Organization, institution, and the creation of public opinion.

My primary research interest is the study of processes and institution that contribute to define the identities and roles of businesses and organizations in modern society. Currently I am studying the impact of media, and especially business journalists, on businesses and organizations, and how the media have changed in recent years with significant consequences for business life and the public sector. In the next few years I will fokus on media and visibility/transparency in the health care sector. Additional research areas are organizational change in the public sector, and the interplay of different types of organized knowledge and organizational change processes: What are the roles of professions, consultants, research, etc. Theoretically I am working with different types of institutional theory, economic sociology, discourse theory, and communication theory.

Teaching interests: Media and business, organization theory, contextual business theory and health policy.

Head of department

Kjær, P. (2010): “Expansion and Autonomy. The Rise of the Business Press” in L. Chourliaraki & M. Morsing (eds.): Media, Organizations and Identity. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 70-89.

Kjær, P. (2009): “ The Organizing Media: How Mass Media Influence Organizations” in L. Wedlin, K. Sahlin & M. Grafström (eds.): Exploring the Worlds of Mercury and Minerva: Essays for Lars Engwall. Uppsala: Uppsala Universitet, pp. 179-197.

Vikkelsø, S. & P. Kjær (2008): “ Redrawing boundaries within healthcare: Scandinavian experience” Journal of Health Organization and Management. Vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 325-330

Kjær, P. (2008): “ Institutional History” in P. Nedergaard & J.L. Campbell: Institutions and Politics : Festschrift in honour of Ove K. Pedersen. Copenhagen: Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2008. s. 111-133

Kjær, Peter & Slaatta, Tore (eds.). 2007. Mediating Business. The Expansion of Business Journalism. Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press.

Kjær, Peter. 2006. "Business news and the definition of business and society" in Mette Morsing & Suzanne C. Beckmann (eds.). Strategic CSR Communication. Copenhagen: DJØF Publishing.

Kjær, Peter & Roy Langer. 2005. "Infused with news value. Management, managerial knowledge and the institutionalization of business news", Scandinavian Journal of Management Vol. 21: 2.

Üsdiken, Behlul, Alfred Kieser & Peter Kjær. 2004. "Academy, Economy and Polity: Betriebwirtschaftslehre in Germany, Denmark and Turkey before 1945", Business History, Vol. 46 No. 3 (Special Issue on History in Organisation Studies).

Pedersen, Ove K. & Peter Kjær. 2001. "Translating Neoliberalism in the Danish Negotiated Economy" in John L. Campbell & Ove K. Pedersen (eds.): The Rise of Neoliberalism and Institutional Theory, Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Kjær, Peter. 2001. "Strategen i de institutionelle omgivelser. Institutionel teori" i Claus Nygaard (red.) Strategizing - kontekstuel virksomhedsteori, København: Samfundslitteratur.

Kjær, Peter & E.Z. Bentsen, 2000. "Trompecain - sygehusledelse under krydspres" i Ole Steen Andersen (red) Organisationer i forandring - ni cases fra private og offentlige virksomheder, København, Handelshøjskolens Forlag.

Kjær, Peter. 2000. "In the Name of Productivity. The Institutionalisation of Productivity Policy in Denmark 1945-1960" i Haldor Byrkjeflot et al (red.): The Democratic Challenge to Capitalism. Management and Democracy in the Nordic Countries. Bergen: Fakbokforlaget.

Kristensen, Peer Hull & Peter Kjær. 2000. "The Craft Origins of Modern Management" i Haldor Byrkjeflot et al (red.): The Democratic Challenge to Capitalism. Management and Democracy in the Nordic Countries. Bergen: Fakbokforlaget.

Pedersen, Ove K., Peter Kjær, Anders Esmark, Maja Horst & Erik Meier Carlsen. 2000. Politisk journalistik, Århus: Forlaget Ajour.

Carlsen, Erik Meier, Peter Kjær & Ove K. Pedersen (red.). 1999. Magt og fortælling. Hvad er politisk journalistik?, Århus: Forlaget Ajour.