Lena Elisabeth Bygballe

I am Associate Professor and Head of Centre for the Construction Industry at the Department of Strategy, BI Norwegian Business School.

Research areas

My research interests are within themes related to innovation processes and inter-organizational relationsships, particularly using the construction industry as an empirical setting.

Teaching areas

My teaching areas are within purchasing and SCM.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 2006 BI Norwegian Business School Ph.D Dr. Oecon.
• 2000 University of Oslo Cand.Ed

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2015 - Present Lean Construction Norway Chair
• 2011 - Present NTNU External examiner
• 2008 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate Professor
• 2008 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Head of Centre for the Construction Industry
• 2007 - 2008 BI Norwegian Business School Post.doc
• 2001 - 2006 BI Norwegian Business School PhD Candidate
• 2001 - 2001 BI Norwegian Business School Research Assistant

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Toward a conceptualization of supplier-switching processes in business relationships. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 2017 ;Volume 23.(1) p. 40-53 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Coordinating in construction projects and the emergence of synchronized readiness. International Journal of Project Management 2016 ;Volume 34.(8) p. 1479-1492 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Dewulf, Geert; Levitt, Raymond E.. 

The interplay between formal and informal contracting in integrated project delivery. Engineering Project Organisation Journal 2015 ;Volume 5.(1) BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Persson, Kurt Gøran. 

Developing supply base strategies. The IMP Journal 2015 ;Volume 9.(1) p. 64-84 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Ingemansson, Malena. 

The logic of innovation in construction. Industrial Marketing Management 2014 ;Volume 43.(3) p. 512-524 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Implementing Lean Construction: A Practice Perspective. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction 2014 ;Volume 1. p. 3-14 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Bø, Eirill; Grønland, Stein Erik. 

Managing international supply: The balance between total costs and customer service. Industrial Marketing Management 2012 ;Volume 41.(3) p. 394-401 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Goldeng, Eskil Le Bruyn. 

Innovasjon i byggenæringen. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2012 ;Volume 15.(1) p. 51-60 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Håkansson, Håkan; Jahre, Marianne. 

A critical discussion of models for conceptualizing the economic logic of construction. Construction Management and Economics 2012 ;Volume 31.(2) p. 104-118 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Ingemansson, Malena. 

Public policy and industry views on innovation in construction. The IMP Journal 2011 ;Volume 5.(3) p. 157-171 BI

Bankvall, Lars; Bygballe, Lena; Dubois, Anna; Jahre, Marianne. 

Interdependence in supply chains and projects in construction. Supply chain management 2010 ;Volume 15.(5) p. 385-393 BI

Bygballe, Lena; Jahre, Marianne; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Partnering relationships in construction:A literature review. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 2010 ;Volume 16.(4) p. 239-253 BI

Bygballe, Lena; Jahre, Marianne. 

Balancing value creating logics in construction. Construction Management and Economics 2009 ;Volume 27.(7) p. 695-704 BI

RESEARCH REPORTS

Almås, Anders-Johan; Lisø, Kim Robert; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Time, Berit. 

SFI Klima 2050 | Innovasjonsarena. Trondheim: s.n. 2016 Klima 2050 Note(18) BI NTNU SINTEF

Goldeng, Eskil Le Bruyn; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Bygg, anlegg- og eiendomsnæringens betydning for Norge - oppdatering 2013. : BIs Forskningsrapportserie 2013 55 p. BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Goldeng, Eskil. 

En kunnskapsbasert bygg-, anlegg- og eiendomsnæring. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2011 123 p. BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Samarbeid og læring i byggenæringen. Forskningsrapport nr. 2. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2010 Forskningsrapport(2/2010) BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Reve, Torger; Nielsen, Rikke Beck. 

Når nedgangen rammer. En studie av omstillingsstrategier i den norske byggenæringen i kriseåret 2009. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2009 Forskningsrapport, BI(3/2009) BI

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Jahre, Marianne. 

Supply chain risk management in temporary multi-organizations. EurOMA; 2016-06-20 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Harrison, Debbie; Hoholm, Thomas; La Rocca, Antonella; Olsen, Per Ingvar. 

Interaction as a process: An expanded view of the ‘spiral’?. Theory and methods implications of industrial network research; 2015-10-06 - 2015-10-08 BI HIOA

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Havenvid, Malena Ingemansson; Torvatn, Tim Kristian Andreas; Ørstavik, Finn; Hughes, Will. 

The significance of diverse economic logics for innovation in the construction industry. Konferanse; 2015-09-07 - 2015-09-09 BI HSN NTNU

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Creating space for coordinating and cooperating in construction projects: The role of Sociomaterial practices. Apros-Egos; 2015-12-09 - 2015-12-11 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

The space where hirarchical and lateral coordination mechanisms meet in inter-organizational projects.. Apros-Egos; 2015-12-09 - 2015-12-11 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Coordinating inter-firm projects: the role of synchronised readiness as an integrative condition. IRNOP conference; 2015-06-22 - 2015-06-24 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Dewulf, Geert; Levitt, Raymond E.. 

The impact of relational contracting on flexibility in health care projects. 10th Engineering Project Organization Conference in Denver; 2013-07-16 - 2013-07-18 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

The practices of organizing in multiparty collaborations. 33rd annual SMS Conference in Atlanta; 2013-09-28 - 2013-10-02 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Interfirm project organizing. 22nd Nordic Academy of Management Conference in Reykjavik; 2013-08-21 - 2013-08-23 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Organizing the inter-organizational construction project: A review of challenges, trends and debates. 11th IRNOP Conference; 2013-06-17 - 2013-06-19 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Persson, Gøran. 

Designing and Managing the Supply Base. IMP journal seminar; 2012-05-10 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

On strategiing and how strategies are formed and shaped over time in the project based organization. European Group of Lean Construction Conference 2012; 2012-05-10 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Strategizing in project-based organizations. SMS; 2011-11-06 - 2011-11-09 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Collaboration and learning in construction projects. Centre for Management Studies of the building process conference 2010; 2010-05-05 - 2010-05-07 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Changing work practices in project-based organisations. Implications for internal and external relationships. NEON-Dagene; 2010-11-24 - 2010-11-26 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Ørstavik, Finn. 

Complexity in construction. CIB World Building Congress 2010: Building a Better World; 2010-05-10 - 2010-05-13 BI HSN

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Managing international supply. IMP conference; 2009-12-06 - 2009-12-10 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

A learning perspective on switching suppliers. IMP conference; 2008-09-04 - 2008-09-06 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Persson, Gøran. 

Evaluating the supply base: Features and strategies. Nofoma conference; 2008-06-05 - 2008-06-06 BI

Brekke, Andreas; Bygballe, Lena; Hatteland, Carl Johan. 

Reflections on Processes in and Outcomes of Projects on Networks in Networks. 20th Annual Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Conference; 2004-09-01 - 2004-09-04 BI

Bygballe, Lena; Harrison, Debbie. 

Relationship Dissolution Understood in terms of Learning Barriers. 19th IMP Conference; 2003-09-05 - 2003-09-07 BI

CHAPTERS

Almås, Anders-Johan; Time, Berit; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Lisø, Kim Robert. 

How can a research centre facilitate innovations for climate adaptation of buildings and infrastructure?. I: 4th Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation "From Research to Actions and Transformation", August 29-31 2016 in Bergen, Norway. Book of Abstracts. S.l.: s.n. 2016 ISBN 0-000-00001-9. BI SINTEF

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Håkansson, Håkan; Malena, Ingemansson. 

An industrial network perspective on innovation in construction. I: Construction Innovation. Wiley-Blackwell 2015 ISBN 978-1-118-65553-5. p. 89-99 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg. 

Strategizing in Project-Based Organizations: The Role of Internal and External Relationships. I: The practice of behavioral strategy. Information Age Publishing 2015 ISBN 9781681231594. p. 127-145 BI

Jahre, Marianne; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Grønland, Stein Erik. 

Logistikk i Praksis (ch.4), in Persson, G. and Virum, H. (eds.) Logistikk og ledelse av forsyningskjeder, Gyldendal Akademisk. I: Logistikk og ledelse av forsyningskjeder. Gyldendal Akademisk 2011 ISBN 978-82-05-41125-8. BI

Harrison, Debbie; Bygballe, Lena. 

Learning and routines in resourcing. I: Resourcing in Business Logistics. The Art of Systematic Combining, Jahre et al. Liber 2006 BI

POPULAR SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth; Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

Hva skal til for å få til effektiv koordinering mellom bedrifter i store komplekse prosjekter?. Prosjektledelse 2016 ;Volume 4. p. 25-27 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Fornyelse av byggenæringen. Byggeindustrien 2012 (11) BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Hvordan balansere ulike kostnader og kundeservice når man kjøper fra lavkostnadsland?. Byggeindustrien 2012 (15) BI

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Hinna, Anne Kari; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Bruk av innleie i norsk byggenæring. [Newspaper] 2013-01-26 BI

Swärd, Anna Sundberg; Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Fem praksiser for strategiutvikling i desentrale organisasjoner. BI strategy Magazine 2013 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Endringer i arkitektbransjen. Arkitektnytt [Newspaper] 2012-03-15 BI

Bygballe, Lena Elisabeth. 

Nye konkurranseforhold i byggebransjen. El magasinet [Newspaper] 2012-05-10 BI