Areas of responsibility
I am a part of UiA CoLAB. Much of what I do relates to connecting our students and employees with partners in the Agder region - such as municipalities, industry, and NGOs. Most of my time is spent on advising, process facilitation, contributions in various projects, and teaching innovation and entrepreneurship to students.
I have a business degree and international business PhD from the University of Agder.
I am currently on leave from my positions as associate professor at the School of Business and Law, where I also headed Shift entrepreneurship. My research area is entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education. Through my job at the School of Business and Law I have also been a visiting scholar with COMAS in Tel Aviv, SDSU in San Diego, and American University in Washington DC.
In addition to my job at UiA I am chairman of the board at Bølgen Bærekraftsenter.
Teaching
Now:
SV-420: Co-creation in theory and practice
Earlier:
ORG469 Entrepreneurial oppertunities and concept development
ORG505 Master thesis
TFL500 Specialization project
ORG465 Concept development
TFL108 Entrepreneurship for the humanities
ORG207 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Research
Academic interests
Main area of interest is (international) entrepreneurship, in particular early internationalization (International New Ventures/born globals), and women in entrepreneurship. Lecturing ORG207, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.