Previous PhD candidates in Management - Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge

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PhD Candidate	Phd Projects	Principal Supervisor	First Opponent	Second Opponent
Ajmal Hafeez	Dissertation: Promoting upskilling: How a situational growth mindset increases consumers’ adoption of really new products Hafeez defended the dissertation on 21 August, 2019. Read about the event here.	Professor Fred Selnes	Professor Durairaj Maheswaran, Stern School of Business, New York University.	Professor Emeritus Sigurd Villads Troye, NHH Norwegian School of Economics.
Daoyan Jin	Dissertation: Consumer self-tracking behavior: An investigation of the drivers and outcomes of self-tracking Jin defended the dissertation on 9 December, 2019. Read about the event here.	Professor Halgeir Halvari	Professor George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University.	Associate professor Terje Gaustad, Kristiania University College.
Afra Koulaei	Dissertation: Membership Change in Advertising Development Teams: The Role of Market Knowledge and Information Elaboration Koulaei defended the dissertation on 11 December, 2019. Read about the event here.	Professor Fred Selnes	Professor Bob Dahlstrom, University of Miami / USN School of Business.	Professor Miha Škerlavaj, BI Norwegian Business School.
Eiasa Sahabeh Tabrizi	Dissertation: Valuation and Allocation of Bought Time Tabrizi defended the dissertation on 13 December, 2019. Read about the event here.	Associate professor Marit Engeset	Professor Vicki G. Morwitz, Columbia Business School.	Professor Bob M Fennis, University of Gröningen
Adeel Ahmed Tariq	Dissertation: Ready to let go! Effects of consumers’ task expertise on forming intentions to adopt autonomous products Tariq defended the dissertation on 16 December, 2019. Read about the event here.	Professor Fred Selnes	Professor Jelena Spanjol, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München.	Professor Bob Dahlstrom, University of Miami/Handelshøyskolen BI.
Huy Tran	Dissertation: Customer identity and dysfunctional behaviors: The case of impoliteness Tran defended the dissertation on 13 December, 2021. Read about the event here.	Professor Marit Engeset	Professor Vicki G. Morwitz, Columbia Business School.	Associate professor Gert Cornelissen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Kristin Bentsen	Dissertation: Three Essays on Market Shaping Dynamics in Digital Local Food Markets Bentsen defended the dissertation on 17 December, 2021. Read about the event here.	Professor Per Egil Pedersen	Professor Ingeborg Astrid Kleppe, NHH Norwegian School of Economics	Associate professor Henri Weijo, Aalto University.
Mesay Moges Menebo	Dissertation: Causal attribution and consumer perseverance on health remedies Menebo defended the dissertation on 13 January, 2022. Read about the event here.	Professor Kåre Sandvik	Professor Caroline Goukens-Mertens, Maastricht University.	Professor Vesna Žabkar, Ljubljana University.
Mesay Sata Shanka	Dissertation: Developing Marketing Capabilities Using Networks: Structure, Content, and Performance Implications Shanka defended the dissertation on 25 August, 2022. Read about the event here.	Professor Håvard Ness	Professor Lene Foss, Jönköping University	Professor Øystein Jensen, Universitety of Stavanger
Richard Reinsberg	Dissertation: Value Creation in Digital marketplace Platforms: Behind Bezos' Napkin and Beyond Reinsberg defended the dissertation on 21 May 2024. Read about the event here.	Professor Per Egil Pedersen	Professor Page Moreau, University of Wisconsin, School of Business	Associate Professor Elizabeth Altman, Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts, Lowel
Thi Diem My Ta	Dissertation: Beyond the Headsets: Implications of individual differences and pre-exposure in tourism Ta defended the dissertation on 28 November 2024. Read about the event here.	Professor Marit Gunda Gundersen Engeset	Professor Carlos Flavian, University of Zaragoza, Spain	Associate Professor Aruna Divya Tatavarthy, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Håkon Sandvik	Dissertation: Commercializing Autonomous Solutions: An empirical investigation of managerial challenges and action Sandvik defended the dissertation on 25 February 2025. Read about the event here.	Professor Vinit Parida	Professor David Sörhammar, University of inland Norway	Professor Shaun West, Luceren University, Switzerland
Neema Kaaya	Dissertation: The role of networks among destination management organizations (DMOs) in promoting destinations’ sustainability and resilience: A mixed-methods study Kaaya defended the dissertation on 26 February 2025. Read about the event here.	Professor Håvard Ness	Professor Nigel Halpern, Kristiania University College	Dr. Sabrina Seeler, West Coast University of Applied Science, Germany