Background and experience
Associate Professor, UiA
Industrial PhD, Egde Consulting and UiA
Adviser, Egde Consulting
Project Manager, CoWorx
General Manager and Founder, Progress Conference & Event
Freelance pianist
Areas of responsibility
Øystein Tønnessen is an Associate Professor and researcher at the UiA School of Business and Law, as well as an advisor at Egde Consulting. He has previously been an industrial PhD candidate in collaboration between Egde Consulting and the UiA School of Business and Law. In 2023, he defended his doctoral dissertation "Creativity in Remote and Hybrid Work Environments". His research interests include creativity, innovation, remote work, hybrid work, coworking spaces, knowledge sharing, social interaction, and digitalization. He holds a Master´s degree in Public Administration from UiA with a thesis on organisational culture and change management in NRK and DR. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor´s degree in Business Administration from UiA as well as a Cand.mag. degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music and University of Oslo. As an entrepreneur and project manager, he has been involved in companies within the conference and event sector as well as the coworking industry.
Teaching
ORG9012 Ledelse og kreativitet i hybride arbeidsmiljøer
ORG456 Internship i virksomheter
ORG235 Praksis i arbeidslivet
Research
Creativity and innovation.
Remote work, work from home, and hybrid work.
Coworking spaces, and corporate coworking.
Organizational culture and psychological safety.
Digitalization, digital collaboration and communication.
Knowledge sharing, social interaction and serendipity.
Academic interests
Creativity, employee creativity, creative performance, innovation, innovative processes, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, organization of work, future of work, remote work, flexible work, working from home, coworking spaces, social interaction, social networks, digitalization, management