In­vi­ta­tion for PhD De­fen­ce - Thor­dis Kat­la Bjart­marz

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Thordis Katla Bjartmarz has submitted her thesis entitled:

Balancing the Boundaries in Banking:

The Role of Business Models and Boundaries in Sustainability Work 

This dissertation examines how sustainability reshapes the boundaries of banking business models. While banks face increasing regulatory and societal pressure to engage with sustainability agendas, integration often remains fragmented and peripheral. Adopting a boundary-based perspective, the dissertation investigates how sustainability work unfolds within and across organizational boundaries in banking.

Drawing on qualitative research in the Nordic banking sector, the study explores how sustainability is negotiated, enacted, and integrated through organizational practices and stakeholder interactions, positioning sustainability integration not as a discrete function but as a boundary-crossing process shaped by ongoing interaction and reconfiguration across actors, practices, and organizational domains.

The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk