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New journal article on 'alternative organization' and political parties
Emil Husted and Erik Mygind du Plessis has published a journal article in Human Relations on alternative organization (with Sara Dahlman). The article analyzes two political parties and argues that alternative organizations need to remain 'unfinished' to avoid cooptation and/or irrelevance. Read it here.
Emil Husted and Erik Mygind du Plessis has published a journal article in Human Relations on alternative organization (with Sara Dahlman). The article analyzes two political parties and argues that alternative organizations need to remain 'unfinished' to avoid cooptation and/or irrelevance. Read it here.
New journal article on the consequences of project accounting in the Danish Hospital Programme
Peter Holm Jacobsen has published the article together with Tim Neerup Themsen and Kjell Tryggestad in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. The article is available online here.
Feature article on project governance in the Danish Hospital Programme
Peter Holm Jacobsen and Tim Neerup Themsen have write a feature article about the Danish Hospital programme. The article is available online here.
Emil Husted becomes permanent op-ed writer for Altinget
The online political magazine, Altinget, has invited Emil Husted to become a permanent op-ed writer. This means that Emil will write short opinion pieces every other month, which will center on issues related to politics and organization. Read Emil's first piece here.
The online political magazine, Altinget, has invited Emil Husted to become a permanent op-ed writer. This means that Emil will write short opinion pieces every other month, which will center on issues related to politics and organization. Read Emil's first piece here.
New journal article on governing resource making in energy transitions
Peter Holm Jacobsen has published the article with Jens luel-Stissing and Ask Greve Johansen in Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning. The article is available online here.
2024 News
Anne Mette Møller visited the Department of Public Services Management & Organisation at King’s Business School (King’s College London)
On Monday, November 21, 2024, Anne Mette Møller visited the Department of Public Services Management & Organisation at King’s Business School (King’s College London) to give a talk about her recent book, Public Bureaucracy and Digital Transformation: Structures, Practices, and Values (co-authored with Caroline Howard Grøn).
Emil Husted gives two talks at the Danish parliament
In October and November 2024, Emil Husted gave two different talks at the Danish parliament, based on his ongoing research project Democracy at work. The first talk was at a conference organized by the Danish Power Inquiry, and the second was at a seminar for MPs organized by the Speaker of Parliament. Both talks centered on the widespread feeling of powerlessness and alienation experienced by MPs today. Watch the presentation at the Power Inquiry conference here.
In October and November 2024, Emil Husted gave two different talks at the Danish parliament, based on his ongoing research project Democracy at work. The first talk was at a conference organized by the Danish Power Inquiry, and the second was at a seminar for MPs organized by the Speaker of Parliament. Both talks centered on the widespread feeling of powerlessness and alienation experienced by MPs today. Watch the presentation at the Power Inquiry conference here.
New publication on digitalization in the public sector frontline
Louise Jørring has published a new article titled "Automatically Prepared?: How Frontline Workers Cope in the Face of Automation". The article appears in Social Policy and Administration and is available online here
Louise Jørring has published a new article titled "Automatically Prepared?: How Frontline Workers Cope in the Face of Automation". The article appears in Social Policy and Administration and is available online here
Anne Mette Møller was invited to facilitate a full day workshop for more than 60 public managers in Brøndby Kommune
On November 14, 2024, Anne Mette Møller facilitated a full-day workshop for over 60 public managers in Brøndby Kommune, focusing on leadership and professional development in the area of early childhood and daycare institutions.
On November 14, 2024, Anne Mette Møller facilitated a full-day workshop for over 60 public managers in Brøndby Kommune, focusing on leadership and professional development in the area of early childhood and daycare institutions.
New book by Anne Mette Møller
Anne Mette Møller’s new book, Public Bureaucracy and Digital Transformation: Structures, Practices, and Values (co-authored with Caroline Howard Grøn), is now available. The book assesses how digitalization of public organizations affects their bureaucratic structure and features. Drawing on rich ethnographic data from two highly digitalized government agencies in Denmark, it analyses how digitalization both enhances and distorts fundamental characteristics of Weberian bureaucracy, including division of labour, hierarchy, rules and programmability, and bureaucratic discretion. The book also examines the ways in which digitalization influences demands on employees’ and managers’ expertise and relationships with other organizational actors, and demonstrates the implications of digitalization for the enactment of public bureaucratic values such as legality, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness. In doing so, it provides an analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing public bureaucracies in the digital age.
Anne Mette Møller’s new book, Public Bureaucracy and Digital Transformation: Structures, Practices, and Values (co-authored with Caroline Howard Grøn), is now available. The book assesses how digitalization of public organizations affects their bureaucratic structure and features. Drawing on rich ethnographic data from two highly digitalized government agencies in Denmark, it analyses how digitalization both enhances and distorts fundamental characteristics of Weberian bureaucracy, including division of labour, hierarchy, rules and programmability, and bureaucratic discretion. The book also examines the ways in which digitalization influences demands on employees’ and managers’ expertise and relationships with other organizational actors, and demonstrates the implications of digitalization for the enactment of public bureaucratic values such as legality, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness. In doing so, it provides an analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing public bureaucracies in the digital age.
Invisible Work in the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration
Presentation at the Conference Changes in Work Life with Artificial Intelligence by Ursula Plesner and Lise Justesen
University College Copenhagen, October 2024
University College Copenhagen, October 2024
Long interview with Emil Husted in Altinget
The online political magazine, Altinget, has published a long interview with Emil Husted on his research project Democracy at work. In the interview, Emil talks about the widespread sense of powerlessness that many MPs experience today - and what to do about it. Read the interview here.
The online political magazine, Altinget, has published a long interview with Emil Husted on his research project Democracy at work. In the interview, Emil talks about the widespread sense of powerlessness that many MPs experience today - and what to do about it. Read the interview here.
Digitalization and AI in Organizations
Masterclass for School Principals in Gentofte Municipality by Ursula Plesner
Gentofte, October 2024
Masterclass for School Principals in Gentofte Municipality by Ursula Plesner
Gentofte, October 2024
Digitalization and Invisible Work
Presentation for Management Groups in Udbetaling Danmark/ATP by Ursula Plesner
Online, October 2024
Presentation for Management Groups in Udbetaling Danmark/ATP by Ursula Plesner
Online, October 2024
Kirstine Zinck Pedersen gives a talk to frontline managers at Copenhagen Municipality’s Department for Social Service
In September 2024, Kirstine Zinck Pedersen gave a talk on leading change in public sector organizations to frontline managers in Copenhagen Municipality’s Department for Social Service (Socialforvaltning)
In September 2024, Kirstine Zinck Pedersen gave a talk on leading change in public sector organizations to frontline managers in Copenhagen Municipality’s Department for Social Service (Socialforvaltning)
Kirstine Zinck Pedersen’s co-authored paper nominated for Best Paper Award
Kirstine Zinck Pedersen’s co-authored paper Drømmen om datadrevet velfærd was nominated for a Best Paper Award 2023 in Politica – Tidsskrift for politisk videnskab. The paper was co-authored with A. S. Pors and L. Kirkegaard. Available here
Kirstine Zinck Pedersen’s co-authored paper Drømmen om datadrevet velfærd was nominated for a Best Paper Award 2023 in Politica – Tidsskrift for politisk videnskab. The paper was co-authored with A. S. Pors and L. Kirkegaard. Available here
New publication on diagnostic challenges in emergency departments by Kirstine Zinck Pedersen and colleagues
As part of an interdisciplinary collaboration with Copenhagen University, Hvidovre Hospital, Aalborg University, and CBS, Kirstine Zinck Pedersen co-authored two opinion pieces on organizational challenges in diagnosing patients with non-specific complaints, often stemming from multiple chronic conditions, at emergency departments. The articles are published in Healthcare available here and here
As part of an interdisciplinary collaboration with Copenhagen University, Hvidovre Hospital, Aalborg University, and CBS, Kirstine Zinck Pedersen co-authored two opinion pieces on organizational challenges in diagnosing patients with non-specific complaints, often stemming from multiple chronic conditions, at emergency departments. The articles are published in Healthcare available here and here
New publication on classifications of and around algorithms by Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner
Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner just published results from their observational study of a flagship predictive algorithm project in a special issue on ‘Digitizing Valuation’:
Justesen, L. & Plesner, U. (2024) Angry Citizens and Black Belt Employees: Cascading Classifications of and around a Predictive Algorithm, Valuation Studies 11(1) 2024: 9–37
Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner just published results from their observational study of a flagship predictive algorithm project in a special issue on ‘Digitizing Valuation’:
Justesen, L. & Plesner, U. (2024) Angry Citizens and Black Belt Employees: Cascading Classifications of and around a Predictive Algorithm, Valuation Studies 11(1) 2024: 9–37
New book on how to study political parties as organizations by Emil Husted
In June 2024, Emil Husted published a book on how to study political parties as organizations (Bristol University Press). The book outlines four perspectives on 'party organization' and applies each of them to the case of the Danish green party Alternativet. Read more here.
In June 2024, Emil Husted published a book on how to study political parties as organizations (Bristol University Press). The book outlines four perspectives on 'party organization' and applies each of them to the case of the Danish green party Alternativet. Read more here.
Ursula Plesner writes a new column for Mandag Morgen
In a column in the weekly newsletter Mandag Morgen, Ursula Plesner writes about leadership in digital transformations, arguing for ‘realism’ and an iterative approach based on proximity to tasks and employees. It is available here
In a column in the weekly newsletter Mandag Morgen, Ursula Plesner writes about leadership in digital transformations, arguing for ‘realism’ and an iterative approach based on proximity to tasks and employees. It is available here
Erik Mygind du Plessis and Emil Husted publish another article on 'prepping' as activism
In a new article, Erik Mygind du Plessis and Emil Husted analyses popular survivalist literature to understand how prepping (i.e., storing food, water, and equipment to prepare for disaster) can be understood as an implicit type of activism that might be more effective in terms of challenging neoliberal capitalism than conventional modes of activism. Read more here.
In a new article, Erik Mygind du Plessis and Emil Husted analyses popular survivalist literature to understand how prepping (i.e., storing food, water, and equipment to prepare for disaster) can be understood as an implicit type of activism that might be more effective in terms of challenging neoliberal capitalism than conventional modes of activism. Read more here.
Trine Pallesen and Kirstine Zinck Pedersen receive Camilla Striver Award
At the 2024 Public Management Research Association conference in Seattle, Trine Pallesen and Kirstine Zinck Pedersen received a Camilla Striver Award (Honorable Mention) for their paper Model of Human Fallibility: Traveling Behavioral Assumptions in Public Governance published in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance. The paper is available here
At the 2024 Public Management Research Association conference in Seattle, Trine Pallesen and Kirstine Zinck Pedersen received a Camilla Striver Award (Honorable Mention) for their paper Model of Human Fallibility: Traveling Behavioral Assumptions in Public Governance published in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance. The paper is available here
Kirstine Zinck Pedersen gives a talk at the Nobel Forum in Stockholm
On April 16, 2024, Kirstine Zinck Pedersen gave a talk at the Nobel Forum at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm to deans and heads of departments at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (KU Sund), Copenhagen University, addressing the challenges of organizing change in large public organizations.
On April 16, 2024, Kirstine Zinck Pedersen gave a talk at the Nobel Forum at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm to deans and heads of departments at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (KU Sund), Copenhagen University, addressing the challenges of organizing change in large public organizations.
New publication on ’prepping’ by Erik Mygind du Plessis and Emil Husted
Erik Mygind du Plessis and Emil Husted have published a new article in the journal Social Movement Studies. The article focuses on ‘prepping’ as a form of implicit activism and argues that social movement scholars should begin to take prepping more seriously. The article can be accessed for free here
Erik Mygind du Plessis and Emil Husted have published a new article in the journal Social Movement Studies. The article focuses on ‘prepping’ as a form of implicit activism and argues that social movement scholars should begin to take prepping more seriously. The article can be accessed for free here
New publication by Morten Knudsen
Morten Knudsen and Sharon Kishik have a new publication: 'Organizational change structures: exploring the organizational conditions for sustainable change in the agro-industry'. It was published in Journal of Organizational Change Management and can be found here.
Morten Knudsen and Sharon Kishik have a new publication: 'Organizational change structures: exploring the organizational conditions for sustainable change in the agro-industry'. It was published in Journal of Organizational Change Management and can be found here.
A new podcast episode on Invisible Work
In the latest podcast in the series ‘Få det til at ske’, host Henrik Dresbøll and Ursula Plesner discuss invisible digi-work. They talk about the concepts of connecting, compensating and cleaning work, and reflect on how this vocabulary can inform organizations’ understanding of otherwise unintended implications of digitalization projects.
In the latest podcast in the series ‘Få det til at ske’, host Henrik Dresbøll and Ursula Plesner discuss invisible digi-work. They talk about the concepts of connecting, compensating and cleaning work, and reflect on how this vocabulary can inform organizations’ understanding of otherwise unintended implications of digitalization projects.
New publication by Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner
Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner have a new publication (as part of the VIEW project) entitled ‘Invisible Digi-Work: Compensating, connecting, and cleaning in digitalized organizations’. It is published in Organization Theory (2024) and is available here:here
Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner have a new publication (as part of the VIEW project) entitled ‘Invisible Digi-Work: Compensating, connecting, and cleaning in digitalized organizations’. It is published in Organization Theory (2024) and is available here:here
Ursula Plesner and Frank Meier disseminate VIEW research insights in Børsen
The Danish daily business news outlet Børsen has teamed up with CBS Leadership Centre to publish regular comments by researchers, and this one is by the VIEW project participants Ursula Plesner and Frank Meier arguing that complex digital projects are in need of leadership work to extend hope when projects encounter setbacks. The article was reprinted in English for the booklet at CBS Annual Celebration, 2024.
The Danish daily business news outlet Børsen has teamed up with CBS Leadership Centre to publish regular comments by researchers, and this one is by the VIEW project participants Ursula Plesner and Frank Meier arguing that complex digital projects are in need of leadership work to extend hope when projects encounter setbacks. The article was reprinted in English for the booklet at CBS Annual Celebration, 2024.
Louise Jørring visits Royal Holloway University of London
In January 2024, Ph.D. fellow Louise Jørring participated in a brief research exchange at the Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL). As a part of her stay, she met with Professor Gillian Symon, RHUL, and Dr. Rebecca Whiting, Birkbeck University of London. They discussed topics related to invisible and meaningful work in the context of digitalization. January, 2024.
In January 2024, Ph.D. fellow Louise Jørring participated in a brief research exchange at the Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL). As a part of her stay, she met with Professor Gillian Symon, RHUL, and Dr. Rebecca Whiting, Birkbeck University of London. They discussed topics related to invisible and meaningful work in the context of digitalization. January, 2024.
2023 News
Ursula Plesner writes a column for Mandag Morgen
In a column in the weekly newsletter Mandag Morgen, Ursula Plesner asks the question: "Who dares to stop digital innovation?" She does not suggest that all digital innovation should be paused, but rather points to instances where it should not be ignored that a digitalization project has gone off track. The column lists multiple reasons why organizations ignore malfunctioning digitalization projects and describes organizational ignorance mechanisms that leaders should be aware of. 29.11.23
In a column in the weekly newsletter Mandag Morgen, Ursula Plesner asks the question: "Who dares to stop digital innovation?" She does not suggest that all digital innovation should be paused, but rather points to instances where it should not be ignored that a digitalization project has gone off track. The column lists multiple reasons why organizations ignore malfunctioning digitalization projects and describes organizational ignorance mechanisms that leaders should be aware of. 29.11.23
Ursula Plesner is featured in 21 Søndag
Ursula Plesner was featured in a 21 Søndag story on the new automated property tax system, discussing it as an example of the tendency in the Danish public sector to develop overly complicated digital systems in an attempt to match a highly complex and dynamic reality. 12.11.23
Ursula Plesner was featured in a 21 Søndag story on the new automated property tax system, discussing it as an example of the tendency in the Danish public sector to develop overly complicated digital systems in an attempt to match a highly complex and dynamic reality. 12.11.23
The magazine Perspektiv brings an interview with Ursula Plesner
The magazine Perspektiv featured a long article on invisible work related to new technology, based on an interview with Ursula Plesner. Here, she discusses how the lack of acknowledgement of invisible work becomes a problem for individual employees. She suggests that a way forward is precisely to acknowledge and de-individualize the unintended extra work resulting from many digitalization projects. 27.10.23
The magazine Perspektiv featured a long article on invisible work related to new technology, based on an interview with Ursula Plesner. Here, she discusses how the lack of acknowledgement of invisible work becomes a problem for individual employees. She suggests that a way forward is precisely to acknowledge and de-individualize the unintended extra work resulting from many digitalization projects. 27.10.23
Ursula Plesner is interviewed for P1 Orientering
Ursula Plesner was interviewed for the broadcast P1 Orientering, discussing the controversial new property tax system. She proposes that perhaps Denmark's impressive world-class public digitalization status fuels overambitious and very costly new digitalization projects that are more than difficult to realize. 18.9.23
Ursula Plesner was interviewed for the broadcast P1 Orientering, discussing the controversial new property tax system. She proposes that perhaps Denmark's impressive world-class public digitalization status fuels overambitious and very costly new digitalization projects that are more than difficult to realize. 18.9.23
New publication by Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner
As part of the VIEW project, Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner have a new publication entitled ‘Visibility Management: New Managerial Work in Digitalized Organizations’. It was published in M@n@gement (2023) and is available here. 15.09.23
As part of the VIEW project, Lise Justesen and Ursula Plesner have a new publication entitled ‘Visibility Management: New Managerial Work in Digitalized Organizations’. It was published in M@n@gement (2023) and is available here. 15.09.23
Ursula Plesner is interviewed in Mandag Morgen
In a feature article in the weekly newsletter Mandag Morgen, Ursula Plesner was interviewed about how invisible work creates large amounts of extra work for managers. 17.4.23
In a feature article in the weekly newsletter Mandag Morgen, Ursula Plesner was interviewed about how invisible work creates large amounts of extra work for managers. 17.4.23
Frank Meier is nominated for CBS Leadership Think Tank
Frank Meier, one of the researchers in VIEW, is nominated for the CBS Leadership Centre's Leadership Think Tank, Leadership for the Future. The Think Tank meets regularly through 2023 - 2024 to explore questions on what leadership looks like in a world of constant change. Included in this change is the massive digital transformation and the invisible work that goes into this. March, 2023.
Frank Meier, one of the researchers in VIEW, is nominated for the CBS Leadership Centre's Leadership Think Tank, Leadership for the Future. The Think Tank meets regularly through 2023 - 2024 to explore questions on what leadership looks like in a world of constant change. Included in this change is the massive digital transformation and the invisible work that goes into this. March, 2023.
Emil Husted and Erik Mygind du Plessis publish an article on 'prepping' and atomization
Can online prepper forums be thought of as organizations? In a new article, Emil Husted and Erik Mygind du Plessis (with co-authors Sara Dahlman and Sine Just) argue that this is not the case. Instead, they conceptualize such social constellations as 'atomizations', because they unite around individual interests (i.e., survival) and are unable to make collectively binding decisions. Read more here.
Can online prepper forums be thought of as organizations? In a new article, Emil Husted and Erik Mygind du Plessis (with co-authors Sara Dahlman and Sine Just) argue that this is not the case. Instead, they conceptualize such social constellations as 'atomizations', because they unite around individual interests (i.e., survival) and are unable to make collectively binding decisions. Read more here.
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