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Academic articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2026). What\u2019s \u2018critical\u2019 in creative writing PhDs? New Writing<\/em>, 23(1), 83-97. doi:https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14790726.2026.2615123<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2026). Who cares? For whom? How the ethics of care might inform boardroom governance, and beyond. Philosophy of Management<\/em>, Online first. doi:https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s40926-025-00365-z<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elbardan, H., Nordberg, D., & Sinha, V. K. (2023). Reconstructing Legitimacy of Internal Auditing During ERP Implementations: Two Contrasting Cases. Journal of Accounting Literature<\/em>. doi:10.1108\/JAL-01-2023-0001N<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2023). Enacting and exploring ideas in fiction: The Overstory<\/em> and The Portable Veblen<\/em>. New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing<\/em>. doi:10.1080\/14790726.2023.2222098<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2023). Governing corporations with \u2018strangers\u2019: Earning membership through investor stewardship. Philosophy of Management<\/em>. doi:1<\/a>0.1007\/s40926-023-00237-4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2023). The lens of theory: Seeing better or differently? International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, 26(1\/2), 152-162. doi:10.1108\/IJOTB-09-2022-0177<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2023). Media Review – The New Corporate Landscape: Economic Concentration, Transnational Governance, and the Corporation. Organization Studies<\/em>. doi:10.1177\/01708406231169426<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2023). Enactment or exploration: Two roles for philosophy in the novel of ideas. Philosophy and Literature<\/em>, 47(1), 108-127. doi:10.1353\/phl.2023.a899681<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2023). Filling empty vessels: Accountability and responsibility in management and corporate governance. A working paper in SSRN eLibrary. https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=4426644<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2021). Who\u2019s in charge, in whose interest? The experience of ownership and accountability in the charity sector. Management Research Review, 44<\/em>(3) 460-476. doi: 10.1108\/MRR-04-2020-0190<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2021). Category Choice in Creative Writing. New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing<\/em>, 18<\/em>(3), 330-345. doi: 10.1080\/14790726.2020.185520<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2021). Art in corporate governance: A Deweyan perspective on board experience. Philosophy of Management<\/em>, 20<\/em>(3), 337-353. doi: 10.1007\/<\/a>s40926<\/a>-020-00152-y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booth, R., & Nordberg, D. (2021). Self or other: Directors\u2019 attitudes towards policy initiatives for external board evaluation. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance<\/em>, 18<\/em>(2), 120-135. doi: 10.1057\/s41310-020-00094-x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D., & Booth, R. (2019). Evaluating the effectiveness of corporate boards. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 19<\/em>(2), 372-387. doi: 10.1108\/CG-08-2018-0275<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilani, P., Bolat, E., Nordberg, D., & Wilkin, C. (2019). Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Shifting Leader-Follower Power Dynamics in a Social Media Context. Leadership, 16<\/em>(3), 343-363. doi: 10.1177\/1742715019889817<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeitoun, H., Nordberg, D., & Homberg, F. (2019). The dark and bright sides of hubris: Conceptual implications for leadership and governance research. Leadership, 15<\/em>(6), 647-672. doi:10.1177\/1742715019848198<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2019). Book Review: Daniel S. Milo, Good Enough: The Tolerance of Mediocrity in Nature and Society. Organization Studies, 41<\/em>(6) 899-901. doi: 10.1177\/0170840619871177<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2018). Edging toward \u2018reasonably\u2019 good corporate governance. Philosophy of Management, 17<\/em>(3), 353-371. doi:10.1007\/<\/a>s40926<\/a>-017-0083-9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concannon, M., & Nordberg, D. (2018). Boards strategizing in liminal spaces: Process and practice, formal and informal. European Management Journal, 36<\/em>(1), 71-82. doi: 10.1016\/<\/a>j.emj.2017.03.008<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2018). Book review: Heidegger and Executive Education<\/em>, by Toby Thompson. Management Learning<\/em>, doi:10.1177\/1350507618794099<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2017). Board ethos and institutional work: Developing a corporate governance identity through developing the UK code. Economics & Business Review<\/em>, 17(1), 73-96. doi: 10.18559\/<\/a>ebr.2017.1.4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2017). First and Second Drafts of History: The Case of Trump, Foucault and Pre-Modern Governance. Geopolitics, History, and International Relations<\/em>, 9(2), 107-117. doi: 10.22381\/<\/a>GHIR9220175<\/a>; also available at https:\/\/<\/a>ssrn.com<\/a>\/abstract=2913116<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNulty, T., & Nordberg, D. (2016). Ownership, Activism and Engagement: Institutional Investors as Active Owners. Corporate Governance: An International Review<\/em>, 24(3), 346\u2013358. doi: 10.1111\/corg.12143<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2015). Book review: Learning in landscapes of practice: Boundaries, identity, and knowledgeability in practice-based learning. Management Learning<\/em>, 46(3), 361-362. doi: 10.1177\/1350507615586918<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2014). Viewpoint \u2013 Governing the governance of the governors: Motivating accountability at the top of public organizations. Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship<\/em>, 2(1), 114-119. doi: 10.1108\/<\/a>EBHRM<\/a>-08-2013-0026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D., & McNulty, T. (2013). Creating better boards through codification: Possibilities and limitations in UK corporate governance, 1992-2010. Business History<\/em>, 55(3), 348-374. doi: 10.1080\/00076791.2012.712964<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2013). Book review: The SAGE Handbook of Corporate Governance. Management Learning<\/em>, 44(2), 197-199. doi: 10.1177\/1350507612474107<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D., & Rieple, A. (2012). Craft, factory or profession? Institutional logics in research supervision. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Meeting Abstract Supplement<\/em>(1). doi: 10.5465\/<\/a>AMBPP.2012.84<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2012). Rules of the game: whose value is served when the board fires the owners? Business Ethics: A European Review<\/em>, 21(3), 298-309. doi: 10.1111\/j.1467-8608.2012.01653.x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2012). Return of the State? The G20, the Financial Crisis and Power in the World Economy. Review of Political Economy<\/em>, 24(2), 289-302. doi: 10.1080\/09538259.2012.664340<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2010). Book Review: Mintzberg’s Managing<\/em>. Management Learning, 41<\/em>(4), 496-500. doi: 10.1177\/13505076100410040803<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2010). Book Review: Grant’s Contemporary Strategy Analysis<\/em>. International Journal of Management Education, 8<\/em>(3), 119-120.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2010). Disagreeing about the climate. Business & Society, 49<\/em>(3), 548-557. doi: 10.1177\/0007650310368948<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2008). Waste Makes Haste: Sarbanes-Oxley, Competitiveness and the Subprime Crisis. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 16<\/em>(4), 365-383. doi: 10.1108\/13581980810918422<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2008). Designing business curricula: building relevance into higher education. International Journal of Management Education, 7<\/em>(2), 81-86.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2008). Group projects: More learning? Less fair? A conundrum in assessing postgraduate business education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 33<\/em>(5), 481-492. doi: 10.1080\/02602930701698835<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2008). The Ethics of Corporate Governance. Journal of General Management, 33<\/em>(6), 35-52. doi: 10.1177\/030630700803300403<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2007). Rebalancing the board\u2019s agenda. Journal of General Management, 33<\/em>(2), 13-23. doi: 10.1177\/030630700703300202<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2007). Knowledge Creation: Revisiting the \u2018Ba\u2019 Humbug – People and \u2018Latent\u2019 Knowledge in Organizational Learning. Ifcai Journal of Knowledge Management, 5<\/em>(6), 7-16. doi: 10.2139\/<\/a>ssrn.891068<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2007). News and Corporate Governance: What Dow Jones and Reuters Teach Us About Stewardship. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 8<\/em>(6), 718-735. doi: 10.1177\/1464884907008448<\/a>; reissued as a \u201cPrivate Sector Opinion\u201d monograph by the Global Corporate Governance Forum of the World Bank Group, February 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2007). Fairness in assessing group projects: A conceptual framework for higher education. International Journal of Quality and Standards<\/em>, 1<\/em>(2), article 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2001). Communicating Intangible Value. Journal of General Management, 26<\/em>(4), 28-46. doi: 10.1177\/030630700102600403<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D., & Booth, R. (2019). Director Notes – Evaluating boards: A policy agenda in need of perspective. A research report for The Conference Board Inc.<\/em>  https:\/\/ssrn.com\/abstract=3422733<\/a> or https:\/\/www.conference-board.org\/publications\/<\/a>publicationdetail.cfm<\/a>?publicationid=8637<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book chapters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D., Homberg, F., & Zeitoun, H. (2025). Hubris and leadership: The role of, and warning signs in, storytelling and myth-making. In D. Cairns, N. Bouras, & E. Sadler-Smith (Eds.), Hubris, Ancient and Modern: Concept, Comparisons, Connections<\/a><\/em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2023). A pragmatist case for thoughtfulness and experimentation in corporate governance. In T. Talaulicar (Ed.), Research Handbook on Corporate Governance and Ethics<\/a><\/em> (pp. 310-327). Cheltenham, Glos.: Edward Elgar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2022). Liminality, purpose, and psychological ownership: Board decision practices as a route to stewardship. In O. Marnet (Ed.), Research Handbook on Corporate Board Decision Making<\/a><\/em>. Cheltenham, Glos.: Edward Elgar. Manuscript version available at https:\/\/eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk\/36543\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2011). Corporate governance and the board of directors. In S. O. Idowu & C. Louche (Eds.), Theory and Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility<\/em> (pp. 39-53). Berlin: Springer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2010). Unfettered Agents? The Role of Ethics in Corporate Governance. In H. K. Baker & R. Anderson (Eds.), Corporate Governance: A Synthesis of Theory, Research, and Practice<\/em> (pp. 175-191). New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2010). The Politics of Shareholder Activism. In H. K. Baker & R. Anderson (Eds.), Corporate Governance: A Synthesis of Theory, Research, and Practice<\/em> (pp. 409-425). New York: John Wiley & Sons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2009). Fairness in Assessing Group Projects, in C.M. Madtha, ed., Higher Education: Issues<\/em> in <\/em>Teaching and Academic Writing<\/em> (pp. 120-136), Hyderabad: Icfai University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nordberg, D. (2009). Knowledge Creation, in S. Reddy,ed., Knowledge Management: HR Dimensions<\/em> (pp. 19-31), Hyderabad: Icfai University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handke, P. (1974). Film and Theater: The Misery of Comparison, trans. Donald Nordberg, in Focus on Film and Theater<\/em>, J. Hurt, ed., Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall; reprinted in: Theater and Film: A Comparative Anthology<\/em>, (2005) Robert Knopf, ed., New Haven: Yale University Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working papers<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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