The Department of Innovation and Economic Organization conduct research and teaching on key topics within innovation, industrial economics and business history, and experience and tourism economy. The department's main focus is on a multi-disciplinary exploration of innovation and entrepreneurship in a current and historical perspective, but the department also conducts research into other related topics.
The department offers courses at bachelor and master levels in several of the above areas, plus a doctoral programme in innovation. A significant part of the department's research is based on externally funded research assignments, particularly from the business community and the Research Council of Norway.
The department organises one of the two parts of RCN's research school in innovation, Norsi. The programme organises a number of PhD courses with lectures held by international scientists.
Department Staff
Man-years
Six research centres are associated with the department:
- Centre for Corporate Responsibility (Head: Atle Midttun)
- Centre for Energy and Environment, electricity studies (Head: Atle Midttun)
- Centre for Leadership and Organization in the Health Sector (Head: Egil Marstein)
- Centre for Business History (Head: Christine Myrvang)
- Centre for Cooperative Studies (Head: Per Ingvar Olsen)
- Centre for Experience Economy (Head: Sølvi Lyngnes)