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Lars Thøger Christensen

Professor

Subjects
Organisation Communication Sustainability Social responsibility Identity Sociology

Primary research areas

Com­mu­nic­at­ive prac­tices
Draw­ing on so­ci­ology, se­mi­ot­ics, or­gan­iz­a­tion, and the philo­sophy of lan­guage I am par­tic­u­larly in­ter­ested in how and why or­gan­iz­a­tions en­gage in com­mu­nic­at­ive prac­tices such as auto­com­mu­nic­a­tion, as­pir­a­tion­al talk, hy­po­crisy, and bull­shit.
Trans­par­ency and vis­ib­il­ity
I study trans­par­ency the­ory and trans­par­ency prac­tices with a par­tic­u­lar em­phas­is on how trans­par­ency prox­ies, such as vis­ib­il­ity, can cre­ate both in­sight and opa­city.
CSR and Sustain­ability
I ap­ply my think­ing to areas such as cor­por­ate so­cial respons­ibility and sustain­ability, where so­cial ex­pect­a­tions for con­sist­ency between talk and ac­tion are most pro­nounced.
Re­spons­ible lead­er­ship
I am in­ter­es­ted in how re­spons­ible lead­er­ship is con­sti­tu­ted in com­mu­nic­at­ive prac­tices of ac­count­ab­il­ity.

I chal­lenge con­ven­tion­al as­sump­tions.

My research helps understand: 
- Why organizations often fail to practice what they preach. 
- The different roles greenwashing can play for organizations and society. 
- How organizations present themselves through the voices of employees. 
- Why transparency initiatives and practices sometimes hide more than they reveal. 

Outside activities

Lecture on ”Kommunikation af bæredygtighed”

Lec­ture giv­en at Danske Havnes held­ags­møde for grøn om­stilling på Odense Havn 8. juni 2022.

Lecture on ”Kultur og kommunikation”

Lec­ture giv­en at på DSBs Direk­tionssem­in­ar 26. april 2023.