In order to obtain the PhD degress, Malia Carvalho has submitted her thesis entitled:

Translating Theory into Practice

- A Match Made in Embodiment

This dissertation examines how management concepts become internalized, enacted, and habitualized through embodied experiences in organizational life. It consists of three articles that explore this topic empirically, conceptually, and methodologically. Based on a longitudinal, multi-method study of three managers in the creative and digital industries, the dissertation shows how bodily, sensory, and relational practices shape how ideas such as psychological safety and touchpoints unfold in practice. It introduces the notion of embodied translation and a three-level methodological approach that includes explicit articulation, observed enactment, and embodied engagement through the researcher's own body. The dissertation contributes to institutional theory by highlighting the affective and relational dimensions of idea translation. 

The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Primary Supervisor: 

Professor Eva Boxenbaum
Department of Organization
Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisor: 

Professor Renate Meyer
Department of Organization
Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:

Associate Professor Susanne Boch Waldorff (Chair)
Department of Organization
Copenhagen Business School

Professor Emeritus W. E. Douglas Creed
College of Business Administration
University of Rhode Island

Professor Samantha Parsley 
School of Organizations, Systems and People
University of Portsmouth

Date: 9 September
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Online: TEAMS
 
*Please note that the microphone and camera of all spectators must be turned off.

Location: Kilen
Room: Ks71 (ground floor)
Reception: Tall tables at IOA kitchen area (4th floor) 

*The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence.