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Research
My research centers on public personnel administration, with particular focus on the interplay between leaders and employees in contributing to public service performance. I have conducted extensive studies on public service motivation, employee well-being and collaboration, professional development, and distributed leadership across the health, education, and social service sectors. Through both research and teaching, I have established myself as a recognized scholar in employee motivation and distributed leadership, with my work widely cited in leading international journals. Methodologically, my profile is broad and versatile, encompassing qualitative, quantitative, experimental, and mixed methods approaches. Currently, I am leading a large interdisciplinary experimental project on employee and leadership development. This project reflects my commitment to bridging leadership research and practice, generating knowledge that combines theoretical rigor with practical relevance.
Keywords
- Work and workplaces
- Everyday Life (regulation and control)
- Administration and bureaucracy
- Quantitative Methods
- Qualitative Methods
- Management theory
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Drenge og pigers deltagelse i dagtilbuddets fællesskaber: Pædagogisk kompetenceudvikling, ledelse og forankring
Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (PI), Bjørnholt, B. (CoPI), Hjortskov, M. (CoPI), Østerbye, T. (CoPI), Nguyen-Quy, A. (Participant), Madsen, C. D. (Participant), Hansen, L. A. (Participant), Pedersen, A. K. (Participant) & Brøgger, A. D. (Participant)
01/06/2025 → 31/12/2029
Project: Research
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King Frederiks Center for Public Leadership
Andersen, L. B. (Participant), Jakobsen, M. L. (Participant), Jacobsen, C. B. (Participant), Grøn, C. H. (Participant), Hall, E. (Participant), Bundgaard, L. (Participant), Gregersen, D. S. (Participant), Graversen, M. S. (Participant), Kjær Hargraves, E. (Participant), Hansen, A.-K. L. (Participant), Højberg, N. (Participant), Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (Participant), Nielsen, P. A. (Participant), Lund, C. S. (Participant), Tangsgaard, E. R. (Participant), Keppeler, F. (Participant), Gøtzsche-Astrup, O. (Participant), Østergaard-Nielsen, M. R. (Participant), Jensen, U. T. (Participant), Winsløw, M. A. (Participant), van Luttervelt, M. P. (Participant), Grøn, A. B. (Participant), 493907, 4. (Participant), Henriksen, J. (Participant), Haunstrup, J. K. S. (Participant) & Grøn, R. T. (Participant)
01/05/2018 → …
Project: Research
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Learning from errors in public digitalization
Jonasson, C. (PI), Villumsen, S. (Participant), Nielsen, J. A. (Participant), Nielsen, K. (Collaborator), Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (Collaborator) & Damholdt, M. F. (Collaborator)
Independent Research Fund Denmark
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research
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Inclusion of novices in public digitalization
Jonasson, C. (PI), Jensen, R. A. A. (Participant), Nielsen, K. (Collaborator), Damholdt, M. F. (Collaborator), Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (Collaborator) & Nielsen, J. A. (Collaborator)
Aarhus University Research Foundation
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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SAMFO: Nye samarbejds- og organiseringsformer til fremme af læring, trivsel og udvikling i den danske folkeskole: Udbredelse, ledelse, kompetenceudvikling og effekter
Qvortrup, L. (Project manager), Thorborg, M. M. R. (Participant), Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (PI), Bjørnholt, B. (PI), Holm, J. M. (Participant) & Thau, M. (Participant)
01/01/2020 → 01/01/2024
Project: Research
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Can Distributed Leadership be Trained? A Field Experiment on Aligned Division of Leadership Tasks in Public Organizations
Kjeldsen, A. M. H., Jønsson, T. F. & Andersen, L. B., 31 Dec 2025, (E-pub / Early view) In: Review of Public Personnel Administration.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Client Characteristics, Performance Information, and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Willingness to Collaborate
Holm, J. M., Bjørnholt, B., Kjeldsen, A. M. & Thau, M., 2025, In: Journal of Behavioral Public Administration. 8, p. 1-14Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Dispersion of Distributed Leadership in Public Organizations: Can Inclusive Leadership Contribute to Diverse Employee Engagement in Leadership Activities?
van Luttervelt, M. P., Lund, C. S. & Kjeldsen, A. M., 2025, In: Public Performance and Management Review. 48, 5, p. 1053-1083 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Functional team diversity in frontline service delivery: explaining teamwork attitudes among public service professionals
Thau, M., Kjeldsen, A. M. H., Holm, J. M. & Bjørnholt, B., 2025, (E-pub / Early view) In: Public Management Review . p. 1-28Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Interprofessional Collaboration Within Public Organizations: How Valuation of Interprofessional Collaboration Affects Self-efficacy and Motivation of the Collaborating Professions
Bjørnholt, B., Kjeldsen, A. M. H. & Mikkelsen, M., 2025, (Accepted by publisher) In: International Journal of Public Administration.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfonds ph.d.-pris 2012
Kjeldsen, A. M. (Lecturer)
28 May 2013Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Webinar KL - Ledelse af kvalitetsudvikling i dagtilbud
Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (Lecturer)
30 Oct 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Komponents ledertræf - oplæg om forandringsledelse og motivation
Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (Lecturer)
27 Oct 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Lederseminar om faglig ledelse på dagtilbudsområdet, Ringsted Kommune
Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (Lecturer)
18 Sept 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Lederseminar om kriseledelse i Lægemiddelstyrelsen
Kjeldsen, A. M. (Lecturer)
7 May 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
Prizes
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2025 Best Article Award in International Journal of Public Administration
Kjeldsen, A. M. H. (Recipient), Stennicke, M. G. (Recipient), Gregersen, D. S. (Recipient), Petersen, C. L. (Recipient), Bager, A. V. (Recipient), Jønsson, T. F. (Recipient) & Andersen, L. B. (Recipient), 2025
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Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfonds ph.d. pris 2012
Kjeldsen, A. M. (Recipient), 28 May 2013
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