My research is structured around three main streams, all examining the evolving boundaries between public and private organizing.
The first stream explores how changing configurations of state involvement reshape firms and public organizations. Focusing on privatizations, nationalizations, and government subsidies to firms, I examine how shifts in ownership and government control transform governance structures, strategic priorities, and organizational self-understandings. Conceptually, this stream is anchored in theories of radical change, organizational identity, and organizational resilience.
The second stream investigates the socio-political implications of digital technologies. Examining phenomena such as digital transformation, platform responsibility, and algorithmic governance, I analyze how digital infrastructures reshape accountability, redistribute regulatory authority, and generate new challenges for oversight at the boundary between business and government. Conceptually, this stream is contributes to theoretical debates on organizational misconduct, political corporate social responsibility (PCSR), and opacity.
The third and most recent stream examines the use of market mechanisms to address grand challenges. Studying initiatives such as carbon offsetting and transnational organizations like the Global Fund, I analyze how heterogeneous actors coordinate through market-based arrangements, how authority and accountability are structured in these settings, and how such mechanisms reconfigure collective action across public and private domains. Conceptually, this stream is anchored in debates on institutional fields, transnational governance, and open-system orchestration.
