Research

Research in the unit of Organizational Communication centers around organizational discourse and strategic media management.

Research activity in the unit of Organizational Communication focuses on diverse questions of organizational discourse and sensemaking in the global, digitalized media landscape. Theoretically, the aim is to advance knowledge particularly in the fields of (discursive) institutional work, organizational legitimacy, organizational power, strategy-as-practice, and business-society –relations.

Research activity in the unit is organized around a number of research groups, which focus on one or more of the main research areas of the unit:

• Critical studies of corporate responsibility and business-society -relations
• Media management, social media and digital communication
• Organizational discourse and strategy work

The research groups are actively engaged in a number of research projects, which provide a strong foundation for both teaching and academic scholarship in the department.

The unit also hosts a graduate program with 6 students working towards  Ph.D degrees in the broader field of organizational communication. Students collaborate with the senior faculty members and do research in one of the main research areas of the unit.