News archive 2008

The Master of Science Class of 2008 at BI Norwegian School of Management graduated Thursday December 11th; 204 students took part in the internationally flavoured ceremony in gowns and mortarboards.

Resistance against being bought up can be turned into something positive, according to a new doctoral thesis from BI.

BI Norwegian School of Management ranks 53rd on the Financial Times list of the top 65 graduate business schools in Europe.

Two Norwegian high-technology companies took a chance on a collaboration to exploit each others' competence more effectively – with good results, shows a doctoral thesis from BI.

The Chinese are famous for their negotiation skills. China-expert Henning Kristoffersen at BI Norwegian School of Management shares some tips on how to succeed in business in China.

The 4th of November, BI Norwegian School of Management received an award from EDUNIVERSAL as one of Europe's 35 most influential international business schools.

Androgynous leaders, that is, leaders with both masculine and feminine traits, are the ones who best succeed at creating a good climate for innovation, shows a new BI study.

Randi Lunnan has been appointed Professor of strategic management at BI Norwegian School of Management. Lunnan will be the eighth female professor at BI.

The freeing-up of a number of public corporations has yielded better and cheaper services, claim BI researchers Kåre Hagen and Catherine B. Arnesen in a new research report.

Norwegian banks are not much at risk by globalisation, asserts BI professor Carl Arthur Solberg.

BI students have been queried on their criteria for future dream jobs. Secure and challenging jobs rank high on the list.

As the scale of a crisis grows, the authorities tend to become more generous, according to BI researcher Erlend Kvaal. Short-term considerations dominate.

The most loyal customers are those who do their shopping both in stores and on the Internet. These customers also spend more money.

Thanks to the backing from Telenor, BI Norwegian School of Management has produced some ground-breaking research into the field of strategic studies over the past few years.

The limited companies outside the stock exchange contribute to a greater creation of value than the companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

A new study from the Norwegian School of Management BI shows that people who followed the television broadcasts from the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, got a bad impression of the Italian people.

Never before have so many first-year students accepted the offer of a place to study full-time at the BI Norwegian School of Management.

BI is welcoming 265 exchange students this week; 87 master and 178 bachelor from 81 partner institutions and 35 nationalities.

As the only educational institution in Norway and with very few global competitors, the BI Norwegian School of Management is launching a new Executive MBA in shipping, offshore and finance.

Organisations with an ambition to appear environmentally conscious are adopting the language of the environmental movement. But businesses are using 'green' words in their own way, says BI's Mark Brown.

It is entirely possible to develop a culture where employees perform better than can be reasonably expected. Two BI researchers have some good advice.

Traditional order and control management is being replaced by a coaching management style, asserts researcher Morten Emil Berg at BI.

The most important knowledge in an organisation is tacit, and is shared when employees do things together.

Researcher Dijana Tiplic at the BI Norwegian School of Management has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford.

BI Norwegian School of Management and Toyota Norge AS have entered into an agreement regarding a guest professorship for research into climate strategies.

There is no reason to be concerned about computer games, claims Espen Andersen, Associate Professor at the BI Norwegian School of Management.

Norwegians chose the Japanese car company Toyota as number one in RepTrak Norway 2008, says Peggy Simcic Brønn, researcher at BI Norwegian School of Management.

BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo has 30 Chinese students. Several of these students have been affected by the recent events in China. Our thoughts go out to them and to their relatives, families and friends who have been ...

In cooperation with its local partner Khazar University, BI organized a two-day Energy Management seminar in Baku capital of Azerbaijan on May 7 and 8.

BI has been included as the only Norwegian institution in the Financial Times’ ranking of 65 international universities and colleges that develop and deliver tailor-made competence and management development programmes for industry and ...

The Norwegian School of Management BI is amongst the 100 most recognised management schools in the world, and amongst the top 1000 schools “that count on earth”.

According to a press release of ‘QS’, the main organiser of MBA fairs in the world, the MBA is still a very safe bet for young professionals seeking career advancement.

In an international case competition in Coventry, United Kingdom, BI was awarded 5th place overall.

External participants and students of BI came together to discuss the potential challenges and exciting opportunities of entering into business in Russia.

More than 100 people attended the second BI-Fudan MBA Alumni Forum where Vice-President of the Chinese Olympic committee Mr. Tu Mingde was one of the guest speakers.

1 out of 5 Master of Science students at BI are international students. As many as 26 different countries are represented in BI’s lecture halls in total.

BI Norwegian School of Management has shown considerable progress, concludes EFMD in its feedback concerning BI’s status report mid-way through the Equis accreditation period (2005 - 2010).

It is entirely possible to develop a culture where employees contribute more than we can reasonably expect.

Former BI student Matthew E. Hillman (30) is fulfilling his dream on Wall Street - gambling with other people’s money.

BI-Fudan MBA Alumni Forum is proud to host Vice-President of the Chinese Olympic committee Mr. Tu Mingde and Professor Hermann Kopp from BI Norwegian School of Management to our second BI-Fudan Alumni Forum.

Norway is a world leader in gender equality. However, there remain significant differences between men and women in the workplace, concludes Associate Professor Laura E. M. Traavik.

At yesterday’s board meeting, NOKUT (The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) has decided that BI will obtain the status of a specialized university.

One of the pillars of BI’s new International Strategy for the period 2007 – 2010 is the development of so-called double degree programmes.

In the course of 2008, 75 managers from the Norwegian Toyota organization will follow a tailor-made management development programme at BI.

FIABCI Norway’s property award for 2007 goes to BI Norwegian School of Management. The award is given for successful buildings that excel in terms of their functionality and architecture.

Professor Carl Arthur Solberg has won the international research prize, IMR International Marketing Award 2007, for the best study within the subject of international marketing.

The board of a company must contribute towards creating value, not just control and value distribution, says BI Professor Morten Huse.

Today BI Norwegian School of Management won support for its application to be approved as a specialized university institution.

Professor Kenneth H. Wathne from BI Norwegian School of Management has won the 2008 Louis W. Stern Award.

Professor Jørgen Randers from BI Norwegian School of Management has come up with three environmental catchphrases.

BI has created a new course in leadership development in conjunction with Ricoh Norway. “..a kind of ‘ping-pong effect", is the managers description of the process.

Professor Tor W. Andreassen from BI Norwegian School of Management has won the prestigious Marketing Science Institute, MSI/H. Paul Root Award 2007.

With its yearly summer course "Introduction to Modern China", the Nordic Centre at Fudan University in Shanghai provides an opportunity for BI students and other Nordic students to familiarize themselves with issues in China’s history ...