Hanne Finnestrand

About

I am an Associate Professor in Organizational Theory at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management. I have a major in Organizational Sociology from 2003 and a PhD in Organizational Development and Action Research from 2011.

From 2003-2016 I worked as a Research Scientist, and later Senior Research Scientist, at SINTEF Technology and Society, Technology Management. As a commissioned researcher, I have worked closely with company managers, shop stewards and employees in a number of companies over several years.

Theoretically, I position myself within Organizational Design, with an emphasis on Socio-Technical Systems Theory (STS) and Action Research.

I am Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Systemic Practice and Action Research (Springer), together with Robert L. Flood, and reviewer in a number of other journals such as Information Systems Journal, The Learning Organization, Team Performance Management, Forskning og Forandring and Action Learning: Research and Practice.

In 2020, I co-funded the STS Kompetansenettverk and as part of that I work closely with the international STS network, Global Network for SMARt organization design.

I have previously been a board member of Grande Enterprenør as well as the Scandinavian Academy of Industrial Engineering and Management and LOS Norway, and I have been active as a jury member in Lean Forum Norway.

Publications

2022

Kongsvik, Trond; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2022) Changes in Framework Conditions in the Norwegian Petroleum Industry: What Are Their Relations to Safety?. Research Publishing Services
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2021

Finnestrand, Hanne; Holmemo, Marte Daae-Qvale. (2021) Stemmer fortellingen om norsk lean?. Fagbokforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Vik, Maren Berge; Finnestrand, Hanne; Flood, Robert. (2021) Systemic Problem Structuring in a Complex Hospital Environment using Viable System Diagnosis – Keeping the Blood Flowing. Systemic Practice and Action Research
Academic article
Wulff, Kristin; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2021) It is like taking a ball for a walk: on boundary work in software development. AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication
Academic article

2019

Flood, Robert; Finnestrand, Hanne. (2019) A Mighty Step: Critical Systemic Interpretation of the Learning Organization. Oxford University Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2018

Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Vie, Ola Edvin; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Lebesby, Kristin. (2018) Evaluering av TK‐Utvikling. Et organisasjonsutviklingsprosjekt i Trafikant og Kjøretøy i Statens vegvesen Region øst. SINTEF Rapport (2018:00609)
Report
Dahl, Bjørn; Karlsen, Lina Sund; Schjødt-Osmo, Stine; Moe, Nils Brede; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2018) Challenges for Autonomous Development Teams. NTNU
Masters thesis

2017

Bakås, Ottar; Seim, Eva Amdahl; Ravn, Johan Elvemo; Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Lall, Marta Therese. (2017) HPWS PÅ NORSK (High Performance Work Systems) - håndbok for prosjektorganisasjoner. SINTEF AS (ISBN starter med 978-82-14-)
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Vie, Ola Edvin; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Skarholt, Kari. (2017) Evaluering av Læringsløpet i Statens vegvesen Region øst. SINTEF Rapport (00538)
Report
Bakås, Ottar; Seim, Eva Amdahl; Ravn, Johan Elvemo; Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Lall, Marta Therese. (2017) HPWS PÅ NORSK (High Performance Work Systems) - håndbok for prosjektorganisasjoner. SINTEF Rapport (2017:00295)
Report

2016

Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Ravn, Johan Elvemo; Solem, Anniken; Øyum, Lisbeth. (2016) Verdikjede fagarbeider. SINTEF Rapport (SINTEF A27515)
Report
Solem, Anniken; Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Landmark, Andreas D.; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2016) Fagarbeiderkompetanse. Kartlegging av dagens og fremtidens kompetansebehov i fagarbeiderrollen, i industri og bygg og anlegg. SINTEF Teknologi og samfunn
Report
Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Odland, Annika; Odland, Anniken Simonsen. (2016) Den kompetente fagarbeideren. LO-aktuelt : organ for Landsorganisasjonen i Norge
Feature article

2015

Odland, Annika; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Odland, Anniken Simonsen. (2015) Head and hands: A study of skill in skilled workers in the Construction sector. Nord universitet Nord universitet
Masters thesis
Finnestrand, Hanne O.. (2015) Fra partssamarbeid til individuelt ansvar. Fagbokforlaget
Chapter
Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2015) More Than What Was Asked for: Company Specific Competence Programs as Innovation Hothouses. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Jaherling, Karen; Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Kirov, Vassil; Torvatn, Hans Yngvar. (2015) The (In)Visible Third Party: De and Re-regulation of Working conditions through Public Procurement. Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2014

Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Magerøy, Kristoffer. (2014) The Domestication of Global XPS at Local Production Sites. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2011

Finnestrand, Hanne O.. (2011) The Role of the Shop Steward in Organizations using High Involvement Workplace Practices. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2011:299)
Doctoral dissertation

2010

Øyum, Lisbeth; Finnestrand, Hanne O; Johnsen, Eivind; Lund, Roy; Nilssen, Tore Geir; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2010) PALU - Utvikling og praktisering av den norske samarbeidsmodellen. SINTEF/NHO/LO/HF
Report

2009

Håpnes, Tove Rigmor; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2009) Verdalsprosjektet - krafttak for inkludering. Følgeforskningsrapport. SINTEF Rapport
Report

2007

Finnestrand, Hanne O; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2007) Prosjektindustri - Partssamarbeid og nye organisasjonsformer. Gyldendal Akademisk
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Torvatn, Hans Yngvar; Tvedt, Sturle Danielsen; Andersen, Thale Kvernberg; Knutstad, Gaute Andreas Johansen; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2007) Evaluering av innføring av 6-timers arbeidsdag hos SinkaBerg-Hansen AS. SINTEF Rapport
Report
Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2007) Regionale seniornettverk - et potensial for bedre seniorpolitisk ledelse i IA-virksomhetene? Hva kan vi lære av Trøndelagsfylkene?. SINTEF Rapport (STF50 A07018)
Report

2006

Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Skarholt, Kari; Darsø, L; Levy, P; Sam, B. (2006) Planting seeds or throwing bombs. Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry
Academic article
Andersen, Thale Kvernberg; Torvatn, Hans Yngvar; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2006) Utviklingen av arbeidsmiljøet i næringsmiddelindustrien 2000-2005. SINTEF Rapport (STF50 A06003)
Report

2004

Skarholt, Kari; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2004) Fortellingen om prosjektet Dramatisert bedriftsutvikling. SINTEF Rapport (STF38 S04031 - Hefte)
Report
Skarholt, Kari; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2004) Dramatisert bedriftsutvikling. SINTEF Rapport (STF38 S04072 - Notat 01/04 i VS2010-serien)
Report

Journal publications

Finnestrand, Hanne; Flood, Robert L.. (2025) Morten Levin Festschrift: Bridging Theory and Practice in Action Research. Systemic Practice and Action Research
Editorial
Finnestrand, Hanne. (2025) Building Democracy at Work: The Contributions of Morten Levin to Action Research and Organizational Development. Systemic Practice and Action Research
Academic article
Finnestrand, Hanne; Ystebø, Amalie Vågen. (2024) Partssamarbeid for et renere arbeidsliv. Magma forskning og viten
Academic article
Saabye, Henrik; Finnestrand, Hanne; Kristensen, Thomas Borup. (2024) Instituting learning mechanisms: an enabler for relevant and rigorous action research in operations management. Production planning & control (Print)
Academic article
Ystebø, Amalie Vågen; Finnestrand, Hanne. (2024) En integreringsmaskin i arbeidslivet? Mangfoldsperspektiver i renholdsbransjen. Søkelys på arbeidslivet
Academic article
Larrea, Miren; Finnestrand, Hanne; Aranguren, Mari Jose; Arrona, Ainhoa; Canto Farachala, Patricia; Costamagna, Pablo. (2024) Action Research Environments: Challenges for their Initiation and Sustainability. Systemic Practice and Action Research
Academic article
Nilsen, Marie; Finnestrand, Hanne; Kongsvik, Trond. (2024) Unraveling opportunism in platform-mediated work within the Nordic working life model: An institutional complexity perspective. Economic and Industrial Democracy: an international journal
Academic article
Finnestrand, Hanne; Vie, Ola Edvin; Boak, George. (2023) Critical incident technique and action learning to enable organizational learning. Action Learning: Research and Practice
Academic article
Wulff, Kristin; Finnestrand, Hanne. (2023) Data-driven information for action. Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO)
Academic article
Wulff, Kristin; Finnestrand, Hanne. (2023) Creating meaningful work in the age of AI: explainable AI, explainability, and why it matters to organizational designers. AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication
Academic article
Finnestrand, Hanne. (2023) Creating a learning organization through a co-generative learning process – a Nordic perspective. Learning Organization
Academic article
Lebesby, Kristin; Finnestrand, Hanne; Vie, Ola Edvin. (2023) Co-creating New Dancefloors Through a Parallel Organisation: Organisational development through union-management cooperation in the public sector. European Journal of Workplace Innovation
Academic article
Vik, Maren Berge; Finnestrand, Hanne; Flood, Robert. (2021) Systemic Problem Structuring in a Complex Hospital Environment using Viable System Diagnosis – Keeping the Blood Flowing. Systemic Practice and Action Research
Academic article
Wulff, Kristin; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2021) It is like taking a ball for a walk: on boundary work in software development. AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication
Academic article
Bakås, Ottar; Seim, Eva Amdahl; Ravn, Johan Elvemo; Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Lall, Marta Therese. (2017) HPWS PÅ NORSK (High Performance Work Systems) - håndbok for prosjektorganisasjoner. SINTEF AS (ISBN starter med 978-82-14-)
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Odland, Annika; Odland, Anniken Simonsen. (2016) Den kompetente fagarbeideren. LO-aktuelt : organ for Landsorganisasjonen i Norge
Feature article
Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Skarholt, Kari; Darsø, L; Levy, P; Sam, B. (2006) Planting seeds or throwing bombs. Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry
Academic article

Part of book/report

Reke, Eivind; Powell, Daryl; Yokozawa, Kodo; Finnestrand, Hanne. (2024) Smart Collaboration – Review of Human-Machine Collaboration in Lean Production, Zero Defect Manufacturing and Human Centered Manufacturing. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Kongsvik, Trond; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2022) Changes in Framework Conditions in the Norwegian Petroleum Industry: What Are Their Relations to Safety?. Research Publishing Services
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Finnestrand, Hanne; Holmemo, Marte Daae-Qvale. (2021) Stemmer fortellingen om norsk lean?. Fagbokforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Flood, Robert; Finnestrand, Hanne. (2019) A Mighty Step: Critical Systemic Interpretation of the Learning Organization. Oxford University Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Finnestrand, Hanne O.. (2015) Fra partssamarbeid til individuelt ansvar. Fagbokforlaget
Chapter
Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2015) More Than What Was Asked for: Company Specific Competence Programs as Innovation Hothouses. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Jaherling, Karen; Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Kirov, Vassil; Torvatn, Hans Yngvar. (2015) The (In)Visible Third Party: De and Re-regulation of Working conditions through Public Procurement. Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Finnestrand, Hanne O.; Magerøy, Kristoffer. (2014) The Domestication of Global XPS at Local Production Sites. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Finnestrand, Hanne O; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2007) Prosjektindustri - Partssamarbeid og nye organisasjonsformer. Gyldendal Akademisk
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Vie, Ola Edvin; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Lebesby, Kristin. (2018) Evaluering av TK‐Utvikling. Et organisasjonsutviklingsprosjekt i Trafikant og Kjøretøy i Statens vegvesen Region øst. SINTEF Rapport (2018:00609)
Report
Dahl, Bjørn; Karlsen, Lina Sund; Schjødt-Osmo, Stine; Moe, Nils Brede; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2018) Challenges for Autonomous Development Teams. NTNU
Masters thesis
Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Vie, Ola Edvin; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Skarholt, Kari. (2017) Evaluering av Læringsløpet i Statens vegvesen Region øst. SINTEF Rapport (00538)
Report
Bakås, Ottar; Seim, Eva Amdahl; Ravn, Johan Elvemo; Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Lall, Marta Therese. (2017) HPWS PÅ NORSK (High Performance Work Systems) - håndbok for prosjektorganisasjoner. SINTEF Rapport (2017:00295)
Report
Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Ravn, Johan Elvemo; Solem, Anniken; Øyum, Lisbeth. (2016) Verdikjede fagarbeider. SINTEF Rapport (SINTEF A27515)
Report
Solem, Anniken; Buvik, Marte Pettersen; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Landmark, Andreas D.; Magerøy, Kristoffer; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2016) Fagarbeiderkompetanse. Kartlegging av dagens og fremtidens kompetansebehov i fagarbeiderrollen, i industri og bygg og anlegg. SINTEF Teknologi og samfunn
Report
Odland, Annika; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun; Odland, Anniken Simonsen. (2015) Head and hands: A study of skill in skilled workers in the Construction sector. Nord universitet Nord universitet
Masters thesis
Finnestrand, Hanne O.. (2011) The Role of the Shop Steward in Organizations using High Involvement Workplace Practices. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2011:299)
Doctoral dissertation
Øyum, Lisbeth; Finnestrand, Hanne O; Johnsen, Eivind; Lund, Roy; Nilssen, Tore Geir; Ravn, Johan Elvemo. (2010) PALU - Utvikling og praktisering av den norske samarbeidsmodellen. SINTEF/NHO/LO/HF
Report
Håpnes, Tove Rigmor; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2009) Verdalsprosjektet - krafttak for inkludering. Følgeforskningsrapport. SINTEF Rapport
Report
Torvatn, Hans Yngvar; Tvedt, Sturle Danielsen; Andersen, Thale Kvernberg; Knutstad, Gaute Andreas Johansen; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2007) Evaluering av innføring av 6-timers arbeidsdag hos SinkaBerg-Hansen AS. SINTEF Rapport
Report
Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2007) Regionale seniornettverk - et potensial for bedre seniorpolitisk ledelse i IA-virksomhetene? Hva kan vi lære av Trøndelagsfylkene?. SINTEF Rapport (STF50 A07018)
Report
Andersen, Thale Kvernberg; Torvatn, Hans Yngvar; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2006) Utviklingen av arbeidsmiljøet i næringsmiddelindustrien 2000-2005. SINTEF Rapport (STF50 A06003)
Report
Skarholt, Kari; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2004) Fortellingen om prosjektet Dramatisert bedriftsutvikling. SINTEF Rapport (STF38 S04031 - Hefte)
Report
Skarholt, Kari; Finnestrand, Hanne Gudrun. (2004) Dramatisert bedriftsutvikling. SINTEF Rapport (STF38 S04072 - Notat 01/04 i VS2010-serien)
Report

Teaching

Courses

Outreach

2024

Academic lecture

Finnestrand, Hanne. (2024) Bringing companies and researchers together for workplace innovation – Action Research in practice. Workplace Innovation Europe Workplace Innovation Europe webinar series , Webinar 2024-11-29 - 2024-11-29
Lecture

Finnestrand, Hanne. (2024) A sociotechnical approach to Workplace Innovation - Lets talk about participation and democracy!. EUWIN The Future of Workplace Innovation International Conference , San Sebastian/Donostia, Spain 2024-10-01 - 2024-10-03