Dr Siv Vangen
Senior Lecturer in Management and Head of the Department for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise
Dr Siv Vangen is a member of The Open University's Centre for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise.
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Biography
Siv is Senior Lecturer of Management. She joined The Open University Business School in 2002 having previoulsy spent 10 years researching and teaching on the International and Senior Executive MBA programme at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
Siv is a leading international researcher known for her cutting edge, award winning research in the field of collaboration. She is regularly called upon to share her expertise with policy makers, practitioners and academics at seminars and conferences through the world. Since 1992, Siv's research has focused on three interconnected strands concerning the development of i) Practice oriented theory about the management of collaboration (partnerships and alliances), ii) Conceptualizations about bridging theory and practice (which is about the accessibility and usability of theory for practitioners) and iii) Knowledge about methodology for practice oriented research and theory development. During the course of her research, she has worked as a facilitator, consultant, advisor and trainer with policy makers and managers involved in many collaborative situations across the public, private and not-for profit sectors. Her book; Managing to Collaborate, co-authored with Chris Huxham pulls together 15 years of research into the management of collaboration.
Teaching interests
Dr Vangen’s teaching interests span general and strategic management with a specific focus on practice based teaching using engaged methods such as action learning. She has specific expertise in the management of inter-organisational collaboration. She has taught extensively at undergraduate and post graduate levels, on the international and senior executive MBAs at Strathclyde University and the Open University and as invited guest lecturer on other European MBAs and EDPs. She is currently chair of B325: Managing Across Organisational and Cultural Boundaries, co-author of B830 Making a Difference and co-author on the new B839: Making a Difference: Your management initiative currently under production.
Research interests
Dr. Vangen’s research has focused programmatically on collaboration since 1992. There are three inter-connected strands which concern the development of: i) Practice oriented theory about the management of collaboration (partnerships and alliances) ii) Conceptualizations about bridging theory and practice (which is about the accessibility and usability of theory for practitioners) iii) Knowledge about methodology for practice oriented research and theory development
Areas of expertise
- collaboration
- Action Research
Research student supervision
Publications
(2012) 'Managing cultural diversity in collaborations: a focus on management tensions', Public Management Review, pp. (In press).
(2011) 'The Tangled Web: Unraveling the Principle of Common Goals in Collaborations', Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, pp. (Advance Access). Abstract
(2006) 'Achieving collaborative advantage: understanding the challenge and making it happen', Strategic Direction, vol. 22, issue 2, pp. 3-5. Abstract
(2004) 'Doing Things Collaboratively: Realizing the advantage or succumbing to inertia?', Organizational Dynamics, vol. 33, issue 2, Elsevier, pp. 190-201. Abstract
(2003) 'Enacting leadership for collaborative advantage: dilemmas of ideology and pragmatism in the activities of partnership managers', British Journal of Management, vol. 14, issue Supp.1 Special issue on public sector organisations, Blackwell Publishing, pp. 61-76. Abstract
(2003) 'Nurturing collaborative relations: building trust in interorganizational collaboration', Journal of Applied Behavioural Science, vol. 39, issue 1, Sage Publications Ltd, pp. 5-31. Abstract
(2003) 'Researching organizational practice through action research: case studies and design choices', Organisational Research Methods, vol. 6, issue 3, SAGE Publications, pp. 383-403. Abstract
(2000) 'Leadership in the shaping and implementation of collaboration agendas: how things happen in a (not quite) joined-up world', Academy of Management Journal, vol. 43, issue 6, Academy of Management, pp. 1159-1175. Abstract
(2000) 'Ambiguity, complexity and dynamics in the membership of collaboration', Human Relations, vol. 53, issue 6, SAGE Publications, pp. 771-806. Abstract
(1998) 'Creating a TIP: issues in the design of a process for transferring theoretical insight about inter-organisational collaboration into practice', International Journal of Public-Private Partnership, vol. 1, issue 1, Routledge, pp. 19-42.
(1996) 'Working together, key themes in the management of relationships between public and non-profit organizations', International Journal of Public Sector Management, vol. 9, issue 7, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 5-17. Abstract
(2011) 'Organizational Collaboration: Themes and Issues', Abingdon, U.K and New York, NY, U.S., Routledge. Abstract
(2005) 'Managing to collaborate: the theory and practice of collaborative advantage', Abingdon, UK, Routledge, pp. 271. Abstract
(2000) 'Community Leadership in Area Regeneration', Bristol, Policy Press.
(2013) 'Building and using the theory of collaborative advantage', Network Theory in the Public Sector: Building New Theoretical Frameworks, New York, Taylor & Francis, pp. (In press). Abstract
(2009) 'Doing things collaboratively: realizing the advantage or succumbing to inertia?', Collaborative Governance: A New Era of Public Policy in Australia?, Canberra, ANU E Press, pp. 29-44. Abstract
(2009) 'En Teoretisk Forståelse Av Samarbeidssynergi', Tverrprofesjonelt samarbeid i utdanning og praksis, Oslo, Universitetsforlaget Oslo, pp. 67-87.
(2009) 'Introducing the theory of collaborative advantage', The New Public Govenance? Emerging Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Public Governance, London, Routledge. Abstract
(2009) 'Leadership and collaboration', Van Zwanenberg, Z (ed.) Leadership in Social Care, London, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
(2004) 'Leadership and partnership in urban governance: evidence from London, Bristol and Glasgow', City matters: competitiveness, cohesion and urban governance, Bristol, U.K., Policy Press, pp. 349-366. Abstract
(2003) 'Managing trust in inter-organisational collaboration: conceptualisations and tools', Co-creating emergent Insight: multi-organizational partnerships, alliances and networks, Glasgow, Graduate School of Business, University of Strathclyde, pp. 158-166. Abstract
(2003) 'Collaboration theory for collaboration practice: transfer design principles', Collaboration in Context, Calgary, Canada, Health Promotions Research Group and Institute for Gender Research, University of Calgary, pp. 149-159.
(2003) 'Collaboration theory for collaboration practice: transfer design principles', Collaboration in Context, Calgary, Canada, Health Promotions Research Group and Institute for Gender Research, University of Calgary, pp. 149-159.
(2002) 'Tensions and dilemmas: how partnership managers lead collaboration', Understanding Collaboration: international perspectives on theory, method and practice, Bristol, UK, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, pp. 45-51.
(2001) 'What makes practitioners tick?: understanding collaboration practice and practising collaboration understanding', Effective collaboration: managing the obstacles to success, Basingstoke, UK, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-16. Abstract
(2001) 'Leadership activities and dilemmas in inter-organisational collaboration', 8th International Conference on Multi-organizational Partnerships and Co-operative Strategies, University of the West of England, July.
(2000) 'What makes partnerships work?', Public-Private Partnerships: theory and practice in international perspective, London, U.K. and New York, NY, U.S., Routledge, pp. 293-310. Abstract
(1999) 'New perspectives on leadership in collaboration', Multoorganisational Partnerships and Co-operative Strategy, Tilburg, Netherlands, Dutch University Press, pp. 247-252. Abstract
(1999) 'New perspectives on leadership in collaboration', Multoorganisational Partnerships and Co-operative Strategy, Tilburg, Netherlands, Dutch University Press, pp. 247-252. Abstract
(1997) 'Creating a TIP: issues in the design of a process for transferring theoretical insight about inter-organisational collaboration into practice', Understanding Public and Private Sector Partnerships, Sheffield, U.K., Sheffield Hallam University Press, pp. 78-94.
(1997) 'Creating a TIP: issues in the design of a process for transferring theoretical insight about inter-organisational collaboration into practice', Understanding Public and Private Sector Partnerships, Sheffield, U.K., Sheffield Hallam University Press, pp. 78-94.
(1996) 'Managing inter-organisational relationships', Managing in the Voluntary Sector: A Handbook for Managers in Voluntary and Non-profit Making Organizations, London, U.K. and Boston, MA, U.S., International Thompson Business Press, pp. 202-216. Abstract
(1995) 'Local community groups combating poverty: a focus on collaboration', In at the Deep End: MSc student projects in community operational research, Barnsley, U.K., Community Operational Research Unit, Northern College, pp. 47-65.
(1995) 'Local community groups combating poverty: a focus on collaboration', In at the Deep End: MSc student projects in community operational research, Barnsley, U.K., Community Operational Research Unit, Northern College, pp. 47-65.
(1994) 'Investigating effective collaboration', Community Works: 26 case studies showing community operational research in action, Sheffield, U.K., Sheffield Hallam University Press, pp. 182-186.
(1994) 'Investigating effective collaboration', Community Works: 26 case studies showing community operational research in action, Sheffield, U.K., Sheffield Hallam University Press, pp. 182-186.
(2012) 'Understanding, investigating and theorizing inter-organizational collaborations: a focus on paradox', BAM 2012: Management Research Revisted: Prospects for Theory and Practice, Cardiff, UK.
(2011) 'Governance in cross-sector partnerships involving third sector organisations', 25th British Academy of Management Conference, Birmingham. Abstract
(2011) 'Tensions: a challenge to governance and cross-sector partnerships', 18th Multi-Organisational Partnerships Alliances and Networks, Glasgow. Abstract
(2009) 'Teaching collaboration: Theory, principles and practices using games and simulations', British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Brighton, University of Brighton. Abstract
(2007) 'An exploration of culture in cross-national collaborations', British Academy of Management annuan conference, Warwick.
(2007) 'Managing culture in cross-national collaborations', EURAM annual conference, Paris.
(2006) 'Aima in competition: a framework for understanding and managing collaborative purpose', 22nd EGOS Colloquium, Bergen.
(2006) 'A framework for managing aims in collaborations', Academy of Management, Georgia.
(2004) 'An exploration of the complexity of goals in inter-organizational collaboration', British Academy of Management, St Andrews, Scotland. Abstract
(2003) 'Building trust in inter-organisational collaboration', European Academy of Management, Milan, April.
(2002) 'Transferring theory on collaboration to practice: transfer design principles', 9th International Conference on Multi-organizational Partnerships and Co-operative Strategies, University of Calgary, Canada, July.
(2001) 'Enacting leadership for collaborative advantage: uncovering activities and dilemmas of partnership managers', British Academy of Management, Cardiff, September.
(2001) 'Enacting leadership for collaborative advantage: uncovering activities and dilemmas of partnership managers', International Research Symposium on Public Sector Management, Barcelona, April.
(2001) 'Research design choices for Action Research: comparative case studies from research on inter-organizational collaboration', European Group of Organizational Studies, Lyon.
(2001) 'Research design choices for Action Research: comparative case studies from research on inter-organizational collaboration', European Group of Organizational Studies, Lyon.
(2000) 'Building trust in interorganizational relations', Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, August, Toronto, Canada, August.
(2000) 'Enacting leadership for collaborative advantage: the roles of key individuals in managing partnerships', Annual Conference British Academy of Management, University of Edinburgh, September.
(2000) 'New ways to think about leadership in collaboration. How things happen in a (not quite) joined up world', 8th International Conference on Multi-organisational Partnerships and Co-operative Strategy, Tilburg, July.
(1998) 'Action research for understanding collaboration practice: emerging research design choices', Symposium on Action Research for Organizational Development: International Applications, 24th International Congress of Applied Psychology, IAAP, San Francisco, August.
(1998) 'A case of action research', British Academy of Management, University of Nottingham, September.
(1998) 'The role of membership structures in the achievement of collaborative advantage between public and nonprofit organizations [Awarded best conference paper by the Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division]', Academy of Management Conference, San Diego, August.
(1998) 'The role of trust in the achievement of collaborative advantage', European Group of Organizational Studies, Maastricht, July.
(1998) 'What makes practitioners tick? Understanding collaboration practice and practising collaboration understanding', Workshop on Interorganizational Collaboration and Conflict, McGill University, April.
(1997) 'The complexity and dynamics of membership in inter-organizational collaboration', Annual Conference British Academy of Management, London Business School, September.
(1997) 'The complexity and dynamics of membership in inter-organizational collaboration', 2nd International Research Symposium on Public Services Management (IRSPSM), Aston Business School, Birmingham, September.
(1997) 'Transferring insight about collaboration to practice: design principles', 4th International Conference on Multi-organizational Partnerships and Co-operative Strategy, Balliol College, Oxford, July.
(1996) 'The changing shape of community collaboration', 3rd International Workshop on Multi-organisational Partnerships, Glasgow, September.
(1996) 'The dynamics of negotiating purpose in multi-organizational collaborative groups: achieving collaborative advantage for social development', Academy of Management Conference, Cincinnati, August.
(1996) 'The dynamics of purpose in multi-organisational collaborative groups: achieving collaborative advantage for social development', Annual Conference British Academy of Management, Birmingham, September.
(1996) 'Theory based approaches for translating collaborative insight into practice', 2nd International Workshop on Multi-organisational Partnerships: Working Together across Organisational Boundaries, Glasgow, May.
(1996) 'Theory based approaches for translating collaborative insight into practice', 2nd International Conference on Public and Private Sector Partnerships: Working for a Change, Faro, May.
(1995) 'The design of a process for aiding collaborative actions', 12th European Group on Organization Studies Colloquium, Istanbul, July.
(1995) 'The design of a process for aiding collaborative actions', Annual Conference British Academy of Management, Sheffield, September.
(1995) 'Exploring the success of collaboratives from the perspective of shared meanings', 3rd International Workshop on Managerial and Organizational Cognition, Glasgow, June.
(1994) 'Evaluating collaborative performance using soft OR methods', Young Operational Research Conference VIII, York, March.
(1994) 'Going slow, a conceptualisation of failures in collaboration', 1st International Workshop on Multi-Organisational Collaboration, EIASM, Brussels, September.
(1994) 'Going slow, a conceptualisation of failures in collaboration', The Contract State? The Future of Public Management, Employment Research Unit Conference, Cardiff, September.
(1994) 'The language of collaboration', 2nd International Workshop on Multi-organisational Partnerships: Working Together across Organisational Boundaries, Glasgow, June.
(1994) 'The language of collaboration', 1st International Workshop on 'Multi-Organisational Collaboration, EIASM, Brussels, September.
(1994) 'Redesigning collaboration', EURO XIII/OR 36th Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society, Glasgow, July.
(1994) 'Understanding collaboration from the perspective of a goal system', 1st International Workshop on Multi-Organisational Collaboration, EIASM, Brussels, September.
(1994) 'Understanding collaboration from the perspective of a goal system', British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Lancaster, September.
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