Vegard Kolbjørnsrud
Førsteamanuensis
Institutt for strategi og entreprenørskap
Førsteamanuensis
Institutt for strategi og entreprenørskap
Vegard is an Associate Professor in Strategy at BI Norwegian Business School. He is researching and teaching on strategy, new organizational forms, innovation, and the impact of AI on management. Vegard is responsible for the National Top Management Program in Healthcare together with Bjørn Erik Mørk and Academic Coordinator for the Executive MBA Digital track.
Vegard has recently published in journals like Research Policy, Global Strategy Journal, and California Management Review. His article "Designing the intelligent organization: Six principles for human-AI collaboration" received the Best Article Award 2025 in California Management Review. Vegard's research has been covered in national and international news media such as Forbes, Socialter, Aftenposten, Dagens Næringsliv, NRK P1, and Kapital. He is a frequently used speaker at business and academic conferences and seminars in Norway and abroad.
Vegard has 23 years of strategy consulting and research experience from Accenture where he has done more than 30 strategy, business development, and improvement projects for clients across digital media, telecom, and IT/high tech industries, as well as in public administration. He wasSenior Research Fellow with Accenture Research 2015-23 (part time from 2016).
Vegard holds a PhD in strategic management from BI Norwegian Business School (2014). His PhD project is on governance and organization of collaborative communities within the domains of enterprise IT analytics, sustainable products and services, drug discovery, and digital marketing and communication. Vegard also holds a “Siviløkonom” (1998) and Master of Science in Strategy (1999) degrees from the BI Norwegian Business School.
Viser 5 av 13 publikasjon(er)
Artikkel Nickolai A. S. Skants, Joakim Gjølstad, Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2026)
Artikkel Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Rademaker Linda (2025)
Artikkel Kathrin Reinsberger, Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Barbara Mehner (2025)
Artikkel Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2023)
Kapittel Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2023)
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Deltakelse i media Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Tor Bang (2023)
Intervju Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2023)
Intervju Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2023)
Deltakelse i media Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Ieva Martinkenaite, Johanne Kjuus (2023)
Deltakelse i media Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Kristin Skogen Lund, Thomas Borgen (2022)
Viser 5 av 54 publikasjon(er)
Konferanseforedrag Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Selen Karaca-Griffin, H. James Wilson (2025)
Konferanseforedrag Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Kathrin Reinsberger (2025)
Konferanseforedrag Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Kathrin Reinsberger (2025)
Konferanseforedrag Xiaoshi Kinnunen, Carl F. Fey, Vegard Kolbjørnsrud (2024)
Konferanseforedrag Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, Tale Skjølsvik, Anna Swärd (2024)
| År | Akademisk institusjon | Grad |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BI Norwegian Business School | PhD |
| 1999 | BI Norwegian Business School | Master of Science |
| 1998 | BI Norwegian Business School | M.A. in Business Economics |
| År | Arbeidsgiver | Tittel |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate professor |
| 2020 - Present | Norwegian Church Aid | Board member, deputy chair person |
| 2016 - 2023 | Accenture | Senior Research Fellow |
| 2016 - 2020 | BI Norwegian Business School | Assistant professor |
| 2015 - 2016 | Accenture Institute for High Performance | Senior Research Fellow |
| 2000 - 2016 | Accenture | Senior Manager |
| 2010 - 2014 | BI Norwegian Business School | PhD Candidate |
| 2004 - 2009 | TV Inter AS | Chairman of the Board |
| 1999 - 2000 | The Norwegian Royal Guard | Corporal |
| 1997 - 1999 | BI Norwegian Business School | Researcher and Program Coordinator |