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Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson - Professor

Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson

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School of Social Sciences

Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson

Professor

Professor

Location
Gimli / G-224
Phone
5255176
Email
olaf [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Business Administration
Website
http://www.hi.is

Curriculum Vitae
Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6598-9065
Research portal – Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson

Published works

2025

GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TIMES OF CRISISCorporate and Business Strategy Review
Governance, Committees, and the Role of Leadership
Sustainability in Banks
Roles and Tasks: Specialists, Committees, and Managers
Editorial: From regulation to resilience — Emerging trends in governance theory and practiceJournal of Governance and Regulation
Sustainability as institutional design: Governance, culture, and strategy in Icelandic banks
Project Management and Strategic Implementation
Introduction
Regulatory Compliance, Pressures, and Complexity
A tale of wilful malfeasance 2003–2008 – followed by recovery and resurrection in IcelandInternational Journal of Business Governance and Ethics
Organizational Structures and the Location of Sustainability
Current and future research in environmental sustainabilityCurrent Research in Environmental Sustainability
Embedding Sustainability: A Framework for Organizational Transformation in Banking
From Periphery to Core: Comparative Insights and Integrated Pathways for Sustainability in Banking
Organizational Culture, Mindsets, and the Sustainability Narrative
From Farm to ForkInternational Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning
The Future of Higher Education, Readiness for the Open Innovation ParadigmSAGE Open
Information Asymmetries in the Green and Sustainable Bond Market: The Role of Second-Party Opinion (SPO) ProvidersJournal of Management and Governance
Governance, accountability, and sustainability in times of crisis: A strategic contextCorporate and Business Strategy Review
Financial Fraud, Wrongdoing, and Regulation: A Review of Recent Cases from the US Banking Industry
Information Asymmetries in the Green and Sustainable Bond MarketJournal of Management and Governance
EDITORIALJournal of Governance and Regulation
The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting DirectiveInternational Journal of Law and Management
Að skrifa raundæmi
Gender Quotas on Corporate Boards: Insights from Iceland

2024

Structural positioning of nomination committees: Evidence from IcelandCorporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition
A Need for Standardized Approaches to Manage Sustainability StrategicallySustainability (Switzerland)
A conceptual review of the higher education system based on open innovation (OI) perspectivesHumanities and Social Sciences Communications
Samfélagsskýrslur fyrirtækjaTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
The Value of Board Self Evaluation for Nomination Committees
Um notagildi sjálfsmats stjórna fyrir tilnefningarnefndir
Sjálfbærnireikningsskil fyrirtækja og áhrif á störf stjórnaTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Managers’ view towards sustainability reporting: Evidence from IcelandCorporate Law and Governance Review
Do impact investing opportunities exist in public equity?Journal of Governance and Regulation
The Value of Board Self Evaluation for Nomination Committees
The continuous development and challenges of corporate governance
Skipulag tilnefningarnefnda
Samsetning tilnefningarnefnda
The continuous development and challenges of corporate governance
The usefulness of board self-assessment for nomination committeesCorporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition
The Value of Board Self-Evaluation for Nomination Committees
Should Nomination Committees Serve as Sub-Committees of Shareholders or Boards?
Samsetning tilnefningarnefnda
Stefnur og straumar í stjórnarháttum
A Need for Standardized Approaches to Manage Sustainability StrategicallySustainability
Samsetning tilnefningarnefnda
Is all that glitters gold? Exploring sustainability and business ethics education in ethics-friendly environmentsInternational Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Samsetning tilnefningarnefnda
Áskoranir og tækifæri í stafrænum umbreytingum sveitarfélaga: Innsýn og afleiðingar
Applying Artificial Intelligence to Promote SustainabilitySustainability
Online and hybrid annual general meetings: Embracing the evolutionJournal of Governance and Regulation
Sustainable Digital ChangeSustainability (Switzerland)
Efling kennara í skrifum raundæma
The Usefulness of Board Self-Assessment for Nomination Committees
Managers’ view towards sustainability reportingCorporate Law and Governance Review
Sustainability of Digital Initiatives in Public Services in Digital Transformation of Local Government: Insights and ImplicationsSustainability
Debt Reduction for Economic Resurrection and RedistributionInternational Journal of Political Economy
Innleiðing lagaskyldu um sjálfbærniupplýsingarTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál

2023

Gagnsemi sjálfsmats stjórnar fyrir tilnefningarnefndir og stjórnarhætti
Knowledge Management and Assessment of the Online Learning System of Romanian Emergency Call Center EmployeesEconomic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research
The National Theatre of Iceland
The University of Iceland
Fraud and MalfeasanceJournal of Business Ethics Education
Financial Fraud in the Financial Services Industry and Regulation 2022-2021: The US Experience
Regional Digital Resilience and the 4Helix Model—The Higher Education Institutions’ Case in RomaniaJournal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
Responsible ownership fostering green tech innovationSustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
Aukin sjálfbærni í virðiskeðju fyrirtækja með notkun gervigreindar
How Sustainable Business Models Support Green Bond Issuance: An analysis of Nordic energy companies
Fraud and MalfeasanceJournal of Business Ethics Education
An examination of ‘institutional ascription’: Capture of the gatekeepers of accounting veracityRisk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions
Nomination Committees in Iceland and Nordic Comparison
Klappir Green Solutions: Maintaining a Focus on Sustainability Throughout the Pandemic
How Iceland Tech Firms Controlant and Sidekick Saw Opportunity in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Self assessments of corporate boards
Nomination Committees in Iceland and Nordic Comparison: An Overview
Orðasafn í stjórnarháttum fyrirtækja
Cross-Driven Institutional Resilience
Projection of the Expected Level of Knowledge and Skills for the New Normal Digital Education of HEIs Staff in Romania & Iceland
Do nomination committees encourage corporate board diversity?
Corporate governance and business ethics in iceland
Gender diversity on corporate boards: Directors’ perceptions of board functioning and gender quotasJournal of Governance and Regulation
Accounting for time when estimating financed greenhouse gas emissions from investment and lending portfoliosCurrent Research in Environmental Sustainability
Map of the Existing Level of Knowledge in Using and Producing Digital Education and Tools of HEIs Staff in Romania & Iceland
The influence of an ownership strategy on board dynamicsJournal of Management and Governance
Green bonds and sustainable business models in Nordic energy companiesCurrent Research in Environmental Sustainability
Regional Digital Resilience and the 4Helix Model—The Higher Education Institutions’ Case in RomaniaJournal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
Regulation on gender quotas: Gauging the impact on corporate boardJournal of Governance and Regulation
Do nomination committees encourage corporate board diversity?
Conclusion
Introduction

2022

Kynjakvóti í stjórnum fyrirtækja
The Hindering Barriers of Digital Education - Romanian and Icelandic Students Insights
ICELAND’S FINANCIAL CRISIS 2008Journal of Governance and Regulation
Private–public collaboration in IcelandEuropean Political Science
Corporate Governance and Wine: How Controversial Companies Deal with CSR and GRI Standards
Regulation on Gender Quotas – Gauging the Impact on Corporate Board
The online and hybrid AGM formats: Experience and predictions
Making a differenceEuropean Political Science
The Role of Businesses in Climate Change Adaptation in the Arctic
Barriers to Using ESG Data for Investment DecisionsSustainability (Switzerland)
Barriers to Using ESG Data for Investment DecisionsSustainability
The Role of Businesses in Climate Change Adaptation in the Arctic
Back From the Brink : Iceland's Successful Economic Recovery
Áhrif kynjakvóta á stjórnarbrag að mati stjórnarmannaTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Iceland’s financial crisis 2008: Not a normal accidentJournal of Governance and Regulation
Revising the Curriculum of Governance Teaching Post COVID-19European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
Leiðbeiningar um stjórnarhætti fyrirtækja í fræðilegu og hagnýtu ljósi: Dæmi frá ÍslandiTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Barriers to Using ESG Data for Investment DecisionsSustainability
Kynjakvóti leitt til betri stjórnarhátta og bættrar ákvarðanatöku
How the 5C Framework Facilitates Corporate Change Initiatives – the Icelandair Case
Business ethics in China and Iceland—Contrasts and convergenceThunderbird International Business Review
Business ethics in China and Iceland—Contrasts and convergenceThunderbird International Business Review
Eigendastefna opinbers fyrirtækis og ábyrgt eignarhaldTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál

2021

The influence of performance feedback and top management team orientation on decisions about R&D in technology-based firmsTechnovation
Three dimensions of employees acquiring shares in their firmsEconomic and Industrial Democracy
Á tilnefningarnefnd að vera undirnefnd stjórnar eða hluthafa? Skoðanir ólíkra hagaðilaTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
AI's Manifold Role in Ethics Education
Applying responsible ownership to advance SDGs and the ESG framework, resulting in the issuance of green bondsSustainability (Switzerland)
Business ethics in China and Iceland—Contrasts and convergenceThunderbird International Business Review
An examination of institutional ascription, capture of the gatekeepers of accounting veracity: the case of Iceland and its consequences

2020

Is more really better? Performance measure variety and environmental uncertaintyInternational Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
Responsible ownership through ownership strategy
Cultures and Economies Apart - Similar Business Ethics Education Needed
Gender Quotas – Gauging the Impact on Corporate Board
Is more really better? Performance measure variety and environmental uncertaintyInternational Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
Ownership strategy: A governance mechanism for collective action and responsible ownershipCorporate Ownership and Control
Is more really better? Performance measure variety and environmental uncertaintyInternational Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
Samanburður á stjórnarháttum norrænna stjórna

2019

Samskipti fagfjárfesta við félög sem þeir eru hluthafar íTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind: Exploring Environmental Factors in the Icelandic Business Ethics Education
Ownership Strategy: A New Governance Mechanism for Collective Action and Responsible Ownership

2018

Discursive Control Using Emotion and Economics During a Financial Crisis
Governance Mechanisms Post-Crisis
Restoring Trust Through Improved Corporate Governance and Adherence to Gender Quotas
Restoring Trust Through Improved Corporate Governance and Adherence to Gender Quotas
Discursive Control Using Emotion and Economics During a Financial Crisis
THE RETURN OF TRUST? INSTITUTIONS AND THE PUBLIC AFTER THE ICELANDIC FINANCIAL CRISIS
Boards functioning and dynamics
Three dimensions of employees acquiring shares in their firmsEconomic and Industrial Democracy
Wells Fargo and company: shareholder derivative action—should the case succeed in federal court for the board of directors?International Journal of Critical Accounting
Three dimensions of employees acquiring shares in their firmsEconomic and Industrial Democracy
Governance Mechanisms Post-Crisis

2017

Gender diversity on boards in Iceland
Gender diversity on boards in Iceland
Gender diversity on boards in Iceland
Corporate Governance and Board Directors’ Selection Process in a Nordic Country
Gender Quota in Corporate Boards

2016

The reverse side effects of mark to market accountingInternational Journal of Critical Accounting
The Role of a Hedge Fund: Accounting, Regulation and Wrongdoing Contributing to Financial Collapse in Iceland
Nordic Corporate Governance: An Extensive In-Depth Study of Corporate Governance and Board Practices in 36 Large Companies
Selection of Female Board Directors in the Weak of Gender Quota
The Board and Business Ethics
Board Directors’ Selection Processes following a Gender Quota

2015

Managers’ Views on Ethics Education in Business SchoolsJournal of Business Ethics
Employee Ownership in an Icelandic Context: An Initial Empirical Exploration
T.O. Board Members’ Selection Process Post Gender Quota Legislation
Managers’ Views on Ethics Education in Business SchoolsJournal of Business Ethics
Gender Equality and Diversity on Corporate Boards in Iceland: Added Focus on CSR
Women on Corporate Boards in Iceland: Opening up Governance through Gender Quota
Managers’ Views on Ethics Education in Business SchoolsJournal of Business Ethics

2014

Restoring Trust in Public Institutions and the Financial System, the case of Iceland 2008 to 2012
Aspiration Levels and R&D Search in Young Technology-Based Firms
The Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education in IcelandJournal of Business Ethics
The Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education in IcelandJournal of Business Ethics
Environmental uncertainty, performance measure variety and perceived performance in Icelandic companies
Restoring Trust in Public Institutions and the Financial SystemInternational Journal of Economics and Accounting
Demand from industry for better ethical training and the initial steps of a university answering to that call
The Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education in IcelandJournal of Business Ethics
Two Nordic Sagas: Business Ethics and Business Education and Selection Process of Board Directors in Era of Gender Quotas
The Relationship between Concern for Environmental Sustainability and the Capacity for Wisdom and Other Factors among Postgraduate Business Students

2013

Rethinking ethics education in business schools in the post-financial crisis epoch
Strategy archetypes adopted by Icelandic Companies, their fit with performance measures and effects on financial performance
Rethinking ethics education in business schools in the post-financial crisis epoch
Managers’ perception of the role of business schools in ethics education
Work and family balance among Icelandic employees with young children
Rethinking ethics education in business schools in the post-financial crisis epoch: An Icelandic perspective
Lessons not Learned – Iceland’s Financial Crisis Compared to the Nordic Countries

2012

Privatization in the Nordic StateOrganization & Management Scientific Quarterly

2011

Rekstur einkavæddra fyrirtækja á ÍslandiTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Weak Business Culture as an Antecedent of Economic CrisisJournal of Business Ethics
Learning from the "worst behaved"Thunderbird International Business Review
Weak Business Culture as an Antecedent of Economic CrisisJournal of Business Ethics
Viðbrögð tengslanets við gagnrýni á fjármálastöðugleika ÍslandsStjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Rethinking ethics education in business schools in the post-financial crisis epoch: An icelandic perspective
Learning from the "worst behaved"Thunderbird International Business Review
Weak Business Culture as an Antecedent of Economic CrisisJournal of Business Ethics
Learning from the "worst behaved"Thunderbird International Business Review
Business Ethics Following Financial Crisis
The Role of Business Schools in Ethics Education: Evidence from Iceland
Privatization and deregulation: A chronology of events
Privatization and deregulation
The effect of defensive social networks on policy discourse

2010

The Icelandic Bank collapseCorporate Governance
The Icelandic Bank collapseCorporate Governance
Revising a Concept of Corruption as a Result of the Global Economic Crisis – The Case of Iceland
Áfram á rauðu ljósiTímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
The Icelandic Bank collapseCorporate Governance

2008

Einkavæðing, frumkvæði og áhættusækni - einkavæðing íslensku bankannaRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Samfélagsábyrg nýsköpun íslenskra frumkvöðlaRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
CSR-Driven Innovation, Towards the Social Purpose Business

2007

The Icelandic privatizationRannsóknir í félagsvísindum

Keywords for Specialisation:

Corporate governance

Strategic Management

Business Ethics