PhD Defense: Mikkel Munksgaard Andersen

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Mikkel Munksgaard Andersen has submitted his thesis entitled:

Feasible or Fashionable? Investigating Organizational Adoptions of Social Impact Bonds

The project investigates the role of policy context in SIB adoption (paper 1), the different types of implementation determinants in SIBs (paper 2), and the process of SIB operationalization undertaken by organizations (paper 3 and 4). The project is based on two qualitative case studies, a literature review, and a statistical analysis. It primarily draws on translation theory and argues that SIB adoption is catalyzed by continuous interactions between organizations, instruments, and institutions often resulting in substantial modifications of the SIB instrument. The project finds SIBs to be ambiguous and complex types of management instruments with some potential to improve welfare provision.

The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Primary Supervisor:
Professor Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen
Department of Management, Society and Communication
Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisor:
Professor Per Nikolaj Bukh
Aalborg University Business School
Aalborg University

Assessment Committee:
Professor Carsten Greve (Chair)
Department of Organization
Copenhagen Business School

Associate Professor Eleonora Broccardo
Department of Economics and Management
University of Trento

Professor Ole Helby Petersen
Department of Social Sciences and Business
Roskilde University

Date: 20 September 2024
Time: 13:00-15:00
Online: Teams
*Please note that the microphone and camera of all spectators must be turned off.

Location: Dalgas Have
Room: DH.Ø.0.46
Reception: Faculty Club

*The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence.