Browsing BI Open by Author "Kvalnes, Øyvind"

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    • Beyond the despairing self: Kierkegaard and human fallibility at work 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to apply Soren Kierkegaard’s concept of despair in an analysis of human fallibility in professional practices. The Danish existentialist defined the self as a synthesis of the ...

    • Blurred promises: Ethical consequences of fine print policies in insurance 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Abstract The insurance industry’s practice of producing comprehensive insurance policies can have unforeseen and negative ethical consequences. Insurance policies express promises from the insurer to the insured, to the ...

    • Ethical navigation in leadership training 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind; Øverenget, Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Business leaders frequently face dilemmas, circumstances where whatever course of action they choose, something of important value will be offended. How can an organisation prepare its decision makers for such situations? ...

    • Fallibility at work: Rethinking excellence and error in organizations 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Book, 2017)
      This book addresses how organizations can deal with human fallibility in order to create space for excellence at work. Some mistakes in work settings put lives at risk, while others create openings for innovative breakthroughs. ...

    • Feilbarlige ledere 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article, 2010)
      Menneskelig feilbarlighet er en vesentlig utfordring for ledere. Ved å skape toleranse og trygghet for å snakke om feil kan det legges grunnlag for læring i organisasjonen. I operative miljøer vil det være avgjørende å ...

    • Governance and Ethics in Temporary Organizations: The Mediating Role of Corporate Governance 

      Müller, Ralf; Turner, Rodney J.; Andersen, Erling S.; Shao, Jingting; Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The impact of multilevel level governance on the frequency of ethical issues in temporary organizations (TOs) is investigated. A structural equation model, based on a global survey, showed that behavior control, as a ...

    • Honesty in projects 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how the concept of honesty can shed light on misreporting issues in projects. Research on honesty can be useful for practitioners and researchers in project management, ...

    • Living With the Unknown Unknown: Uncertainty in Projects 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In this article, I explore how the traditional understanding of uncertainty in project management can be revised in light of the philosophical input from Kierkegaard, Dewey, and Wittgenstein. Planning models of ...

    • Moral Reasoning at Work : Rethinking Ethics in Organizations 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Book; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Moral dilemmas are a pervasive feature of working life. Moral Reasoning at Work offers a fresh perspective on how to live with them. How do we cope with situations where no matter what we decide to do, something will be ...

    • Skal vi danse? Om korrupsjon og moralsk ansvar 

      Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Denne artikkelen tar for seg i hvilken grad forretningsfolk kan holdes moralsk ansvarlige for å bli involvert i korrupsjon. Vi definerer korrupsjon i bred forstand, slik at det dekker all slags adferd som på en eller annen ...

    • The Interrelationship of Governance,Trust, and Ethics in Temporary Organizations 

      Müller, Ralf; Andersen, Erling S.; Kvalnes, Øyvind; Shao, Jingting; Sankaran, Shankar; Turner, Rodney; Biesenthal, Christopher; Walker, Derek H.T.; Gudergan, Siegfried (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      This study investigates the variety of ethical decisions of project managers and their impact from corporate governance and project governance structures. The roles of personal trust and system trust as a mechanism to steer ...

    • Tillit i prosjekter 

      Alm, Kristian; Andersen, Erling S.; Kvalnes, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)