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Sara Maria Troedsson

External PhD Fellow affiliation

Subjects
Organisation Artificial intelligence Technology Sociology Job market

Primary research areas

Vis­ions of gen­er­at­ive AI
I study how col­lect­ive vis­ions of gen­er­at­ive AI’s prom­ises and risks are formed and mo­bil­ised with­in highly reg­u­lated pro­fes­sion­al ser­vice or­gan­isa­tions. I ex­plore how these vis­ions are trans­lated into gov­ernance struc­tures, policies, and every­day or­gan­isa­tion­al prac­tices that shape ad­op­tion.
Reg­u­la­tion and pro­fes­sion­al norms
I ex­am­ine how na­tion­al reg­u­la­tions, in­dustry stand­ards, and pro­fes­sion­al ex­pect­a­tions en­able or con­strain the use and gov­ernance of new tech­no­lo­gies in or­gan­isa­tions, fo­cus­ing on chal­lenges re­lated to ac­count­ab­il­ity, trans­par­ency, and le­git­im­acy.
Or­gan­isa­tion­al sense­mak­ing un­der un­cer­tainty
My re­search in­vest­ig­ates how or­gan­isa­tion­al act­ors in­ter­pret and ne­go­ti­ate the un­cer­tain­ties and com­plex­it­ies of new tech­no­lo­gies, and how this sense­mak­ing in­flu­ences de­cision-mak­ing routines and gov­ernance prac­tices.

Ex­plor­ing how or­gan­isa­tions shape and are shaped by new tech­no­lo­gies

I study how organisations make sense of new technologies and how these tools become part of everyday organisational practices. My research focuses on the ways organisations interpret the promises and challenges of innovation, and how these interpretations influence their strategies and practices. I am specifically interested in the "balancing act" between the expected operational gains and the practical risks of implementation within the constraints of national regulations, industry standards, and professional expectations.

This balancing act shapes not only how technologies are adopted but also how organisational roles, responsibilities, and routines evolve. Through qualitative research methods, I explore the processes through which organisations translate broad ideas about technology into concrete practices. My work sheds light on how technological change and organisational adaptation are part of a continuous process where digital tools and organisational structures are constantly being redefined by one another.

Outside activities

Manager in Deloitte’s Organisation & Work Transformation Offering, 2022–present