Education
Brunsson obtained his Master of Arts in economics in 1969 at the Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law, where he in 1976 also obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in economics (Ekon Doctor) and his habilitation (Docent) in 1979.
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Nils Brunsson
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Career
Brunsson started his academic career at the Gothenburg School of Economics in 1969 as Research assistant, and got promoted Assistant professor at the Gothenburg University in 1976. In 1979 he moved to the Uppsala University, where he was appointed Assistant professor The next year in 1980 he moved to the Stockholm School of Economics, where he was appointed Associate professor
In 1982 he was appointed Professor, City of Stockholm Chair in Public Management as successor of Thomas Thorburn, and chair of the Department of Public management at Stockholm School of Economics, where he served until his retirement in 2010.
In 1997 he was also appointed Professor at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), in 2007 Brunsson held the Niklas Luhmann Visiting Professor at Bielefeld University, and in 2010 Professor in Management at the Uppsala University. In 1992 he participated in founding the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score) where he was chairman from the start to 2008.
He was the chairman of the Swedish Academy of Management 2010- 2011. Brunson"s research includes studies of decision-making, administrative reforms, standardization and organization outside organizations.
He is now working with the organization of markets.
Achievements
Membership
European Group for Organizational Studies]
Brunsson was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1990. He was appointed honorary member of European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS) in 2009.
