Mette Zølner

Presentation

I hold a Ph.D. in political and social sciences from the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) and I have likewise a background from K.U-Leuven (Belgium), Institut d''Études Politiques de Paris (France) and Århus University (Denmark).

My research interests lay within the broad field of culture and organization with a particular interest in exploring how organizations and their social actors are shaped by the cultural and institutional contexts in which they operate. I am particularly interested in how practitioners operate at the interface between global and local practices and the implications it may have for leadership, management, communication and organizational learning. I’ve explored these questions empirically in MNCs and SMEs as well as within French speaking areas and in Danish and Indian contexts.

My working languages are French, English and Danish.

Primary research areas

Cultural and organizational learning

Recontextualization of management and leadership in the global world

A praxis oriented perspective on cultures and languages in organizational and institutional contexts

Social identities, values and governance

Qualitative methods

Courses

Managing the global workplace (MSc in Business, Language and Culture)
Governance and Institutions in Regional Context (MSc in Business, Language and Culture)

Supervision

Master thesis within the broad field of culture, organization and management
Bachelor projects in general and Business projects (BSc in Business, Language and Culture)