My research examines how organizations develop strategic agency under conditions of profound technological, societal, and environmental change. Rather than viewing strategy primarily as a formal plan, I focus on the processes through which actors interpret change, develop visions of the future, negotiate identities and meanings, and bring forth new forms of organizing. I am particularly interested in how these processes are shaped by social relations, forms of participation, organizational structures, and digital and algorithmic technologies.
I approach these questions from a distinctly processual perspective. My research seeks to understand how strategic and organizational developments emerge, unfold over time, and are shaped by the interplay of actors, practices, and institutional conditions. Empirically, my work ranges from digital transformation and new forms of algorithmic organizing to sustainability, societal change, and entrepreneurial activity. Across these contexts, I am particularly interested in how futures are produced in and through organizations, how different actors participate in these processes, and under what conditions their activities become strategically consequential.
Methodologically, I primarily work with qualitative process studies and interpretive research approaches. In addition, I examine methodological and epistemological questions in qualitative organization research. A particular focus lies on abductive theorizing and on how theoretical assumptions, empirical surprises, and new technologies shape processes of scientific inquiry and theory development.
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