Torger Reve (born 31 March 1949) is a Norwegian economist, Professor at the BI Norwegian Business School and rector of the BI from 1997 to 2005, particularly known for his work on marketing, distribution channels and interorganizational relations. [1] [2]
Born in Klepp, Reve received his BA in liberal arts in 1970 from the Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, USA, and back in Norway his MA in Business Administration in 1972 from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), where in 1975 he received a second MA. In 1980 back at the States he received his Ph.D in Marketing from Kellogg Graduate School of Management with the thesis entitled "Interorganizational relations in distribution channels: an empirical study of Norwegian distribution channel dyads."
In 1980 he was appointed as an associate professor at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He was promoted to professor in 1984, and from 1995 to 1997 he was the school CEO. In 1997 he was appointed as professor at BI Norwegian Business School.
Reve also served as rector there from 1997 to 2005. He was also the chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 2000 to 2001. [3]
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BI Norwegian Business School is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of 404 people and 441 administrative staff. In 2015, BI Norwegian Business School had 18,728 students. BI is the largest supplier of economic and administrative competence and skills in Norway with more than 200,000 graduates since 1983. BI Norwegian Business School is a private foundation and is accredited by NOKUT as a specialised university institution. BI organised its academic activities in nine separate research departments covering all of the disciplines that can be expected at a modern European business school.
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