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Stein Oluf Kristiansen

Professor
Department of Economics and Finance
Phone
+47 38141521
Mobile phone
+4797541251
Office 9I250 (Universitetsveien 19, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

Areas of responsibility

Professor Stein Kristiansen holds a cand.polit. degree from University of Bergen and cand.merc. and PhD degrees from the Norwegian School of Economics. He has worked full time with UiA since 1989 and previously held positions at Agder Research Foundation and Norwegian School of Economics. His specialization is in development studies. He is currently an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia.

He has published articles on topics such as entrepreneurship and innovation, governance and corruption, the digital divide, common pool resource management, and economic linkages in journals such as Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Contemporary Southeast Asia, European Journal of Development Research,The International Information and Library Review, International Journal of Educational Development, andHealth Policy.

He was for many years the leader of the Development Studies Program under the Department of Economics at UiA and has 30 years of experience in building networks and managing cooperation with universities in Africa and Asia. He has been the leader of several institutional cooperation and research programs funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NORAD. He is currently in charge of Internship programs for Master students working in Norwegian enterprises in Norway, China, India, Indonesia and Tanzania.

Professor Kristiansen has recently given public lectures or talks on the Nordic Development Model at cooperating universities in India (JNU) and Indonesia (UGM). He is an Editorial Board member of two international journals on economics and management, based at UGM in Indonesia (Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business andJournal of Indonesian Economy and Business). 

He is currently the study program coordinator for ASEAN Master in Sustainability Management, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Research

- Economics of natural conservation

- Energy transition

- Environmentally sustainabel economic development

Academic interests

Professor Kristiansen is currently engaged in research on common pool resource management in peripheral parts of Indonesia. Focus is set on possibilities to increase land-use efficiency in areas with communal land ownership, which is the custom in major parts of poor economies. New Institutional Economics is used as the main theoretical basis for this research.

He is teaching and counselling in courses such as ‘Emerging Markets’ and ‘Internship in High-Growth Economies’, and he is supervising Master and PhD students working on issues such as entrepreneurship, business entry modes, good governance and creative industries. 

Selected publications

-       Kristiansen, S., Sulistiawati, L. (2016) Traditions, Land Rights, and Local Welfare Creation: Studies from Eastern Indonesia, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 52, 2, 209-227.

-       Kristiansen, S. (2018) Institutions and Rural Stagnation in Eastern Indonesia, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 54, 2, 193-214.

-       Pudyatmoko, Satyawan; Budiman, Arief; Kristiansen, Stein (2018) Towards sustainable coexistence: People and wild mammals in Baluran National Park, Indonesia. Forest Policy and Economics. 151 - 159.

-       Apriliyanti, Indri Dwi; Kristiansen, Stein (2019) The logics of political business in state-owned enterprises: the case of Indonesia. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 14, 5: 709 - 730.

-       Kristiansen, S., Budiman, A., Pudyatmoko, S. (2022) Ecosystem Guardians, or Threats? Livelihood Security and Nature Conservation in Maluku, Indonesia, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00074918.2021.1932744)

Tuition

- Emerging markets

- Business environment

- Development economics

Publications

  • Kristiansen, Stein Oluf; Budiman, Arief & Pudyatmoko, Satyawan (2023). Ecosystem Guardians or Threats? Livelihood Security and Nature Conservation in Maluku, Indonesia. Bulletin of Indonesian economic studies. ISSN 0007-4918. 59(1), p. 119–143. doi: 10.1080/00074918.2021.1932744.
  • Kristiansen, Stein; Goebel, Vera Hermine; Hamborg Andersen, Morten; Plagemann, Thomas Peter; Traaen, Gunn Marit & Øverland, Britt [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Evaluating a Low-Cost Strain Gauge Breathing Sensor for Sleep Apnea Detection at Home. In Gedeon, Ibrahim (Eds.), 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops). IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). ISSN 978-1-7281-9441-7. doi: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops50388.2021.9473597.
  • Sharma, Arvind; Kolhe, Mohan Lal; Kristiansen, Stein; Simonsen, Stig; Landsverk, Henrik & Oland, Signe Marie (2020). Techno-Economic Case Study of Micro-Grid System at Soccer Club of Skagerak Arena Norway. In Solic, P (Eds.), 2020 5th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech). IEEE Press. ISSN 978-953290105-4. p. 1–5. doi: 10.23919/SpliTech49282.2020.9243789.
  • Apriliyanti, Indri Dwi & Kristiansen, Stein (2019). The logics of political business in state-owned enterprises: the case of Indonesia. International Journal of Emerging Markets. ISSN 1746-8809. 14(5), p. 709–730. doi: 10.1108/IJOEM-08-2018-0433.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2018). Institutions and Rural Stagnation in Eastern Indonesia. Bulletin of Indonesian economic studies. ISSN 0007-4918. 54(2), p. 193–214. doi: 10.1080/00074918.2018.1441526.
  • Pudyatmoko, Satyawan; Budiman, Arief & Kristiansen, Stein (2018). Towards sustainable coexistence: People and wild mammals in Baluran National Park, Indonesia. Forest Policy and Economics. ISSN 1389-9341. 90, p. 151–159. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.02.006.
  • Purnomo, Boyke Rudy & Kristiansen, Stein Oluf (2017). Economic reasoning and creative industries progress. Creative Industries Journal (CIJ). ISSN 1751-0694. doi: 10.1080/17510694.2017.1403206.
  • Kristiansen, Stein & Sulistiawati, Linda (2016). Traditions, Land Rights, and Local Welfare Creation: Studies from Eastern Indonesia. Bulletin of Indonesian economic studies. ISSN 0007-4918. 52(2), p. 209–227. doi: 10.1080/00074918.2015.1129049.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2013). Crossing borders to widen perspectives. In Holbek, Jonny; Kristiansen, Stein Oluf & Randøy, Trond (Ed.), Management for Progress : Festschrift in honor of the manifold academician Professor Harald Knudsen, 70 years. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-734-3. p. 115–135.
  • Kristiansen, Stein; Dwiyanto, Agus; Pramusinto, Agus & Agus Putranto, Erwan (2009). Public Sector Reforms and Financial Transparency: Experiences from Indonesian Districts. Contemporary Southeast Asia. ISSN 0129-797X. 31(1), p. 64–87.
  • Furuholt, Bjørn; Kristiansen, Stein & Wahid, Fathul (2008). Gaming or gaining? Comparing the use of Internet cafés in Indonesia and Tanzania. The international information & library review. ISSN 1057-2317. 40(2), p. 129–139.
  • Furuholt, Bjørn & Kristiansen, Stein (2007). Internet Cafés in Asia and Africa ? Venues for Education and Learning? Journal of Community Informatics. ISSN 1712-4441. 3(2), p. 1–16.
  • Furuholt, Bjørn & Kristiansen, Stein (2007). A rural-urban Digital Divide? Regional aspects of Internet use in Tanzania. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. ISSN 1681-4835. 31(6).
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2007). Entry Barriers in Rural Business: The Case of Egg Production in Eastern Indonesia. Journal of Entrepreneurship. ISSN 0971-3557. 16(1), p. 53–76.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2006). Transaction Costs and Linkage Creation: Experiences from Indonesia. European Journal of Development Research. ISSN 0957-8811. 18(4), p. 662–683.
  • Kristiansen, Stein & Ramli, Muhid (2006). Buying an Income: The Market for Civil Service Positions in Indonesia. Contemporary Southeast Asia. ISSN 0129-797X. 28(2), p. 207–233.
  • Kristiansen, Stein & Pratikno, ukjent-for-m039443 (2006). Decentralising education in Indonesia. International Journal of Educational Development. ISSN 0738-0593. 26, p. 513–531.
  • Kristiansen, Stein & Santoso, P (2006). Surviving decentralisation? Impacts of regional autonomy on health service provision in Indonesia. Health Policy. ISSN 0168-8510. 77, p. 247–259.
  • Wahid, Fathul; Furuholt, Bjørn & Kristiansen, Stein (2006). Internet for development? Patterns of use among Internet café customers in Indonesia, Information Development. ISSN 0266-6669. 22(4), p. 278–291.
  • Kristiansen, Stein; Wahid, Fathul & Furuholt, Bjørn (2006). Investing in knowledge? Information asymmetry and Indonesian schooling. The international information & library review. ISSN 1057-2317. 38(4), p. 192–204.
  • Kristiansen, Stein & Trijono, Lambang (2005). Authority and Law Enforcement: Local Government Reforms and Security Systems in Indonesia. Contemporary Southeast Asia. ISSN 0129-797X. 27(2), p. 236–254.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2005). Information flows and adaptation in Tanzanian cottage industries. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. ISSN 0898-5626. 17(5), p. 365–388.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2005). Cottage industries in Tanzania: Can they survive? International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. ISSN 1465-7503. 6(2), p. 97–104.
  • Furuholt, Bjørn; Kristiansen, Stein & Wahid, Fathul (2005). Information dissemination in a developing society: Internet café users in Indonesia. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. ISSN 1681-4835. 22(3), p. 1–17.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2004). Social networks and business success: The role of subcultures in an African context. ?. 63(5), p. 1149–1171.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2004). Liberalisation, information and innovation: Cottage garment industries in Tanzania. European Journal of Development Research. ISSN 0957-8811. 16(2), p. 375–395.
  • Wahid, Fathul; Furuholt, Bjørn & Kristiansen, Stein (2004). Information diffusion agents and the spread of Internet cafés in Indonesia. Communications of the Association for Information Systems. ISSN 1529-3181. 13, p. 659–683.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2004). Entrepreneurial intention among Indonesian and Norwegian students. Journal of Enterprising Culture. ISSN 0218-4958. 12(1), p. 55–78.
  • Jenssen, Jan Inge & Kristiansen, Stein (2004). Sub-cultures and entrepreneurship: The value of social capital in Tanzanian business. Journal of Entrepreneurship. ISSN 0971-3557. 13(1).
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Survival of cottage industries in Africa: The case of clustering and social networks in Tanzanian garment industries. ?. 21(3), p. 365–382.
  • Kristiansen, Stein; Furuholt, Bjørn & Wahid, Fathul (2003). Internet café entrepreneurs: Pioneers in information dissemination in Indonesia. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. ISSN 1465-7503. 4(4), p. 251–263.
  • Kristiansen, Stein & Indarti, Nurul (2003). Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intention: The Case of Norwegian Students. ?. 5(1), p. 79–96.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Violent Youth Groups in Indonesia: The Cases of Yogyakarta and Nusa Tenggara Barat. Sojourn. ISSN 0217-4472. 18(1), p. 110–138.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Small-scale business in rural Java: Involution or innovation? Journal of Entrepreneurship. ISSN 0971-3557. 12(1), p. 21–41.
  • Ryen, Anne & Kristiansen, Stein (2002). Enacting their Business Environments: Asian Entreprenurs in East Africa. ?. 1(3), p. 165–186.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2002). Individual perception of business contexts: The case of small-scale entrepreneurs in Tanzania. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. ISSN 1084-9467. 7(3), p. 283–305.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2002). Enacting their business environments: Asian Entrepreneurs in East Africa. African and Asian Studies. ISSN 1569-2094. 1(3), p. 165–187.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2002). Competition and Knowledge in Javanese Rural Business. Singapore journal of tropical geography. ISSN 0129-7619. 23(1), p. 52–70.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2001). Promoting African Pioneers in Business: What makes a Context Conducive to Small-Scale Entrepreneurship? Journal of Entrepreneurship. ISSN 0971-3557. 10(1), p. 43–69.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2000). Determinants of entrepreneurial endeavour, African Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. Edited by L.K. Rutashobya and D.R. Olomi. Dar es Salaam University Press. p. 139–159.

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  • Holbek, Jonny; Kristiansen, Stein Oluf & Randøy, Trond (2013). Management for Progress : Festschrift in honor of the manifold academician Professor Harald Knudsen, 70 years. Novus Forlag. ISBN 978-82-7099-734-3. 303 p.

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  • Kristiansen, Stein (2014). Doing Business in Asia.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2014). Historical Foundations for the Nordic Development Model.
  • Kristiansen, Stein & Ibadildin, Nygmet (2014). Avoiding the resource curse by diversification? Comparing linkage strategies in Kazakhstan and Norway .
  • Holbek, Jonny; Kristiansen, Stein Oluf & Randøy, Trond (2013). Introduction. In Holbek, Jonny; Kristiansen, Stein Oluf & Randøy, Trond (Ed.), Management for Progress : Festschrift in honor of the manifold academician Professor Harald Knudsen, 70 years. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-734-3. p. 13–20.
  • Kristiansen, Stein Oluf (2012). Emerging Economies: Key Features.
  • Kristiansen, Stein Oluf (2012). Political Culture and Democratization in Indonesia: The Cases of Yogyakarta and Flores.
  • Furuholt, Bjørn & Kristiansen, Stein (2007). Tanzania: A rural - urban digital divide.
  • Furuholt, Bjørn & Kristiansen, Stein (2007). A rural-urban digital divide? Regional aspects of internet use in Tanzania.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2006). The Role of Asians in Tanzanian Business.
  • Furuholt, Bjørn & Kristiansen, Stein (2005). Internet Cafés - Venues for Learning in Developing Countries.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2004). Information asymmetry, corruption, and good governance (A keynote speech) Experiences from Indonesia during decentralisation.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Problems of rural unemployment in Indonesia.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Information, adaptation and survival: A study of small-scale garment and carpentry industries in Tanzania.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Twinning and tuning: Achievements and prospects of the MU - AUC collaboration.
  • Ryen, Anne & Kristiansen, Stein (2002). Gendered Business Contexts: The Case of Male Indian Entrepreneurs in East Africa.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2001). Unemployment, Identity and Business: Violent Youth Groups in Yogyakarta and Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2001). Tanga Tailors in Changing Contexts: A Case Study of Small-Scale Garment Entrepreneurs in Tanzania.
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Information asymmetry and economic concentration: The case of hens and eggs in Eastern Indonesia. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN).
  • Kristiansen, Stein (2003). Linkages and rural non-farm employment creation: Changing challenges and policies in Indonesia. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN).

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