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Frode Heldal

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Frode Heldal

Professor
NTNU Business School

frode.heldal@ntnu.no
+4747750997 Adolf Øien-bygget, Gløshaugen
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About

CV
Frode Heldal has his PhD degree from Industrial Economics in 2008, where he looked at interdisciplinary collaboration in hospitals. After four years as a consultant, Frode returned to academia in what eventually became the NTNU School of Economics. He works there now as a professor in organization and management. 

Both academically and research-wise, teams and team management are an important focus. Frode teaches as of 2024 in the subjects Team management and technology, Experts in teams and Technology-based business development. Central to both teaching and research is how team development plays out in practice, which is also an important theme in the latest book publication "Living Team". In addition to consultancy, Heldal is also widely used as a speaker, both for private and public business.

Experience:
2024 – Professor NTNU School of Economics
2014 - 1st amanuensis II Nord University
2012 – 2024 1st amanuensis Technology management NTNU School of Business
2012 – 2017 Program leader Master in Management of Technology
2008 – 2012 Head of Discipline and Senior Safety Engineer Safetec Nordic AS
2007 – 2008 HR advisor Helse Midt-Norge
2008 – 2008 Project manager DMF
2003 – 2008 Coordinator (day-to-day manager) Master of Technology Management

Education:
2005 – 2008 PhD Industrial Economics
2002 – 2003 Undergraduate Psychology
1996 – 2001 Siv.Ing. Industrial economy
1994 – 1996 Air Force Command School Stavern

Competencies

  • Innovasjon og forretningsutvikling
  • Organisasjon og ledelse
  • Team
  • Teamledelse
  • Utviklingsprosesser

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2026

  • Heldal, Frode. (2026) Fra Super-Google til teampartner: kunstig intelligens som teammedlem. Praktisk økonomi & ledelse
    Academic article
  • Berg, Terje; Heldal, Frode. (2026) Leder. Praktisk økonomi & ledelse
    Editorial

2024

  • Heldal, Frode; Andersen, Thale Kvernberg. (2024) Teamdynamikk – smidige team i en smidig organisasjon: Partssammensatte team som nøkkel til innovasjon i kommunal helse- og omsorgssektor. Magma forskning og viten
    Academic article
  • Stokken, Roar; Heldal, Frode; Fossheim, Janne Rong; Urke, Henriette Holstad. (2024) Fjern ledelse, god ledelse?.
    Academic chapter
  • Solberg, Harry Arne; Heldal, Frode; Denstadli, Jon Martin; Nesseler, Cornel Maria. (2024) The Battle for Football Supporters : Will the “Big-Five” Displace Clubs in Smaller Football Nations.
    Academic chapter

2023

  • Heldal, Frode. (2023) Levende team - Teamledelse i praksis. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Heldal, Frode. (2023) Design thinking teams and team innovation performance. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    Academic article

2022

  • Heldal, Frode; Stiklestad, Trond. (2022) Snowflakes – team learning as tool; you are not better than your group.
    Academic chapter
  • Sjøvold, Endre; Olsen, Trond Rikard; Heldal, Frode. (2022) Use of Technology in the Study of Team-Interaction and Performance. Small Group Research
    Academic article

2021

  • Solberg, Harry Arne; Becker, Denis Mike; Denstadli, Jon Martin; Heldal, Frode; Knardal, Per Ståle; Thøring, Thor Atle. (2021) Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship. Sport, Business and Management
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend. (2021) In Search of Autonomy: Dancing With Rules. Frontiers in Psychology
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre. (2021) Teams that are creatively productive: Exploring the exploitable and exploiting the explorable. Necesse
    Academic article
  • Andre, Beate; Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre; Haugan, Gørill. (2021) Will an implementation of “Joy of Life in Nursing Homes” have positive effect for the work culture? A comparison between two Norwegian municipalities. Frontiers in Psychology
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend; Oddane, Torild A Wathne. (2021) Unmute the Organization Through Serious Play. Frontiers in Psychology
    Academic article

2020

  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre; Stålsett, Kenneth. (2020) Shared cognition in intercultural teams: collaborating without understanding each other. Team Performance Management
    Academic article

2019

  • Heldal, Frode; Kongsvik, Trond; Håland, Erna. (2019) Advancing the status of nursing: reconstructing professional nursing identity through patient safety work. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Scaratti, Giuseppe; Gorli, Mara; Heldal, Frode. (2019) Using Narratives and Portraits to Foster Reflexivity and Learning from Experience in Healthcare Organizations in Italy and Norway.
    Academic chapter
  • Sacramento, Isabella; Heldal, Frode; Almeida, Ricardo Cariello de. (2019) Using Body Sounds as a Coaching Tool to Promote Individual Growth in Brazil.
    Academic chapter

2018

  • Solberg, Harry Arne; Becker, Denis; Denstadli, Jon Martin; Heldal, Frode; Knardal, Per Ståle; Thøring, Thor Atle. (2018) Sykkel-VM 2017. Fra folkefest til økonomisk bakrus. NTNU: Center for Sport and Culture Management Research
    Research report
  • Heldal, Frode; Sacramento, Isabella; Wennes, Grete. (2018) Learning Entrepreneurship by Hand Clapping: ABM in Use in Entrepreneurship Education.
    Academic chapter

2017

  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre. (2017) Effektivitetens kilde til ineffektivitet : Krysskulturelle team i en standardisert kontekst.
    Academic chapter
  • Antonsen, Stian; Heldal, Frode; Kvalheim, Sverre Andreas. (2017) Sikkerhet og ledelse. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Stokken, Roar; Heldal, Frode; Bruntveit, Angelica. (2017) Fagprosedyrenes forvandling: om hvordan fagprosedyrer blir mer enn bare dokumenter når de møter praksis.
    Academic chapter
  • Stiklestad, Trond; Heldal, Frode. (2017) Fra formelle lover og regler til magefølelse: Hva kan vi lære av politiet?.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode; Antonsen, Stian; Kvalheim, Sverre Andreas. (2017) Ledelse av sikkerhet.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend. (2017) Drop your rules!.
    Academic chapter

2015

  • Heldal, Frode. (2015) Managerial Control versus Professional Autonomy in Organizational Change: Tearing Down the Walls and Fighting Fire with Fire. Journal of Change Management
    Academic article

2014

  • Heldal, Frode; Antonsen, Stian. (2014) Team Leadership in a High-Risk Organization: The Role of Contextual Factors. Small Group Research
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode. (2014) Evidensbasert praksis – kan vi lære noe av det medisinske fagfeltet?.
    Academic chapter

2013

  • Heldal, Frode. (2013) Integrasjonsprosesser på sykehus: Hvilken rolle spiller ledelse og profesjonsgrenser?.
    Academic chapter

2010

  • Heldal, Frode. (2010) Multidisciplinary collaboration as a loosely coupled system: Integrating and blocking professional boundaries with objects. Journal of Interprofessional Care
    Academic article

2009

  • Heldal, Frode; Steinsbekk, Jan-Aslak. (2009) Norwegian Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Patient Knowledge and Involvement as Basis for Decision Making in Hematology. Oncology Nursing Forum
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Making sense of patient expertise. Social Theory & Health
    Academic article

2008

  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre; Klev, Roger. (2008) Cross-boundary relationships: The object, the social, and the health professional. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Heldal, Frode. (2008) Nettverkspasienten.
    Academic chapter

2004

  • Sjøvold, Endre; Heldal, AF; Heldal, Frode. (2004) Success on the Internet � optimizing relationships through the corporate site. International Journal of Information Management
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Heldal, Frode. (2026) Fra Super-Google til teampartner: kunstig intelligens som teammedlem. Praktisk økonomi & ledelse
    Academic article
  • Berg, Terje; Heldal, Frode. (2026) Leder. Praktisk økonomi & ledelse
    Editorial
  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre; Stålsett, Kenneth. (2020) Shared cognition in intercultural teams: collaborating without understanding each other. Team Performance Management
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode. (2023) Design thinking teams and team innovation performance. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Steinsbekk, Jan-Aslak. (2009) Norwegian Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Patient Knowledge and Involvement as Basis for Decision Making in Hematology. Oncology Nursing Forum
    Academic article
  • Sjøvold, Endre; Heldal, AF; Heldal, Frode. (2004) Success on the Internet � optimizing relationships through the corporate site. International Journal of Information Management
    Academic article
  • Solberg, Harry Arne; Becker, Denis Mike; Denstadli, Jon Martin; Heldal, Frode; Knardal, Per Ståle; Thøring, Thor Atle. (2021) Why are major sports events trapped in the winner's curse? A case study of the 2017 World Road Cycling Championship. Sport, Business and Management
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Andersen, Thale Kvernberg. (2024) Teamdynamikk – smidige team i en smidig organisasjon: Partssammensatte team som nøkkel til innovasjon i kommunal helse- og omsorgssektor. Magma forskning og viten
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Antonsen, Stian. (2014) Team Leadership in a High-Risk Organization: The Role of Contextual Factors. Small Group Research
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend. (2021) In Search of Autonomy: Dancing With Rules. Frontiers in Psychology
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre. (2021) Teams that are creatively productive: Exploring the exploitable and exploiting the explorable. Necesse
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode. (2010) Multidisciplinary collaboration as a loosely coupled system: Integrating and blocking professional boundaries with objects. Journal of Interprofessional Care
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode. (2015) Managerial Control versus Professional Autonomy in Organizational Change: Tearing Down the Walls and Fighting Fire with Fire. Journal of Change Management
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Kongsvik, Trond; Håland, Erna. (2019) Advancing the status of nursing: reconstructing professional nursing identity through patient safety work. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Sjøvold, Endre; Olsen, Trond Rikard; Heldal, Frode. (2022) Use of Technology in the Study of Team-Interaction and Performance. Small Group Research
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Making sense of patient expertise. Social Theory & Health
    Academic article
  • Andre, Beate; Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre; Haugan, Gørill. (2021) Will an implementation of “Joy of Life in Nursing Homes” have positive effect for the work culture? A comparison between two Norwegian municipalities. Frontiers in Psychology
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend; Oddane, Torild A Wathne. (2021) Unmute the Organization Through Serious Play. Frontiers in Psychology
    Academic article

Books

  • Heldal, Frode. (2023) Levende team - Teamledelse i praksis. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Antonsen, Stian; Heldal, Frode; Kvalheim, Sverre Andreas. (2017) Sikkerhet og ledelse. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology

Part of book/report

  • Heldal, Frode. (2013) Integrasjonsprosesser på sykehus: Hvilken rolle spiller ledelse og profesjonsgrenser?.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode; Stiklestad, Trond. (2022) Snowflakes – team learning as tool; you are not better than your group.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre. (2017) Effektivitetens kilde til ineffektivitet : Krysskulturelle team i en standardisert kontekst.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode. (2014) Evidensbasert praksis – kan vi lære noe av det medisinske fagfeltet?.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode. (2008) Nettverkspasienten.
    Academic chapter
  • Scaratti, Giuseppe; Gorli, Mara; Heldal, Frode. (2019) Using Narratives and Portraits to Foster Reflexivity and Learning from Experience in Healthcare Organizations in Italy and Norway.
    Academic chapter
  • Stokken, Roar; Heldal, Frode; Fossheim, Janne Rong; Urke, Henriette Holstad. (2024) Fjern ledelse, god ledelse?.
    Academic chapter
  • Solberg, Harry Arne; Heldal, Frode; Denstadli, Jon Martin; Nesseler, Cornel Maria. (2024) The Battle for Football Supporters : Will the “Big-Five” Displace Clubs in Smaller Football Nations.
    Academic chapter
  • Stokken, Roar; Heldal, Frode; Bruntveit, Angelica. (2017) Fagprosedyrenes forvandling: om hvordan fagprosedyrer blir mer enn bare dokumenter når de møter praksis.
    Academic chapter
  • Stiklestad, Trond; Heldal, Frode. (2017) Fra formelle lover og regler til magefølelse: Hva kan vi lære av politiet?.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode; Antonsen, Stian; Kvalheim, Sverre Andreas. (2017) Ledelse av sikkerhet.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode; Sacramento, Isabella; Wennes, Grete. (2018) Learning Entrepreneurship by Hand Clapping: ABM in Use in Entrepreneurship Education.
    Academic chapter
  • Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend. (2017) Drop your rules!.
    Academic chapter
  • Sacramento, Isabella; Heldal, Frode; Almeida, Ricardo Cariello de. (2019) Using Body Sounds as a Coaching Tool to Promote Individual Growth in Brazil.
    Academic chapter

Report

  • Solberg, Harry Arne; Becker, Denis; Denstadli, Jon Martin; Heldal, Frode; Knardal, Per Ståle; Thøring, Thor Atle. (2018) Sykkel-VM 2017. Fra folkefest til økonomisk bakrus. NTNU: Center for Sport and Culture Management Research
    Research report

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre; Klev, Roger. (2008) Cross-boundary relationships: The object, the social, and the health professional. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

Teaching

Courses

  • TSOL425 - Technology Management in Teams
  • BSOL110 - Team Learning
  • BMRK120 - AI on the team for Verdiskolen - a training course on responsible and optimal use of AI
  • BSOL4050 - AI in Practical Leadership and Team Development

Outreach

2025

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode. (2025) Social Identity of AI in teams. NOVO Conference
  • Conference lecture
    Kringstad, Morten; Olsen, Tor-Eirik; Becker, Denis Mike; Heldal, Frode; Knardal, Per Ståle. (2025) Ski-VM – sportslig suksess, økonomisk nedtur!. NTNU Idrett forskningskonferanse 2025

2024

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Gorli, Mara; Corvino, Chiara. (2024) Does it make sense to be green?. NTNU Business School Conference 2024
  • Contribution to radio or TV
    Heldal, Frode. (2024) Innovative Teams - sesong 6 og 7.

2023

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Gorli, Mara; Corvino, Chiara. (2023) Sustaining the ecological transition. EGOS 2023
  • Conference lecture
    Solberg, Harry Arne; Heldal, Frode; Nesseler, Cornel. (2023) The battle for football supporters - Will the "Big-five" displace clubs in smaller football nations. Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science

2020

  • Interview
    Heldal, Frode. (2020) Tren på å være uenig.

2019

  • Conference lecture
    Solberg, Harry Arne; Heldal, Frode. (2019) 2017 World Cycling Championship: What went wrong and why. NEON-konferansen 2019
  • Interview
    Heldal, Frode. (2019) Solskjær-metoden.
  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Solberg, Harry Arne. (2019) Irrational decision-making in sports events. NEON 2019

2018

  • Conference lecture
    Håland, Erna; Heldal, Frode; Kongsvik, Trond. (2018) Advancing the status of nursing; reconstructing patient safety as professional work. BSA MedSoc
  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Kongsvik, Trond; Håland, Erna. (2018) Reconstructing patient safety in nursing. 14th Annual Norwegian Health Sociology Conference

2017

  • Conference lecture
    Oddane, Torild A Wathne; Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend; Wennes, Grete. (2017) There will be Talk Shows! Serious Play as Arts-Based Research. EGOS
  • Conference lecture
    Oddane, Torild A Wathne; Heldal, Frode; Dehlin, Erlend; Wennes, Grete. (2017) Yes, we would very much like to play Skavlan with you!. NFF 2017 The 24. Nordic Academy of Management conference

2016

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Oddane, Torild A Wathne. (2016) Experiencing Art-Based Methods in identifying and formulating a variety of professional dilemmas - The SKAVLAN concept. GNOSIS 2020 International network on Reflexivity through Art-Based Methods in Rethinking Leadership and Management Across the professions London meeting
  • Lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Oddane, Torild A Wathne; Dehlin, Erlend; Wennes, Grete. (2016) Bringing Love Back into the Workplace. EGOS - European Group of Organization Studies

2015

  • Feature article
    Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre. (2015) Endring i sykehus - et spørsmål om ledelse :.
  • Feature article
    Heldal, Frode. (2015) Er du effektiv eller kreativ?.

2014

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode. (2014) Professionals in a managed change program. NOVO conference 2014
  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode. (2014) Balancing rules with improvisation. Working on Safety

2013

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode. (2013) Patient Safety in the ER. NOVO Symposium 2013
  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode. (2013) Leading change in health care. 9th Annual Norwegian Health Sociology Conference
  • Feature article
    Heldal, Frode. (2013) Den livsfarlige enigheten.
  • Feature article
    Heldal, Frode. (2013) Se på House ledelse.
  • Conference lecture
    Vie, Ola Edvin; Dehlin, Erlend; Heldal, Frode. (2013) Emotional managers facing authenticity and inauthenticity in their leadership role. 22th Nordic Academy of Management conference
  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre. (2013) Patient safety in the ER - Having the BEST experience. the 7th NOVO Symposiun 2013
  • Conference lecture
    Schultz, Joseph Samuel; Heldal, Frode; Sjøvold, Endre. (2013) The future of eldercare, will it lead to bankruptcy or prosperity?: A study of innovation processes developed by Norwegian municipalities. 7th NOVO SYmposium: A Nordic Model for Sustainable Systems in the Health Care Sector

2012

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Antonsen, Stian; Holdø, Per. (2012) How do we make teams proactive. IWOT 16
  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode. (2012) Team Safety at the Shop Floor. GRASP 2012

2011

  • Feature article
    Haugen, Stein; Kongsvik, Trond Øystein; Heldal, Frode. (2011) Er det mulig å granske seg til bedre pasientsikkerhet?.
  • Feature article
    Heldal, Frode. (2011) Dropp reglene!.

2010

  • Conference lecture
    Sjøvold, Endre; Heldal, Frode. (2010) Emergecyward efficiency and the coordinator role. The 4th NOVO symposium Sustainable Nordic health care systems

2009

  • Conference lecture
    Skogdalen, Jon Espen; Haugen, Stein; Heldal, Frode; Holo, Birger Øren; Okstad, Eivind; Steen, Sunniva A; Vinnem, Jan Erik. (2009) Analysis of Barriers in Marine Operations on offshore oil installations. OMAE 2009

2008

  • Conference poster
    Stokken, Roar; Heldal, Frode. (2008) Organizational benefits from patient education. Nasjonal konferanse for forskere innen pasientopplæring
  • Feature article
    Haugen, Stein; Heldal, Frode. (2008) Pasientsikkerhet - tid for noe nytt?.

2006

  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode. (2006) Health professional - between God and humble servant. Nordic workshop on health management and organization
  • Conference lecture
    Heldal, Frode; Lium, Jan-Tore; Sjøvold, Endre. (2006) Barriers for interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals: The myth of professional cultures. Nordic workshop on health management and organization
  • Interview
    Heldal, Frode. (2006) Vitende eller lykkelig?.

2005

  • Feature article
    Heldal, Frode. (2005) Hvor ble det av pasienten?.
  • Feature article
    Heldal, Frode. (2005) Pasienten tar makta - eller?.

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