At year-end 2014, BI had a total of 812 employees. The total figures include 416 administrative staff and 396 faculty members.
BI Norwegian Business School had 733.9 full-time equivalents at the end of 2014, a change of six full-time equivalents from 2013. The number of faculty full-time equivalents was 331.2 at the end of 2014. Of these, 28% had an international background. The number of professors in 2014 was 111. The number of full-time equivalents in the administration has grown by 8.6 to 402.7. On top of that, about 437 lecturers were associated with BI in 2014.
BI’s working environment survey in 2014 shows that BI’s employees have a strong affiliation to the organisation, are motivated and enjoy a great degree of independence in their job. The survey also shows that BI’s occupational health risk is still associated with psychosocial factors such as interaction, conflict handling, coping, as well as stress. In 2014, all managers underwent training in BI’s new conflict handling routines, and there is an increased focus on improving organisational interaction through more ”Jobb smartere” projects, among other things. In 2014, the continuous improvement work focused on processes related to handling complaints and the course description process. The organisation is also handling several major digitalisation projects that will improve students’ experience with the study administrative support, as well as increase the efficiency of administrative routines.
In 2014, BI entered into a nationwide collaboration agreement with Stamina bedriftshelsetjeneste (occupational health service), as a supplement to the agreement with Psykologbistand. BI also provides exercise classes for employees in Nydalen twice per week. The main focus of our company health service is to prevent work-related health problems and absence due to illness. Absence due to illness at BI declined from 2.64% in 2013 to 2.41% in 2014. No work-related injuries were recorded in 2014.
In 2014, BI made extensive changes to emergency preparedness plans and implemented training for all managers in the organisation. A first aid team and alarm telephone were also established, and crisis drills were carried out at all of BI’s campuses.
BI’s diversity and equality plan states that all employees shall have the same rights, duties and opportunities irrespective of gender, age and national/ethnic background.
BI’s equality work has placed particular emphasis on increasing the percentage of women among professors, directors, in management, as well as in governing bodies. Women currently make up 25% of the senior management, 42% of department heads/deans and 58% of directors at BI. The proportion of women on BI’s Board was 50%, whereas the proportion is 36% in the Senate. The percentage of women among professors is currently 20%. By year-end 2014, women represented 28% of faculty full-time equivalents at BI. The proportion of men in administrative positions is 33%.
Through the IA agreement and BI’s senior policy, BI is committed to working actively to encourage employees to remain in their positions until retirement age. In 2014, BI decided to harmonise the administrative and academic age limit to 70 years. In 2014, BI improved routines for follow-up and retirement for senior employees. BI also facilitated options for professor emeritus staff to continue academic activity.
BI is increasingly recruiting international employees, and focused in 2014 on establishing sound introduction processes and an inclusive working environment for international employees.
2014 was BI Drammen’s last year as a separate campus, and several employees chose to continue at BI in Nydalen. Those that chose severance packages received career counselling and professional assistance in the job search process.
In addition to our head office BI Oslo in Nydalen, BI has regional campuses in Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. BI Drammen was phased out in the summer of 2014, and BI Kristiansand started its last year of operation in the 2014/2015 academic year. BI also cooperates with and is present at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.
BI does not pollute the external environment.
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