About
I study the intra- and inter organizational diffusion of innovations in and across multiple settings. Current projects consider the fields of management ideas, health care, education, and responsible research and innovation. Drawing from a multidisciplinary background, lenses applied are often neo-institutional theory, translation theory and practice variation. I also consider classic psychosocial work environment measures in the context of organizational change and implementation processes. Additionally, I do research in the fields of coaching and mentoring.
I worked a decade each in business and in management consultancy respectively, giving me encompassing knowledge on the workings of organizations, as well as a hands-on perspective on organizational change and development. I am an experienced process consultant, with a proven record of accomplishment with top-tier companies as well as public organizations. Additionally, I am an experienced project manager.
Research groups
Research projects
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Improving trust-based management in Nordic urban governance and management education
This project explores how ongoing management reforms are conceptualised and put into practice in two Nordic cities.
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Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) – Practice
The RRI-Practice project brings together a unique group of international experts in RRI to understand the barriers and drivers to the successful implementation of RRI both in European and global contexts.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Svare, Helge
;
Johnsen, Åge
;
Wittrock, Christian
(2023).
Does trust-based management reform enhance employee-driven innovation? Evidence from a Scandinavian capital.
Nordic Journal of Innovation in the Public Sector.
Vol. 2.
https://doi.org/10.18261/njips.2.1.4
Johnsen, Åge
;
Svare, Helge
;
Wittrock, Christian
(2022).
Tillitsbasert styring og ledelse i offentlig sektor i Norge: Mye hørt men lite sett?.
28 p.
Nordisk Administrativt Tidsskrift.
Vol. 99.
https://doi.org/10.7577/nat.4876
Forsberg, Ellen-Marie;
Wittrock, Christian
(2022).
The potential for learning from good RRI practices and implications for the usefulness of RRI as an umbrella concept.
26 p.
Learning Organization.
https://doi.org/10.1108/TLO-09-2021-0104
Wittrock, Christian
; Skaug, Marte;
Ribu, Lis
(2021).
Implementing assisted living technologies under
resource constraints: Which frameworks help?.
Bitran, Iain; Conn, Steffen; Huizingh, K.R.E.; Torkkeli, Marko (Ed.).
Proceedings on the 2021 ISPIM innovation conference : Innovating our common future.
ISPIM Lappeenranta University of Technology Press.
https://www.proquest.com/openview/d89b9786451491d1
Wittrock, Christian ; Forsberg, Ellen-Marie; Pols, Auke; Macnaghten, Philip; Ludwig, David (2020). Implementing Responsible Research and Innovation. ISBN: 978-3-030-57850-3. 131 p. Springer.
Wittrock, Christian
; Forsberg, Ellen-Marie
(2020).
Using Indicators to further Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)?.
Bitrain, Iain; Conn, Steffen; Gernreich, Chris; Heber, Michelle; Huizingh, K.R.E.; Kokshagina, Olga (Ed.).
Proceedings of the 2020 ISPIM Innovation Conference (Virtual) Event : Innovating in Times of Crisis.
ISPIM Lappeenranta University of Technology Press.
https://www.rri-practice.eu/
Strang, David;
Wittrock, Christian
(2019).
Methods for the Study of Management Ideas.
Sturdy, Andrew; Heusinkveld, Stefan; Reay, Trish; Strang, David (Ed.).
The Oxford Handbook of Management Ideas. p. 86-103.
Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198794219.013
Saltkjel, Therese
;
Tøge, Anne Grete
;
Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira
;
Borg, Elin
;
Lyng, Selma Therese
;
Wittrock, Christian
;
Pålshaugen, Øyvind
;
Fossestøl, Knut
; Christensen, Hanne; Lund, Torbjørn
(2018).
Research protocol: A cluster-randomised study evaluating the effects of a model for improving inter-professional collaboration in Norwegian primary schools.
International Journal of Educational Research.
Vol. 91.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2018.07.001
Wittrock, Christian
(2015).
Reembedding Lean: The Japanese Cultural and Religious Context of a World Changing Management Concept.
International Journal of Sociology.
Vol. 45.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207659.2015.1061852
Poulsen, Kirsten M.; Wittrock, Christian (2012). Mentorprogrammer i virksomheder og organisationer. ISBN: 9788757418378. 478 p. Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag (DJØF).
