# Torger Reve

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'''Torger Reve''' (born 31 March 1949) is a Norwegian [economist](/source/economist), Professor at the [BI Norwegian Business School](/source/BI_Norwegian_Business_School) and rector of the BI from 1997 to 2005, particularly known for his work on [marketing](/source/marketing), [distribution channels](/source/Distribution_(business)) and [interorganizational relations](/source/interorganizational_relations).<ref>Dwyer, F. Robert, Paul H. Schurr, and Sejo Oh. "[http://www.cob.unt.edu/slides/Paswan../MKTG6040/Relationship%20Marketing/RM%201%20Dwyer%20Schurr%20Oh%20JM%201987.pdf Developing buyer-seller relationships]." The Journal of marketing (1987): 11-27.</ref><ref>Anderson, James C., and James A. Narus. "[http://ejournal.narotama.ac.id/files/anderson,%201990.pdf A model of distributor firm and manufacturer firm working partnerships]." the Journal of Marketing (1990): 42-58.</ref>

== Biography ==
Born in [Klepp Municipality](/source/Klepp_Municipality), Reve received his BA in liberal arts in 1970 from the [Gustavus Adolphus College](/source/Gustavus_Adolphus_College) in Minnesota, USA, and back in Norway his MA in Business Administration in 1972 from the [Norwegian School of Economics](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/BI_Norwegian_Business_School).

Reve also served as [rector](/source/Rector_(academia)) there from 1997 to 2005. He was also the chairman of the [Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Norwegian_Broadcasting_Corporation) from 2000 to 2001.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Torger Reve|encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Torger_Reve|language=Norwegian|accessdate=15 January 2010}}</ref>

==Selected publications==
* Reve, Torger. ''Interorganizational relations in distribution channels: an empirical study of Norwegian distribution channel dyads.'' UMI, 1980.
* Reve, Torger, and [Erik W. Jakobsen](/source/Erik_W._Jakobsen). ''Et verdiskapende Norge.'' Universitetsforlaget, 2001.

Articles, a selection:
* Reve, Torger, and Louis W. Stern. "Interorganizational relations in marketing channels." Academy of Management Review 4.3 (1979): 405-416.
* Stern, Louis W., and Torger Reve. "[http://www.kintera.org/atf/cf/%7B23E96A35-4C75-41EE-BDDD-4BD3A3B59010%7D/Political%20Economy%20-%20Stern.pdf Distribution channels as political economies: a framework for comparative analysis]." The Journal of Marketing (1980): 52-64.
* John, George, and Torger Reve. "The reliability and validity of key informant data from dyadic relationships in marketing channels." Journal of Marketing Research (1982): 517-524.
* Achrol, Ravi Singh, Torger Reve, and Louis W. Stern. "The environment of marketing channel dyads: a framework for comparative analysis." The Journal of Marketing (1983): 55-67.
* Reve, Torger. "The firm as a nexus of internal and external contracts." The Theory of the Firm: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management (1990): 310-334.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.bi.edu/research/employees/?ansattid=adm97051 Torger Reve] at BI

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