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Vera Si­moneit

Ph.d. Fellow

Subjects
Organisation Management Qualitative methods Centralisation Decentralisation Foundation

Primary research areas

Power & Au­thor­ity
I in­vest­ig­ate the re­la­tion­ship between power and au­thor­ity and how or­gan­iz­a­tion­al act­ors
in­sti­tu­tion­al­ize power into au­thor­ity.
In­sti­tu­tion­al The­ory
I ex­plore how in­sti­tu­tions are changed and
main­tained.
Time & Tem­por­al­ity
I re­search how time is ex­per­i­enced and
nav­ig­ated.

Ex­plor­ing the or­gan­iz­ing of power and time at uni­ver­sit­ies

My research explores how power dynamics are organized within universities, with a particular focus on how financial resources shape academic careers and power relations. By drawing on theories of power, institutionalism, and time in organization and management studies, I examine both the intended and unintended consequences of resource allocation in higher education. 

My research ambition is to contribute to organization and management theory while also helping universities and funders reflect on how funding mechanisms influence organizational structures and the opportunities and empowerment of individual scholars. Ultimately, my work supports more inclusive ways of organizing universities and advancing organization and management theory. 

Publications

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Recent research projects

The im­plic­a­tions of large-scale grants for the uni­ver­sity as an in­sti­tu­tion­al­ized or­gan­iz­a­tion (GRAND)

In the Carls­berg fun­ded re­search pro­ject, we study how uni­ver­sit­ies, as an in­sti­tu­tion­al­ized or­gan­iz­a­tion­al form, change res­ult­ing from the rise in ex­tern­al re­search fund­ing.

Outside activities

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