Bio

Tom Christensen is Professor of Public Administration and Organization Theory at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. His main research interests include national, central and comparative public administration and reform.

Per Lægreid is Professor at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway. He has published numerous books and articles on public administration, administrative policy, organizational reform and institutional change.

Paul G. Roness is a Professor at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway. His main fields of interest are organization theory, administrative reforms in central government and state employees’ unions.

Kjell Arne Røvik is Professor of Organization Theory at the Department of Political Science, University of Tromsø, Norway. His main research interest is the production, diffusion and adoption of popular management ideas among formal organizations.