Dag Olaf Torjesen

• Lindholst, Anrdrej Christian & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2024). Special Issue Introduction: Boundary Spanning in the Age of Collaborative Governance – Insights From Nordic Local Governments. Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration (SPJA). ISSN 2001-7405. 28(1), p. 1–10. doi: 10.58235/sjpa.2024.22522.
• Janousek, Christian; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Blair, Robert (2024). Policy mechanisms for interlocal service delivery: management perspectives in the USA and Norway. International Journal of Public Sector Management. ISSN 0951-3558. doi: 10.1108/IJPSM-03-2023-0092.
• Hansen, Morten Balle; Thomassen, Anja Overggaard & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2023). Guest editorial: Historical trends and emerging issues in public management education. International Journal of Public Sector Management. ISSN 0951-3558. 36(4-5), p. 289–299. doi: 10.1108/IJPSM-07-2023-352.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2022). Den dansk-norske enevoldsstatens styringsstruktur og byadministrasjonen i Krisiansand. In Markussen, Bjarne; Quidding, Helge; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Tronstad, Roger (Ed.), Henrik Arnold Thaulow – en verdensmann i Christiansand. Vest-Agder-museet IKS. ISSN 978-82-91178-90-5. p. 86–110.
• Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Kiland, Charlotte; Kvåle, Gro & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2022). ‘Health in All Policies’ and the Urge for Coordination: The Work of Public Health Coordinators and Their Impact and Influence in Local Public Health Policies: A Cross-Sectional Study. Societies. ISSN 2075-4698. 12(1). doi: 10.3390/soc12010011. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  : Building heavily on the Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach, Norway implemented the Public Health Act in 2012 to reduce social inequalities in health. Local public health coordinators (PHCs) at municipal levels were seen as tools to provide local intersectoral public health work. In this study, we examine factors related to intersectoral agency and if intersectoral work is understood as relevant to securing social justice in local policy outcomes. A national web-based survey in 2019 of all Norwegian PHCs (n = 428) was conducted with a response rate of 60%. Data were analysed through multiple linear regression, hierarchical regression modelling and structural equation modelling. Neither factors relating to community contexts nor individual characteristics were associated with intersectoral agency. Organisational factors, especially position size, being organised at the top level and having a job description, were significantly associated with perceptions of intersectoral agency. PHCs seeing themselves as intersectoral agents also found themselves able to affect annual budgets and policy outcomes. We conclude that municipal PHC positions can be important HiAP tools in local public health policies. However, organisational factors affect how PHCs perceive their influence and role in the municipal organisation and thereby their possibilities to influence local policymaking through intersectoral agency

• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Kiland, Charlotte & Balle Hansen, Morten (2021). Public service motivation among Danish and Norwegian local government administrative managers. In Pinheiro, Romulo & Trondal, Jarle (Ed.), Organizing and Governing Governmental Institutions. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-3532-2. p. 88–107.
• Arntsen, Bjørnulf; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Karlsen, Tor-Ivar (2021). Asymmetry in inter-municipal cooperation in health services – how does it affect service quality and autonomy? Social Science and Medicine. ISSN 0277-9536. 273. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113744. Full text in Research Archive
• Kvåle, Gro & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2020). Social movements and the contested institutional identity of the hospital. Social Science and Medicine. ISSN 0277-9536. 269. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113588.
• Arntsen, Bjørnulf; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Karlsen, Tor-Ivar (2020). Associations between structures, processes and outcomes in inter-municipal cooperation in out-of-hours services in Norway: A survey study. Social Science and Medicine. ISSN 0277-9536. 258. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113067. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) has gained widespread recognition as a beneficial strategy for improving efficiency and quality in the provision of out-of-hours emergency care services (OOH services). Little attention, however, has been given to the additional costs of cooperation and the relational processes through which benefits and costs are likely to result. Based on survey data from 266 (77%) Norwegian municipalities involved in IMC in OOH services in 2015, this study aimed to investigate how the structure (governance form, complexity and stability) and quality (trust and consensus) of cooperation processes interact to influence the perceived outcomes (benefits and costs) of IMC in OOH services. Using Structural equation modeling, we found trust and consensus fully mediated the association between the structure and outcomes of IMC. More specifically, the results suggest that cooperation structures characterized by centralized governance, stability over time, and reduced complexity were likely to enhance the benefits and reduce the costs of IMC through trust and consensus.

• Kvåle, Gro; Kiland, Charlotte & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2020). Public Health Policy to Tackle Social Health Inequalities: A Balancing Act Between Competing Institutional Logics. In Nugus, Peter; Rodriguez, Charo; Denis, Jean-Louis & Chenevert, Denis (Ed.), Transitions and Boundaries in the Coordination and Reform of Health Services : Building Knowledge, Strategy and Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 978-3-030-26683-7. p. 149–165. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-26684-4_7.
• Fredriksson, Mio; Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Liina-Kaisa, Tynkkynen & Vrangbæk, Karsten (2019). Pasientinvolvering i den nordiske helsetjenesten: Policyutvikling og nåværende praksis . Nordisk Administrativt Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1285. 96(3), p. 9–29.
• Arntsen, Bjørnulf; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Karlsen, Tor-Ivar (2018). Drivers and Barriers of Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Health Services – The Norwegian Case. Local Government Studies. ISSN 0300-3930. 44(3), p. 371–390. doi: 10.1080/03003930.2018.1427071.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Foss Hansen, Hanne; Pinheiro, Romulo & Vrangbæk, Karsten (2017). The Scandinavian Model in Healthcare and Higher Education: Recentralising, Decentralising or Both? Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration (SPJA). ISSN 2001-7405. 21(1), p. 103–122. Full text in Research Archive
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Aarrevaara, Timo; Time, Martin Stangborli & Tynkkynen, Liina-Kaisa (2017). The Users' Role in Primary and Secondary Healthcare in Finland and Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration (SPJA). ISSN 2001-7405. 21(1), p. 103–122. Full text in Research Archive
• Pinheiro, Romulo; Aarrevaara, Timo; Berg, Laila Nordstrand; Geschwind, Lars & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2017). Strategic Mergers in the Public Sector: Comparing Universities and Hospitals. In Tarba, Shlomo Y.; Cooper, Cary L.; Sarala, Riikka M. & Ahammad, Mohammad F. (Ed.), Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice. Routledge. ISSN 9781138787780. p. 44–68.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Kvåle, Gro & Kiland, Charlotte (2016). The Quest for Promoting Integrated Care in the Scandinavian Countries – Recent Reforms, Possibilities and Problems. In Pinheiro, Romulo; Geschwind, Lars; Ramirez, Francisco O. & Vrangbæk, Karsten (Ed.), Towards A Comparative Institutionalism: Forms, Dynamics And Logics Across The Organizational Fields Of Health Care And Higher Education. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISSN 978-1-78560-275-7. p. 195 –213. doi: 10.1108/S0733-558X20150000045026.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Vabo, Signy Irene (2014). Samhandlingsreformen – virkemidler for koordinering. In Vabø, Mia & Vabo, Signy Irene (Ed.), Velferdens organisering. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215023755. p. 138–157.
• Kvåle, Gro & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2014). Sjukehusrørsla : kampen for tryggleiken til individ og stader. In Bukve, Oddbjørn & Kvåle, Gro (Ed.), Samhandling og kvalitet i helseorganisasjonar. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-02341-0. p. 151–166.
• Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Byrkjeflot, Haldor & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2013). Organisering og ledelse av sykehus etter NPM – legenes tilbaketrekning? In Tjora, Aksel Hagen & Melby, Line (Ed.), Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 9788205425521. p. 105–119.
• Romøren, Tor Inge; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Landmark, Brynjar Fowels (2011). Promoting coordination in Norwegian health care. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). ISSN 1568-4156. 11. doi: 10.5334/ijic.581. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Introduction: The Norwegian health care system is well organized within its two main sectors - primary health and long term care on the one hand, and hospitals and specialist services on the other. However, the relation between them lacks mediating structures. Policy practice: Enhancing coordination between primary and secondary health care has been central in Norwegian health care policy the last decade. In 2003 a committee was appointed to identify coordination problems and proposed a lot of practical and organisational recommendations. It relied on an approach challenging primary and secondary health care in shared geographical regions to take action. However, these proposals were not implemented. In 2008 a new Minister of Health and Care worked out plans under the key term "Coordination Reform". These reform plans superseded and expanded the previous policy initiatives concerning cooperation, but represented also a shift in focus to a regulative and centralised strategy, including new health legislation, structural reforms and use of economic incentives that are now about to be implemented. Discussion: The article analyses the perspectives and proposals of the previous and the recent reform initiatives in Norway and discusses them in relation to integrated care measures implemented in Denmark and Sweden.

• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Byrkjeflot, Haldor & Kjekshus, Lars Erik (2011). Ledelse i helseforetakene - en gjennomgang av norske studier av ledelse i sykehus. In Askvik, Steinar; Espedal, Bjarne & Gammelsæter, Hallgeir (Ed.), Kunnskap om ledelse - Festskrift for Torodd Strand. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1187-6. p. 89–108.
• Byrkjeflot, Haldor & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2010). Managerial Innovation in Health Care : The Introduction, Translation and Use of the American DRG System in the Hospital Sectors in Norway and Denmark. In Knudsen, Harald; Falkenberg, Joyce Eileen S; Grønhaug, Kjell & Garnes, Åge (Ed.), Mysterion, strategike og kainotomia : et festskrift til ære for Jonny Holbek. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-585-1. p. 130–148.
• Byrkjeflot, Haldor & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2010). Managerial innovation in Health Care. The introduction, translation and use of the American DRG system in the hospital sectors in Norway and Denmark. In Knudsen, Harald; Falkenberg, Joyce Eileen S; Grønhaug, Kjell & Garnes, Åge (Ed.), Mysterion, strategike og kainotomia : et festskrift til ære for Jonny Holbek. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-585-1. p. 130–148.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2007). Kunnskap, profesjoner og ledelse. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. ISSN 0040-716X. 48(2), p. 275–287.
• Vrangbæk, Karsten & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2005). Sygehuslederes opfattelse af ledelsesvilkår i Danmark og Norge Sygehuslederes opfattelse af ledelsesvilkår i Danmark og Norge. Nordiske organisasjonsstudier. ISSN 1501-8237. feb.05(Årg. 7, nr 2), p. 37–57.
• Stigen, Inger M; Finstad, Nils; Gjernes, Trude & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2005). Regional styring av lokale helseforetak - fri dressur eller samspill? In Opedal, Ståle & Stigen, Marie (Ed.), Helse-Norge i støpeskjeen. Søkelys på sykehusreformen. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 82-450-0255-0.

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• Markussen, Bjarne; Quidding, Helge; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Tronstad, Roger (2022). Henrik Arnold Thaulow – en verdensmann i Christiansand. Vest-Agder-museet IKS. ISBN 978-82-91178-90-5. 265 p.
• Kiland, Charlotte; Kvåle, Gro & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2015). The Ideas and Implementation of Public Health Policies: The Norwegian Case. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137518156. 262 p.

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• Kvåle, Gro; Kiland, Charlotte; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2023). Implementing intersectoral agency in local public health work.
• Markussen, Bjarne; Tronstad, Roger; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Quidding, Helge (2022). Innledning. In Markussen, Bjarne; Quidding, Helge; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Tronstad, Roger (Ed.), Henrik Arnold Thaulow – en verdensmann i Christiansand. Vest-Agder-museet IKS. ISSN 978-82-91178-90-5. p. 8–13.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2022). Bruk Brukeren- demokratisering av helsetjenesten Innledning til debatt – Arendalsuka .
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2022). New Public Management vs tillitsreform Debatt Arendalsuka.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Kiland, Charlotte & Hansen, Morten Balle (2020). Antecedents of public service motivation, institutional differences and characteristics among Danish and Norwegian local government administrative top-managers .
• Saxi, Hans Petter; Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Hansen, Morten Balle & Karlsen, Tor Ivar (2019). The 'Ideal' Politician in the eyes of top civil servants in Denmark and Norway.
• Kiland, Charlotte; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Karlsen, Tor-Ivar (2019). The interplay between top civil servants and civil society in local government in the age of New Public Governance .
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Saxi, Hans Petter; Torsteinsen, Harald & Karlsen, Tor-Ivar (2018). Norwegian local government CEOs 1988-2017: Stablemates and administrative entrepreneurs in complementary cooperation with the mayor.
• Kvåle, Gro; Kiland, Charlotte & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2018). Reducing social health inequalities – a balancing act between cross-sectorial coordination and influencing individual health behavior.
• Kvåle, Gro & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2018). Social movements and the institutional identity of the hospital.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Kiland, Charlotte & Hansen, Morten Balle (2018). Public service motivation among senior executives in Danish and Norwegian local government – challenged but still viable?
• Kvåle, Gro; Kiland, Charlotte & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2017). Social inequalities in health - a balancing act?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Time, Martin Stangborli; Karlsen, Tor I. & Roland, Nina (2016). User influence in Norwegian hospital governance – does it make a difference or a Catch 22?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2016). "Brukermedvirkning i sykehus – bemyndige brukere mellom politisk retorikk, helseprofesjonelt skjønn og foretaksstyring".
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2014). Brukermedvirkning i pakkeforløp og i helseforetak.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2013). "Brukemedvirkning på papir og i praksis".
• Kiland, Charlotte & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2013). Can bureaucrats order public health? The case of Norway. International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC). ISSN 1568-4156. 13.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2013). Sykehusstriden ikke et sørlandsk fenomen. [Business/trade/industry journal]. Mitt sykehus – 10 år med trygghet, forskning, nytenkning.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Kiland, Charlotte (2013). The Quest for promoting integrated care in the Nordic Countries – recent reform initiatives, outcomes and obstacles.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Kiland, Charlotte (2013). The Quest for Promoting Integrated Health Care in the Nordic Countires – Recent reform initiatives.
• Kiland, Charlotte; Kvåle, Gro & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2013). Can bureaucrats order public health? The case of Norway.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2013). The Quest for Promoting Integrated Health Care in the Nordic Countries – some Recent Reform Initiatives.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Kiland, Charlotte (2013). Can bureaucrats order public health? The case of Norway.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Samhandlingsreformen- konsekvenser for kreftpasienten ute i kommunene.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Hvor ble det av folkehelsa på 80-tallet – vil en ny samhandlingsreform og folkehelselov gjøre noe forskjell?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Samhandlingsreformen - hva er det?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Samhandlingsreformen – bedre helsetjeneste eller høyrisikosport?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf; Kjekshus, Lars Erik & Byrkjeflot, Haldor (2012). Ten years after – The Norwegian health enterprise reform and health professionals in enterprising managerial roles.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Organisering av nye roller i helsetjenestenHva kan forskningen bidra med?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Ledelse i spesialisthelsetjenesten etter foretaksorganisering i norske sykehus.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Samhandlingsreformen – utfordringer og muligheter.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Er store sjukehus betre enn små? Agderposten. ISSN 0805-3723. p. 16–16.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Samhandlingsreformen – utfordringer og muligheter.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Bivirkningen. [Newspaper]. Dagens Næringsliv.
• Kyrkjebø, Dagrun & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2012). Dei kommunale samhandlingslaboratoria i Sogn og Fjordane – tidlege erfaringar med igangsetting av Samhandlingsreforma i eit småkommune fylke.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2011). Managerial Innovation in Health Care: The Introduction, Translation, and Use of the American DRG System in Hospitals in Norway and Denmark.
• Kvåle, Gro & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2011). Social movements and organization. Managerialism, localism and the hospital institution.
• Magnussen, Siv & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2011). Lokalmedisinske sentere som fiksjon og virkelighet.Lokale oversettelser og interkommunale tilpasninger til nasjonale reforminitiativ i kjølvannet av Samhandlingsreformen.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2011). Organisering av nye roller i helsetjenesten? Hva kan forskningen bidra med?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2011). How to implement a reform when you don´t know what the reform is about Inter-municipality Cooperation in Health Services: A Comparative Study in Three Norwegian Regions.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Kvåle, Gro (2010). Sjukehusa mellom lokalisme og managerialisme.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2010). Integrasjon og kulturbygging i sammenslåtte organisasjoner.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2010). Er store sjukehus betre enn små? Firda.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2010). Badesakens renessanse i Aqualand. Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2010). Samhandlingsreformen utfordringer for ledelse i sykepleien?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2010). Hvem bygger vi byen for? Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2009). Management og foretaksorganisering i norske sykehus fra tusenårsskiftet: Hva viser erfaringer og resultater?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2009). Perspektiver på den norske Helseforetaksreformen.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2009). Toppledere i norske sykehus ¿ lojale statsbyråkrater eller hybridledere mellom fag, management og politikk?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2009). "Going loco" in Acapulco og på Marinetomta? Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2009). Byplanleggingens verste fiende. Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2008). Fra legestyre til ledelsesstyre i sykehus?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2008). Fra management reformer til byråkratiske realiteter. En sammenlikning av betingelser for ledelse mellom forvaltning (NAV) og statlige sykehus (helseforetak).
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2008). Hvordan leder og forvalter vi "humankapitalen" i våre sykehus? Er det forskjell på ledere, er det bare økonomi som styrer?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2008). Enterprise, management and medicracy ¿ the twilight of the Norwegian health en terprise reform?
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2007). Kvalitetssikring og betydningen avv nye organisasjons og ledelsesformer i skipsfarten.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Byrkjeflot, Haldor (2007). When Disease is Being Priced. The Translation of the American DRG System to the hospital sector in Norway and Denmark.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Fjeldbraaten, Elin M (2007). Health enterprise reform and changing values; roles and identities among clinical managers in Norwegian health enterprises, 2007 EHMA, Annual Conference, Managing Values in Health Care, 27 - 29. june Lyon, France. EHMA.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2007). Kunnskapsperspektiv på ledelse i helsetjenesten.
• Byrkjeflot, Haldor & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2007). The introduction and expansion of the DRG system for healthcare management in Norway and Denmark.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2006). Ledelse i helsetjenesten og skiftende kunnskapsregimer.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Fjeldbraaten, Elin M (2006). Changing roles and identities among clinical managers. Does a health enterprise reform make any differences?
• Fjeldbraaten, Elin M & Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2006). Changing roles and identities among clinical managers. Does a health enterprise reform make any differences? Redrawing Boundaries within Healthcare.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Byrkjeflot, Haldor (2006). Når sykdom får en pris. Spredning og oversetting av det amerikanskeDRG-systemet En første sammenstilling av et materiale med sikte på en sammenlikningmellom Norge og Danmark Når sykdom får en pris. Spredning og oversetting av det amerikanskeDRG-systemet En første sammenstilling av et materiale med sikte på en sammenlikningmellom Norge og Danmark.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Byrkjeflot, Haldor (2006). When Disease is Being Priced. The Translation of the American DRGSystem to the hospital sectors in Norway and Denmark A Tentative Study Aimed at a Comparison between Norway and Denmark When Disease is Being Priced. The Translation of the American DRGSystem to the hospital sectors in Norway and Denmark A Tentative Study Aimed at a Comparison between Norway and Denmark.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Brattvoll, Morten (2006). New Public Management reforms in Healthcare. Lessons from reform experiences in th Nordic countries New Public Management reformer i hesetjenesten. Lærdom fra reform erfaringer i de nordiske land.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2005). Helseforetaksledere mellom faglig autonomi og sentral styring Helseforetaksledere mellom faglig autonomi og sentral styring.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2005). Framveksten og spredning av kunnskapsfeltet for ledelse og organisering i helsetjenesten Framveksten og spredning av kunnskapsfeltet for ledelse og organisering i helsetjenesten.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2005). Er sykehus suverene individ eller flerhodede troll?Statlig eierskap og foretaksmodell og nye rammebetingelser for ledelse i norske sykehus.
• Kyrkjebø, Dagrun; Strand, Geir Liavåg; Torjesen, Dag Olaf & Romøren, Tor Inge (2013). Samhandlingsreforma i kommunane. Høgskulen på Vestlandet. ISSN 978-82-466-0130-4.
• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2008). Foretak, management og medikrati En sektorstudie av helseforetaksreform og ledelse i den norske spesialisthelsetjenesten. Universitetet i Bergen. ISSN 9788230805046. Show summary

  The thesis consist of four articles that deal with the introduction of unitary management and health enterprise reform from 2002 in Norwegian specialist health care (hospitals). The first article ("Knowledge, professions and management. Knowledge perspectives on management in Norwegian healthcare") focuses on the historical traditions and formations of the old collegiate management structure in Norwegian hospitals. The second article ("State ownership and enterprises, new conditions for management in Norwegian hospitals") studies the question on whether hospital managers have gained more autonomy after the introduction of health enterprises in the Norwegian hospital sector. The third article ("Management between autonomy and transparency") investigate how the recent Norwegian hospital reform transform the mode of managing a hospital. In the fourth article ("Hospital managers perception of the conditions of management in Denmark and Norway") compare hospital managers perceptions of their management context in Denmark and Norway.

• Torjesen, Dag Olaf (2008). Foretak, management og medikrati – en sektorstudie av helseforetaksreform og ledelse i spesialisthelsetjenesten. Universitetet i Bergen.

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