The research at the department is broad in various respects. Theoretical and methodological pluralism is important. Our research aims to address a diverse set of questions relevant to different levels of management and society at large. The research covers organizations in various phases of development, using a variety of research methods across different industries, both public and private.

The organization of research at the department is fundamentally based on research projects and research programs that span across three key dimensions: People, Organization, and Society.

Visualization of DMO Research

To facilitate access to information regarding these projects and programs, they have been organized into two research themes: People in Organizations and Organizations in Society.

People in Organizations

Organizations are people and people make or break organizations. This research theme is concerned with understanding the behaviours of people in organizations and how organizations affect the people and their behaviours and well-being.

Organizations in Society

Organizations are instrumental in shaping society. Rules for society are to a large extent set and enacted by different organizations and individuals shape society through their participation in different kinds of organizations in e.g. the civil society. This research theme focuses on understanding the roles and actions of the organizations shaping society.

Research Centers

The faculty of the Department of Management and Organization is also a part of various research centers with more focused, long-term research agendas. Read more about them in the links below:

Publications

People in organizations

Organizations in society

Recent publications

Alvesson, M., Einola, K., & Schaefer, S. M. (2022). Dynamics of wilful ignorance in organizations. The British Journal of Sociology. Link to article.

Metzger, J., & Tamm-Hallström, K. (2022). Doing Planning Differently: Affective Politics and Atmospheric Engineering in Experimental Deliberative Bubbles. Planning Theory & Practice, 1-18. Link to article.

Brorström, S., Grafström, M., & Tamm Hallström, K. (2022). Power of the Vague: How Vision Statements Have Mobilized Change in Two Swedish Cities. Administration & Society. Link to article.

Risberg, A., & Romani, L. (2022). Underemploying highly skilled migrants: An organizational logic protecting corporate ‘normality’. human relations, 75(4), 655-680. Link to article.

Ponomareva, Y., Uman, T., Bodolica, V., & Wennberg, K. (2022). Cultural diversity in top management teams: Review and agenda for future research. Journal of World Business, 57(4), 101328. Link to article.

Wakeman, S., Tsalis, G., Jensen, B. B., & Aschemann-Witzel, J. (2022). Seeing the issue differently (or not at all): How bounded ethicality complicates coordination towards sustainability goals. Journal of Business Ethics, 178(2), 325-338. Link to article.

Björk, J. M., Bolander, P., & Forsman, A. K. (2022). Investigating employee perceptions: Association between recognized individual talents and social wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. Link to article.

Arnberg, K., Gustavsson, M., & Hallström, K. T. (2022). Under the Influence of Commercial Values: Neoliberalized Business-Consumer Relations in the Swedish Certification Market, 1988–2018. Enterprise & Society, 1-29. Link to article.

Wennberg, K., & Sandström, C. (Eds.). (2022). Questioning the Entrepreneurial State: Status-quo, Pitfalls, and the Need for Credible Innovation Policy (Vol. 53). Springer Nature. Link to book.

Ericsson, D., Stasinski, R., & Stenström, E. (2022). Body, mind, and soul principles for designing management education: an ethnography from the future. Culture and Organization, 1-17. Link to article.