Department of Management, Society and Communication

Verena Girschik is Associate Professor of Business and Society at Copenhagen Business School. Her research focuses on the responsibilities of multinational companies in the context of complex societal problems and humanitarian crises. Zooming in on the relations between companies, governments, NGOs, and other societal actors, she explores how companies negotiate their roles and responsibilities, how they perform them, and with what consequences. She is passionate about conducting in-depth qualitative studies that dive into novel phenomena, especially in the areas of employee activism and business-humanitarian collaboration. Her research has been published in Business & Society, Journal of Management Studies, and Human Relations, among others.