For 2015, BI reported to the Norwegian Centre for Research Data a total of 188 scientific papers in international and national journals, 5 scientific monographs and 40 chapters in scientific anthologies.
A total of 155 faculty members account for BI’s scientific production in 2015.
61 faculty members published a total of 97 scientific works (articles, chapters and monographs) in co-authorship with people at non-Norwegian universities.
As of 2015, a new method of calculating publication points at the institutional level has been introduced. The new method provides a more academically-neutral publication indicator and seeks to promote cooperation on scientific publications between institutions and countries. Under this model BI reached 245 publishing points in 2015. The new calculation model means that this figure is not comparable with the results from previous years.
80% of journal articles were at level 1 and 20% at level 2. Similarly, the distribution in 2014 was 77.8% and 22.2%.
Research with external funding
BI has received funding for several large research projects and amongst these are:
- Causes of Bargaining Failure. Project leader: Professor Leif Helland. Co-funded by the Research Council of Norway, FRIHUMSAM programme and BI Norwegian Business School.
- A research project funded by Statoil Research Programme in Energy Economics, led by Professor Hilde C. Bjørnland.
- Digitization and Diversity. Project leader: Professor Anne-Britt Gran, funded by the Research Council of Norway, KULMEDIA programme.
- Fair Labor in the Digitized Economy. Project leader: Associate Professor Christian Fieseler. Funded by the Research Council of Norway, SAMANSVAR programme.
- REACH Responsive Architectures for Innovation in Collaborative Healthcare Services. Project leader: Associate Professor Thomas Hoholm. Funded by the Research Council of Norway, Centres for Research-based Innovation scheme.
Endowed professorships
- Two new professorships in cooperation with the building, construction and property industry funded by OBOS and a consortium of Statsbygg, Multiconsult, Backegruppen and GK.
- The Telenor funded professorship has been renewed. Professor Øystein Fjeldstad holds the position.
- The Wilhelmsen funded professorship has been renewed. Professor Torger Reve holds the position.
During 2015, efforts have been made to establish a systematical benchmarking of the research at BI with selected schools in Europe.
Professor Øyvind Norli was appointed PhD Dean in 2015. He has a strong focus on international recruitment, progression in the PhD Programme and international placements.
Eight PhD candidates defended their dissertation in 2015. Several of the graduates have achieved good international placements. This is a measure for the quality of the PhD programme at BI, and a testimony to the impact BI graduates have in the international research community.
Notable placements include:
- Andreea Mitrache, Toulouse Business School, France.
- Arash Aloosh, Neoma Business School, France.
- Di Chu, Central University of Finance and Economics, China.
- Asmund Rygh, Manchester Business School, UK.
In 2015, BI entered into a cooperation agreement with the University of St.Gallen about a Global School in Empirical Research Methods, offering six courses at the PhD level. The courses were offered for the first time at BI early January 2016.