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Ásta Dís Óladóttir - Professor
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School of Social Sciences
Ásta Dís Óladóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Location
Gimli / G-233
Phone
525 - 5466
Email
astadis [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Business Administration
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0872-1702
Research portal – Ásta Dís Óladóttir
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
 
 
Courses 2023 - 2024
VIÐ033G - Internship
VIÐ0AFF - Internship
VIÐ303G - Introduction to International Business
VIÐ033G - Internship
VIÐ0AFF - Internship
Collaboration
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Education
2010
,
Ph.D.
,
Copenhagen Business School
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International business
2001
,
MSc
,
University of Iceland
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Strategic management
1999
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BA
,
University of Iceland
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Sociology
Professional Experience
2022 -
,
,
2020 -
,
,
2022 -
,
Chairman of the board,
2022 -
,
Chairman of the board,
I
2022 -
,
Boardmember,
2023 -
,
Chairman of the board,
New Business Venture Fund
2021 -
,
Chairman of the board,
2021 -
2023,
Chairman of the board,
ICELANDIC TOURISM RESEARCH CENTRE
2021 -
2023,
Chairman of the board,
Graduate women association
2020 -
2022,
Boardmember,
Bank Employees´s Pension Fund
2021 -
2021,
Arbitration,
2020 -
2021,
,
Bank Employees´s Pension Fund
2017 -
2020,
Program chair,
2017 -
2020,
Program director for BSc management,
Faculty of business administration
2014 -
2020,
Managing director,
Norðurafl
2017 -
2019,
Chairman,
2018 -
2019,
,
2019 -
2019,
,
2018 -
2018,
,
2018 -
2018,
,
2016 -
2017,
Board member,
The Icelandic Competition authority
2017 -
2017,
,
2013 -
2015,
Board member,
Lífis
2015 -
2015,
,
2013 -
2015,
Member,
VÍS Audit Committee
2015 -
2015,
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee,
2010 -
2014,
membeer of a committee,
2010 -
2014,
Managing director,
Duty Free Iceland Ltd.
2013 -
2013,
,
2011 -
2012,
Board member,
Icelandic Regional Development Institute
2010 -
2011,
Chairman,
2010 -
2011,
Chairman,
SpKef
2010 -
2010,
Board member,
2007 -
2010,
Associate professor,
Bifrost University
2009 -
2010,
Dean of the Business faculty,
Bifrost University
2009 -
2010,
Boardmember,
2009 -
2010,
member of a committee,
2008 -
2010,
Part time lecturer,
Reykjavik University
2008 -
2010,
Program director,
2007 -
2010,
Managing director,
Bifrost University
2007 -
2010,
Chairman of the board,
Mentor
2007 -
2010,
Chairman of the board,
2007 -
2010,
,
2008 -
2010,
Director,
2008 -
2010,
,
2008 -
2010,
,
2005 -
2009,
Lecturer and researcher,
Copenhagen Business School
2007 -
2008,
Boardmember,
2006 -
2008,
Boardmember,
2004 -
2007,
Managing director,
Private health care
2005 -
2007,
Chairman of the board,
Nordic photos
2007 -
2007,
Chairman of the board,
2004 -
2007,
Chairman of the board,
2000 -
2006,
Adjunct professor,
University of Iceland
2001 -
2004,
Marketing manager,
Faculty of economics and business
2001 -
2003,
Boardmember,
2000 -
2001,
Managing director,
Business and economics association
1993 -
1999,
Operation manager,
University of Iceland
Published works
2023
„Starfsþjálfun gerir deildina eftirsóknarverðari kost“: Reynsla af starfsþjálfun í Viðskiptafræðideild Háskóla Íslands
Netla
Do Women Have the Right Skills, Network and Support to Become CEOs?
International Conference on Gender Research
2022
“The board needs more courage to make the decision to hire a woman CEO”
Leading With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Approaches, Practices and Cases for Integral Leadership Strategy
2021
SKORTIR STJÓRNIR HUGREKKI TIL ÞESS AÐ RÁÐA KONUR?
Rótarýklúbbur Reykjavíkur
Staða drengja í menntakerfinu, óháð skólastigi. Félag háskólakvenna, 21. október 2021
What can be done to even the gender ratio in senior management in Iceland?
Gender, Work and Organisation Conference
Hverjir geta skapað jöfn tækifæri fyrir kynin í stjórnunarstöður á Íslandi?
Þjóðarspegillinn XXII
Misvægi kynjanna í stjórnunarstöðum á Íslandi.
félag sjálfstæðismanna í Hafnarfirði
Knowledge Management and Traceability of Decisions for Value Creation in a Family Firm
22nd European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM)
Samanburður á störfum og starfsánægju sérfræðinga
í einkafyrirtækjum og hjá hinu opinbera
Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Gerðardómur samkvæmt lögum nr. 122/2020
Who can create equal opportunities for men and women to reach top management positions, and how?
ICGR 2021 Proceedings
Who can create equal opportunities for men and women to reach top management positions, and how?
ICGR 2021 Proceedings
Forstjóraráðningar í þjóðhagslega mikilvægum fyrirtækjum: Kynjahalli, útilokun og ófagleg ráðningarferli?
Tímarit um stjórnmál og stjórnsýslu
Tækifæri til frekari nýsköpunar og aukinnar verðmætasköpunar í sjávarútvegi
Rannsóknir í Viðskiptafræði II
If Iceland Is a Gender Paradise, Where Are the Women CEOs of Listed Companies?
Exploring Gender at Work Multiple Perspectives
2020
Skýrsla eftirlitsnefndar með lánum með ríkisábyrgð
Alþingi
Fisheries and aquaculture
Academic Press
„We Will Never Go Back to the Turf Cottages”
Academy of International Business proceedings
,,Íslendingar munu aldrei láta reka sig inn í torfkofann aftur.“
Rannsóknir í viðskiptafræði I
2019
Er skortur á framboði eða er engin eftirspurn eftir konum í æðstu stjórnunarstöður?
Tímarit um stjórnmál og stjórnsýslu
Hönnun starfa og starfsánægja í sérfræðistörfum hjúkrunarfræðinga, verkfræðinga og stjórnenda
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
What is the experience of public sector employees on the use of open-plan workspaces?
What is the experience of public sector employees on the use of open-plan workspaces?
Var Adam ekki lengi í helvíti? Hafa stjórnunarhættir á Íslandi breyst eftir hrunið 2008?
Tímarit um Viðskipti og efnahagsmál
2018
Hefur hið opinbera mótað stefnu varðandi opin vinnurými? Upplifun opinberra starfsmanna
Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Does the government have an official policy regarding the implementation of open-plan offices? Public sector employees experience.
Icelandic review of Politics & administration
Sjávarútvegur, karllæg atvinnugrein "þeir hefðu ekki gúdderað einhverja stelpugálu – nema af því að ég var tengd"
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
2017
The rise and fall of Icelandic multinationals (MNEs): A multiple case study approach
44th Academy of International Business Conference and 6th Reading International Business Conference at Henley Business School.
Að þjóna sömu herrum en keppa þó: Sameiginlegt eignarhald á íslenskum hlutabréfamarkaði
Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
CREDIBILITY AND TRUST OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGERS IN ICELAND
Journal of International Finance and Economics
NORDIC MANAGEMENT. ICELANDIC MANAGERS IN NORDIC COMPARISON
International Journal of Business Research
2016
Skipulagsform íslenskra fyrirtækja í sveiflukenndu viðskiptaumhverfi 2007-2016
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
2015
Gerðardómur samkvæmt lögum nr. 31/2015
2012
Strategic complexity and global expansion: An empirical of newcomer Multinational Corporations from small economies.
Journal of World Business
2011
Atvinnuuppbygging á Suðurnesjum
Iðnaðarráðuneytið
2010
Integrative Capacity as a Moving Force in Newly Formed Icelandic Multinational Enterprises
Review of Market Integration
Internationalization from a small domestic base. An empirical analysis of foreign direct investments of Icelandic Multinationals.
2009
Internationalization from a Small Domestic Base: An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Direct Investments of Icelandic Firms
Management International Review
Úttekt á rekstri svínabúa á Íslandi og hagkvæmni þeirra.
Rannsóknamiðstöð Háskólans á Bifröst
2008
Íslenskir stjórnendur í norrænum samanburði.
Bifrost journal of social science
Global expansion strategies for Icelandic, Irish and Israeli Multinationals
Emerging Multinationals: Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging and Developing Economies
Þjóðfélagslegur kostnaður vegna offitu
Heilbrigðisráðuneytið
Offshoring R&D centres to China
Bifröst Journal of Social Science — 2 (2008)
Foreign direct investment and small countries.
European Intenational Business Academy (The EIBA conference)
Internationalization of Research and Development (R&D) by Multinational Companies (MNCs): Understanding the Past and Facing the Challenges of the Future.
Academy of International business
2007
Iceland´s advance : foreign investment 2001-2006
Iceland Chamber of Commerce
2006
Fjárfestingar Íslendinga erlendis
Frjáls Verslun
What can go wrong in mergers and acquisitions?
European international business academy
Alþjóðavæðing frá smáu en opnu hagkerfi
RANNSÓKNIR Í FÉLAGSVÍSINDUM VII
2004
Mergers and Acquisitions: Can they create Value?
An Executive MBA Magazine, Copenhagen Business School
2003
Hvað fer úrskeiðis?
2001
Þekking og lærdómur: Lykill að árangursríku og viðvarandi samkeppnisforskoti?
1999
Punktakerfið - Ný refsiviðurlög við umferðarlagabrotum
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