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Atle Hauge

Atle Hauge

Professor

Professor

Email
atle.hauge@inn.no
Phone number
+47 61 28 81 63

Inland School of Business and Social Sciences
Department of Organisation, Leadership and Management
Campus Lillehammer

Short description

Atle Hauge is a professor at Høgskolen i Innlandet. He has a PhD from Uppsala University and a Post Doc from the University of Toronto. He started at HINN in 2015, and before that worked at Østlandsforskning (Eastern Norway Research Institute)

He has previously worked extensively with cultural industries and wrote his thesis, Dedicated Followers of Fashion, on the Swedish fashion industry. In the thesis, innovation theories are used to understand an industry that largely competes on symbolic value and less on technological innovations. From 2015 - 2019, he ran Knowledge Works (Kunnskapsverket). This was a centre for research and dissemination on cultural industries, established in August 2014, and funded by the Ministry of Culture.

He is currently the leader of the research project REDINN (Regional Dynamics and Innovation Capabilities in Non-metropolitan Contexts). This is a research research project that looks at innovation and regional dynamics outside the big cities, focusing on small towns. Some of the projects look specifically at the Inland and how the innovation system in the Inland works. REDINN also examines the Inland region as a part of the global economy.

He is also co-editor of a textbook on Innovasjon

Projects

Publications

  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Nilsen, Trond & Calignano, Giuseppe (2026). Putting agents in agency: The role of patriotic capital in local and regional development. Local Economy. ISSN 0269-0942. doi: 10.1177/02690942261442568. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Winsents, Elisabeth & Calignano, Giuseppe (2025). Spaces of Belonging: Community Engagement and Social Inclusion in Rural Communities | Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research. The Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (CJNSER). 16(2), p. 1–5. doi: 10.29173/cjnser789. Full text in Research Archive
  • Adewumi, Olugbenga Michael; Echebiri, Chukwuemeka Kevin & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2025). Music sampling and purchase intention in a developing African economy: An evaluation of the impact of consumer attitude and perceived value. Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing. 11(1), p. 61–71. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15655810. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nilsen, Trond; Calignano, Giuseppe & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2025). Contested visions of regional futures in Inland Norway: data storage, TikTok and the symbolic value of megaprojects. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. ISSN 1752-1378. 18(2), p. 325–339. doi: 10.1093/cjres/rsae048. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lantai, Terry; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Mei, Xiang Ying (2025). A Review of Immigrant Micro Enterprises (IMEs) in Labour- Intensive Industries: Characteristics, Innovation, and Contribution. In Perez-Uribe, Rafael; Ocampo-Guzman, David & Lozano-Correa, Luz Janeth (Ed.), Models, Strategies, and Tools for Competitive SMEs. IGI Global. ISSN 9798369340462. p. 1–24. doi: 10.4018/979-8-3693-4046-2.ch001. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ericsson, Birgitta; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Alnes, Per Kristian (2024). Cultural and creative industries: Innovation, performance and spillovers. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. p. 1–12. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2024.2423651. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lantai, Terry; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Mei, Xiang Ying (2024). Unravelling the Dynamics of Necessity-Driven Entrepreneurs (NDEs) and Opportunity-Driven Entrepreneurs (ODEs): A Study of Immigrant Micro Enterprises (IMEs) in the Hospitality Industry. Tourism and Hospitality. 5(4), p. 1083–1098. doi: 10.3390/tourhosp5040061. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Calignano, Giuseppe; Bern, Aleksander & Lønningdal, Karl Henrik Heberg (2023). Small cities: Regional motors or sponges? The case of Inland County, Norway. GeoJournal. ISSN 0343-2521. p. 1–14. doi: 10.1007/s10708-023-10975-7. Full text in Research Archive
  • Adewumi, Olugbenga Michael; Echebiri, Chukwuemeka & Hauge, Atle (2023). Assessing the Economic Potential of Music Streaming in an Emerging African Market: A PLS-SEM Analysis. Journal of African Business. ISSN 1522-8916. 25(4), p. 811–830. doi: 10.1080/15228916.2023.2281074. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nilsen, Trond; Grillitsch, Markus & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2022). Varieties of periphery and local agency in regional development. Regional studies. ISSN 0034-3404. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2106364. Full text in Research Archive
  • Calignano, Giuseppe; Nilsen, Trond; Nordli, Anne Jørgensen & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2022). Beyond ‘periphery’: a detailed and nuanced taxonomy of the Norwegian regions. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography. ISSN 0435-3684. doi: 10.1080/04353684.2022.2141654. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rykkja, Anders & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2021). Crowdfunding and co-creation of value The case of the fashion brand Linjer. In Hracs, Brian J.; Brydges, Taylor; Haisch, Tina; Hauge, Atle Jensen; Jansson, Johan & Sjöholm, Jenny (Ed.), Culture, Creativity and Economy : Collaborative Practices, Value Creation and Spaces of Creativity. Routledge. ISSN 9781003197065. doi: 10.4324/9781003197065-4. Full text in Research Archive
  • Breiby, Monica; Holmengen, Hans; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Puijk, Roeland (2017). Innovativ arenaproduksjon. In Hanstad, Dag Vidar & Lesjø, Jon Helge (Ed.), Ungdoms-OL på Lillehammer: Barneskirenn eller olympisk innovasjon?. Akilles forlag. ISSN 9788272862564. p. 63–86. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wedum, Gunhild & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2017). Retrovasjon : innovasjon med utspring i tradisjon i matbransjen. Magma forskning og viten. ISSN 1500-0788. 20(7), p. 51–60. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen (2015). Negotiating and producing symbolic value. In Lorentzen, Anne; Schrøder, Lise & Larsen, Karin Topsø (Ed.), Spatial Dynamics in the Experience Economy. Routledge. ISSN 9780415710343. p. 39–51. Full text in Research Archive
  • Thulemark, Maria & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2014). Review of Creativity in the recreational industry – Re-conceptualization of the Creative Class theory in a tourism-dominated rural area. Offentlig förvaltning. Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration. ISSN 2000-8058. 18(1), p. 87–105. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle & Power, Dominic (2013). Quality, Difference and Regional Advantage: The case of the winter sports industry. European Urban and Regional Studies. ISSN 0969-7764. 20(4), p. 385–400. doi: 10.1177/0969776412448089. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hracs, Brian J.; Jakob, Doreen & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2013). Standing out in the crowd: the rise of exclusivity-based strategies to compete in the contemporary marketplace for music and fashion. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. ISSN 0308-518X. 45(5), p. 1144–1161. doi: 10.1068/a45229. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ericsson, Birgitta; Hauge, Atle & Olsson, Eva (2012). Indre Skandinavia - hva nå? In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 9789170634574. p. 305–311. Full text in Research Archive
  • Alnes, Per Kristian; Gløtvold-Solbu, Katrine & Hauge, Atle (2012). Indre Skandinavia i et Florida-perspektiv. In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 9789170634574. p. 125–148. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle (2012). Richard Floridas teori om den Kreative Klasse. In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 9789170634574. p. 111–124. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ørbeck, Morten; Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (2012). Att göra regionala skillnader till en styrka. In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 9789170634574. p. 17–25. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle & Thulemark, Maria (2012). Florida i fjället. In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 9789170634574. p. 169–182. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen (2012). Creative industry: Lacklustre business - Swedish fashion firms' combination of business and aesthetics as a competitive strategy. Creative Industries Journal (CIJ). ISSN 1751-0694. 5(2), p. 105–118. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle (2011). Sports Equipment: Mixing Performance with Brands – the Role of the Consumers. In Pike, Andy (Eds.), Brands And Branding Geographies. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781849801591. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle & Hracs, Brian J. (2010). See the Sound, Hear the Style: Collaborative Linkages between Indie Musicians and Fashion Designers in Local Scenes. Industry and Innovation. ISSN 1366-2716. 17(1), p. 113–129. doi: 10.1080/13662710903573893. Full text in Research Archive
  • Johansen, Vegard; Schanke, Tuva & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2009). Den skal tidlig krøkes: entreprenørskap i skolen. In Johnstad, Tom & Hauge, Atle Jensen (Ed.), Samhandling og innovasjon - aktører, systemer og initiativ i Innlandet. Oplandske Bokforlag. ISSN 9788275181655. p. 189–211. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Røhnebæk, Maria & Myklebø, Sigrid (2023). Innovasjon: En innføring. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISBN 9788202733599. 352 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hracs, Brian J.; Brydges, Taylor; Haisch, Tina; Hauge, Atle Jensen; Jansson, Johan & Sjöholm, Jenny (2021). Culture, Creativity and Economy : Collaborative Practices, Value Creation and Spaces of Creativity. Routledge. ISBN 9781003197065. 160 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (2012). På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISBN 9789170634574. 310 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Johnstad, Tom & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2009). Samhandling og innovasjon - aktører, systemer og initiativ i Innlandet. Oplandske Bokforlag. ISBN 9788275181655. 538 p. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Alnes, Per Kristian; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Nordli, Anne Jørgensen (2024). Beyond the Hype: Does Innovation Really Drive Regional Economic Growth? Full text in Research Archive
  • Higdem, Ulla; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Overvåg, Kjell (2023). Høgskole i sentrum er bra for høgskolen og for byen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lantai, Terry; Hauge, Atle Jensen; Mei, Xiang Ying & Rønningen, Martin (2022). Innovation among Necessity Driven Entrepreneurs (NDE) and Opportunity Driven Entrepreneurs (ODE): A study of immigrant Micro Enterprises (MEs) in Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Andersen, Torhild & Malasevska, Iveta (2021). Kreativ nærhet i periferien. In Gran, Anne-Britt & Olsen, Bjørn Eirik (Ed.), Kreativ næring: Lokale, digitale og økonomiske perspektiver. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215035659. p. 184–202. Full text in Research Archive
  • Andersen, Torhild; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Ibenholt, Karin (2018). Kulturnæringssatsing for de få? Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Ibenholt, Karin & Andersen, Torhild (2018). Mellom tech og kultur. Presentasjon av evaluering av Kulturinkubatoren. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wedum, Gunhild & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2016). Retrovasjon gir muligheter. p. 18–18. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wedum, Gunhild; Åstrøm, Jonas Karlsen & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2015). Lokalmat og opplevelser. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen (2014). There is no business like show business – what is the role of national and regional authorities in supporting the Cultural Industries. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Ibenholt, Karin; Ericsson, Birgitta; Malasevska, Iveta & Bern, Aleksander (2024). Sluttevaluering kulturell og kreativ næring. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788270812103. doi: https:/www.kulturdirektoratet.no/publikasjoner/sluttevaluering-kulturell-og-kreativ-naering. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Ibenholt, Karin; Ericsson, Birgitta; Hallin, Göran; Frisell, Marte Marie & Dahlöf, Carl Arvid [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Midtveisevaluering. Kulturell og kreativ næring. Norsk kulturråd. ISSN 9788270812028. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen (2021). Midtveisevaluering Kulturell og kreativ næring. Norsk kulturråd. ISSN 9788270812028. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen & Malasevska, Iveta (2020). Eksportundersøkelsen 2019. Universitetet i Innlandet. ISSN 9788283802092. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ericsson, Birgitta; Hauge, Atle Jensen; Ibenholt, Karin & Hallin, Göran (2020). Nullpunktsanalyse - Kulturell og kreativ næring. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788270811946. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen (2019). Vareopptelling – Kunnskapsverket 2014–2019. Kunnskapsverket. ISSN 9788293482383. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rønshaugen, Marie & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2018). Mammons akkompagnement- Næringsrettede virkemidler for scenekunst. Kunnskapsverket - Nasjonalt senter for kulturelle næringer. ISSN 9788293482321. Full text in Research Archive
  • Andersen, Torhild; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Ibenholt, Karin (2018). Mellom tech og kultur. Kulturinkubatoren og dens plass i utviklingen av kreative og kulturelle næringer i Stavanger-regionen. Høgskolen i Innlandet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ericsson, Birgitta & Hauge, Atle Jensen (2016). Kultur, arrangementer og reiseliv - Opplev KulturNorge: Evaluering av pilotprosjektet Delrapport 1 2016. Høgskolen i Innlandet. ISSN 9788293482109. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ibenholt, Karin; Hauge, Atle Jensen; Haraldsen, Tone; Ericsson, Birgitta & Rykkja, Anders (2015). De gode hjelperne - nasjonale virkemidler for utvikling av kulturelle næringer. Kunnskapsverket. ISSN 9788293482055. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ibenholt, Karin; Hauge, Atle Jensen; Haraldsen, Tone & Rykkja, Anders (2015). De gode hjelperne : nasjonale virkemidler for utvikling av kulturelle næringer 2015 (nr. 3). Kunnskapsverket. ISSN 9788293482048. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gløtvold-Solbu, Katrine; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Ørbeck, Morten (2014). Næringslivets styrker – Næringsanalyse og relatert variasjon i Gjøvikregionen, et pilotprosjekt. Universitetet i Innlandet. ISSN 9788273567390. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ringholm, Toril; Alnes, Per Kristian; Hauge, Atle Jensen; Lie, Ivar; Nilsen, Heidi Rapp & Gløtvold-Solbu, Katrine (2014). Økonomisk samspill og vekstmuligheter i Sør-Tromsregionen (4/2015). NORCE Research AS. ISSN 9788274922983. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen (2014). Befolkning, næringsliv og utviklingstrekk i Hamar : Innspill til strategisk næringsplan for Hamar. Østlandsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen & Håmpland, Ola (2014). Easier Said Than Done : Kartlegging og evaluering av virkemidler for film og musikknæringen i Trøndelag. Østlandsforskning. ISSN 9788273567383. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gløtvold-Solbu, Katrine; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Ørbeck, Morten (2014). Næringslivets styrker : Næringsanalyse og relatert variasjon i Gjøvikregionen, et pilotprosjekt. Østlandsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Gløtvold-Solbu, Katrine & Ørbeck, Morten (2013). Næringslivet med hånda på rattet – Bruk og resultater av næringsrettede utviklingsmidler (RDA-midler) i Glåmdalsregionen. Universitetet i Innlandet. ISSN 9788273567178. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Hagen, Svein Erik; Ericsson, Birgitta; Alnes, Per Kristian; Aure, Marit & Kvidal, Trine [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2013). Intro: Evaluering av Intro - fond for kulturnæringen i Tromsø. Østlandsforskning. ISSN 9788273567222. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Hagen, Svein Erik; Ericsson, Birgitta; Alnes, Per Kristian; Aure, Marit & Kvidal, Trine (2013). Evaluering av Intro - fond for kulturnæringen i Tromsø. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 9788273567222. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen; Gløtvold-Solbu, Katrine & Ørbeck, Morten (2013). Næringslivet med hånda på rattet - Bruk og resultater av næringsrettede utviklingsmidler (RDA-midler) i Glåmdalsregionen. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 9788273567178. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle; Alnes, Per Kristian & Skålholt, Asgeir (2010). Hamar-Florida, tur/retur : Fungerer Floridas teorier om den kreative klassen som verktøy for regionale analyser? En pilotstudie. Østlandsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ørbeck, Morten; Hauge, Atle; Alnes, Per Kristian; Hagen, Svein Erik & Skålholt, Asgeir (2010). Hamars rolle som regionsenter. Østlandsforskning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hauge, Atle Jensen & Gløtvold-Solbu, Katrine (2010). Eidsiva bredbånd – utbygger og regional utvikler? Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 9788273566737. Full text in Research Archive

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Addresses

Postal Address

University of Inland Norway
Postboks 400 Vestad
2418 Elverum
Norway