Johan Magnusson

Johan Magnusson is Associate Professor at the Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg, head of the Informatics division and director of SCDI Gothenburg. He earned his PhD in Business Administration (Accounting) at Gothenburg University in 2012 following his Licentiate degree in Informatics in 2005.

Johans research concerns the balancing of efficiency and innovation in the governance of digitalization. He works closely with primarily executives to offer insights into how governance can be designed to enhance digital capabilities in large organizations, both in his research as well as in executive education. He is also highly active in the industrial community, with recurring keynotes and media appearances intended to increase the utilization of research findings. He is principal investigator in the Digital Government research consortium, where the researchers work with a research-based model for digital maturity in supporting the digitalization of the public sector.