Jentower

Reseach interests

Jentower

We seek to understand and explain complex phenomena and critically reflect on the internationalization of social, economic and societal systems, its impacts, issues and chances between the poles of global convergence and local plurality. We employ both qualitative and quantitative methods, theories and ideas in our research; our research interests are broad and varied. Specific areas of expertise include:

  • Socio-political issues and micro-politics in and around organizations, especially in the context of multinational corporations and global value chains
  • Theories of power and political agency in organizations
  • Contemporary standardization-, reorganization- and digitalization- trends in MNCs
  • Political and emotional aspects of organizational sensemaking
  • Actor-centred institutionalism
  • Comparative organizational studies of management, work and employment in the global context
  • Cross-border workers' participation and  industrial relations in MNCs
  • Research on supranational labor representation bodies, esp. European Works Councils
  • Developements in retail and food retail sector
  • Qualitative Research Methods


On the following pages you find selected information on our research: