Faculty Profile

Per-Magnus Thompson

Associate Professor - Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

Biography

Per-Magnus Thompson is Clinical psychologist and consultant.
He has teached at BI since 2010 and was a PhD Candidate at BI from 2013 to 2018.
From 2019 he is an Associate Professor at the Dept. of LEadership and Organizational Behaviour.

Research areas
Leadership; Leader-follower relationships; Attachment theory.

Other areas of interest
Team and team development; Self-leadership; Motivation; Leadership development; Leadership coaching.

Publications

Thompson, Per-Magnus Moe; Glasø, Lars & Matthiesen, Stig Berge (2018)

The way I see you. Implicit followership theories explored through the lens of attachment

The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 21(2), s. 85- 105. Doi: 10.1037/mgr0000069 - Full text in research archive

Building on Bowlby’s (1969/1982) attachment theory, the present study examines the relationship between leaders’ attachment style, mirroring their relational experiences with significant others, and implicit followership theories (IFTs). Drawing on the principle of schema transference, it was hypothesized that both anxious and avoidant attachment styles were related to negative IFTs. Furthermore, investigating the phenomenon of defensive projection, it was proposed that leaders’ perception of own competence level would moderate the relationship between avoidant style and the IFT facet “incompetence,” so that avoidant leaders feeling less competent at work would view followers as more incompetent than other avoidant leaders. Survey data were collected from 258 leaders in a variety of work settings. Hierarchical regression analyses supported both hypotheses. Implications for theory and practice are discussed

Thompson, Per-Magnus Moe; Glasø, Lars & Matthiesen, Stig Berge (2016)

Leader-follower dyads through the lens of attachement theory. Attachment style as a predictor of LMX

Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings Doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2016.248

Thompson, Per-Magnus Moe; Fosse, Thomas Hol & Skouverøe, Joachim (2019)

Investigating leader caregiving through the lens of attachment theory: A moderated mediation analysis

[Academic lecture]. EAWOP Conference 2019.

Thompson, Per-Magnus Moe & Glasø, Lars (2018)

Selvledelse i praksis

Glasø, Lars & Thompson, Geir (red.). Selvledelse: Teori, forskning og praksis

Thompson, Per-Magnus Moe & Glasø, Lars (2018)

Selvledelse i praksis

Glasø, Lars & Thompson, Geir (red.). Selvledelse: Teori, forskning og praksis

Thompson, Per-Magnus Moe & Farstad, Christian Winther (2017)

Veier inn i ledelse – et livsløpsperspektiv på lederen

[Academic lecture]. Psykologikongressen 2017.

Thompson, Per-Magnus Moe; Glasø, Lars & Matthiesen, Stig Berge (2017)

THE WAY I SEE YOU. LEADERS’ ATTACHMENT STYLE AS AN ANTECEDENT TO IMPLICIT FOLLOWERSHIP THEORIES

[Academic lecture]. EAWOP Conference 2017.

Thompson, Per-Magnus; Glasø, Lars & Matthiesen, Stig Berge (2016)

LEADER-FOLLOWER DYADS THROUGH THE LENS OF ATTACHMENT THEORY. ATTACHMENT STYLE AS A PREDICTOR OF LMX

[Academic lecture]. Annual Meeting - Academy of Management 2016.

Academic Degrees
Year Academic Department Degree
2019 BI Norwegian Business School PhD
2009 Universitetet i Oslo Master Cand. Psychol.
2004 University of Oslo Bachelor of Arts
Work Experience
Year Employer Job Title
2019 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate Professor
2013 - 2019 BI Norwegian Business School PhD Candidate
2010 - 2013 Psykologbistand Organizational psychologist / Consultant