Anders R. Villadsen

Anders Villadsen is a Professor at the Department of Management at Aarhus University. He is currently Head of Section for Organizations, Strategy, and Accounting.

My expertise is in the areas of public management, diversity in organizations, and government-business relations. My empirical research focuses on organizations and employees in the public sector. I have published my research in top journals in public administration such as Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Research, and Public Administration, and management such as Academy of Management Discoveries, Journal of International Business Studies, and Strategic Organization 

I regularly teach in the Sino-Danish University Center (SDC) in Beijing and was previously the coordinator of the Elite Module in Digital Transformation at Aarhus BSS. 

Recent publications

Huang, T. & Villadsen, A. R. (2023). Top managers in public organizations: A systematic literature review and future research directions. Public Administration Review.


Ashworth, R., Krøtel, S. M. L., & Villadsen, A. R. (2022). Right time to join? Organizational imprinting and women's careers in public service organizations. Gender, Work & Organization. 

Villadsen, A. R., & Wulff, J. N. 2021a. Are you 110% sure? Modeling of fractions and proportions in strategy and management research. Strategic Organization, 19(2): 312-337.