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Jo­han Si­mon­sen Abildgaard

Associate Professor

Emner
Forandringsledelse Organisation Arbejdsmiljø Evaluering Psykologi Trivsel

I de­vel­op and study new ways to im­prove work­places and work en­vir­on­ments

My research is rooted in the field of work and organizational psychology and revolves around how the topic of how changes in organizations affect both employees and the organization. 
One major line of research I have followed is the continuous advancement of workplace intervention studies. I collaborate with organization on the design and implementation of the intervention program and conduct analyses of outcomes and processes using qualitative and mixed-methods approaches. The content of the interventions I have been involved in spans management training, participatory processes in work teams and organizational development. 
On the topic of change events (such as restructuring and downsizing) I study how organizational change affects employee wellbeing and in particular how change management initiatives can affect the perception and impact of change processes. 
I have done work on applying organization theory (such as sensemaking and actor-network theory) to work and organizational psychology topics. 
I am currently the deputy editor in chief of the Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 

Recent research projects

“New On­board­ing pro­grams and New Ca­reer Paths for Wel­fare Em­ploy­ees In Herlev Mu­ni­cip­al­ity”

We eval­u­ate an in­ter­ven­tion con­duc­ted by Herlev Mu­ni­cip­al­ity and Im­ple­ment con­sult­ing group tar­get­ing core com­pet­en­cies, new on­board­ing pro­grams and ca­reer path. The pro­ject is sup­por­ted by a grant from The Min­istry of Em­ploy­ment.
Project page on the homepage of Herlev Municipality (in Danish)

Outside activities

Kemp&Lauritzen, CBS executive, 2025–present

Talk for man­agers

FAK (Forsvarsakademiet)

As­sess­ment Com­mit­tee mem­ber As­sess­ment of can­did­ates for one ass.prof. po­s­i­tion

Senior researcher at the national research centre for the working environment, 2021–present

Holds a 10% po­s­i­tion as seni­or re­search­er.

Necto Academic reviewer , 2024–2024

Municipality of Copenhagen Workshop facilitator , 2023–2023

3 work­shops

TEKSAM (Co-industri & Dansk Industri) Workshop facilitator , 2023–2023

3 work­shops

Assessment Committee member, 2023–2023

As­sess­ment of can­did­ates for one ass.prof. Po­s­i­tion at Aar­hus Uni­ver­sity

Socialpædagogerne - Workshop facilitator , 2022–2022

2 work­shops in spring