Ingeman Arbnor (born January 25, 1949) is a

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economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

, Professor at the

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, known for his international bestseller ''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge'' written with

Björn Bjerke Björn Bjerke (1941–2018) was a Swedish economist, professor in entrepreneurship and small firms at Stockholm University, known for the 1997 book "''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge''" written with Ingeman Arbnor. Bjerke received h ...

Biography

Ingeman Arbnor was born in Sweden in 1949, and studied

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

at the

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Björn Bjerke Björn Bjerke (1941–2018) was a Swedish economist, professor in entrepreneurship and small firms at Stockholm University, known for the 1997 book "''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge''" written with Ingeman Arbnor. Bjerke received h ...

supervised the final phase of Arbnor’s doctoral work and a deep professional relation developed, resulting in their becoming coauthors. It is out of this relationship that "Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge" was born and developed. His dissertation containing what is now considered classic methodological reorientations.About the Authors of "Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge"
. Sage Publications 1997. Retrieved 26 May 2008. Arbnor further worked as an

entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...

in the field of establishing a running business training and development centers in cooperation with multinational corporations in

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. Among other business accomplishments, he has started a

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, a Venture Competence Invest, and an academy for venture management education. Since the 1990s, he has been a member of the expert group to the Swedish Association of Graduates in Business Administration and Economics.

Work

Arbnor's research interest is in the fields of

organizational studies Organization studies (also called organization science or organizational studies) is the academic field interested in a ''collective activity, and how it relates to organization, organizing, and management''. It is "the examination of how individua ...

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

research methodology In its most common sense, methodology is the study of research methods. However, the term can also refer to the methods themselves or to the philosophical discussion of associated background assumptions. A method is a structured procedure for bri ...

and

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as the ultimate approach to allocating competence for the learning

society A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...

''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge''

The book ''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge'' (1997) wants to give the reader a foundation for handling questions about knowledge creation and for doing research efficiently and effectively in different situations and for various clients and employers. It describes and compares three different methodological approaches for gaining business knowledge: * the analytical approach, * the systems approach, * and the actor's approach. The Analytic Approach is the positivist approach, the Systems Approach favors the development of explanatory models and the Actors Approach is more commonly known as "

structuration theory The theory of structuration is a social theory of the creation and reproduction of social systems that is based on the analysis of both ''structure'' and '' agents'' (see structure and agency), without giving primacy to either. Furthermore, in stru ...

," which derives from the work of

Anthony Giddens Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is t ...

, ''Central Problems in Social Theory'' from 1979 and ''The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration'' from 1984. It then examines the consequences of using each approach in various practical and theoretical situations. Techniques discussed include historical studies, case studies, dialogues, language development, collecting data, measurement, controlling reliability, and validation. Arbnor & Bjerke further argue that qualitative research methods must be consistent with the epistemological presumptions of the researcher, the theory and the research problem.

Publications

Arbnor has written some 14 books, mostly in Swedish.List of publications
Retrieved 14 June 2009. A selection: * 1977. ''Phenomenology as a Guide to Research'', in: L. Bennigson (ed.), Management Studies. Lund:

Studentlitteratur Studentlitteratur is an academic publishing company based in Sweden and publishing mostly in Swedish. It is one of the largest producers of university text books and course books in Sweden. The company was established in 1963 and is based in the ...

. * 1997. ''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge''. With

. California : Sage Publications. (Third Edition 2009).

References

External links

Homepage Ingeman Arbnor
(in both English and Swedish).
Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arbnor, Ingeman 1949 births Living people Lund University alumni People from Kristianstad Municipality Swedish business theorists Swedish economists Business speakers