Anne Welle-Strand is Professor in the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour at BI Norwegian Business School. She holds a PhD degree from the University of Stockholm (1996) and an Advanced Degree in Education from the University of Oslo (1993).
Since 2007 Welle-Strand holds an endowed professorship in Development Studies and Microfinance and was Director of the former Center for Development Studies and Microfinance (MICRO) at BI. Previous positions include research positions at the University of Oslo and visiting scholarships at Stanford University, Xiamen University, Hong Kong University, Western Cape University, and Zimbabwe University. She was also an educational advisor for the UNESCO/NORAD on behalf of the Norwegian National Commission.
Research areas
Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction
Evaluation
Project Management
Education and Development, Education Management, Educational Leadership, School Management;
Comparative and International Education, Higher Education, Education Policies
Teaching areas
Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction
Education Management
Project Management.
This study looks into the interplay between governments and transnational corporations (TNCs) regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR), and it investigates the potentials to link CSR to the international development agenda. The analysis focuses on Norwegian CSR, that illustrates a rare combination of strong state with significant ownership in national companies, a relatively small number of TNCs and a strong civil society. The results of the analysis indicate that the Norwegian government exercises a strong influence over corporate governance. However, despite an apparent alignment between the topics proposed by the State’s development cooperation agenda and those Norwegian companies are expected to report on, the analysis did not find proof of a transfer of agendas. Instead, businesses appear to use CSR as a communication tool, thus complying with the government’s desire to project a positive image of Norway internationally. Furthermore, the government appears to prioritize commercial goals and profitability.
The island of Taiwan has successfully managed sixty years of fast-paced economic growth. Taiwan is a demonstrably resilient player in the global economy, while also maintaining high levels of income equality. However, there is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding whether the factors that have enabled and sustained the Taiwanese development project thus far will be an adequate means of managing the contemporary challenges facing the island. Taiwan may be becoming increasingly vulnerable to global economic conditions, and the island’s future seems also to be increasingly tied to developments in the Chinese mainland. This paper examines the prospects for a continuing Taiwanese growth paradigm from both a cultural and an economic perspective and finds reason for optimism. This optimism is contingent on the strength of international export markets and prudent management of cross-Strait relations with the Chinese mainland.
Welle-Strand, Anne; Kjøllesdal, Kristian & Sitter, Nick (2010)
Assessing Microfinance: The Bosnia and Herzegovina Case
8(2) , s. 145- 166.
Kjøllesdal, Kristian & Welle-Strand, Anne (2010)
Foreign Aid Strategies: China Taking Over?
6(10) , s. 3- 13.
Tjeldvoll, Arild & Welle-Strand, Anne (2009)
A Report on the HEAD-Ache in Norway
41(3) , s. 60- 73.
Welle-Strand, Anne & Molden, Lars (2007)
Mikrofinans med makroutfordringer
10(4) , s. 30- 35.
Tiplic, Dijana & Welle-Strand, Anne (2006)
Bosnia-Herzegovina's Higher Education System: Issues of Governance and Quality
38(1) , s. 16- 30.
Welle-Strand, Anne & Tjeldvoll, Arild (2006)
School Management Training in the Education Value Chain: Framework for a comparison of school leader training in five countries
Bento, Fabio; Welle-Strand, Anne & Tjeldvoll, Arild (2005)
The complex relations between university, society and state: The Ethiopian Predicament in Establishing a Service University.
3(1) , s. 51- 75.
Welle-Strand, Anne & Tjeldvoll, Arild (2005)
School Management Training in the Education Value Chain: framework for a comparison of school leader training in five countries
Tjeldvoll, Arild; Wales, Christopher & Welle-Strand, Anne (2005)
School Leadership Training under Globalisation: Comparisons of the UK, the US and Norway
3(1) , s. 23- 50.
Thune, Taran & Welle-Strand, Anne (2005)
ICT for and in internationalization processes: A business school case study
50, s. 593- 611.
Welle-Strand, Anne; Tjeldvoll, Arild & Bento, F. (2005)
The Complex Relations between University, Society and State: The Ethiopian Predicament in Establishing a Service Unviersity
3(1)
Welle-Strand, Anne & Thune, Taran (2003)
E-learning policies, practices and challenges in two Norwegian organizations
26, s. 185- 192.
Welle-Strand, Anne (2003)
Norwegian Development Aid to Education. How is Evaluation Used to Improve?
16(11) , s. 72- 84.
Welle-Strand, Anne & Tjeldvoll, Arild (2003)
Creativity, Curricula and Paradigms
47, s. 359- 372.
Welle-Strand, Anne (2002)
Continuing Higher Education in the Service University
34(1) , s. 70- 87.
Welle-Strand, Anne & Tjeldvoll, Arild (2002)
The Norwegian unified school – A paradise lost
17(6)
Thune, Taran & Welle-Strand, Anne (2002)
The Ambiguous Quality Agenda in Norwegian Higher Education Policies
Læring gjennom økonomi, system og prosjekt : festskrift til Erling S.Andersen Project Management and Information Technology
Gottschalk, Petter; Solli-Sæther, Hans & Welle-Strand, Anne (2001)
Integration between business planning and information systems planning : an analysis of the role of IS/IT in three different configurations
, s. 122- 138.
Thune, Taran & Welle-Strand, Anne (2001)
Reorganising resources for independent learning: libraries becoming Learning Resource Centres
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Welle-Strand, Anne (2000)
Utdanningsledelse i en e-læringstid
(5)
Welle-Strand, Anne (2000)
Knowledge Production, Service and Quality. Higher Education Tensions in Norway
6(3)
Welle-Strand, Anne (2000)
Evaluation as Organizational Learning in Norwegian Development Aid
Welle-Strand, Anne (1999)
The Quality of Knowledge Production in Higher Education -The Norwegian Scene
Welle-Strand, Anne (2014)
Bistandens blå kameler og hvite elefanter
[Kronikk]
Vi fortsetter å gi milliarder til bistand, uten å kontrollere resultatene. Når skal regjeringen slutte å svelge kameler og begynne å se på bistandens resultater?
Welle-Strand, Anne (2013)
Bistanden frykter fakta
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2013)
Egeninteresser ødelegger bistanden
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2013)
Den gode viljen. 5:5
[Kronikk]
Norsk dokumentarserie. I 2013 øker det norske bistandsbudsjettet med 2,4 milliarder kroner. I løpet av de siste åtte årene er bistandsbudsjettet doblet. I 60 år har norsk bistand feilet, lagt om kursen, feilet igjen og lagt om kursen igjen. Er det på tide å gi seg?
Welle-Strand, Anne (2013)
Gjør mer skade enn gavn
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2013)
Den gode viljen
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2012)
Foreldres utdanning enda viktigere
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2011)
Kritiske rapporter om bistand lite lest
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2010)
Kineserne kommer
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2010)
Mikrofinans - i gang med investeringene
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2010)
Norad-direktør om at bistanden ikke ønsker resultater: - En fornærmelse
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2010)
Ikke alene om å være blåøyd
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2010)
Solheim: Pengene kommer frem
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2010)
Fattige sliter etter mikrolån
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2009)
Gigantvekst for mikrofinans
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne & Toje, Asle (2009)
Mugabes rike onkel
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2009)
Investorene trekker sørover
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne & Toje, Asle (2009)
Kan vi vente 30 år på Norad?
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2008)
Ikke bekymret
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2008)
Business i en korrupt verden
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne & Toje, Asle (2008)
Synsing som forskning
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2008)
U-hjelp rett ut av vinduet
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2008)
Forskning må vise vei
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2008)
Dårlig ledelse i norsk bistand
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2007)
BI bygger kompetanse på om næringsliv og bistand
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2007)
Business er god bistand
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2007)
MICRO i Uganda
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2007)
Ringen er sluttet
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2007)
Grameenphone vinner med «norsk» lederstil
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2007)
Telenors uhjelp i Bangladesh
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2006)
Blåruss og bistand
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne & Molden, Lars (2006)
Fredsprisen krever ny kompetanse
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne (2000)
Zimbabwes politiske ulykke og norsk bistand
[Kronikk]
Welle-Strand, Anne; Haugen, Anders Daniel Faksvåg & Øgård, Beathe (2021)
Skole og utdanning i Tanzania
Welle-Strand, Anne; Haugen, Anders Daniel Faksvåg & Øgård, Beathe (red.). Skole og utdanning i Tanzania
Evaluering av system for kvalitetssikring av utdanningen ved Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus
[Report Research].
Welle-Strand, Anne (2013)
Fra bistand til næringspolitikk
[Popular Science Article].
Salvesen, Helge; Haraldseid, Gunn, Rovio-Johanson, Airi, Welle-Strand, Anne & Aasprong, Marius Lervåg (2011)
Evaluering av system for kvalitetssikring av utdanningen ved Universitetet i Agder Rapport fra sakkyndig komité
[Report Research].
Salvesen, Helge; Haraldseid, Gunn, Rovio-Johansson, Airi, Welle-Strand, Anne & Aasprong, Marius Lervåg (2011)
NOKUTs tilsynsrapporter: Evaluering av system for kvalitetssikring av utdanning ved Universitetet i Agder
[Report Research].
Welle-Strand, Anne; Dehli, Pernille, Kimmestad, Erik & Torp, Christen (2009)
Private actors in the aid landscape - Mapping an Emerging Segment in Norwegian Development Aid
[Report Research].
Welle-Strand, Anne & Toje, Asle (2009)
"Creating Value(s)? Norwegian Hydropower and Aquaculture in Chile
[Report Research].
Welle-Strand, Anne (2007)
Sterk start for MICRO
[Professional Article].
Tjeldvoll, A.; Nagy, Peter & Welle-Strand, Anne (2006)
Balkan Higher Education: Challenged to Change.
[Report Research].
Wales, Christopher & Welle-Strand, Anne (2005)
School Management Training. Country Report: Norway. HEAD Country Report 2005
[Report Research].
Tjeldvoll, Arild; Welle-Strand, Anne & Cuckovic, B. (2005)
One Bosnia-Herzegovina Higher Education System - Mission Impossible? Four case studies from the BOSHMAN Project.
[Report Research].
Tjeldvoll, Arild; Welle-Strand, Anne & Cuckovic, B. (2005)
Higher Education in the Balkans. Approaching Bologna and the Service University. Studies in Education Management Research, nr 10
[Report Research].
Tjeldvoll, Arild; Welle-Strand, Anne & Stretton, Jenny (2005)
Xiamen International School: Ambition excellence. A HEAD Project Pilot Study.
[Report Research].
Hatteland, Carl Johan; Hodzic, D. & Welle-Strand, Anne (2004)
Re-embedding interfaces between industry and university in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hatteland, Carl Johan; Hodzic, D. & Welle-Strand, Anne (red.). Re-embedding interfaces between industry and university in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hatteland, Carl Johan; Hodžic, D. & Welle-Strand, Anne (2003)
Re-embedding interfaces between industry and university: From ‘head to head’ to ‘finger to finger’ - Framing the state and transition of technical and organisational interfaces between a BiH welding research unit and its users
[Conference Lecture]. Event
Tjeldvoll, Arild; Welle-Strand, Anne & Bento, F. (2003)
Overview of Institutions and Programmes. School Manager Training in Finland, France, United Kingdom and The United States. Studies in Education Management Research, Vol. 3
[Report Research].
Welle-Strand, Anne; Paulsen, Jan Merok & Kobbenes, Haakon (2003)
Skoleledelse i Norge: En kartlegging av forskning og utdanning i perioden 1998-2003. Studies in Education Management Research, Vol. 4
[Report Research].
Tjeldvoll, Arild; Welle-Strand, Anne & Wales, Christopher (2003)
Annotated bibliography: School Manager Training in Finland, France, United Kingdom and The United States. Studies in Education Management Research, Vol. 2
[Report Research].
Thune, Taran & Welle-Strand, Anne (2003)
Worldwide Virtual Ed? An empirical study of ICTs for and in internationalization processes at a business school.
[Report Research].
Welle-Strand, Anne (2003)
The Power of Ignorance. Norwegian Development Aid to Education
Welle-Strand, Anne (red.). The Power of Ignorance. Norwegian Development Aid to Education
Thune, Taran & Welle-Strand, Anne (2003)
Worldwide Virtual Ed.? An empirical study of ICT for and in internationalization processes in a business school
[Report Research].
This report addresses the issues of internationalization and how information and communication technologies are parts of internationalization processes in higher education. It is frequently assumed that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are pivotal in globalization of higher education and in internationalization processes, by posing opportunities for integration across time and space enabling distributed nodes to work as units in real time. Moreover, it is claimed that globalization and new technologies has lead to a global market for education, in which new providers of higher education operate, and that this competitive agenda poses significant threats to traditional providers. This report investigates these assumptions through a case study. To provide some background and focus for the empirical work central concepts are discussed related to globalization and higher education, international competition and cooperation, and the role of Information and Communication Technologies in internationalization related to potentials for overcoming space and time boundaries. Guided by these considerations, we present qualitative data derived from policy documents and interviews with key actors at the institution, focused on four main themes: Internationalization as strategy, international operations, ICTs for internationalization, and challenges for internationalization. In terms of internationalization as strategy, internationalization is seen as a competitive strategy in both domestic and foreign markets. The way to achieve competitiveness is unanimously recognized as through cooperative means and the way to achieve international presence is through cooperation with local partners. In terms of the second main focus, how ICTs are related to internationalization, we highlight the difference in perspectives of ICTs for internationalization and ICTs in international activities and internationalization processes. In terms of the first perspective, ICTs, though important, are not considered to be a driving force for internationalization in higher education. ICTs are however regarded as very central supporting in ongoing international activities, and as such is regarded as a success criterion.
Tjeldvoll, Arild & Welle-Strand, Anne (2002)
Globalisation and service university research in Africa
[Report Research].
Welle-Strand, Anne & Tjeldvoll, Arild (2002)
ICT, Learning & Value Creation - Strategies Missing?
[Report Research].
What are effects of the ICT-revolution on the organising of learning within universities and corporations and on the “learning relations” between corporations and universities? The pilot study has responded to this question by reviewing a sample of existing relevant literature and by conducting policy analysis and interviews with key persons of two Norwegian organisations, The Norwegian School of Management (BI) and Telenor. The research question was specified into three sub questions: How does universities and corporations e-react as organisations to the current context of a global informational society and a global conomy? How well are educational rationales understood and implemented by universities’ and corporations’ management and staff? To which extent has a functional e-Learning Meeting Place for learning partnerships between university and corporation been established? The literature review and the empirical pilot have confirmed that the ICT-revolution has had a dramatic effect on universities’ and corporations’ policies and implementation of ICT expected to facilitate learning, and to make it more efficient. However, it was not found convincingly empirically underpinned that all ICT investments for learning purposes are goal- and cost-effective. There is a lack of overall strategies for the use of ICT based learning. And, an organisational schizophrenia has been found between policy writers and staff in terms of the need for pedagogical understanding. Such understanding is absent in the policy documents, while strongly expected by staff. The top management does not show sufficient concern for a pedagogically rational use of ICT based learning. A pedagogically sound solution needs to focus on how people actually learn and how to best facilitate for different modes of learning. This also touches on the need to balance individual and corporate needs and goals. Such considerations ought to be reflected in an articulated corporate learning strategy endorsed by the top management and implemented in such a manner that both time and space are created to facilitate for learning. E-learning meeting places between universities and corporations have not yet been developed. The findings of and conclusions have given direction, motivation and new ideas for a follow-up comprehensive research project, including several universities and corporations in three countries.
Welle-Strand, Anne (2001)
Education and political instability. Zimbabwe at the turn of the Century
[Conference Lecture]. Event
Thune, Taran & Welle-Strand, Anne (2000)
Infrastruktur for læring. Bibliotek og læringsressurssentre i høyere utdanning
[Report Research].
Academic Degrees
Year
Academic Department
Degree
1996
Stockholm University
Ph.D.
1993
University of Oslo
Master Cand. Polit.
Work Experience
Year
Employer
Job Title
2007 - Present
Centre for Development Studies and Microfinance (MICRO)
