People in organizations

The employable migrant

Talent management in practice

 Organizations are increasingly experiencing challenges around attracting and retaining their most valuable employees. This has led to an increased focus on Talent Management. This project examines how Swedish organizations work with Talent management and what consequences this work has. 

Purchasing and using management consultants

Leading cultural diversity ethically

 Organizations are today dealing with a diverse workforce, their employees having multiple cultural backgrounds and international experiences. This has led to an increased focus on Diversity management. This project examines how Swedish organizations work with Diversity Management and what inherent challenges are associated to this management. 

HRM in knowledge intensive organizations

 HRM processes have an important role to play in knowledge intensive organizations such as professional service firms and universities. However, the HR function in these kinds of organizations typically has a rather limited influence, and HR processes are left to professional themselves. In this project we focus on how HR practices are performed and with what consequences. 

(In)equality in elite organizations

Collective intelligence and knowledge integration

As organizations, their operations and the challenges they face become increasingly complex, organizations need to become better at using the knowledge and expertise of its members in collective problem-solving processes. The current project focuses on the capabilities required for knowledge integration in knowledge intensive teams and the ways in which these capabilities may be built. 

Becoming manager

Taking a managerial position involves not only taking on managerial tasks and responsibilities but also developing an identity as manager. Such an identity is not fixed, nor is it every established once and for all; instead, managers are emergent, always in the process of becoming. This project examines the process of becoming manager, with a specific focus on first-time managers.