Management, Organisation & Work

Within this research theme we address issues that are key to the understanding of work and management in the private, public sector and non-profit organisations. Problematizing the taken for granted, highlighting challenges but also pointing towards concrete solutions are important parts of the research at the department. Our research covers issues from workplace health, service work, and professional work to leadership culture and organisational development in both the public and private sectors.

A common question for many of the projects is how best to use the organisations’ resources. What happens in a workplace when trust-based governance is replaced by control and targeting of objectives? How are the employees affected by organisational reforms? And how can managers in the service sector become equipped to lead the work in a sustainable way? The interdisciplinary research in this thematic field is broad and complex, and includes business administration, sociology and ethnology, among other areas. The main purpose of the research is to develop and deepen the understanding of work and organisations from a service perspective.