Anna Sundberg Swärd

I have a Masters Degree in International Management from BI and defended my Phd i Strategy at BI in 2013.

My research interests are within interorganizational relationships and alliances. I am especially interested in collaboration, coordination, trust, and practices. I am working closely with firms in the construction industry and are part of Centre for the Construction Industry at BI. I am national course responsible for the Strategy course at Bachelor third year and I am teaching parts of courses (mainly related to trust and cooperation) at Master of Management and Master of Science.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

2012 BI Norwegian Business School Ph.D.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Post Doctor

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

The practices of trust. EGOS colloqium; 2016-07-03 - 2016-07-07 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Huemer, Lars. 

Building trust in unlikely setting- trust repair and the role of time. The 9th FINT workshop on trust- Dublin; 2016-11-16 - 2016-11-18 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Creating space for coordinating and cooperating in construction projects: The role of Sociomaterial practices. Apros-Egos; 2015-12-09 - 2015-12-11 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

The space where hirarchical and lateral coordination mechanisms meet in inter-organizational projects.. Apros-Egos; 2015-12-09 - 2015-12-11 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Coordinating inter-firm projects: the role of synchronised readiness as an integrative condition. IRNOP conference; 2015-06-22 - 2015-06-24 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Lunnan, Randi. 

Cross-level influences of trust in fixed duration alliances. EGOS colloquium Rotterdam; 2014-07-02 - 2014-07-05 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

The practices of organizing in multiparty collaborations. 33rd annual SMS Conference in Atlanta; 2013-09-28 - 2013-10-02 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

On strategiing and how strategies are formed and shaped over time in the project based organization. European Group of Lean Construction Conference 2012; 2012-05-10 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Small steps and large leaps for trust, the codevelopment of reciprocity and trust in an alliance. FINT Workshop on trust; 2012-06-14 - 2012-06-15 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

The codevelopment of reciprocity and trust, a longitudinal case study. Academy of Management meeting; 2012-08-05 - 2012-08-08 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Lunnan, Randi. 

Cross-level influences of trust in alliances. Nordic workshop on trust; 2012-11-06 - 2012-11-07 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Strategizing in project-based organizations. SMS; 2011-11-06 - 2011-11-09 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Small steps and large leaps: trust and reciprocity in fixed duration alliances. The 6th FINT Workshop on Trust; 2011-06-10 - 2012-06-12 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Changing work practices in project-based organisations. Implications for internal and external relationships. NEON-Dagene; 2010-11-24 - 2010-11-26 BI

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Coordinating in construction projects and the emergence of synchronized readiness. International Journal of Project Management 2016 ;Volume 34.(8) p. 1479-1492 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Trust, reciprocity, and actions: The development of trust in temporary inter-organizational relations. Organization Studies 2016 ;Volume 37.(12) p. 1841-1860 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Implementing Lean Construction: A Practice Perspective. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2014 ;Volume 1. p. 3-14 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Lunnan, Randi. 

Trust and control in fixed duration alliances. International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances 2011 ;Volume 2.(1/2) p. 41-68 BI

Bygballe, Lena; Jahre, Marianne; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Partnering relationships in construction:A literature review. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 2010 ;Volume 16.(4) p. 239-253 BI

CHAPTERS

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Trust processes in inter-organizational relations – The role of imprinting. I: Trust, Organizations and Social Interaction. Studying Trust as Process within and between Organizations. Edward Elgar Publishing 2016 ISBN 9781783476190. BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Strategizing in Project-Based Organizations: The Role of Internal and External Relationships. I: The practice of behavioral strategy. Information Age Publishing 2015 ISBN 9781681231594. p. 127-145 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Lunnan, Randi. 

Does it Matter Who Trusts? A Multilevel Approach to Trust in an Alliance. I: Behavioral Perspectives on Strategic Alliances. Information Age Publishing 2011 ISBN 978-1-61735-539-4. p. 109-134- BI

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Tillit i kortvarige partnerskap. BI strategy Magazine 2013 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Trust at stake in business. BI Advantage 2013 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Fem praksiser for strategiutvikling i desentrale organisasjoner. BI strategy Magazine 2013 BI

POPULAR SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Hva skal til for å få til effektiv koordinering mellom bedrifter i store komplekse prosjekter?. Prosjektledelse 2016 ;Volume 4. p. 25-27 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Nytt fra ledelsesforskning: Kan tillit skapes i relasjoner med usikker fremtid?. Byggeindustrien 2013 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Tillit på spill i Business. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2013 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Nytt fra ledelsesforskning: FINT Workshop på Tillit i Milano 2012. Byggeindustrien 2012 BI