Mette Sandoff

Mette Sandoff is a Professor at the University of Gothenburg's School of Public Administration and currently serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, overseeing campus development and internationalization since 2023. She has held multiple leadership roles at the university, including Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor for staff/student affairs and sustainable development (2021-2023), and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for education (2012-2021).

• Board member of Stockholm School of Economics (2025) and Studentlitteratur AB (2024)
• Quality assurance leadership roles at Copenhagen University (2024-25), Aalborg University (2023-24), and VIA University (2021-22)

Her research focuses on leadership in higher education administration and value-based healthcare. She investigates how educational leadership roles develop teaching staff capabilities and examines paradoxes in HRM strategy implementation within service organizations. Her work also explores teamwork challenges in public sector reorganization and disciplinary practices across educational and correctional institutions.

Key publication themes include:

• Higher education leadership and quality assurance
• Value-based healthcare implementation
• HRM strategies in service sectors
• Disciplinary practices in public organizations
• Standardization in hospitality industries
• Coping mechanisms in demanding workplaces