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Mette Morsing

Mette Morsing
Professor , PhD
Mette Morsing

CBS Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (cbsCSR)

Porcelænshaven 18B, ground floor
DK-2000 Frederiksberg
Tel.: +45 3815 3205
Fax:+45 3815 3840
E-mail: mm.ikl@cbs.dk



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Affiliated with Department of Intercultural Communication and Management

Mette Morsing's research is based within traditions of organizational sociology and communication theories and within these areas, she has developed an interest in corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory, and social identity. Her research has been published in English, Danish, Spanish and Norwegian within the following areas: management, communication, corporate social responsibility and identity-image relations. She is particularly interested in the dynamic relations between management-employee identity, communication, and CSR/sustainability initiatives as companies engage with stakeholders.

Primary research areas

  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Sustainability
  • Corporate Communication
  • Identity
  • Corporate branding
  • Values, ethics, leadership


Administrative functions

Professor, Copenhagen Bunisiness School (CBS)
Co-Director of CBS Sustainability Platform
Director of Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (cbsCSR), CBS ( http://www.cbs.dk/forskning/institutter_centre/institutter/cbscsr )
Member of the “National Council for Corporate Responsibility”, The Ministry of Companies and Economy (Økonomi Ministeriet) 
Board Member of LEGO Foundation
Board Member of Claus Meyer Foundation
Academic Board Member “Academy of Responsible Management” ( www.responsibleacademy.org )
Board member of Management Board of The European Academy of Business in Society ( www.eabis.org )


Selected publications

Morsing, M. (2011). State-owned enterprises: A corporatization of governments? Management Communication Quarterly (in press)
Kjaergaard, A., Morsing, M. and Ravasi, D. (2011). More than a mirror: A study of media influence on organizational identity construction in a celebrity Firm. Journal of Management Studies, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 514-543
Christensen, L.T., Morsing, M. and Thyssen, O. (2010). The polyphony of corporate social responsibility. Deconstructing accountability and transparency. Published in Best Paper Proceedings at Academy of Management Conference, Montreal 2010
Irwin, A., Salskov-Iversen, D. and Morsing, M. (2012). Business Schools in Society. The Distinctiveness of Diversity. . In: Morsing, M. and Sauquet, A. (Eds.). Business Schools and their Contribution to Society. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Hardback ISBN: 978-0-85702-386-5 and paperback ISBN: 978-0-85702-387-2
Buhmann, K., Roseberry, L. and Morsing, M. (2012) Introduction. In: Buhmann, K., Roseberry, L. and Morsing, M. (Eds.) (2011). Corporate Social and Human Rights Responsibilities. London: Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 1-22
Kjær, P. and Morsing, M. (2011). Corporate reputation and the news media in Denmark. In: Carroll, C. (Ed) Corporate Reputation and Media. Global Studies.  London: Routledge, pp. 17-35
Morsing, M. and Sauquet, A. (Eds.) (2012) Business Schools and their Contribution to Society. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Hardback ISBN: 978-0-85702-386-5 and paperback: 978-0-85702-387-2.
Full publication list (pdf)



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