Board. Additionally, she is a founding partner and Chairperson of the Board of Chitofun Biotech AS, which commercializes advanced fermentation and spectroscopy technology from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She also manages Nodr AS, which operates blockchain nodes for cryptocurrencies. Ellen holds a Dr.Oecon degree from NHH – the Norwegian School of Economics (1997), a “Siviløkonom Høyere Avdeling” (1992) from the same school, and a “Siviløkonom” degree from the University of Agder (1990).

Publikasjoner

Viser 3 av 3 publikasjon(er)

Kapittel Christine B. Meyer, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2019)

A place in space - Unlocking virtual clusters in the gaming industry

Voyages of a Scholar: Navigating Companies, Channels, and Clusters s. 161-178

Journal of International Business Studies 39(3) s. 508-525 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400354

Artikkel Christine Meyer, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2007)

The disintegrating effects of equality: A study of a failed international merger

British Journal of Management 18(3) s. 257-271

Viser 4 av 4 publikasjon(er)

Rapport Hallvard Moe, Knut Olav Åmås, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2017)

Det norske mediemangfoldet. En styrket mediepolitikk for borgerne

Kulturdepartementet

Konferanseforedrag Christine Meyer, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2004)

When equality becomes fatal: A study of a merger failure

The Academy of Management Conference 2004

Konferanseforedrag Christine Meyer, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2001)

The merger between Telia and Telenor: Why did it come to an end?

Nordiske Företagsekonomiske Ämeskonferensen 2001

Akademisk grad
År Akademisk institusjon Grad
1997 NHH - Norwegian School of Economics Ph.D Dr. Oecon.
Arbeidserfaring
År Arbeidsgiver Tittel
2023 - Present Norwegian University of Life Science Researcher
2022 - 2023 Norwegian University of Life Science Associate Professor