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Alf Steinar Sætre

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Alf Steinar Sætre

Professor
Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management
Faculty of Economics and Management

alf.steinar@ntnu.no
+4773551013 +4791371810 Sentralbygg 2, room 434, Gløshaugen, Alfred Getzv. 1
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About

Alf Steinar Sætre is a Professor of innovation and strategy at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. He initiated and led the Norwegian Research School in Innovation's Program in Innovation Management and Innovation Strategy (NORSi-PIMS). PIMS is a doctoral program in innovation and strategy in collaboration with leading institutions such as Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Wharton Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Technion, Politechnico di Milano, University of Texas, Copenhagen Business School and UC Berkeley.

Sætre´s reasearch interests include the management of ambiguity in the innovation process, termination of innovation projects, organizational search, organizational adaptation and absorptive capacity, and innovation strategy.      

Sætre has a MsC in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian Schoolf of Economis and Business Administration in Bergen. He earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Fulbright Scholar and Research Associate at the Institute for Creativity and Capital (IC2). Where he was part of a team researching ”agile business practices.” After completing his Ph.D. he worked as an Associate Professor at Lillehammer College.

Teaching:

Dr. Sætre teaches courses and lectures on such topics as:

  • Innovation Management and Strategy (TIØ 4180)
  • Enganged Scholarship (ØK8101) co-taught with Andrew Van de Ven
  • Communication and Negotiations
  • Organizational adaptation and strategy
  • Exploration and Exploitation
  • Organizing for Innovation

Links:

  • PIMS Executive Forum 
  • Press photo  (high resolution)

Competencies

  • Business models
  • Businessmodels
  • Disruption
  • Disruptive innovation
  • Innovation
  • Innovation
  • Innovation Management and Strategy
  • Innovation management
  • Intrapreneurship
  • Organizing
  • Social sciences
  • Strategy
  • Sustainable business models

Publications

Generating theory by abduction

Abduction provides a mode of reasoning for achieving this. It is a form of generative reasoning that begins with observing and confirming an anomaly, and generating and evaluating hunches that may explain the anomaly.

Sætre´s reasearch interests include the management of ambiguity in the innovation process, termination of innovation projects, organizational search, organizational adaptation and absorptive capacity, and innovation strategy.  

Browse a selection of research activities below.
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2023

  • Daly, John A.; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2023) The consequences of face-threatening feedback on innovators’ psychological safety, affect, and willingness to engage in future innovation projects. Frontiers in Psychology. volum 14.
    Academic article

2021

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Van de Ven, Andrew H.. (2021) Generating Theory by Abduction. Academy of Management Review. volum 46 (4).
    Academic article

2020

  • Morais-Storz, Marta; Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2020) Post-failure success: sensemaking in problem representation reformulation. Journal of Product Innovation Management. volum 37 (6).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2020) Managing exploration–exploitation. Managing medical technological innovations : Exploring multiple perspectives.
    Chapter

2019

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Nguyen, Nhien. (2019) Organizational ambidexterity: two modes of learning. Learning Organization. volum 26 (4).
    Editorial

2017

  • Sæther, Erik Andreas; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2017) The impact of individual motivations on idea submission and future motivation to participate in an organization's virtual idea campaign. Creativity and Innovation Management. volum 26 (4).
    Academic article

2016

  • Branstad, Are; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2016) Venture creation and award-winning technology through co-produced incubation. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. volum 23 (1).
    Academic article

2013

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2013) Ambiguity and learning in the innovation process: Managing exploitation-exploitation by balancing creativity and constraint revisited. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). volum 10 (4).
    Academic article

2012

  • Daly, John A.; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2012) Killing mushrooms: The realpolitik of terminating innovation projects. International Journal of Innovation Management. volum 16 (5).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2012) Strategic management of innovation: managing exploration-exploitation by balancing creativity and constraint. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). volum 9 (4).
    Academic article

2011

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Erikson, Truls. (2011) Deep Sea Fishing Inc.: Acquiring the 'right' capital for a new technology-based firm. Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and cases.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2010

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2010) The Challenge of Doing Corporatized Research Revisited: Contrivances and the Presentation of Self. Qualitative Inquiry. volum 16 (1).
    Academic article

2009

  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2009. ISBN 978-82-519-2481-8.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2009) Managing ambiguity in new product development projects. Creativity and Innovation Management. volum 18 (1).
    Academic article
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Gjelsvik, Martin. (2009) Classification of ambiguity in new product development projects. European Journal of Innovation Management. volum 12 (1).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2009) Kommunikasjon i organisasjoner: Perspektiver og prosesser. Fagbokforlaget. 2009. ISBN 978-82-450-0277-5.
    Academic monograph
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian; Gjelsvik, Martin. (2009) Håndtering av tvetydighet i de tidligste fasene i innovasjonsprosessen. Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Wiggins, Joel; Atkinson, Ola Thomas; Atkinson, Beate Kristin Ellerås. (2009) University spin-offs as technology transfer: A comparative study among Norway, the United States, and Sweden. Comparative Technology Transfer and Society. volum 7 (2).
    Academic article
  • Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Browning, Larry. (2009) The reflexivity between ICTs and business culture: Applying Hofstede's Theory to Compare Norway and The United States. Organizational Communication and Technology: Information and Communication Technology Use in Organizations in Norway and the United States.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2008

  • Browning, Larry; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar. (2008) Information and Communication Technologies in Action: Linking Theory and Narratives of Practice. Routledge. 2008. ISBN 0415965470.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2008) Ambibuity reduction in new product development projects. International Journal of Innovation Management. volum 12 (4).
    Academic article
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Gjelsvik, Martin. (2008) Benefits of ambiguity in new product development. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). volum 5 (3).
    Academic article
  • Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Rice, Ronald E.; Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2008) Discrete, Sequential, and Follow-Up Use of Information and Communication Technology by Experienced ICT Users. Management Communication Quarterly. volum 22 (2).
    Academic article

2007

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Browning, Larry; Stephens, Keri. (2007) Enacting media use in organizations. Journal of Information, Information Technology, and Organizations. volum 2.
    Academic article

2006

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri. (2006) Tricking Your Customers Without Cheating Them: Minimal Details as an Information Strategy. Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar. (2006) Working at Home and Playing at Work: Using ICTs to Break Down the Barriers Between Home and Work. Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2005

  • Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Browning, Larry; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2005) A reflexive model of ict practices in organizations. Informing Science. volum 8.
    Academic article
  • Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Stephens, K.K.; Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2005) A reflexive model of ICT practices in organizations. Informing Science. volum 8 (1).
    Academic article

2004

  • Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Browning, Larry. (2004) Leveling differences and reinforcing similarities: The impact of Information and Communication Technologies on national culture. Informing Science. volum 7 (1).
    Academic article

2003

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2003) Entrepreneurial Perspectives on Informal Venture Capital. Venture Capital : an International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance. volum 5 (1).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Erikson, Truls. (2003) Dealcrafting the right capital for a venture: the case of Deep Sea Fishing Inc. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. volum 4 (3).
    Academic article

2001

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2001) Intrapreneurship: An exploratory study of select norwegian industries. 2001.
    Report
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2001) The Demand Side of The Informal Venture Capital Market: Four Norwegian Cases. 2001.
    Report

2000

  • reitan, bjørnar; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger. (2000) Kartlegging av rammebetingelser og markedsmekanismer for private investorer i utvalgte land. 2000.
    Report

1996

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (1996) The new American workplace: The impact of information technology education and demographics. The Mirror.
    Popular scientific article

Journal publications

  • Daly, John A.; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2023) The consequences of face-threatening feedback on innovators’ psychological safety, affect, and willingness to engage in future innovation projects. Frontiers in Psychology. volum 14.
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Van de Ven, Andrew H.. (2021) Generating Theory by Abduction. Academy of Management Review. volum 46 (4).
    Academic article
  • Morais-Storz, Marta; Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2020) Post-failure success: sensemaking in problem representation reformulation. Journal of Product Innovation Management. volum 37 (6).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Nguyen, Nhien. (2019) Organizational ambidexterity: two modes of learning. Learning Organization. volum 26 (4).
    Editorial
  • Sæther, Erik Andreas; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2017) The impact of individual motivations on idea submission and future motivation to participate in an organization's virtual idea campaign. Creativity and Innovation Management. volum 26 (4).
    Academic article
  • Branstad, Are; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2016) Venture creation and award-winning technology through co-produced incubation. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. volum 23 (1).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2013) Ambiguity and learning in the innovation process: Managing exploitation-exploitation by balancing creativity and constraint revisited. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). volum 10 (4).
    Academic article
  • Daly, John A.; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2012) Killing mushrooms: The realpolitik of terminating innovation projects. International Journal of Innovation Management. volum 16 (5).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2012) Strategic management of innovation: managing exploration-exploitation by balancing creativity and constraint. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). volum 9 (4).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2010) The Challenge of Doing Corporatized Research Revisited: Contrivances and the Presentation of Self. Qualitative Inquiry. volum 16 (1).
    Academic article
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2009) Managing ambiguity in new product development projects. Creativity and Innovation Management. volum 18 (1).
    Academic article
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Gjelsvik, Martin. (2009) Classification of ambiguity in new product development projects. European Journal of Innovation Management. volum 12 (1).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Wiggins, Joel; Atkinson, Ola Thomas; Atkinson, Beate Kristin Ellerås. (2009) University spin-offs as technology transfer: A comparative study among Norway, the United States, and Sweden. Comparative Technology Transfer and Society. volum 7 (2).
    Academic article
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2008) Ambibuity reduction in new product development projects. International Journal of Innovation Management. volum 12 (4).
    Academic article
  • Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Gjelsvik, Martin. (2008) Benefits of ambiguity in new product development. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM). volum 5 (3).
    Academic article
  • Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Rice, Ronald E.; Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2008) Discrete, Sequential, and Follow-Up Use of Information and Communication Technology by Experienced ICT Users. Management Communication Quarterly. volum 22 (2).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Browning, Larry; Stephens, Keri. (2007) Enacting media use in organizations. Journal of Information, Information Technology, and Organizations. volum 2.
    Academic article
  • Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Browning, Larry; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2005) A reflexive model of ict practices in organizations. Informing Science. volum 8.
    Academic article
  • Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Stephens, K.K.; Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2005) A reflexive model of ICT practices in organizations. Informing Science. volum 8 (1).
    Academic article
  • Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Browning, Larry. (2004) Leveling differences and reinforcing similarities: The impact of Information and Communication Technologies on national culture. Informing Science. volum 7 (1).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2003) Entrepreneurial Perspectives on Informal Venture Capital. Venture Capital : an International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance. volum 5 (1).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Erikson, Truls. (2003) Dealcrafting the right capital for a venture: the case of Deep Sea Fishing Inc. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. volum 4 (3).
    Academic article
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (1996) The new American workplace: The impact of information technology education and demographics. The Mirror.
    Popular scientific article

Books

  • Aspelund, Arild; Moen, Øystein; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2009) Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2009. ISBN 978-82-519-2481-8.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2009) Kommunikasjon i organisasjoner: Perspektiver og prosesser. Fagbokforlaget. 2009. ISBN 978-82-450-0277-5.
    Academic monograph
  • Browning, Larry; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar. (2008) Information and Communication Technologies in Action: Linking Theory and Narratives of Practice. Routledge. 2008. ISBN 0415965470.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2020) Managing exploration–exploitation. Managing medical technological innovations : Exploring multiple perspectives.
    Chapter
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Erikson, Truls. (2011) Deep Sea Fishing Inc.: Acquiring the 'right' capital for a new technology-based firm. Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and cases.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian; Gjelsvik, Martin. (2009) Håndtering av tvetydighet i de tidligste fasene i innovasjonsprosessen. Teknologibasert nyskaping i Norge.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Browning, Larry. (2009) The reflexivity between ICTs and business culture: Applying Hofstede's Theory to Compare Norway and The United States. Organizational Communication and Technology: Information and Communication Technology Use in Organizations in Norway and the United States.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri. (2006) Tricking Your Customers Without Cheating Them: Minimal Details as an Information Strategy. Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar. (2006) Working at Home and Playing at Work: Using ICTs to Break Down the Barriers Between Home and Work. Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2001) Intrapreneurship: An exploratory study of select norwegian industries. 2001.
    Report
  • Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2001) The Demand Side of The Informal Venture Capital Market: Four Norwegian Cases. 2001.
    Report
  • reitan, bjørnar; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørheim, Roger. (2000) Kartlegging av rammebetingelser og markedsmekanismer for private investorer i utvalgte land. 2000.
    Report

Teaching

Courses

  • TIØ4912 - Strategy and International Business Development, Master's Thesis
  • TIØ4180 - Innovation Management and Strategy
  • TIØ4282 - Digital Strategy and Business Models
  • ØK8101 - Developing a Research Proposal Through Engaged Scholarship

Dr. Sætre teaches and lectures on such topics as:

  • Innovation Management and Strategy (TIØ 4180)
  • Enganged Scholarship (ØK8101) co-taught with Andrew Van de Ven
  • Communication and Negotiations
  • Organizational adaptation and strategy
  • Exploration and Exploitation
  • Organizing for Innovation

In January 2019, Sætre was pleased to be awarded Indøk's Lecturer of the Year for 2018.

Media

Kommunikasjon i organisasjoner perspektiver og prosesser

Boka gir leseren en bred oversikt over fagfeltet samt et grunnlag for å bedre egne ferdigheter til å kommunisere i og utenfor organisasjoner. Boka kobler teorien i hvert kapittel med relevante problemstillinger i dagens organisasjoner.

PIMS Executive Forum in Innovation Management and Innovation Strategy

Three or four times a year, we bring together a small group of executives from each of the participating companies with leading thinkers and scholars in the fields of innovation and strategy to discuss central issues in innovation management and strategy.

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Morais-Storz, Marta; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Edmondson, Amy C.. (2019) Unpacking Strategic Problem Formulation in Top Management Teams. Academy of Management Annual Meeting ; Boston. 2019-08-09 - 2019-08-13.

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Morais-Storz, Marta; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2018) A behavioral measure of strategic problem formulation: scale development and validation. DRUID 18 Academic Conference ; Copenhagen. 2018-06-11 - 2018-06-13.

2016

  • Academic lecture
    Morais-Storz, Marta; Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2016) The power of failure to ignite sensemaking and problem setting. DRUID 16 Conference . DRUID; Copenhagen. 2016-06-13 - 2016-06-15.
  • Academic lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2016) Bringing new knowledge into the organization: Scanning, framing and connecting. The XXVII ISPIM Innovation Conference: Blending Tomorrow’s Innovation Vintage . ISPIM; Porto. 2016-06-19 - 2016-06-22.

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Harrison, J. Richard; Kemp, Ayenda; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) PR Landscapes for strategic search. SMS 35th Annual International Conference - Strategy Expanding: Making Sense of Shifting Field and Firm Boundaries . Strategic Management Society; Denver, CO. 2015-10-03 - 2015-10-06.
  • Academic lecture
    Nguyen, Min Thu Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) How size of failure affects learning from it in innovation. The 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management . . The Academy of Management; Vancouver. 2015-08-07 - 2015-08-11.
  • Academic lecture
    Nguyen, Minh Thu Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) How size of failure affects learning from failure in innovation. The 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management . AOM committee; Vancouver, British Columbia. 2015-08-07 - 2015-08-11.
  • Academic lecture
    Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) How failure size affects learning in innovation. DRUID15 . DRUID society and LUISS University; Rome. 2015-06-15 - 2015-06-17.
  • Academic lecture
    Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) How size of failure affects learning from failure in innovation. Research School Conference 2016 . The National Research School in Business Economics and Admin; Trondheim. 2015-08-25 - 2015-08-26.
  • Academic lecture
    Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) How size of failure affects learning from it in innovation. NORSI conference . NORSI; Trondheim. 2015-05-06 - 2015-05-07.
  • Academic lecture
    Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) Learning from failure: The impact of size. SCANCOR Friday seminar . Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research; Stanford University. 2015-12-04 - 2015-12-04.
  • Academic lecture
    Nguyen, Nhien; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2015) The effect of failures' size on learning from them: Implication for innovation. The 2015 EGOS Colloquium . EGOS committee and ALBA Graduate Business School; Athens. 2015-07-02 - 2015-07-04.

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Harrison, J. Richard; Brun, Eric Christian. (2014) Innovation strategy and the management of ambiguity: A simulation approach. 30th EGOS Colloquium . EGOS; Rotterdam. 2014-07-03 - 2014-07-05.

2013

  • Interview
    Gjerde, Anne Skalleberg; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2013) Døren på gløtt for forskere. Dagens Næringsliv [Avis]. 2013-08-12.
  • Interview
    Myklemyr, Anita; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2013) Geniforklarer Amazon sjefen. Ukeavisen Ledelse [Avis]. 2013-11-01.
  • Interview
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Myklemyr, Anita. (2013) Se opp for forstyrrende innovasjon. Ukeavisen Ledelse [Avis]. 2013-06-14.

2012

  • Interview
    Braathen, Frøydis; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2012) Facebook ikke lenger fy på jobb. Nyhetene 24 [Internett]. 2012-08-10.
  • Interview
    Braathen, Frøydis; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2012) Facebook ikke lenger fy på jobb. Aftenposten [Avis]. 2012-08-10.
  • Interview
    Meland, Svein Inge; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2012) Innovasjonsutdanning i verdensklasse. Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2012-09-15.
  • Interview
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Grøttum, Eva-Therese. (2012) Skei Grande er Twitter-dronningen. VG Nett [Internett]. 2012-12-30.
  • Interview
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Meland, Svein Inge. (2012) Verdenseliten med når NTNU starter forskerskole. Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2012-01-30.
  • Interview
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Olsen, Ole N.; Larsen, Sissel Kruse. (2012) Youtube-video har en halv milliard klikk: - Disse to har skutt gullfuglen. VG [Avis]. 2012-04-04.
  • Interview
    Tonstad, Per Lars; Hansen, Jon Terje Hellgren; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2012) Innovasjon - Hard nøtt for ledere. Magasinet Tekna [Avis]. 2012-04-15.

2010

  • Academic lecture
    Harrison, J. Richard; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Brun, Eric Christian. (2010) Innovation Strategy and the Management of Ambiguity. Invited research presentation to the Faculty of Applied Economics . Faculty of Applied Economics; University of Antwerp. 2010-06-18 - 2010-06-18.
  • Interview
    Hellevik, Dag Håkon; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2010) Farlige Formuleringer: Når du skriver anbefalingsbrev. Ukeavisen Ledelse [Avis]. 2010-01-22.
  • Interview
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Hellevik, Dag Håkon. (2010) Tema:Kompetanseutvikling - Kommunikasjonsklimaet: Summen av åpenhet og troverdighet. Ukeavisen Ledelse [Avis]. 2010-02-12.
  • Interview
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sæle, Renate. (2010) Styrer Sydney-ansatte via video. www.e24.no [Internett]. 2010-11-03.

2009

  • Academic lecture
    Harrison, J. Richard; Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2009) Effects of ambiguity in new product development. at the 2009 North American Association for Computational Social and Organizational Sciences (NAACSOS) Annual Conference . University of Arizona; Tempe, AZ. 2009-09-23 - 2009-09-24.

2008

  • Academic lecture
    Gjelsvik, Martin; Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2008) Competitive advantage through the management of ambiguity as a dynamic capability. the 9th International CINet Conference: Radical Challenges in Innovation Management . CINet; Valencia. 2008-09-05 - 2008-09-09.
  • Academic lecture
    Gjelsvik, Martin; Brun, Eric; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2008) COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF AMBIGUITY AS A DYNAMIC CAPABILITY. The 9th International Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) Conference ; Valencia, Spain. 2008-09-08 - 2008-09-09.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2008) Organisasjonsform, eierskap og internasjonalisering. Design ACT Workshop . Design ACT og SINTEF Sealab; Trondheim. 2008-01-11 - 2008-01-11.

2007

  • Popular scientific lecture
    Boer, Luitzen de; Moen, Øystein; Torvatn, Tim Kristian Andreas; Solem, Olav; Fet, Annik Magerholm; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Ledelse i Siemens Norge. Strategisk samarbeid til Siemens Norge . NTNU; Gløshaugen. 2007-02-08 - 2007-02-08.
  • Academic lecture
    Browning, Larry; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Davis, Jennifer Deering; Doyle, Jamie. (2007) A Burkean analysis of stability and change: The use of the term “platform”. 57th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association . ICA; San Francisco. 2007-05-24 - 2007-05-28.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) A model for ambiguity reduction at the front end of new product development projects. 14th International Product Development Management Conference . European Institute for Advanced Studies of Management; Porto. 2007-06-10 - 2007-06-12.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Ambiguity as strategy at the front end of new product development projects. 14th International Product Development Management Conference . European Institute for Advanced Studies of Management; Porto. 2007-06-10 - 2007-06-12.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Managing Ambiguity in New Product Development Projects. 8th International CINet Conference, "Continuous Innovation - Opportunities and Challenges" . CINet; Gothenburg. 2007-09-07 - 2007-09-11.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) A model for ambiguity reduction in new product development projects. 14th International Product Development Management Conference ; Porto, Portugal.. 2007-06-11 - 2007-06-12.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Benefits of sustaining ambiguity in new product development projects. 14th International Product Development Management Conference ; Porto, Portugal. 2007-06-11 - 2007-06-12.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Managing Ambiguity in New Product Development Projects. 8th International CINet Conference ; Gothenburg, Sweden. 2007-09-07 - 2007-09-11.
  • Academic lecture
    Stephens, K.K.; Browning, Larry D.; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Harrison, J.R.. (2007) The diffusion of individual practices in the electronic Garbage Can: A communicative approach. National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention ; Chicago, Illinois. 2007-11-15 - 2007-11-18.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Acquisition of risk capital and business development, part II. Workshop . Balter Medical and PhotoSense; Billingstad. 2007-01-23 - 2007-01-23.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Acquisition of risk capital and business development, part III. Workshop . Balter Medical and PhotoSense; Billingstad. 2007-03-09 - 2007-03-29.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Acquisition of risk capital and business development, part IV. Workshop . Balter Medical PhotoSense; Billingstad. 2007-10-25 - 2007-10-25.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Business development. Workshop . Balter Medical and PhotoSense; Billingstad. 2007-06-21 - 2007-06-21.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Business plan and strategy. Workshop . Balter Medical and PhotoSense; Billingstad. 2007-07-10 - 2007-07-10.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Business strategy and management. Workshop . Balter Medical and PhotoSense; Gardermoen. 2007-04-19 - 2007-04-19.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Recruiting a management team. Workshop . Balter Medical and PhotoSense; Gardermoen. 2007-05-31 - 2007-05-31.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Risk capital and capital expansion. Workshop . Balter Medical PhotoSense; Bergen. 2007-11-20 - 2007-11-20.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2007) Top management recruitment. Workshop . Balter Medical and PhotoSense; Billingstad. 2007-09-25 - 2007-09-25.
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Atkinson, Ola Thomas. (2007) Strategisk kunnskapsledelse ved bruk av e-læringssytemer: Del 1. Workshop . Siemens Installasjon; Trondheim. 2007-05-10 - 2007-05-10.

2006

  • Academic lecture
    Browning, Larry; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Harrison, J.R.. (2006) Garbage can model of information communication technology choice; From qualitative data to computer simulation. 56th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association . ICA; Dresden. 2006-06-19 - 2006-06-23.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric Christian; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2006) Towards a taxonomy of ambiguity at the fuzzy front end of new product development. 13th International Product Development Management Conference . European Institute for Advanced Studies of Management; Milan. 2006-06-12 - 2006-06-13.
  • Academic lecture
    Brun, Eric; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2006) Towards a Taxonomy of Ambiguity at the Fuzzy Front End of New Product Development. 13th International Product Development Management Conference ; Milan, Itlay. 2006-06-12 - 2006-06-13.
  • Academic lecture
    Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan-oddvar; Rice, Ronald; Browning, Larry; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2006) Information and communication technologies in organizations: Uncovering the reasons people use sequences of ICTs. National Communication Association 2006 Annual Convention . NCA; San Antonio, TX. 2006-11-16 - 2006-11-19.

2005

  • Academic lecture
    Browning, Larry D.; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2005) The complexity of information communication technologies. 55th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association - Communication, Questioning the Dialogue ; New York, NY, USA. 2005-05-26 - 2005-05-30.

2003

  • Academic lecture
    Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar. (2003) The Study of a Sequence: a narrative analysis of ICT practices. Communication in Borderlands: 53rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association . [Mangler data]; San Diego, Ca. 2003-05-27.
  • Academic lecture
    Browning, Larry; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan-Oddvar. (2003) A garbage can model of information and communication technology choice. European Communication Congress . Hochschule fur Philosophie; Munchen. 2003-08-01.
  • Academic lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Browning, Larry D.. (2003) Organizational Members' Enactment of Organizational Envirionments and Media Use: A Study of ICT Practices in Norway and the United States. 2003 Informing Science and Information Technology Education Joint Conference . [Mangler data]; Pori, Finland. 2003-06-27.
  • Academic lecture
    Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Browning, Larry D.. (2003) Leveling Differences and Reinforcing Similarities: The Interaction between Information and Communication Technologies and National Culture. 2003 Informing Science and Technology Education Joint Conference . [Mangler data]; Pori, Finland. 2003-06-27.
  • Academic lecture
    Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar. (2003) The Study of a Sequence: a narrative analysis of ICT practices. Communication in Borderlands: 53rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association ; San Diego, Ca. 2003-05-23 - 2003-05-27.
  • Academic lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Browning, Larry D.. (2003) Organizational Members' Enactment of Organizational Envirionments and Media Use: A Study of ICT Practices in Norway and the United States. 2003 Informing Science and Information Technology Education Joint Conference ; Pori, Finland. 2003-06-24 - 2003-06-27.
  • Academic lecture
    Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Stephens, Keri; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Browning, Larry D.. (2003) Leveling Differences and Reinforcing Similarities: The Interaction between Information and Communication Technologies and National Culture. 2003 Informing Science and Technology Education Joint Conference ; Pori, Finland. 2003-06-24 - 2003-06-27.

2002

  • Academic lecture
    Stephens, Keri; Browning, Larry D.; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Schmisseur, Amy M; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2002) A reflexive model of ICT practices in Norway and the US: An integration of adaptive structuration theory and self-organizing systems theory. International Communication Association's Annual Conference . [Mangler data]; Seoul, Korea. 2002-07-19.
  • Academic lecture
    Stephens, Keri; Browning, Larry D.; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Schmisseur, Amy M; Sætre, Alf Steinar. (2002) A reflexive model of ICT practices in Norway and the US: An integration of adaptive structuration theory and self-organizing systems theory. International Communication Association's Annual Conference ; Seoul, Korea. 2002-07-13 - 2002-07-19.

2001

  • Academic lecture
    Cappelman, Sam; Chatterjee, Joya; Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Hamel, Stephanie A.; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar. (2001) Coporate Applications of Basic Research: An Experiment With Hewlett-Packard. 51st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Communication Research Matters . [Mangler data]; Washington, DC, USA. 2001-05-28.
  • Academic lecture
    Cappelman, Sam; Chatterjee, Joya; Browning, Larry D.; Sætre, Alf Steinar; Stephens, Keri; Hamel, Stephanie A.; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar; Sørnes, Jan Oddvar. (2001) Coporate Applications of Basic Research: An Experiment With Hewlett-Packard. 51st Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), Communication Research Matters ; Washington, DC, USA. 2001-05-24 - 2001-05-28.

1999

  • Academic lecture
    Sætre, Alf Steinar; Amos, Jeffrey. (1999) Organizational agility as core competence. The 4th International conference on competence-based management ; Austin, Texas.
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