Per Ståle Knardal is Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Operations Management and member of BI Centre for Creative Industries. He received his PhD from NTNU in Management Accounting and Control following a Master of Music in Perormance from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK and a Master of Science in Busienss Administration at NTNU.
Publications
Solberg, Harry Arne; Becker, Denis Mike, Denstadli, Jon Martin, Heldal, Frode, Knardal, Per Ståle & Thøring, Thor Atle (2021)
Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship
Purpose – This paper sought to determine how a major sport event can become trapped in a winner’s curse, in which the fierce competition to host the event forces organisers to spend more on acquiring and hosting it than what it is worth in economic terms. Design/methodology/approach – This study used a combination of document analysis and 47 in-depth interviews with 51 individuals representing various private and public organisations involved in the implementation of the UCI 2017 Road Cycling World Championship. Snowball sampling and a semi-structured interview guide were used to ensure coverage of all relevant information. Findings – The organiser and the host municipal lacked the necessary experience with events of this size and character. Information from previous championships events was not transferred, and the municipality administration did not utilise experiences from hosting previous events. Limited financial resources prevented the organiser from hiring enough employees with the necessary competence. Lack of communication between the stakeholders who contributed in hosting the event reduced the quality of planning and preparations. A dubious culture and lack of seriousness within the Norwegian Cycling Federation, which was the owner of organising company, seemed to have been transferred to organiser. Originality/value – The research identifies some of the reasons why major sports events so often turns out to be more problematic than expected in economic terms, not only for the organiser but also for actors in the public sector in the host city. The novelty is that it goes into depth on the underlying reasons and the dynamic forces behind these problems.
Knardal, Per Ståle & Landrø, Karsten Selseth (2021)
“The school band and the Kulturskole are a single 'thing'”: Exploring co-production between the public sector and a non-governmental organisation
This paper investigates the integration between institutional complexity and performance management in the field of performing arts. Prior research has documented tension related to how performance measures and management tools are used in arts organizations, and the conflict is often explained as being a result of the intrusion of business‐like accounting tools into the exercise of the arts. Drawing on the concept of institutional logics, the findings of the current study suggest that a diversity of logics is salient in this organizational field. The performance measurement system is confronted with multiple logics, and the study shows how the role of performance management is shaped by this institutional complexity.
Ahlgren, Per Christian & Knardal, Per Ståle (2019)
Samarbeid på tvers - der ulike logikker møtes
Ahlgren, Per Christian; Lind, Johnny & Nyland, Kari (red.). Styring av samarbeid i offentlig sektor
Knardal, Per Ståle (2017)
Kreativitet og styring. Er festivalbudsjett motpoler eller komplementære verktøy?
Denne artikkelen undersøker hvordan et budsjett kan fungere som et verktøy for å balansere kontroll og kreativitet. Artikkelen bygger på en case-studie av en av de største norske festivalene, Olavsfestdagene i Trondheim, og hvordan utformingen og bruken av budsjettet er tilpasset de spesielle egenskapene festivaler har som økonomiske organisasjoner. Funnene i artikkelen støtter tidligere forskning som legger vekt på viktigheten av å balansere kreativitet og kontroll for å kunne styre festivaler på en vellykket måte. Denne studien gir dermed kunnskap om hvordan ledere bruker budsjetter til å kombinere styring og kontroll med kreativitet og dynamiske tilpasninger.
Knardal, Per Ståle & Pettersen, Inger Johanne (2015)
Creativity and management control – the diversity of festival budgets
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 8(4), s. 679- 695. Doi: 10.1108/IJMPB-11-2014-0082
Knardal, Per Ståle (2017)
Staten styrer ikke kunsten
Dagens næringsliv [Kronikk]
Knardal, Per Ståle (2024)
Packing and unpacking management control in major sport events
Solberg, Harry Arne; Storm, Rasmus K. & Swart, Kamilla (red.). Research handbook on major sporting events