Locked In and Left Behind

This article argues that the UiT School of Business and Economics (UiT BS ) faces structural disadvantages due to its placement within the Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries, and Economics ( BFE ) at UiT, The Arctic University of Norway. Unlike other Norwegian business schools with faculty-level independence, UiT BS is restricted by governance structures that do not match its academic needs and strategic goals. The author attributes this governance limitation to historical institutional merger decisions and points out disparities in resource allocation, leadership representation, and academic performance. Three reform options are suggested: creating a separate faculty, relocating UiT BS to a social science faculty, or fundamentally changing governance within BFE . The paper concludes that reform is essential not only for the school’s growth but also for the broader strategic capacity of the Arctic region

Arctic · Business as usual · Corporate governance · Norwegian · Social needs · The arctic · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Higher Education Governance and Development · Indigenous Studies and Ecology