Tiziana Sardiello
Senior Lecturer
Research subject: Human Work Sciences
Division: Humans and Technology
Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts
About me
Background:
I originally come from Italy and moved to Sweden in 1998 driven by a dream of transparent and responsible institutions and a welfare where all citizens have equal value. My interest in issues related to the organization of society led me to complete in the fall of 2011 a doctorate in sociology at the Department of Sociology at Stockholm University where I shortly after started to work as lecturer for several years in subjects such as economic sociology, organization theory, human resource management and qualitative methods at both undergraduate and graduate level. In 2016 I moved to the Stockholm Center for Organizational Research (Score) at Stockholm University and in 2017 I was one of the researchers selected by the Swedish government’s Trust Delegation to study the implementation of trust-based management in the Swedish welfare sector. Since the autumn of 2018, I have been working as supervisor in the Stockholm School of Economics executive education programs for managers in the public administration. Since January 2022, I hold a position as Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Luleå University of Technology.
Other: I have been visiting scholar at SCANCOR (Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research), at Stanford University and at the Sociology Department at Harvard University.
Research:
My research interests encompass organizational governance and management systems, HRM practices, organizational culture and work environment, entrepreneurship and social innovation, qualitative research methods and new institutional theory. My doctoral dissertation analyzed the role played by institutional pressures (legal, professional, cultural) in different national environments (Stockholm, Silicon Valley) in shaping recruitment practices in start-up companies in globalized fields (software). Further research has focused on: hybrid forms of organization (e.g. mutual companies) and their role as mediators and catalysts for social innovation; the adaptability and sustainability of Swedish municipalities' working methods during times of major societal challenges (e.g. migrations and integration); implementation of new governance and management models (e.g. trust-based management and coaching leadership) and the resistance exerted by organizational cultures, structures and previously eradicated management reforms (eg NPM).
Current research focus on the organization of work and management systems within highly digitized industries in the post-pandemic and green era as well as their significance for employees well-being.
Past research projects:
Retail 4.0? Work environment and inequality in e-retail. 2020-2023. FORTE (3,7mkr) together with Kristina Johansson (project leader) and Klara Rydström (LTU), and Jennie Jackson and Svend Erik Mathiassen (HIG).
Present research projects:
Developing Compassionate Workplaces in Europe for the digital and green work environment to protect employees' mental and physical health and wellbeing. 2024-2028. HORIZON EUROPE Action Grant, together with Anna Berg Jansson and Malin Eneslätt (LTU). European partners: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (coordinator), University of Graz, University of Sheffield and Athens University of Economics and Business.
Teaching:
Sociology of organisation and work, Organisation and leadership, Human Resource Management in theory and practice, Welfare organisations in transition, Essay writing in sociology, Qualitative methods
Personal interests
Traveling, classical music, scuba diving, marine conservation, animal welfare and Norrland… Europe' s innovation engine in addressing climate change.
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