Christian Berggren
Encyclopedia
Christian Berggren is a Swedish professor of Industrial Management at Linköping University
.
Berggren was born in Stockholm
, Sweden
. In 1990 he obtained a doctorate in industrial management at the Royal Institute of Technology
, Stockholm, Sweden. During the following years he was a senior visiting fellow at AGSM
, Australian Graduate School of Management
, University of New South Wales
at Sydney
, Australia
in 1991-1992, a guest researcher at Okayama University
, Japan
in 1993 and at Université Évry in Paris
in 1994. In 1999 he was appointed professor of industrial management at Linköping University.
During the 1980s Berggren studied emerging innovations in work organization in the Swedish automotive and engineering industries, resulting in his doctoral dissertation. Since the late 1990s, Berggren’s research has focused on management of technology and innovation, ranging from R&D management
in large electro-technical firms and product development in the telecom industry to sustainable innovation in the automotive industry
.
Berggren was the programme director of KITE, Knowledge Integration in Transnational Enterprise in 2007-2011, an eight-year research programme financed by the Tercentenary Foundation of the Swedish Central Bank.
Linköping University
Linköping University is a state university in Linköping, Sweden. Linköping University was granted full university status in 1975 and is now one of Sweden's larger academic institutions. Education, research and PhD training are the mission of four faculties: Arts and Sciences, Educational...
.
Berggren was born in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. In 1990 he obtained a doctorate in industrial management at the Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
, Stockholm, Sweden. During the following years he was a senior visiting fellow at AGSM
AGSM
AGSM may refer to;*A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, a division of the School of Business Administration at the University of California, Riverside, United States....
, Australian Graduate School of Management
Australian Graduate School of Management
The MBA program of the Australian School of Business is known as the AGSM MBA, based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded as the Australian Graduate School of Management in 1977, the AGSM MBA is consistently ranked at the top of the national rankings and amongst one of the top MBA...
, University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
at Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1991-1992, a guest researcher at Okayama University
Okayama University
is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.The school was founded in 1870 and it was established as a university in 1949.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1993 and at Université Évry in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1994. In 1999 he was appointed professor of industrial management at Linköping University.
During the 1980s Berggren studied emerging innovations in work organization in the Swedish automotive and engineering industries, resulting in his doctoral dissertation. Since the late 1990s, Berggren’s research has focused on management of technology and innovation, ranging from R&D management
R&D Management
R&D management is the discipline of designing and leading R&D processes, managing R&D organizations, and ensuring smooth transfer of new know-how and technology to other groups or departments involved in innovation.-Definitions:...
in large electro-technical firms and product development in the telecom industry to sustainable innovation in the automotive industry
Automotive industry
The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells motor vehicles, and is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue....
.
Berggren was the programme director of KITE, Knowledge Integration in Transnational Enterprise in 2007-2011, an eight-year research programme financed by the Tercentenary Foundation of the Swedish Central Bank.