CURRICULUM VITAE FOR KRISTIN RYGG PERSONAL DETAILS Name Kristin Rygg Date of birth 23 January 1965 Place of birth Øystese, Norway Nationality Norwegian Title Associate Professor Department Professional and Intercultural Communication, NHH Norwegian School of Economics Email Kristin.Rygg@nhh.no HIGHER EDUCATION 2012 University of / NHH Norwegian PhD School of Economics 1998 SOAS - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Master in Japanese Applied Linguistics 1995 Japan Foundation 日 本 国 際 交 流 基 金, Japanese teacher education Saitama ken, Japan 1993 University of Oslo Japanese storfag, advanced level 1991 東 京 日 本 語 センター[Tokyo Nihongo Japanese intermediate level Sentaa] and 東 京 日 本 語 学 校 (Naganuma School) Tokyo 1990 University of Japanese grunnfag, elementary level 1988 Teacher Training College Adjunkt, teaching certificate CAREER HISTORY 2012- NHH Norwegian School of Economics Associate Professor 2007-2012 University of / NHH Norwegian PhD Scholar School of Economics 1995-2006 NHH Norwegian School of Economics Assistant Professor part time (50%) position (apart from 1997-98; master study) 1995-2003 UiB University of Head of the Japanese studies at Dept. of Linguistics and Comparative Literature. Course administrator, lecturer and tutor. (apart from 1997-98) 1
TEACHING At NHH: Bachelor: Japanese language and business communication Intercultural communication East Asian business culture and communication Master: Japanese business culture at the master course Intercultural Business Communication Chinese business culture at the master course Chinese Challenges External guest lectures and pedagogical activities: 2013- Centre for International Health, University of Conflict management in intercultural communication. 2008 Rogaland Red Cross Intercultural communication for volunteer refugee workers. 2007 Red Cross Intercultural communication for volunteer refugee workers. 2005- Centre for Continuing Education, University of. 2004-06 Norwegian Teacher Academy for Studies in Religion and Education,. 2003-13 Dept. of Foreign Languages, University of 2002 OMH Business School, 2002 Norwegian School of Management (BI), NOIN (Norge som innvandringsland) 152: Ethnicity, Gender and Intercultural Communication. A course for people with work related to immigration. Chinese and Japanese culture and society, intercultural communication. Varieties in work and labour in Japan; Japanese communication; Japan-Norway business relations Japanese business culture and communication Japanese business culture OUTREACH TO SOCIETY Hvordan hilser du? Feature story in KK May [interview] Derfor hilser vi på påskefjellet, men ikke i byen. Feature story in A-magasinet 1 April [interview] Contribution at Chamber of Commerce and Industries Asia Meeting 2014 2012 Språkteigen radio programme [interview] 2011 Contribution at Forskningsdagene 2008 Keynote speaker at the NORUT-Conference (Organization for Norwegian TCK Third Culture Kids) 2004 Contribution at MIB International Business Development Forum; China: Opportunities and Challenges 2004 Contribution at Chamber of Commerce and Industries international day 2
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Japanese and Norwegian metapragmatic perceptions of contextual factors in intercultural business communication. Journal of Intercultural Communication (in press) 2014 Intercultural Training: Learn to avoid treading on other people s toes or walking in the other person's shoes. FLEKS- Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice 1. 2012 (in)directness Distance or proximity? Synaps 27. 2012 Direct and Indirect Communicative Styles. A Study in Sociopragmatics and Intercultural Communication. Based on Interview Discourses with Norwegian and Japanese Business Executives. PhD thesis, : University of. 2006 Japansk som undervisningsfag (Teaching Japanese) i Språk og språkundervisning 1/2006, 30-32. 2006 Kva er interkulturell kommunikasjon (What is Intercultural Communication) i Språk og språkundervisning 1/2006, 16-18. (forkortet og omarbeidet versjon av artikkel i Synaps 17/2005) 2006 Kva er interkulturell kommunikasjon? (What is Intercultural Communication) i Synaps 17/2005, 35-47. 2005 Kommunikasjon med japanere: Reelle eller tillærte forskjeller? (Communicating with the Japanese. Real or Taught Differences?) i Grønning, T. (red). Vinduer mot Japan. Trondheim: Tapir forlag. 237-251. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION 2014 The 9th Biennial Congress of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR),, Norway. Participation at 21th Conference of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication with paper, Reykjavik, Iceland. 2012 Participation at 19th Conference of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication with paper, Århus, Denmark. 2012 Participation with paper at NOFIK,, Norway. 2010 Participation at 17th Conference of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication with paper, Oslo, Norway. 2008 Participation at 15th Conference of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication with paper, Reykjavik, Island. 2007 Participation at SIETAR Japan 22nd Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan. 2006 Participation at the 8th ABC European Convention "Dialogue - challenge and opportunity", Oslo, Norway. 2005 Participation at the 12th Conference of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication, Tampere, Finland. 2004 Participation at the 11th Conference of the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication; Kristiansand, Norway. 2002 Participation at the 4 th ABC European Convention Across Contexts, Cultures and Continents, Århus, Denmark. Participation in other courses: 3
2006 Participation at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon. 2005 Participation at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon. 1994 Summer school in Korean studies, Soul, South Korea. Grant from Korea Foundation. REFEREE WORK 2014 FLEKS Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice 2013 Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies 2012- Journal of Intercultural Communication CONFERENCES ORGANISED 2013 NAJAKS (Nordic Association of Japanese and Korean Studies) conference ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 2013- Member of Nasjonalt nettverk for japansklærere i Norge (Assosiation of Japanese teachers in Norway) 2005-2008 Member of International Committee, NHH 2002- Board member of Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication, NHH 1995-2000 Statens eksamenssekretariat. Development and setting of national exams SUPERVISED STUDENTS 2013 Stine Stangeland Bach 2010 Bjørn Ståle I. Byrknes Master thesis: Imágenes culturales constructivistas y esencialistas de empleados argentinos y noruegos Master thesis: Toyota in crisis: An analysis of Toyota's management philosophy and its presence in the Toyota organisation 2007 Anders Hole Master thesis: How should Norwegians prepare for doing Business with Japan? OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE 1995 Guide City guide for Japanese tourists Service 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics Translator for 共 同 通 信 (Kyodo News) 1992-1994 Oslo Senior High School of Commerce Lecturer in Japanese and course administrator 1991-1992 Ålvik skule, Ålvik Primary/secondary school teacher 4
1988 (3 mths) Nygård skole, and 1990 (5 mths) 1984-1985 Den Norske Orientmisjon Iwaki City, Fukushima ken, Japan Teacher in Norwegian as a foreign language Private English tutor 5