Biography
Dr. Andersson received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior/Social Issues in Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research, published in outlets such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Human Relations, and Organization, focuses on the dark side of business organizations. In particular, she’s been examining some social maladies that are arguably associated with late capitalism and neoliberalism (cynicism, incivility, corruption, detrimental philanthrocapitalism) as well as the role of social activism in countering capitalist barriers to sustainability.
Dr. Andersson teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the area of Business, Society and Ethics and Corporate Sustainability, and has been lauded for her curricular innovation and ability to inspire critical thinking in her students. She was the recipient of the 2006 Andrisani-Frank Undergraduate Teaching Award and the 2005 Musser Excellence in Leadership Award for Teaching.
Active on campus, in her profession, and in the community, Dr. Andersson’s service engagements revolve around trying to stir things up, attempting to “ecologize” and “humanize” the business world and business education. She is currently on the Board of Directors at the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia.
Research Interests
- Cynicism toward Big Business
- Organizational Corruption
- Workplace Incivility
- Detrimental Philanthrocapitalism
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
BA 3902 | Honors Business Society and Ethics | Undergraduate |
HRM 2511 | Corporate Sustainability: People, Profits & Planet | Undergraduate |
HRM 3903 | Management, Theory & Practice: THE STATE OF LABOR IN THE POST-COVID WORKPLACE | Undergraduate |
BA 9683 | Research Project I | Graduate |
BA 9783 | Research Project II | Graduate |
BA 9815 | Problem Solving using Qualitative Research Methods | Graduate |
BA 9883 | Research Project III | Graduate |
HRM 5131 | Ethical and Socially Responsible Decision-making | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Lindebaum, D., Hond, F.d., Greenwood, M., Chamberlain, J.A., & Andersson, L. (2022). Freedom, work and organizations in the 21st century: Freedom for whom and for whose purpose? Human Relations, 75(10), 1853-1874. SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/00187267221093516.
Pérezts, M., Andersson, L., & Lindebaum, D. (2021). Numbers and Organization Studies: Book Review Symposium Editorial. Organization Studies, 42(8), 1351-1356. SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0170840621989214.
Andersson, L. (2021). The 99 Percent Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism, by Paul S. Adler. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. 240 pp. Business Ethics Quarterly, 31(2), 308-311. doi: 10.1017/beq.2021.8.
Andersson, L., Lindebaum, D., & Pérezts, M. (2019). Book Review Symposium: Slavery In and Around Organizations. Organization Studies, 40(1), 135-138. SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0170840618789380.