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Curriculum vitae for Oddbjørn Bukve

Name:                         Oddbjørn Bukve

Date of birth: June 8, 1951

Home adress: Tjødnali 48, N - 6856 Sogndal, Norway

Home phone.:             ++ 47 57 67 46 63

Work adress:   Department of Business and Management, Sogn og FjordaneUniversity

                        College, P.O. Box 133, N-6851 Sogndal, Norway

Work tel.:        + 47 57 67 63 05

Fax                  + 47 57 67 63 01

Mobile:           + 47 48 05 43 68

E-mail:            oddbjorn.bukve@hisf.no

 

Education/degrees

·      Dr. philos., The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bergen 2001 

·      Mag. art., Public Administration and Organisation Theory, Universi­ty of Bergen 1977

 

Work Experience

·      Research director in Organisation and Mangement, SFUC, 2007 -

·      Professor in Organisation and Management, Sogn og Fjordane University College,  2002 -2004  and 2007 -

·      Dean, Faculty of Business and Management, Sogn og FjordaneUniversityCollege,  2004 - 2007

·      Associate professor in public policy and administration, Sogn og FjordaneUniversityCollege 1997-2002 and 1986-1989. Assistant professor 1979 – 1980

·      Head of research, Dept. of government and organization, Western Norway Research Institute, 1989-1997, researcher, Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, 1983-1986, researcher, Finnmark University College, 1981-1983

·      Executive Officer, College Board Administration, Sogn og FjordaneUniversityCollege 1977-1979

 

• PhD supervisor Hans Erik Ringkjøb (finished 2004), Åge Vebostad (2004-2008), Jon Gunnar Nesse (2004-2008), Kari Kjos Grendahl (2007-2010), Hans Petter Saxi (2006-2008)
• Chairman, R&D council of Sogn og Fjordane University College 2006 -
• Member of assessment committee, applicants for the Aalborg University Chair in Regional and Tourism Studies 2005
• Member of the National Board on Education in Business Administration 2004-2007
• Member of  evaluation committee, master programmes in public administration, public policy and public management in Denmark, 2001 – 2002. (Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut)
• Member of evaluation committee, Norwegian master programmes, 2000 – 2002. (Norgesnettrådet)
• Chair of study program committee, Master of Organisation and Management at Sogn og Fjordane University College 2000 - 2001

 

 

 

Main research projects

Regional policy and economic development

- Multi level governance and innovation systems (2007-2008)

Financed by own institution – sabbatical leave 2007-2008

- Regional reforms in the Nordic Countries (2006 – 2008)

Book project in English

- Business development policies in mono-company towns (2005-2009)

Project leader. Financed by Norsk Hydro and Sogn og FjordaneCounty.

- National network for regional policy and planning (2000-2004)

Project coordinator (with Roar Amdam). Network project for Norwegian researchers. Financed by the Norwegian Research Council.

- Regional policy at the regional level (1999 - 2004).

Project leader. An analysis of how institutional changes affect the processes and content in regional policy at the county level. Financed by the Norwegian Research Council.

- Local development networks (1995 –2000) .

Dr. philos.- project. Thesis: ”Local Development Networks. A Comparative Study of  Local Economic Development.” Financed by the Ministry of Municipal and Regional Affairs and Sogn og FjordaneUniversityCollege.

- The CountyMunicipality and Regional policy (1995-1997). Comparing regional policy in Norway and other Nordic and EU countries. Financed by the Norwegian Research Council.

- Survey on Local Development policy (1994-1995).

National survey, financed by the Ministry of Municipal and Regional Affairs. Project leader.

 - Local development policy(1992-1993)

Book project. How local development policy developed in Norway, and an analysis of causes and effects.

- Regional policy in a decentralised society (1987-90)

Comparative project on local development policies in the Nordic Countries. (NordREFO). Responsible for Norwegian case study.          

 

Government, governance and leadership

- Health Management in a system under pressure(2006-2010)

Financed by the Norwegian Research Council

- Local government in Norway (2005-2008)

Text book project

- Politics, administration and responsibility (1997 - 2002).

On the changes in Norwegian local government following the Local Government Act of 1993. Financed by the Norwegian Research Council.

- Local government size and structure (1998-1999).

An analysis of the relations between size, democracy and efficiency in local government, financed by the Ministry of Municipal and Regional Affairs

- Consensus democracy, majority rule and  management models. 1993-95

Comparative analysis of local government organisation forms.

- Hospital boards  (1991-92).

Power and governance in boards of public hospitals. Financed by Sogn og Fjordane county municipality

- Local government organisation in the Norwegian free communes (1987-91).

An evaluation of the so-called free commune experiment in Norway. Financed by the Norwegian Research Council.

 

 

International participation

·      Country representative Norway, in Regional Studies Association 2002 –

·      Member of the Organisation Committee, RSA Conference on ”Towards A New Nordic Regionalism”, Balestrand, Norway 2006

·      Visiting Professor, Hokkai Gakuen University, Sapporo, August - October 2003.

·      Chair, session about  ”Innovation systems and business development”, Regional Studies Association International Conference 2003, Pisa, April 12th-15th.

·      Convenor of the working group "The Nordic Regions: Citizenship, partnership and leadership" at XI Conference of the Nordic Political Science Association, UppsalaUniversity August 19 – 21, 1999.¨

·      Participant with paper more than 20 international conferences and seminars since 1991

 

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