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Department of Accounting
- Center for Corporate Governance

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.
- Corporate Governance – Corporate Boards
- Strategic Management
- Business Ethics
- Corruption
- Corporate Governance, MSc. and Executive Education.
- Strategic Management, MBA and Executive Education.
- Executing Strategy, MSc.
- Business Ethics, MSc.
Supervision and committee member of PhD, MS and BS students' thesis.
Internship.
- Saemundsson, R., Candi, M. and Sigurjonsson (2022). The Influence of Performance Feedback and Top Management Team Orientation on Decisions about R&D in Technology-based Firms. Technovation, p. 1024020.
- Faigen, B., Mygind, N., Sigurjonsson, T.O. and Arnardottir, A.A. (2021). Three dimensions of employees acquiring shares in their firms: personal characteristics, motives and type of ownership. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 42 (3), p.737-765.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sigurjonsson, T.O., Schwarzkopf, D.L., and Bryant, M. (Editors). (2018). The Return of Trust? Institutions and the Public after the Icelandic Financial Crisis. Emerald Group Publishing, 276 p.
In: Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, Vol. 6, 1.2023
In: Cross-Driven Institutional Resilience: Case Studies of Good Governance in Europe during the Covid-19 Pandemic. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; José M. Ruano; Alina Georgiana Profiroiu; Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene; Kosjenka Dumančić. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, p. 287-292
Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2023, 247 p.
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 296 p.
In: Research Handbook on Diversity and Corporate Governance. ed. /Sabina Tasheva; Morten Huse. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2023, p. 96-111 (Research Handbooks in Business and Management)
Paper presented at 3rd EIASM Workshop on Fraud and Accounting Scandals, 2023
In: Rannsóknir í viðskiptafræði III . ed. /Gylfi Dalmann Aðalsteinsson; Runolfur Smari Steinþórsson; Thorhallur Örn Guðlaugsson. Reykjavík : University of Iceland Press 2023, p. 181-206
In: Cross-Driven Institutional Resilience: Case Studies of Good Governance in Europe during the Covid-19 Pandemic. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; José M. Ruano; Alina Georgiana Profiroiu; Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene; Kosjenka Dumančić. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, p. 117-134
In: Cross-Driven Institutional Resilience: Case Studies of Good Governance in Europe during the Covid-19 Pandemic. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; José M. Ruano; Alina Georgiana Profiroiu; Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene; Kosjenka Dumančić. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, p. 1-8
In: Cross-Driven Institutional Resilience: Case Studies of Good Governance in Europe during the Covid-19 Pandemic. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; José M. Ruano; Alina Georgiana Profiroiu; Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene; Kosjenka Dumančić. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, p. 49-70
In: European Political Science, Vol. 22, No. 3, 9.2023, p. 426-435
Reykjavík : University of Iceland Press 2023, 205 p.
In: European Political Science, Vol. 22, No. 3, 9.2023, p. 436-447
In: Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, Vol. 18, No. 2, 6.2023, p. 928-958
In: Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Vol. 55, 2.2023
In: Sustainability, Vol. 15, No. 6, 3.2023
In: Journal of Management & Governance, 20.11.2023
In: Cross-Driven Institutional Resilience: Case Studies of Good Governance in Europe during the Covid-19 Pandemic. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; José M. Ruano; Alina Georgiana Profiroiu; Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene; Kosjenka Dumančić. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, p. 267-286
In: Cross-Driven Institutional Resilience: Case Studies of Good Governance in Europe during the Covid-19 Pandemic. . ed. /Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson; José M. Ruano; Alina Georgiana Profiroiu; Saule Maciukaite-Zviniene; Kosjenka Dumančić. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2023, p. 225-241
In: Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries: Cases, Lessons, Challenges. . ed. /Caroline de la Porte; Guðný Björk Eydal; Jaakko Kauko; Daniel Nohrstedt; Paul 't Hart; Bent Sofus Tranøy. Oxford : Oxford University Press 2022, p. 388-408
In: Sustainability, Vol. 14, No. 9, 5.2022
In: Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 64, No. 1, 1.2022, p. 39-49
In: Good Governance and Resilience: Sharing Best Practices and Challendes in Times of Crisis across Europe. . ed. /Laura Mina-Raiu; Lara Johannsdottir; Ivana Načinović Braje; Aída Díaz-Tendero. Bucharest : Editura ASE 2022, p. 29-29
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál (Research in Applied Business and Economics), Vol. 19, No. 2, 2022, p. 39-54
In: Good Governance and Resilience: Sharing Best Practices and Challendes in Times of Crisis across Europe. . ed. /Laura Mina-Raiu; Lara Johannsdottir; Ivana Načinović Braje; Aída Díaz-Tendero. Bucharest : Editura ASE 2022, p. 15-28
In: Journal of Governance and Regulation, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Special issue), 12.2022, p. 354-364
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál (Research in Applied Business and Economics), Vol. 19, No. 1, 2022, p. 95-116
In: European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2022, p. 265-281
In: Technovation, Vol. 113, 5.2022
In: Business and Policy Solutions to Climate Change: From Mitigation to Adaptation. . ed. /Thomas Walker; Stefan Wendt; Sherif Goubran; Tyler Schwartz. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2022, p. 341-363 (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business in Association with Future Earth)
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál (Research in Applied Business and Economics), Vol. 19, No. 1, 2022, p. 75-94
In: Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). ed. /Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch; Wolfgang Amann; Radha R. Sharma; Fauzia Jabeen. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing 2021, p. 29-42 (Research in Management Education and Development)
In: Sustainability, Vol. 13, No. 13, 7.2021
In: Rannsóknir í viðskiptafræði II. ed. /Gylfi Dalmann; Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson; Thorhallur Gudlaugsson. Reykjavík : University of Iceland Press 2021, p. 289-307
In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 70, No. 6, 2021, p. 1446-1469
In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, Vol. 42, No. 3, 8.2021, p. 737-765
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál (Research in Applied Business and Economics), Vol. 18, No. 1, 2021, p. 67-87
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2020, 2020
In: Corporate Ownership and Control, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2020, p. 34-45
In: EURAM 2020 Online Conference: The Business of Now: The Future Starts Here . Brussels : European Academy of Management 2020 (Euram Conference Proceedings)
In: Rannsóknir í viðskiptafræði I. ed. /Gylfi Dalmann; Runolfur Smari Steinthorsson; Thorhallur Gudlaugsson. Reykjavik : University of Iceland Press 2020
Paper presented at The 19th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2019, 2019
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál (Research in Applied Business and Economics), Vol. 16, No. 2, 2019, p. 105-122
Paper presented at The 19th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2019, 2019
In: International Journal of Critical Accounting, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2019
Paper presented at The 18th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2018, 2018
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. 245-262
Abstract from The 18th European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM) 2018, 2018
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
Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing 2018, 276 p.
Paper presented at The 9th Nordic Corporate Governance Network Workshop, 2017
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
Paper presented at The 8th Annual Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network, 2016
Stockholm : Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research 2016, 175 p.
Stockholm : Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research 2016, 179 p.
In: International Journal of Critical Accounting, Vol. 8, No. 5/6, 2016, p. 463-477
Paper presented at 2016 International Conference of Critical Accounting, 2016
Paper presented at Gender Diversity on Company Boards and in Leadership Positions, 2015
Paper presented at 7th Annual Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network, 2015
Paper presented at The 23rd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2015, 2015
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 130, No. 1, 8.2015, p. 1-13
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2015, 2015
Paper presented at Strategic Management Society 34th Annual International Conference. SMS 2014, 2014
Abstract from The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2014, 2014
Paper presented at 12th Manufacturing Accounting Research Conference, 2014
Paper presented at 2014 International Conference of Critical Accounting (ICCA), 2014
Paper presented at The 17th Irish Academy of Management Conference, 2014
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 122, No. 1, 6.2014, p. 25-38
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)
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 presented at The 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference. 2013, 2013
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: Organizacja i Zarządzanie. Kwartalnik Naukowy [Organization and Management. Scientific Quarterly], Vol. 5, No. 1 (17), 2012, p. 135-154
Frederiksberg : Samfundslitteratur 2011, 280 p. (PhD series, No. 19.2011)
In: Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 53, No. 2, 3.2011, p. 209-223
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál (Research in Applied Business and Economics), Vol. 8, No. 1, 2011, p. 13-29
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
Paper presented at The 3rd Workshop of the Nordic Corporate Governance Network 2011, 2011
Paper presented at The 18th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, 2011
In: Stjórnmál & Stjórnsýsla. The Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration (IRPA), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2011, p. 161-184
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 98, No. 2, 2011, p. 259-272
In: Preludes to the Icelandic Financial Crisis. ed. /Robert Z. Aliber; Gylfi Zoega . Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan 2010, p. 26-40
In: Organizational Immunity to Corruption : Building Theoretical and Research Foundations. . ed. /Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing 2010, p. 363-372
In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2010, p. 33-45
In: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál (Research in Applied Business and Economics), Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010, p. 21-40
Frederiksberg : Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, CBS 2008, 87 p.
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. 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 2007, p. 574-587 (Rannsóknir í félagsvísindum , Vol. VIII)
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