Erlend Vik

Erlend Vik is an Associate Professor at Molde University College's Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences. He specializes in healthcare management, leadership, and organizational coordination in healthcare systems. His research focuses on pandemic response strategies, digital leadership in healthcare, interdisciplinary collaboration, and functional differentiation in health systems.

Key research interests include healthcare leadership competence, crisis decision-making during pandemics, and adaptive collaboration mechanisms. His work often employs qualitative methods and systems theory perspectives.

Recent publications analyze healthcare managers' digital tool adoption, the role of development plans in healthcare governance, and the impact of the pandemic on municipal healthcare roles. He collaborates with researchers on topics like healthcare integration and Nordic healthcare reforms.

Erlend's contributions include co-editing the book Helseledelse: om utfordringer og lederroller i endring (2024) and contributing to edited volumes addressing healthcare coordination and crisis leadership. He holds office hours in room A-0.113 and can be reached at erlend.vik@himolde.no.