PhD defence: Frans Bévort

Making sense of management with logics. An ethnographic study of accountants who became managers

In order to obtain the PhD degree Frans Bévort has submitted his PhD thesis.

When professionals become managers they are faced with the challenge of making sense of two contradictory institutional logics: A logic of professionalism and a logic of bureaucracy.

The dissertation discusses how this takes place based on data from an ethnographic study of accountants who become managers. Theoretically the analysis adds to the understanding of the micro-foundations of institutions by combining institutional and sensemaking theory. 

Supervisors:

Associate Professor Per Darmer

Department of Organization

Copenhagen Business School

Professor Flemming Poulfelt

Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy

Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:

Professor Jesper Strandgaard (Chair)

Department of Organization

Copenhagen Business School

Associate Professor Patricia Reay

School of Business

University of Alberta

Professor Daniel Muzio

Manchester Business School

University of Manchester

Everyone is welcome to attend the defence, which will take place in English.

The defence will be followed by a reception at the Department of Organization.

The thesis will be available from http://openarchive.cbs.dk approx. one week before the defence.