Sverre Tomassen

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 2004 BI Norwegian Business School Ph.D Dr. Oecon.
• 1996 BI Norwegian Business School Master of Science
• 1992 BI Norwegian Business School Bachelor
• 1982 Oslo and Akershus University College Bachelor

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2011 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate Dean Executive Master of Management
• 2003 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and Logistics
• 2014 - 2014 University of Hong Kong Visiting Scholar
• 2008 - 2008 BI Norwegian Business School Head of Department, Department of Strategy and Logistics
• 1995 - 2003 BI Norwegian Business School Lecturer
• 1999 - 2002 BI Norwegian Business School Doctoral Fellow, Department of Strategy (50%)
• 1999 - 2002 BI Norwegian Business School Lecturer (50%)
• 1988 - 1994 BI Norwegian Business School Administration Manager
• 1982 - 1987 City of Oslo, Oslo Kommune Social Worker and Social Therapist
• 1978 - 1980 City of Oslo, Oslo Kommune Social Worker and Social Therapist

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre; Andersson, Ulf; Benito, Gabriel R G. 

A Subsidiary Perspective on Organizing Costs in Multinational Corporations: The Roles of Distance, Coordination and Relationship. Academy of International Business Annual Conference; 2016-06-27 - 2016-06-30 BI

Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre; Andersson, Ulf; Benito, Gabriel R G. 

Governance and the Roles of Distance, Coordination, and Relationship Atmosphere in the MNC: A View from the Periphery. European International Business Academy Annual Conference; 2016-12-02 - 2016-12-04 BI

Andersson, Ulf; Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G. 

Management Costs Incurred by Headquarters Choice of Foreign Operation Method. European International Business Academy Annual Conference; 2015-12-01 - 2015-12-03 BI

Tomassen, Sverre. 

Elucidating the ‘Hidden Costs’ of Foreign Greenfields vs Foreign Acquisitions: Why should We Care?. Strategic Management Society Conference; 2015-10-03 - 2015-10-06 BI

Junni, Paulina; Kvålshaugen, Ragnhild; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Leadership culture for knowledge sharing in IPSFs: Do formal transmission channels help or hurt?. Strategic Management Society Conference; 2014-09-20 - 2014-09-23 BI

Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre. 

The virtue of in-between pragmatism – A balancing act between responsiveness and integration in a multinational company. Advances in International Management (AIM) Workshop “Orchestration of the Global Network Organization”; 2013-11-22 - 2013-11-23 BI

Kvålshaugen, Ragnhild; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Different Governance Mechanisms, Different Benefits: Knowledge Sharing in International Professional Service Firms. Strategic Management Society; 2013-09-28 - 2013-10-01 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Kvålshaugen, Ragnhild. 

Different Governance Mechanisms, Different Benefits: Knowledge Sharing in International Professional Service Firms. EIBA Conference; 2012-12-07 - 2012-12-10 BI

Kvålshaugen, Ragnhild; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Coordination Mechanisms as Enablers of Knowledge Sharing in International Professional Service Firms. Strategic Management Society; 2011-11-05 - 2011-11-09 BI

Lunnan, Randi; Benito, Gabriel R G; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Foreign location and relocation of headquarter activities over time. SMS Annual Conference; 2011-11-06 - 2011-11-09 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi. 

Governance costs in foreign establishment modes: A MNC headquarters puzzle. EIBA Annual Conference; 2011-12-07 - 2011-12-10 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi. 

Governance costs in foreign establishment modes: A MNC headquarters puzzle. AIB Annual Conference; 2011-06-24 - 2011-06-28 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Kvålshaugen, Ragnhild. 

Coordination Mechanisms as Enablers of Knowledge Sharing in International Professional Service Firms. 26th EGOS Colloquium 'Waves of Globalization: Repetition and difference in organizing over time and space'; 2010-07-01 - 2010-07-03 BI

Lunnan, Randi; Benito, Gabriel R G; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Leaving the Periphery: The Location of Division Headquarters among Large Norwegian Companies, 2000-2006. The second IB conference at Reading; 2009-03-30 - 2009-03-31 BI

Tomassen, Sverre. 

Desperately seeking the right model - subsidiary role changes. 35th EIBA Annual Conference in Valencia; 2009-12-13 - 2009-12-15 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G. 

Governance Costs in Headquarter-Subsidiary Relationships. SMS Conference 2009, Washington DC; 2009-10-11 - 2009-10-14 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Lunnan, Randi. 

Knowledge Transfer and Role Changes. SMS Washington DC Conference; 2009-10-11 - 2009-10-14 BI

Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Leaving the Periphery: The Location of Division Headquarters among Large Norwegian Companies, 2000-2006. Strategic Management Society Annual MeetingAnnual Meeting; 2008-10-12 - 2008-10-15 BI

Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Leaving the Periphery: The Location of Division Headquarters among Large Norwegian Companies, 2000-2006. Nordic Workshop in International Business; 2008-05-29 - 2008-05-30 BI

Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre; Listra, Enn. 

Leaving the Periphery: The Location of Division Headquarters among Large Norwegian Companies, 2000-2006", International Business and the Catching-up Economies: Challenges and Opportunities. 34th EIBA Annual Conference; 2008-12-11 - 2008-12-13 BI

Hydle, Katja Maria; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Activity linkages in a service MNE: Control,coordination and location. EIBA conference; 2008-12-11 - 2008-12-13 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi. 

Leaving the Periphery: The Location of Division Headquarters among Large Norwegian Companies, 2000-2006. 34th EIBA Annual Conference; 2008-12-11 - 2008-12-13 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Lunnan, Randi. 

Knowledge transfer, role changes, and social capital - a case study of an international professional service firm. Second Annual Workshop on Enactment and Development of Social Capital in International and Multinational Firms; 2008-11-10 - 2008-11-11 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Lunnan, Randi; Hydle, Katja Maria. 

Global Management in Service Firms - The Role of Linkages. EIBA 2008 conference; 2008-12-11 - 2008-12-13 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R.G.. 

The Costs of Governance in International Companies: A Study of their Effects on the Performance of Foreign Operations. 31st Annual EIBA Conference; 2005-12-10 - 2005-12-13 BI

Benito, Gabriel R.G.; Bonache-Pérez, Jaime; Pla-Barber, José; Tomassen, Sverre. 

A Transaction Cost Analysis of Staffing Decisions in International Operations. 29th Annual EIBA Conference; 2003-12-11 - 2003-12-13 BI

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G. 

Exploring subsidiaries’ perceptions of corporate headquarters: Subsidiary initiatives and organizing costs. Research in Global Strategic Management 2016 ;Volume 17. p. 165-189 BI

Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre. 

The virtue of in-between pragmatism-a balancing act between responsiveness and integration in a multinational company. Advances in International Management 2014 ;Volume 27. p. 75-97 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi. 

Governance costs in foreign direct investments: A MNC headquarters challenge. Journal of International Management 2012 ;Volume 18.(3) p. 233-246 BI

Benito, Gabriel R G; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Distant Encounters of the Third Kind: Multinational Companies Locating Divisional Headquarters Abroad. Journal of Management Studies 2011 ;Volume 48.(2) p. 373-394 BI

Lunnan, Randi; Benito, Gabriel R G; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Moving Abroad: Factors that motivate foreign location of headquarter activities. Advances in International Management 2011 ;Volume 24. p. 127-152 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R.G.. 

The costs of governance in international companies. International Business Review 2009 ;Volume 18.(3) p. 292-304 BI

Benito, Gabriel R.G.; Tomassen, Sverre. 

A transaction cost analysis of staffing decisions in internationaloperations. Scandinavian Journal of Management 2005 (Vol. 21, no. 1) p. 101-126 BI

Tomassen, S.; Benito, Gabriel R.G.; Welch, L.S.. 

Norwegian companies in India: Operation mode choice. Asian Journal of Business & Information Systems 1998 ;Volume 3.(1) p. 1-19 BI

Tomassen, Sverre; Welch, Lawrence S.; Benito, Gabriel R. G.. 

Norwegian Companies in India: Operation Mode Choice. Asian Journal of Business & Information Systems 1998 ;Volume 3.(1) p. 1-20 BI

RESEARCH REPORTS

Benito, Gabriel R.G.; Christensen, Sverre; Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Fra operativ til strategisk internasjonalisering: En studie av store norske selskapers utflytting av divisjonshovedkontorer. Oslo: Handelshøyskolen BI 2008 68 p. (2) BI

CHAPTERS

Lunnan, Randi; Tomassen, Sverre; Benito, Gabriel R G. 

Exploring Subsidiaries’ Perceptions of Corporate Headquarters: Subsidiary Initiatives and Organizing Costs. I: Perspectives on Headquarters – Subsidiary Relationships in the Contemporary MNC. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 ISBN 9781786353702. p. 165-189 BI

Benito, Gabriel; Tomassen, Sverre. 

Governance Costs in Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships. I: Managing the Contemporary Multinational: The Role of Headquarters. Edward Elgar Publishing 2010 ISBN 9781848448070. p. 138-159 BI

Benito, Gabriel R.G.; Tomassen, Sverre. 

The Micro-Mechanics of Foreign Operations’ Performance: An Analysis Based on the OLI Framework. I: J. Cantwell and R. Narula (eds.): International Business and the Eclectic Paradigm: Developing the OLI Framework. New York/London: Routledge 2003 p. 174-199 BI

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Tomassen, Sverre. 

Governance costs in international operations: Why do they still concern us?. EIBAzine 2011 ;Volume 3.(8) p. 10-14 BI