osiacc
Department of Accounting
- Center for Corporate Governance
- Center for Emerging Markets
Olaf
Sigurjonsson
Associate professor
Room:
SOL/C5.04
Tel:
+4538153362
E-mail:
os.ccg@cbs.dk
256477
Presentation
Olaf Sigurjonsson completed his PhD from Copenhagen Business School, Department of International Economics and Management, in 2011. The title of his dissertation is ''Governance Failure and Iceland's Financial Collapse''. In parallel with and following his Ph.D. work, Olaf has conducted research in the fields of corporate governance and strategic management. Olaf has over 20 years' work experience in industry, both in Iceland and abroad. Olaf is affiliated both at Reykjavik University and at Copenhagen Business School, where is holds a part time position as an Associate Professor. Olaf has taught courses on Strategic Management, Change Management and Restructuring, Corporate Governance and Personal & Career Development.
Primary research areas
- Corporate Governance
- Strategic Management
Curriculum Vitae
Links
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/osiacc
Courses
Corporate Governance; Strategic Management, Corporate Restructuring
Supervision
Supervision and committee member of PhD, MS and BS students' thesis.
Other teaching activities
Internship.
Selected publications
- Faigen, B., Mygind, N., Sigurjonsson, T.O. and Arnardottir, A.A. (2018). Three Dimensions of Employees Acquiring Shares in Their Firms: Personal Characteristics, Motives and Type of Ownership. Economic and Industrial Democracy (forthcoming).
- Sigurjonsson, T.O., Schwarzkopf, D.L., and Bryant, M. (Eds.) (2018). The Return of Trust? Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. Emerald Group Publishing 2018, 276 p.
- Sjöstrand, S.E., Berglund, T., Grönberg, L., Kallifatides, M., Poulfelt, F., Pöyry, S. and Sigurjonsson, T.O. (2016). Nordic Corporate Governance. An Extensive In-Depth Study of Corporate Governance and Board Practices in 36 Large Companies. Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research.
- Sigurjonsson, T.O., Arnardottir, A.A., Vaiman, V. and Rikhardsson, P. (2015). Managers’ Views on Ethics Education in Business Schools: An Empirical Study. Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 130(1), p. 1-13.
- Sigurjonsson, T.O., Arnardottir, A.A. and Vaiman, V. (2014). The Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education in Iceland: The Managers’ Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 122(1), p. 25-38.
- Vaiman, V., Sigurjonsson, T.O., and Davídsson, P. (2011). Weak Business Culture as Antecedents of Economic Crisis: The Case of Iceland. Journal of Business Ethics, 98(2), 67-83.
Publications sorted by:
2019
Murray Bryant; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Wells Fargo and Company : Shareholder Derivative Action Should the Case Succeed in Federal Court for the Board of Directors?.
In: International Journal of Critical Accounting, 1.11.2019
In: International Journal of Critical Accounting, 1.11.2019
Journal article > peer review
2018
Audur Arna Arnardottir; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Directors' Assessment of Changes in Board Key Functioning and Dynamics in the Wake of Gender Quota
Paper presented at The 18th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2018, 2018
Paper presented at The 18th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2018, 2018
Paper > peer review
David L. Schwarzkopf; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Discursive Control Using Emotion and Economics During a Financial Crisis
In: The Return of Trust?: Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; David L. Schwarzkopf; Murray Bryant. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, p. 29-52
In: The Return of Trust?: Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; David L. Schwarzkopf; Murray Bryant. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, p. 29-52
Book chapter > peer review
Murray Bryant; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Mar Wolfgang Mixa / Governance Mechanisms Post-Crisis
In: The Return of Trust?: Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; David L. Schwarzkopf; Murray Bryant. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, p. 245-262
In: The Return of Trust?: Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; David L. Schwarzkopf; Murray Bryant. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, p. 245-262
Book chapter > peer review
Pall Rikhardsson; Stefan Wendt; Audur Arna Arnardottir; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Is More Really Better? : Environmental Uncertainty, Performance Measure Variety and Organizational Performance.
Abstract from The 18th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2018, 2018
Abstract from The 18th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2018, 2018
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Audur Arna Arnardottir; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Restoring Trust Through Improved Corporate Governance and Adherence to Gender Quotas
In: The Return of Trust?: Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; David L. Schwarzkopf; Murray Bryant. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, p. 227-244
In: The Return of Trust?: Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; David L. Schwarzkopf; Murray Bryant. Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, p. 227-244
Book chapter > peer review
Olaf Sigurjonsson (Editor) ; David L. Schwarzkopf (Editor) ; Murray Bryant (Editor) / The Return of Trust? : Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis.
Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, 276 p.
Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, 276 p.
Anthology > peer review
Benjamin Faigen; Niels Mygind; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardottir / Three Dimensions of Employees Acquiring Shares in Their Firms : Personal Characteristics, Motives and Type of Ownership.
In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, 12.11.2018
In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, 12.11.2018
Journal article > peer review
2017
Auður Arna Arnardóttir; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Siri Terjesen / Boards and the Selection Procedures Post Gender Quotas
Paper presented at The 9th Nordic Corporate Governance Network Workshop, 2017
Paper presented at The 9th Nordic Corporate Governance Network Workshop, 2017
Paper > peer review
Auður Arna Arnardóttir; Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / Gender Diversity on Boards in Iceland : Pathway to Gender Quota Law Following a Financial Crisis.
In: Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Volume 1: The Use of Different Quota Regulations. . ed. /Cathrine Seierstad; Patricia Gabaldon; Heike Mensi-Klarbach. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2017, p. 75-101
In: Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Volume 1: The Use of Different Quota Regulations. . ed. /Cathrine Seierstad; Patricia Gabaldon; Heike Mensi-Klarbach. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2017, p. 75-101
Book chapter > peer review
2016
Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardottir / Board Directors' Selection Process Following a Gender Quota
Paper presented at The 8th Annual Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network, 2016
Paper presented at The 8th Annual Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network, 2016
Paper > peer review
Sven-Erik Sjöstrand; Tom Berglund; Lars Grönberg; Markus Kallifatides; Flemming Poulfelt; Salla Pöyry; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Nordic Corporate Governance : An Extensive In-Depth Study of Corporate Governance and Board Practices in 36 Large Companies.
Stockholm : Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research 2016, 175 p.
Stockholm : Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research 2016, 175 p.
Book > peer review
Sven-Erik Sjöstrand; Tom Berglund; Lars Grönberg; Markus Kallifatides; Flemming Poulfelt; Salla Pöyry; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Nordisk bolagsstyrning : En närstudie av ägarstyrning och styrelseprocesser i 36 storföretag.
Stockholm : Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research 2016, 179 p.
Stockholm : Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research 2016, 179 p.
Book > peer review
Mar Wolfgang Mixa; Murray Bryant; Olaf Sigurjonsson / The Reverse Side Effects of Mark to Market Accounting : Exista and the Saga of Leveraged Paper Profits.
In: International Journal of Critical Accounting, Vol. 8, No. 5/6, 2016, p. 463-477
In: International Journal of Critical Accounting, Vol. 8, No. 5/6, 2016, p. 463-477
Journal article > peer review
Mar Wolfgang Mixa; Murray Bryant; Olaf Sigurjonsson / The Role of a Hedge Fund : Accounting, Regulation and Wrongdoing Contributing to Financial Collapse in Iceland.
Paper presented at 2016 International Conference of Critical Accounting, 2016
Paper presented at 2016 International Conference of Critical Accounting, 2016
Paper > peer review
2015
Auður Arna Arnardóttir; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Board Members’ Selection Process Post Gender Quota Legislation
Paper presented at Gender Diversity on Company Boards and in Leadership Positions, 2015
Paper presented at Gender Diversity on Company Boards and in Leadership Positions, 2015
Paper > peer review
Benjamin Faigen; Audur Arna Arnardottir; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Niels Mygind / Employee Ownership in an Icelandic Context : An Initial Empirical Exploration.
Paper presented at 7th Annual Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network, 2015
Paper presented at 7th Annual Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network, 2015
Paper > peer review
Audur Arna Arnardottir; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Gender Equality and Diversity on Corporate Boards in Iceland : Added Focus on CSR.
Paper presented at The 23rd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2015, 2015
Paper presented at The 23rd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2015, 2015
Paper > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardottir; Vlad Vaiman; Pall Rikhardsson / Managers’ Views on Ethics Education in Business Schools : An Empirical Study.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 130, No. 1, 8.2015, p. 1-13
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 130, No. 1, 8.2015, p. 1-13
Journal article > peer review
Audur Arna Arnardottir; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Siri Terjesen / Women on Corporate Boards in Iceland : Opening up Governance through Gender Quota.
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2015, 2015
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2015, 2015
Paper > peer review
2014
Marina Candi; Rognvaldur Saemundsson; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Aspiration Levels and R&D Search in Young Technology-Based Firms
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 34th Annual International Conference. SMS 2014, 2014
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 34th Annual International Conference. SMS 2014, 2014
Paper > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arnardottir / Demand from Industry for Better Ethical Training and the Initial Steps of a University Answering to that Call : Baseline Measures and Structuring of Interventions.
Abstract from The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Abstract from The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Pall Rikhardsson; Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardottir / Environmental Uncertainty, Performance Measure Variety and Perceived Performance in Icelandic Companies
Paper presented at 12th Manufacturing Accounting Research Conference, 2014
Paper presented at 12th Manufacturing Accounting Research Conference, 2014
Paper > peer review
Murray Bryant; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Mar Wolfgang Mixa / Restoring Trust in Public Institutions and the Financial System : The Case of Iceland 2008 to 2012.
Paper presented at 2014 International Conference of Critical Accounting (ICCA), 2014
Paper presented at 2014 International Conference of Critical Accounting (ICCA), 2014
Paper > peer review
Bernard McKenna; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arnardottir; Roberto Biloslavo; Cagri Bulut; Carlo Bagnoli; Subhasis Ray; David Rooney; Hannes Zacher; Wendelin Küpers; Mark Dibben; Rob Macklin; Jonathan Gosling / The Relationship between Concern for Environmental Sustainability and the Capacity for Wisdom and Other Factors among Postgraduate Business Students : An International Comparison.
Paper presented at The 17th Irish Academy of Management Conference, 2014
Paper presented at The 17th Irish Academy of Management Conference, 2014
Paper > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Vlad Vaiman; Audur Arna Arnardottir / The Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education in Iceland : The Managers’ Perspective.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 122, No. 1, 6.2014, p. 25-38
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 122, No. 1, 6.2014, p. 25-38
Journal article > peer review
2013
Mar Wolfgang Mixa; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Lessons Not Learned : Iceland's Financial Crisis Compared to the Nordic Countries.
In: Financial Crises: Identification, Forecasting and Effects on Transition Economies. . ed. /Cooper A. Hawthorne. New York : Nova Science Publishers 2013, p. 129-146 (Global Economic Studies) (Global Recession - Causes, Impacts and Remedies)
In: Financial Crises: Identification, Forecasting and Effects on Transition Economies. . ed. /Cooper A. Hawthorne. New York : Nova Science Publishers 2013, p. 129-146 (Global Economic Studies) (Global Recession - Causes, Impacts and Remedies)
Book chapter > peer review
Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardottir; Pall Rikhardsson; Vlad Vaiman / Managers’ Perception of the Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education
Paper presented at The 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2013, 2013
Paper presented at The 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2013, 2013
Paper > peer review
Pall Rikhardsson; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardottir / Strategy Archetypes Adopted by Icelandic Companies, Their Fit with Performance Measures and Effects on Financial Performance
Paper presented at The 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2013, 2013
Paper presented at The 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2013, 2013
Paper > peer review
Audur Arna Arnardottir; Sturla Hreinsson; Olaf Sigurjonsson / Work and Family Balance Among Icelandic Employees with Young Children
Paper presented at The 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2013, 2013
Paper presented at The 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2013, 2013
Paper > peer review
2012
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Auður Arna Arnardóttir; Vlad Vaiman / Business Ethics Following a Financial Crisis
In: Business Integrity in Practice: Insights from International Case Studies. . ed. /Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch; Wolfgang Amann. New York : Business Expert Press 2012, p. 193-204
In: Business Integrity in Practice: Insights from International Case Studies. . ed. /Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch; Wolfgang Amann. New York : Business Expert Press 2012, p. 193-204
Book chapter > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardottir / Privatization in a Nordic Country : The Case of Iceland.
In: Organizacja i Zarządzanie. Kwartalnik Naukowy [Organization and Management. Scientific Quarterly], Vol. 5, No. 1 (17), 2012, p. 135-154
In: Organizacja i Zarządzanie. Kwartalnik Naukowy [Organization and Management. Scientific Quarterly], Vol. 5, No. 1 (17), 2012, p. 135-154
Journal article > peer review
2011
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / Governance Failure and Iceland’s Financial Collapse
Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2011, 280 p. (PhD Series, No. 19.2011)
Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2011, 280 p. (PhD Series, No. 19.2011)
Ph.D. thesis
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Mar Wolfgang Mixa / Learning from the 'Worst Behaved' : Iceland's Financial Crisis and the Nordic Comparison.
In: Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 53, No. 2, 3.2011, p. 209-223
In: Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 53, No. 2, 3.2011, p. 209-223
Journal article > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Audur Arna Arnardóttir / Rekstur einkavæddra fyrirtækja á Íslandi [The Operation of Icelandic Privatized Firms]
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál [Icelandic Journal of Business and Economics], Vol. 8, No. 1, 2011, p. 13-29
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál [Icelandic Journal of Business and Economics], Vol. 8, No. 1, 2011, p. 13-29
Journal article > peer review
Vlad Vaiman; Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / Rethinking Ethics Education in Business Schools in the Post-Financial Crisis Epoch : An Icelandic Perspective.
In: Handbook of Research on Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education. ed. /Charles Wankel ; Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch. New York : Information Science Reference 2011, p. 342-356
In: Handbook of Research on Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education. ed. /Charles Wankel ; Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch. New York : Information Science Reference 2011, p. 342-356
Book chapter > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / The Effect of Defensive Social Networks on Policy Discourse
Paper presented at The 3rd Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network 2011, 2011
Paper presented at The 3rd Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network 2011, 2011
Paper > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / The Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education : Evidence from Iceland.
Paper presented at The 18th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, 2011
Paper presented at The 18th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, 2011
Paper > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; David Schwartzkopf; Audur Arna Arnardóttir / Viðbrögð tengslanets við gagnrýni á fjármálastöðugleika Íslands [Criticism on Financial Stability in Iceland and the Reaction of Defensive Networks]
In: Stjórnmál & Stjórnsýsla. The Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration (IRPA), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2011, p. 161-184
In: Stjórnmál & Stjórnsýsla. The Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration (IRPA), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2011, p. 161-184
Journal article > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Vlad Vaiman; Páll Ásgeir Davídsson / Weak Business Culture as an Antecedent of Economic Crisis : The Case of Iceland.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 98, No. 2, 2011, p. 259-272
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 98, No. 2, 2011, p. 259-272
Journal article > peer review
2010
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / Privatisation and Deregulation : A Chronology of Events.
In: Preludes to the Icelandic Financial Crisis. ed. /Robert Z. Aliber; Gylfi Zoega . Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2010, p. 26-40
In: Preludes to the Icelandic Financial Crisis. ed. /Robert Z. Aliber; Gylfi Zoega . Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2010, p. 26-40
Book chapter > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / Revising a Concept of Corruption as a Result of the Global Economic Crisis : The Case of Iceland .
In: Organizational Immunity to Corruption : Building Theoretical and Research Foundations. . ed. /Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing 2010, p. 363-372
In: Organizational Immunity to Corruption : Building Theoretical and Research Foundations. . ed. /Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing 2010, p. 363-372
Book chapter > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / The Icelandic Bank Collapse : Challenges to Governance and Risk Management.
In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2010, p. 33-45
In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2010, p. 33-45
Journal article > peer review
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; Már Wolfgang Mixa / Áfram á rauðu ljósi [Against a Red Light] : Fjármálahrunið á Íslandi og reynsla Norðurlandanna Íslandi [The Financial Crisis in Iceland and the Nordic Countries’ Experience].
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál [Icelandic Journal of Business and Economics], Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010, p. 21-40
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál [Icelandic Journal of Business and Economics], Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010, p. 21-40
Journal article > peer review
2008
Kai Hockerts; Mette Morsing; Jonas Eder-Hansen; Per Krull; Atle Midttun; Minna Halme; Susanne Sweet; Pall Davidsson; Olaf Sigurjonsson; Pia Nurmi / CSR-Driven Innovation : Towards the Social Purpose Business.
Frederiksberg : Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, CBS 2008, 87 p.
Frederiksberg : Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, CBS 2008, 87 p.
Report
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / Einkavæðing, frumkvæði og áhættusækni [Privatization, Initiative and Risk Taking] : Einkavæðing íslensku bankanna [The Privatization of the Icelandic Banks].
In: Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum [Research in Social Science]: Vidskipta- og hagfrædideild [Business and economics]. . ed. /Ingjaldur Hannibalsson. Reykjavik : Félagsvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands 2008, p. 621-630 (Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum , Vol. IX)
In: Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum [Research in Social Science]: Vidskipta- og hagfrædideild [Business and economics]. . ed. /Ingjaldur Hannibalsson. Reykjavik : Félagsvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands 2008, p. 621-630 (Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum , Vol. IX)
Book chapter
Pall Asgeir Davidsson; Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / Samfélagsábyrg nýsköpun íslenskra frumkvöðla [CSR of Icelandic Entrepreneurs]
In: Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum [Research in Social Science]: Vidskipta- og hagfrædideild [Business and economics]. . ed. /Ingjaldur Hannibalsson. Reykjavik : Félagsvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands 2008, p. 439-447 (Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum , Vol. IX)
In: Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum [Research in Social Science]: Vidskipta- og hagfrædideild [Business and economics]. . ed. /Ingjaldur Hannibalsson. Reykjavik : Félagsvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands 2008, p. 439-447 (Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum , Vol. IX)
Book chapter
2007
Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson / The Icelandic Privatization
In: Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum [Research in Social Science]: Vidskipta- og hagfrædideild [Business and economics]. . ed. /Ingjaldur Hannibalsson. Reykjavik : Félagsvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands 2007, p. 574-587 (Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum , Vol. VIII)
In: Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum [Research in Social Science]: Vidskipta- og hagfrædideild [Business and economics]. . ed. /Ingjaldur Hannibalsson. Reykjavik : Félagsvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands 2007, p. 574-587 (Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum , Vol. VIII)
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