Distinguished Public Leadership Scholar and Administrative Relations Expert
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The University of IcelandDr. Caroline Howard Grøn serves as Associate Professor at the Crown Prince Frederik Center for Public Leadership in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, where she has established herself as a leading authority on public sector leadership and administration. Her research portfolio spans critical areas including politico-administrative relations, public executive leadership, motivation theory, and the impact of digital transformation on organizational knowledge sharing. After completing her Ph.D. thesis on trust and control in European Commission management, she has published extensively on topics ranging from leadership identity formation to the dynamics of local government administration. Her recent work includes groundbreaking research on how mayors and chief administrative officers navigate public service relationships, the effects of leadership training on women's advancement in public administration, and the relationship between managers' perceived autonomy and multi-directional leadership. As a key researcher at the Crown Prince Frederik Center for Public Leadership, she continues to advance understanding of public sector management while maintaining active engagement in projects examining how digital tools influence leadership practices and organizational knowledge sharin