Dr. Markus Hällgren

Professor

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Biography

Markus Hällgren is a Professor at the Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics (USBE), Department of Business Administration, Umeå University. He leads the TripleED research program focusing on organizational routines, leadership, sensemaking, and team dynamics in extreme contexts, conducting ethnographic fieldwork in various challenging environments including mountaineering, hospital emergency departments, police operations, and military command centers. Hällgren co-founded the Organizing Extreme Contexts network, connecting 700 scholars to enhance research collaboration. His influential research methodologies include Projects-as-Practice and Extreme Fiction. A visiting researcher at Stanford University from 2011 to 2013, he has secured significant funding from major Swedish research agencies and has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Royal Skyttean Award. His work has been published in leading journals and featured in media outlets like Financial Times and Dagens industri. Hällgren is committed to improving societal resilience through education and research on decision-making in extreme contexts.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics • Umeå, Sweden

Leading research and teaching in Business Administration.

Awards

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Royal Skyttean Award

Requirements for Umeå University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
PTE
Overall
Required:62
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in relevant field At least 90 ECTS in the main subject area
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport
  • Letter of Motivation (certain programs)
  • CV (certain programs)
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.