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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Karin Bredin receives IPMA Young Research Award at the 23rd IPMA World Congress in Helsinki, Finland
Reported by Jouko Vaskimo in Helsinki
Dr. Karin Bredin has been honored with the IPMA Young Research Award at the 23rd IPMA World Congress in Helsinki, Finland. Dr. Bredin received the award based on her achievements in project management research. Dr. Bredin accepted the award, and delivered her presentation Human Resource Management in project-based organizations at the congress research seminar on 16.6.2009.
Dr.
Bredin expressed that it was a great honor to receive the IPMA Young
Research Award: "The award does not only acknowledge my accomplishments
as a researcher. Most of all, it highlights the importance of research
that contributes to a greater knowledge of human resource management
and people issues in organizations where projects are the everyday work
environment for the majority of the employees. This kind of
organizational forms will most likely be even more common in the
future, and an increased understanding of HRM in such organizations
could contribute to better possibilities for sustainable and
competitive work practices and well-adapted people management systems."
Dr. Bredin can be contacted at Karin.Bredin@liu.se.(photo courtesy
Jouko Vaskimo)
Dr.
Martina Huemann, director of the IPMA Research Awards, member of the
IPMA Research Management Board, and International Correspondent for
PMForum in Vienna, Austria, explains IPMA established the IPMA Research
Awards some years ago to promote excellent project management
researchers, and continues: "In the category Young Researcher we
recognize excellence in research of young researchers, who are getting
established in that field. With Karin Bredin we have such a high
potential in a research field of Human Resource Management in the
context of project based organizations, which is gaining in
importance." Dr. Huemann can be contacted at
Martina.Huemann@wu-wien.ac.at.(photo courtesy Jouko Vaskimo)
Dr. Bredin is Doctor of Science in Business and Economics, graduating in May 2008 from Linköping University. During her studies she was a visiting researcher at BI, Oslo, Norway, and at Centrim/SPRU, University of Brighton/Sussex, UK. Dr. Bredin is Licentiate of Science in Business and Economics, graduating in 2006.
Dr. Bredin is currently Assistant Professor in Business Administration, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Linköping University. She teaches on executive education programs, master programs and undergraduate programs and is the course director of several courses in Human Resource Management on masters as well as undergraduate levels. Besides teaching, Bredin is a member of the research groups KITE and epok at Linköping University, where she continues her research into human resource management in project-based organizations.
Dr. Bredin is a renowned speaker and lecturer, and has participated as speaker and workshop leader at three inspiration days on projects and project management at AstraZeneca in 2008, at the Working Life Galan, Globen, Stockholm in 2008, at the 2008 CRANET conference, Copenhagen Business School and at the HRM Executive Summer School and Copenhagen Business School in 2008 just to name a few.
Dr. Bredin has received several international awards, e.g. the Faculty Stipend Award for dissertation within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Best Paper award for paper written by young researcher at 2007 IRNOP VIII Project Research Conference, Brighton, UK and the 2006 IMIT-stipend Award to promising researcher at Institute of Management of Innovation and Technology.
The
theme for the 23rd IPMA World Congress on Project Management in
Helsinki is "Refresh Yourself". The event is aimed at regenerating
one's professional career, organization and personal development. The
event brings together highly targeted top managers and professionals
from all fields in emerging and leading economies. Exclusively designed
networking opportunities will connect partners to decision makers,
leaders and senior management and all levels of delegates, while
helping expand contacts in a "Refreshing" atmosphere. Congress partners
participate in a partner exhibition or sponsor specific activities at
the Congress. For further information, please navigate to
www.refresh09.com.
The
local host of the 23rd IPMA World Congress on Project Management in
Helsinki is Project Management Association Finland (PMAF), based in
Espoo, Finland. PMAF is the national membership body for Finland in the
International Project Management Association (IPMA). The general
manager of PMAF is Jyry Louhisto, who is also the project director for
the 23rd IPMA World Congress. For further information, please navigate
to www.pry.fi/en.
Founded
in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project
Management Association (IPMA) is the world's oldest project management
professional organization. IPMA is an international federation of more
than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
IPMA's Annual World Congress is one of the largest and most important
gatherings of project management authorities and leaders each year. For
further information please navigate to www.ipma.ch.
Dr. Karin Bredin has been honored with the IPMA Young Research Award at the 23rd IPMA World Congress in Helsinki, Finland. Dr. Bredin received the award based on her achievements in project management research. Dr. Bredin accepted the award, and delivered her presentation Human Resource Management in project-based organizations at the congress research seminar on 16.6.2009.
Dr. Bredin is Doctor of Science in Business and Economics, graduating in May 2008 from Linköping University. During her studies she was a visiting researcher at BI, Oslo, Norway, and at Centrim/SPRU, University of Brighton/Sussex, UK. Dr. Bredin is Licentiate of Science in Business and Economics, graduating in 2006.
Dr. Bredin is currently Assistant Professor in Business Administration, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Linköping University. She teaches on executive education programs, master programs and undergraduate programs and is the course director of several courses in Human Resource Management on masters as well as undergraduate levels. Besides teaching, Bredin is a member of the research groups KITE and epok at Linköping University, where she continues her research into human resource management in project-based organizations.
Dr. Bredin is a renowned speaker and lecturer, and has participated as speaker and workshop leader at three inspiration days on projects and project management at AstraZeneca in 2008, at the Working Life Galan, Globen, Stockholm in 2008, at the 2008 CRANET conference, Copenhagen Business School and at the HRM Executive Summer School and Copenhagen Business School in 2008 just to name a few.
Dr. Bredin has received several international awards, e.g. the Faculty Stipend Award for dissertation within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Best Paper award for paper written by young researcher at 2007 IRNOP VIII Project Research Conference, Brighton, UK and the 2006 IMIT-stipend Award to promising researcher at Institute of Management of Innovation and Technology.