Organising in extreme contexts

State of the art literature has called for "robust actions" (Ferraro et al., 2015), spurring increasing advocacy for research on large-scale problems confronting humanity in extreme contexts (e.g., Haellgren, Rouleau and de Rond, 2018). My research attempts to shed light on some important issues, however neglected aspects of organizing in extreme contexts and grand societal challenges, studying in the context of the global pandemic, (1) how work practices were disrupted and changed, interrupting traditional knowledge flows necessitating actors to (radically) change, (2) how those that attempt to alleviate the suffering of patients cope with the work themselves.

During this research stay at Stanford University, I will focus on the organizational features of extreme contexts by (1) engaging in data collection and (2) fostering existing and new collaborations. My research attempts to shed light on some important issues, however neglected aspects of organizing in extreme contexts and grand societal challenges, studying in the context of the global pandemic, (1) how work practices were disrupted and changed, interrupting traditional knowledge flows necessitating actors to radically change, (2) how those that attempt to alleviate the suffering of patients cope with the work themselves.