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Ola Bergström

Professor

Department of Business Administration
Telephone
+46 31-786 15 44
Mail
ola.bergstrom@handels.gu.se
Fax
+46 31-786 44 10
Visiting address
Viktoriagatan 13
411 24 Göteborg
Room number
333
Postal address
Box 610
405 30 Göteborg

Assistant Dean

School of business, economics and law
Mail
ola.bergstrom@handels.gu.se
Visiting address
Vasagatan 1
41124 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 600
40530 Göteborg

About Ola Bergström

Ola Bergström is Professor in Management and Organisation at the Department of Business Administration at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Göteborg, Sweden. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Gothenburg in 1998. He has published articles and books on a wide range of topics such recruitment, organizational change, temporary agency work, restructuring and labour market policy. He has taken part in several European projects on Restructuring in Europe. His current research is primarily concerned with the changing competitive landscape of the Swedish manufacturing industry in the new geopolitical context. Since 1 July 2024 he serves as Vice-Dean with responsibility for research and collaboration with industry at the School of Business, Economics and Law. He is also serves as the chairman of the Economic Council for Swedish Manufacturing Industry (Industrins ekonomiska råd).

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Selected publications

Hane-Weijman, E., Bergström, O., & Henning, M. (2026). Human capital resource strategies in times of technological change. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 37(3), 333-360.

Henning, M., Hane‐Weijman, E., & Bergström, O. (2026). How technology investments destroy and create manufacturing jobs: firm evidence from Sweden. New Technology, Work and Employment, 41(1), 57-72.