Ewa Wikström

Professor

Department of Business Administration

Telephone

+46 31-786 44 89

+46 720-83 55 78

Mail

ewa.wikstrom@handels.gu.se

Fax

+46 31-786 54 14

Visiting address

Viktoriagatan 13

41124 Göteborg

Room number

319

Postal address

Box 610

40530 Göteborg

About Ewa Wikström

Ewa Wikström, Professor of Organisation and Management, specialising in Health Governance, at the Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg.

Ewa Wikström became Professor of Health Governance in 2021 and Professor of Organisation and Management in 2015. Between 2012 and 2015, she was Professor of Health Management at the Nordic School of Public Health (NHV). She has also served as Vice Dean for Education at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. From 2012 to 2018, she was a member of the Faculty Board at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg. She is a member of the steering committee for UGOT-ReWork as well as the steering committees for CERA (Centre for Research and Education on Substance Use, Harmful Use and Addiction) and CHG (Centre for Health Governance). She has participated in review panel work for Vinnova and has served as principal investigator for several research projects funded by Swedish research councils, such as Forte. For many years, Ewa has also held assignments within academia and society related to sustainable leadership, change management, and the work environment.

Current Research Projects

Organisational Challenges in Return to Work (RTW) (Part of the FORTE Centre UGOT-ReWork). 2025–2035 (FORTE). PI: Ewa Wikström
Strategies for Learning and Digital Transformation in Knowledge-Intensive Professions. 2025–2028 (FORTE). PI: Ewa Wikström
CARE-LAB – Health Data for Data-Driven Reform of the Swedish Healthcare System. 2025–2027 (Vinnova)
AI/AM in Managing Quality Demands and Labour Shortages in Long-Term Care. 2025–2028 (FORTE)
Back to Work: A Study of Working Retirees in the Senior Staffing Industry. 2024–2027 (FORTE)
NADAL: Network for Research on Alcohol and Drug Prevention in Working Life. 2024–2027 (FORTE)
Medical Technologies – Societal Costs, Accessibility, and Cost-Effectiveness. 2022 - 2027 (IngaBritt och Arne Lundbergs Stiftelse)

Completed Research Projects

Managers’ Individual and Organisational Prerequisites for Workplace Alcohol Prevention. 2023–2026 (AFA)
A Sustainable Working Life in the Welfare Sector – Mentoring Programmes for New and Older Employees. 2023–2026 (AFA)
Invest4Health - Mobilising novel finance models for health promotion and disease prevention. 2022 - 2026 (EU-Horizon)
Designed Living Environment – Architecture, Form, Design, Art and Cultural Heritage in Public Spaces. 2020–2024 (FORMAS)
The Workplace as an Arena for Alcohol Prevention. 2021–2022 (Systembolaget Alcohol Research Council)
NADAL: National Network for Research on Alcohol and Drug Prevention in Working Life. 2021–2024 (FORTE)
StratSam: Strategic Collaboration for New Work Environment Practices in the Public Sector. 2018–2021 (AFA). PI: Ewa Wikström
Organisational Capability for Delayed Retirement. 2017–2020 (FORTE). PI: Ewa Wikström
FHV NySam: Developing New Forms of Collaboration Between Managers, Occupational Health Services, and HR. 2013–2016 (AFA). PI: Ewa Wikström

Research Areas

Transformation Processes
Governance
Professional Work
Multi-Professional Teams
Collaboration across Professional and Organisational Boundaries
Health Governance, Health Management, Health Care Organisation
Leadership, Project Management
Implementation Processes, Interventions in Multi-Professional Contexts
Work Environment

Teaching Areas

Leadership, Communication, Collaboration, Transformation Processes, Change Management, Project Management, Implementation, Intervention Processes.
Health Governance, Health Management, Health Care Organization.