Per Øystein Hansen

• Andersen, Svein S; Hansen, Per Øystein & Houlihan, Barrie (2021). Embedded multi-level leadership in a diverse world. I Andersen, Svein S; Hansen, Per Øystein & Houlihan, Barrie (Red.), Embedded Multi-Level Leadership in Elite Sport. Routledge. ISSN 9780367552770. s. 221–237. doi: 10.4324/9781003092728-13.
• Hansen, Per Øystein; Skirstad, Berit & Andersen, Svein S (2021). Leading and Organising German Elite Biathlon. I Andersen, Svein S; Hansen, Per Øystein & Houlihan, Barrie (Red.), Embedded Multi-Level Leadership in Elite Sport. Routledge. ISSN 9780367552770. s. 101–118. doi: 10.4324/9781003092728-7.
• Andersen, Svein S; Hansen, Per Øystein & Houlihan, Barrie (2021). Embedded Multi-Level Leadership in Diverse Elite Sport Systems. I Andersen, Svein S; Hansen, Per Øystein & Houlihan, Barrie (Red.), Embedded Multi-Level Leadership in Elite Sport. Routledge. ISSN 9780367552770. s. 1–12. doi: 10.4324/9781003092728-1.
• Hansen, Per Øystein; Chroni, Stiliani; Skille, Eivind Åsrum & Abrahamsen, Frank Eirik (2021). Leading and organising national teams: functions of institutional leadership. Sports Coaching Review. ISSN 2164-0629. doi: 10.1080/21640629.2021.1896213. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  National team coaches are tasked to increase athlete capacity for success – a key task of theirs is leading the athletes and team’s entourage. Few studies have detailed empirical accounts of leadership at the organisational-, team-, and individual level. This qualitative case study of institutional leadership examined how three national team coaches, who also have the role of high-performance directors, organise and lead their teams. Within the context of these successful Norwegian national teams, we identified how the coaches lead in ways that are consistent with leadership functions captured in institutional leadership, which focuses on the creation of structures and interactions that promote and protect the key organisational and societal values. Still, the coaches pursued this structuring and interactions in distinct ways, leading to distinctive organisational practices. The findings of the study stress the importance of considering contextual elements when leading athletes and entourage that pertain to national teams.

• Skille, Eivind Åsrum; Hansen, Per Øystein; Abrahamsen, Frank Eirik & Chroni, Stiliani (2020). National and Organizational Culture in Norwegian Elite Sport: The Account of National Handball Head Coaches. Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum. ISSN 2000-088X. 11, s. 93–116. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The present study looks at the organizational culture of Norwegian elite sport which we capture as the meeting point of the national and elite sport cultures. Two successful national teams, the women’s and men’s handball are the point of departure. The selected elite sport contexts are apparently similar but at the same time distinctive. Informed by theories of culture and high reliability organizations, we analyzed in depth semi-structured interviews with the national team coaches and found that their organizational cultures were characterized by three common elements: a process-oriented approach, an athlete-centered approach, and a value-based approach towards development. Variations between teams were noticed, such as how the athletes partake in the team’s value-anchoring processes. Overall, we learned that at the international level results can be achieved even when embracing, and performing, under humanistic and social-democratic values, which deviates significantly from the commonly embraced win-at-all-costs approach. Norwegian elite sport culture appears to exemplify this cultural approach by actively employing a value-system in the development of its athletes, teams and sport. In that respect, the study contributes to the international elite sport organization literature as it relates daily practices with the overall culture theory and the specific theory of high reliability organizations. The study provides a detailed account of how national Norwegian values (and further overarching Scandinavian values) pair up with elite sport demands, in team and backstage practices within two elite sport contexts.

• Hansen, Per Øystein & Andersen, Svein S (2017). Knowledge integration as co-creation in a high performance context. Ski-preparation as a knowledge intensive activity under uncertainty. Proceedings IFKAD.... ISSN 2280-787X. Vis sammendrag

  The purpose of the present paper is to explore the process of knowledge integration and co-creation within an elite sport context characterized by uncertainty and ambiguity. The study was designed and carried out as a qualitative case study. Data were generated through documents and interviews with key actors within three ski-preparation teams (cross-country skiing, biathlon, Nordic combined) and the ski-preparation project led by the responsible organization for elite sports in Norway, Olympiatoppen. The study identifies three major types of knowledge co-creation. The first concern bridging scientific and experience-based knowledge, where scientists have a more optimistic view on cumulative knowledge development. The second highlight the role of shared testing procedures to compare and evaluate prototypes generated though scientific and practical knowledge. The third illustrate that the extent to which knowledge are used in the different teams depends on their strategies and is reflected in the gatekeeper role. A key finding is that close and trustful relationships are vital in order to allow for new ideas about how to improve. In highly competitive environments such as elite sport, where small variation in judgements matter, knowledge creation as co-creation has a fundament social dimension, where success depends on trustful interaction and shared values. However, the paradox is that although all ski-waxers have a strong commitment to continuous development and improvement, they demonstrate a strong need to control this process within the different teams. The control influence the degree to which close and trustful relationships are developed and hence the possibility for knowledge co-creation. Proceedings IFKAD 2017 St. Petersburg, Russia, 7-9 June 2017 ISBN 978-88-96687-10-9 ISSN 2280787X 1913 More precisely, they engage in an active search for fine-tuning within a set of assumption that are rarely questioned. Close relationships seem therefore to be important for rendering knowledge co-creation possible in ways that also questions fundamental assumptions.

• Hansen, Per Øystein (2015). Managing core processes in elite athlete development : Norwegian cross country skiing. I Andersen, Svein S; Houlihan, Barrie & Ronglan, Lars Tore (Red.), Managing elite sport systems : research and practice. Routledge. ISSN 978-1-138-80327-5. s. 89–106.
• Andersen, Svein S; Hansen, Per Øystein & Hærem, Thorvald (2015). How elite athletes reflect on their training: strong beliefs – ambiguous feedback signals. Reflective Practice. ISSN 1462-3943. 16(3), s. 403–417. doi: 10.1080/14623943.2015.1052387. Vis sammendrag

  Elite sport organizations invest considerable efforts in continuous evaluation of training and development. A key challenge is to promote athletes’′ reliable learning. This requires critical reflection. In this paper we look at how highly successful elite cross-country skiers reflect on their training. The theoretical framework of organizational mindfulness and reliable learning directs attention to three key mechanisms that influence reflection: socialization, sensemaking and interpretation. We identified an inherent tension in the way athletes are socialized into elite athletes. On the one hand, they internalize strong beliefs in key success factors. Such beliefs serve as a normative framework that provides commitment and enthusiasm. However, strong beliefs may weaken the athletes’ ability to notice ambiguous feedback signals in complex training situations. We found four different styles of reflection, but only one of them is consistent with requirements for reliable learning.

• Hansen, Per Øystein & Andersen, Svein S (2014). Coaching elite athletes: How coaches stimulate elite athletes' reflection. Sports Coaching Review. ISSN 2164-0629. 3(1). doi: 10.1080/21640629.2014.901712. Vis sammendrag

  This article investigates the coaching behaviour of five Norwegian national elite team coaches in cross-country skiing. It identifies how they acted as ‘sensegivers’ towards the athletes. An important part of this is how coaches, assisted by support personnel, stimulated athletes' reflections in ways that improved the quality of everyday training. It draws upon social and relational aspects of learning within an organizational setting. The theory of mindful organizations, with its emphasis on sensemaking and sensegiving, is introduced to capture how coaches and support personnel can influence athletes' reflections. The article makes both an empirical and theoretical contribution. First, it directs attention to sensegiving as an important element of coaching behaviour. Second, it identifies key mechanisms of sensegiving not previously discussed in the literature.

• Hansen, Per Øystein (2012). VM-forberedelse til verdens beste langrennslandslag : kontinuerlig utvikling gjennom pålitelig erfaringsbasert læring. I Hanstad, Dag Vidar (Red.), Ski-VM 2011 : planlegging og gjennomføring. Akilles forlag. ISSN 978-82-7286-232-8. s. 103–127.
• Hansen, Per Øystein (2011). Står Norges skiforbunds monopol på eliteutøvere for fall? I Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Breivik, Gunnar; Sisjord, Mari Kristin & Skaset, Hans B. (Red.), Norsk Idrett - Indre spenning og ytre press. Akilles forlag. ISSN 978-82-7286-228-1. s. 259–275.

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• Hanstad, Dag Vidar & Hansen, Per Øystein (2024). Ledelse i idrett: Fra styrerom til treningsfelt. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 978-82-450-4666-3. 299 s.
• Andersen, Svein S; Hansen, Per Øystein & Houlihan, Barrie (2021). Embedded Multi-Level Leadership in Elite Sport. Routledge. ISBN 9780367552770. 248 s.

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• Håndlykken, Steffen; Chroni, Stiliani & Hansen, Per Øystein (2023). High-performance coach well-being, self-leadership, and leaders’ coach care in Norway.
• Chroni, Stiliani; Lara-Bercial, Sergio; Hansen, Per Øystein; Skille, Eivind Åsrum; Alexopoulos, Antonis & Kavoura, Anna [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). CICEE-T: Culture-Sensitive Coach Education on Safe Sport.
• Hansen, Per Øystein (2014). Making the best even better: fine-tuning development and learning to achieve international success in cross-country skiing. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. ISSN 978-82-502-0499-7. Vis sammendrag

  The aim of this study is to systematically analyse the leadership and management of Norwegian elite cross-country skiing. More specifically, the thesis investigates how patterns of interaction within the context of Norwegian elite cross-country skiing shape athletes’ reflection on training. Engaging in reflection is considered important to learn reliably from experience to improve the quality of everyday training and development. Consequently, quality of training increases the possibility for continuous development and hence sustained success in elite sports. The main research question is: How do the national elite teams in Norwegian crosscountry skiing fine-tune processes of training and development?

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