Organization and Society
Organization and Society

About us
“Organization and society” is an interdisciplinary research group to support, coordinate and draw synergies from a broad range of research in and on organizations.
Members of the group have varying disciplinary backgrounds ranging from sociology, political science, sports sciences, over social anthropology and management research, to communication and media studies. The group is closely connected to the teaching activities in all the department’s study programs, but especially demonstrated by the Master's program in Organization, Digitalization, Administration and Work and the executive education program in Organization and Leadership. The group members are involved, individually and in collaboration, in several research activities related to organizations and society.
Research Activities
- FIRE21 - Nordic Fire and Rescue Services, Problem solving in the 21st Century (funded by Nordforsk; participants: Petter Almklov, Michael Grothe-Hammer)
- Gender equity within the governance of the sport for development and peace sector (Participant: Lucy Piggott)
- Gender equity in Norwegian esports (Participant: Lucy Piggott)
- Is gender on the international agenda? Gender representation and policy in international sport governance (commissioned by UK Sport; participant: Lucy Piggott)
- MASQ – Measuring Quality: Exceeding the limitations of quality management in municipal health and care services. (funded by Norges Forskningsråd (2020-2024); project coordinator: Gunhild Tøndel)
- Meta-organizing grand challenges: the case of ocean governance (project leader: Michael Grothe-Hammer)
- CORNER – Coordination, response and networked resilience. (On the management of the Corona Crisis, Funded by Norges Forskningsråd, participants: Petter Almklov, Andre Karlsen, Michael Grothe-Hammer).
- RISKY - Consequences of fundamental changes in risk regulation (funded by Norges Forskningsråd; participants: Petter Almklov, Michael Grothe-Hammer)
Relevant Publications
Here are some relevant publications. Please see the researchers' NTNU-profiles for more.
- Brodersen, M. B., & Røyrvik, E. A. (2021). The stable stranger: Constructing “the Roma” within the European neoliberal culture complex. Focaal, 1(aop), 1–14.
- Forseth, U., & Rosness, R. (2021). Paradoxes of power: Dialogue as a regulatory strategy in the Norwegian oil and gas industry. Safety Science, 139, 105120.
- Forseth, U. (2021). «Smile away»: Endringer i emosjonelt arbeid blant kabinansatte. Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift, 5(01), 8–22.
- Kjøstolfsen, G. H., Baheerathan, J., Martinussen, P. E., & Magnussen, J. (2021). Financial incentives and patient selection: Hospital physicians’ views on cream skimming and economic management focus in Norway. Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 125(1), 98–103.
- Røyrvik, E. A. é. (2021). Broken Promises and Lost Qualities: Constructing Management as a Research Object in Sociology and Anthropology. In H. Leiulfsrud & P. Sohlberg (Hrsg.), Constructing Social Research Objects: Constructionism in research practice. Brill.
- Søraa, R. A., Nyvoll, P., Tøndel, G., Fosch-Villaronga, E., & Serrano, J. A. (2021). The social dimension of domesticating technology: Interactions between older adults, caregivers, and robots in the home. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 167.
- Almklov, P. G., Halvorsen, K., & Johansen, J. P. (2020). Accountability on the Fly—Accounting for Trouble in Space Operations. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 29(1), 191–226.
- Grothe‐Hammer, M. (2020). Membership and contributorship in organizations: An update of modern systems theory. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 37(3).
- Grothe-Hammer, M., & Kohl, S. (2020). The decline of organizational sociology? An empirical analysis of research trends in leading journals across half a century. Current Sociology, 68(4), 419–442.
- Hesjedal, M. B., Åm, H., Sørensen, K. H., & Strand, R. (2020). Transforming Scientists’ Understanding of Science–Society Relations. Stimulating Double-Loop Learning when Teaching RRI. Science and Engineering Ethics, 26(3), 1633–1653.
- Martinussen, P. E., Magnussen, J., Vrangbæk, K., & Frich, J. C. (2020). Should I stay or should I go? The role of leadership and organisational context for hospital physicians’ intention to leave their current job. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 400.
- Martinussen, P. E., & Rydland, H. T. (2020). Is a Decentralised Health Policy Associated With Better Self-rated Health and Health Services Evaluation? A Comparative Study of European Countries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 1.
- Piggott, L. V., & Matthews, J. J. K. (2020). Gender, Leadership, and Governance in English National Governing Bodies of Sport: Formal Structures, Rules, and Processes. Journal of Sport Management, 1(aop), 1–14.
- Piggott, L. V., & Pike, E. C. (2020). ‘CEO equals man’: Gender and informal organisational practices in English sport governance. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 55(7), 1009–1025.
- Smeby, G., & Røyrvik, E. A. (2020). Bitt av reformbasillen. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning, 61(02), 140–159.
- Tjora, A., & Scambler, G. (2020). Communal forms: A sociological exploration of concepts of community (1 Edition). Routledge.
- Zyzak, B., & Jacobsen, D. I. (2020). External managerial networking in meta-organizations. Evidence from regional councils in Norway. Public Management Review, 22(9), 1347–1367.
- Forseth, U., Clegg, S., & Røyrvik, E. A. (2019). Reactivity and Resistance to Evaluation Devices. Valuation Studies, 6(1), 31–61.
- Forseth, U. (2019, Oktober 3). Il paradosso norvegese non esiste |. inGenere.
- Grothe-Hammer, M. (2019). Organization without actorhood: Exploring a neglected phenomenon. European Management Journal, 37(3), 325–338.
- Nilsen, S. M., Asheim, A., & Tøndel, G. (2019). Helsepersonells oppfattelse av kapasitetspress i spesialisthelsetjenesten. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
- Reutter, L. M., & Broomfield, H. (2019). Kunstig intelligens/data science: En kartlegging av status, utfordringer og behov i norsk offentlig sektor - første resultater. NTNU.
- Sætnan, A. R., Tøndel, G., & Rasmussen, B. (2019). Does counting change what is counted? Potential for paradigm change through performance metrics. Research Evaluation, 28(1), 73–83.
- Almklov, P. G., & Lamvik, G. M. (2018). Taming a globalized industry – Forces and counter forces influencing maritime safety. Marine Policy, 96, 175–183.
- Øversveen, E., & Forseth, U. (2018). Fremmed i NAV. Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift, 2(04), 5–24.
- Piggott, L., Pike, E., & Matthews, J. (2018). England—A ‘sporting future’ for all? In A. Elling, J. Hovden, & A. Knoppers (Hrsg.), Gender Diversity in European Sport Governance (S. 105–116). Routledge.
- Pike, E., White, A., Matthews, J., Southon, S., & Piggott, L. (2018). Women and Sport Leadership: A Case Study of a Development Programme. In L. Mansfield, J. Caudwell, B. Wheaton, & B. Watson (Hrsg.), The Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education (S. 809–823). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
- United Nations Environment Programme. (2018). Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies: Implications for Developing Countries.
- Berthod, O., Grothe-Hammer, M., & Sydow, J. (2017). Network Ethnography: A Mixed-Method Approach for the Study of Practices in Interorganizational Settings. Organizational Research Methods, 20(2), 299–323.
- Karlsen, J., Beseda, J., Šima, K., & Zyzak, B. (2017). Outsiders or Leaders? The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Development of Peripheral Regions. Higher Education Policy, 30(4), 463–479.
- Zyzak, B. (2017). Breakdown of inter-organizational cooperation: The case of regional councils in Norway. In J. Trondal (Hrsg.), The Rise of Common Political Order (S. 251–270). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786435002.00022
- Underland, G., & Tjora, A. (2016). A collective clinical gaze: Negotiating decisions in a surgical ward. Communication and Medicine, 13(1), 23-35-23–35.
- Zyzak, B., & Pinheiro, Rómulo. (2016). Network ties between universities and cultural and creative industries. In H. C. Garmann Johnsen, E. S. Hauge, M.-L. Magnussen, & R. Ennals (Hrsg.), Applied Social Science Research in a Regional Knowledge System (S. 175–187). Routledge.
- Andreassen, H. K., Kjekshus, L. E., & Tjora, A. (2015). Survival of the project: A case study of ICT innovation in health care. Social Science & Medicine, 132, 62–69.
- Rasmussen, B. (2015). From Collegial Organization to Strategic Management of Resources: Changes in Recruitment in a Norwegian University. SAGE Open, 5(3), 215824401560390.
- Almklov, P. G., & Antonsen, S. (2014). Making work invisible: New public management and operational work in critical infrastructure sectors. Public Administration, 92(2), 477–492.
- Almklov, P. G., Rosness, R., & Størkersen, K. (2014). When safety science meets the practitioners: Does safety science contribute to marginalization of practical knowledge? Safety Science, 67, 25–36.
- Tøndel, G. (2013). Mening og myndighet: Produksjonen av styringstall i helse-og sosialtjenesten. Sosiologisk tidsskrift, 21(01), 65–90.
- Tøndel, G., & Sarheim Anthun, K. (2013). Statistics as a technology of governance: The Norwegian need for numbers & numbers for need. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 33(7/8), 474–490.
- Rasmussen, B., & Håpnes, T. (2012). Permanent Temporariness? Changes in Social Contracts in Knowledge Work. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2(1), 5–22.
- Bailey, J. L. (2008). Arrested Development: The Fight to End Commercial Whaling as a Case of Failed Norm Change. European Journal of International Relations, 14(2), 289–318.
- Rasmussen, B. (2004). Between Endless Needs and Limited Resources: The Gendered Construction of a Greedy Organization. Gender, Work & Organization, 11(5), 506–525.
Connections
Members of research group
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Petter Grytten Almklov Professor
+47-73559998 +47-91897207 petter.almklov@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Jennifer Leigh Bailey Professor
+47-73598152 jennifer.bailey@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Hilde Bjørkhaug Professor
+47-73412992 +47-97180178 hilde.bjorkhaug@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Brita Bungum Associate professor
+47-73590440 +47-40875826 brita.bungum@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Tor Anders Bye PhD Candidate
tor.a.bye@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Niels Feddersen Postdoctoral Fellow
+47-73592242 niels.feddersen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Ulla Forseth Professor
+47-73591792 +47-95821911 ulla.forseth@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Torgeir Kolstø Haavik Associate Professor
+47-40041193 torgeir.haavik@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Margareth Horn PhD Candidate
+47-41272875 margareth.horn@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Jan Erik Ingebrigtsen Assistant Professor
+47-73591767 jan.ingebrigtsen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Nataliia Korotkova PhD Candidate
+47-93823501 +47-+4793823501 nataliia.korotkova@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Elin Kvande Affiliated
+47-73591924 +47-48226998 elin.kvande@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Håkon Leiulfsrud Professor
+47-95404299 hakon.leiulfsrud@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Pål Erling Martinussen Professor
+47-73591649 +47-93093211 pal.e.martinussen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Lisa Vaagan Moen PhD Candidate
+47-97953850 lisa.v.moen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Mahdis Moradi PhD Candidate
+47-48441242 mahdis.moradi@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Trine Olsen Møgster PhD Candidate
+47-90596782 trine.o.mogster@ntnu.no Department of Social Anthropology -
Oda Woll Naug Affiliated
oda.w.naug@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Lucy Piggott Postdoctoral Fellow
+47-73592097 lucy.piggott@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Bente Rasmussen Professor emeritus
+47-73591706 bente.rasmussen@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Lisa Reutter PhD Candidate
lisa.m.reutter@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Emil André Røyrvik Professor
+47-73550366 emil.royrvik@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Per Morten Schiefloe Affiliated
+47-73596323 +47-90115516 per.morten.schiefloe@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Charlie Fjellvær Thompson PhD Candidate
+47-73559896 +47-46426514 charlie.f.thompson@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Aksel Tjora Professor
+47-91897611 aksel.tjora@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Gunhild Tøndel Associate Professor
+47-73591332 gunhild.tondel@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Jostein Vik Professor
+47-90925917 jostein.vik@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Barbara Krystyna Zyzak Associate Professor
+47-96744330 barbara.k.zyzak@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science -
Heidrun Åm Associate professor
+47-73591782 heidrun.aam@ntnu.no Department of Sociology and Political Science