Swedish
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economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...
, Professor at the
Lund University
, motto = Ad utrumque
, mottoeng = Prepared for both
, established =
, type = Public research university
, budget = SEK 9 billion Lund, 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, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...
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
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in the field of establishing a running business training and development centers in cooperation with multinational corporations in Sweden. Among other business accomplishments, he has started a
trading house
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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
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Management includ ...
multimedia
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as the ultimate approach to allocating competence for the learning
society
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.
''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," which derives from the work of Anthony Giddens, ''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.
* 1997. ''Methodology for Creating Business Knowledge''. 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 ...
. California : Sage Publications. (Third Edition 2009).