Mark Kriger

Mark Kriger is Professor of Strategic Leadership at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. He has a Doctorate from Harvard University in Business Administration, as well as Master's degrees in Computer Science and Philosophy from UC Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology respectively..

He is the author of numerous articles in the areas of strategic leadership, emotional intelligence, strategy process, and strategic vision published in: Academy of Management Journal, Journal of World Business, Group and Organization Management, Human Relations, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Strategy and Management, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Management Journal, Management International Review, Sloan Management Review and others.

Kriger has conducted executive development seminars and lectured on emotional intelligence, strategy process and leadership in India, China, Norway, Sweden, France, Lithuania and various cities throughout Canada and the United States. He is a Past Chair of the Strategy Process division of the Strategic Management Society. His teaching and research are in the areas of executive leadership, strategy execution, and knowledge processes, especially in technology-intensive companies. He is currently working on three books entitled: Strategic Leadership for Turbulent Times, Wise Leadership: Lessons from the World’s Great Wisdom Traditions and The Many Ways of Knowing: From ‘Cold Logic’ to Intuition and Imagination.

His passions are: writing poetry, meditation, swimming, hiking and travelling to exotic places. He has been an active and continuous member of the Academy of Management since 1980 and the Strategic Management Society since 1983.

Education

• M.A., 1971 University of California at Berkeley (1969 — 1971)
• Master of Science, 1975 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1968 — 1969)
• B.A., 1968, cum laude University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1964 — 1968)

Companies

• Professor of Strategic Leadership BI Norwegian Business School (1995 — 2016)
• Senior Research Scholar Stanford University (2014 — 2014)
• Associate Professor University at Albany, SUNY (1988 — 1994)
• Associate Professor Northeastern University (1982 — 1988)
• Research Associate Harvard University (1978 — 1983)
• Systems Analyst & Designer Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1973 — 1976)

Skills

• Corporate Finance
• Organizational Behavior
• Analysis

Other

Start-ups, Valuation, Innovation Management, E-Learning, Public Speaking, Courses, Consulting, Theory, Leadership Development, Change Management, University Teaching, Qualitative Research, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Management Consulting, Leadership, Business Strategy, Research, Lecturing, Organizational Development, Strategy