Tom Galvin
EdD / Podcaster / Administrator
Tom is an Associate Professor of resource management at the U.S. Army War College, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He teaches courses in strategic leadership and defense management, and has published on matters of professional education, organizational change and communication, and professionalism. He also hosts the occasional Reflections on Management with Tom Galvin program on the Talking About Organizations Network. Linkedin
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 112: Hierarchies & Promotion – The “Peter Principle”
- 111: Visible & Invisible Work – Susan Leigh Star
- 110: Organizations and Law – Lauren Edelman
- 109: Emergence of Mental Health Professions – Abbott
- 108: Presentation of Self in Everyday Life – Goffman
Pedro Monteiro
PhD / Co-founder / Podcaster
Pedro is an ethnographer of work and organizations focused on bureaucracy/formal organizational structures. He is currently an assistant professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Twitter Linkedin Website
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 112: Hierarchies & Promotion – The “Peter Principle”
- 111: Visible & Invisible Work – Susan Leigh Star
- 110: Organizations and Law – Lauren Edelman
- 109: Emergence of Mental Health Professions – Abbott
- 107: Institutionalized Rules and Formal Structures — Meyer & Rowan
Miranda Lewis
PhD / Co-founder / Podcaster
Currently in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation group and lecturer at the Bayes Business School in the City University of London, Miranda’s research looks at top management teams and the nexus between cognition and growth literature. Linkedin
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 112: Hierarchies & Promotion – The “Peter Principle”
- 102: Executive Leadership — Sloan’s “My Years at General Motors”
- 101: The Motivation to Work — Frederick Herzberg
- 95: Labor-Management Relations – Tom Lupton
- 83: Organizational Design — Jay Galbraith
Gretta Corporaal
PhD / Podcaster
A sociologist of work and organizations, Gretta’s academic interests center around the future of work and how digital technologies enable new models of work and organizing to emerge. Her current research is an ethnography of the creation and adoption of online labor platforms. Linkedin Website Twitter
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 111: Visible & Invisible Work – Susan Leigh Star
- 110: Organizations and Law – Lauren Edelman
- 109: Emergence of Mental Health Professions – Abbott
- 108: Presentation of Self in Everyday Life – Goffman
- 107: Institutionalized Rules and Formal Structures — Meyer & Rowan
Samantha Ortiz-Casillas
PhD / Podcaster
Sam is an ethnographer of work and organization in the contexts of public administration and political collective action. Her research examines how people organize and work towards social change—through public policy, regulation, or community organizing—in complex and sometimes hostile environments. She is an assistant professor at the Public Administration Division of the Center for Economics Research and Teaching (CIDE) in Mexico City. Linkedin Twitter Website
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 111: Visible & Invisible Work – Susan Leigh Star
- 108: Presentation of Self in Everyday Life – Goffman
- 106: The Study of Organizations Across Disciplines
- 105: Manifest & Latent Roles — Alvin Gouldner
- 103: Bringing Work Back In — Barley & Kunda
Sarah Otner
PhD / Podcaster
Sarah is an Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) of Organizational Behavior at Kingston Business School. She works at the intersection of Organizational Theory and Economic Sociology. Sarah’s research focuses on awards and prizes, with specific phenomenological interests in cultural domains, the evaluation of elites, and non-linear career trajectories. She serves on the Editorial Board of Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ). Twitter Linkedin Website
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 105: Manifest & Latent Roles — Alvin Gouldner
- 100: Special Episode — The State of Organization Studies
- 87: The Art of War (and Management?) — Sun Tzu
- 86: Networks and Network Theory — Mark Granovetter
- 80: Management Theory & Practice — Sumantra Ghoshal
Catherine Jackson
MBA / Podcaster
Catherine holds an MBA from the Warwick Business School. A journalist by trade, for the past 11 years she has been working in the not-for-profit sector as a consultant in fundraising and communications. Previously she worked as a print journalist for publications in the UK and Ireland. Linkedin
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 103: Bringing Work Back In — Barley & Kunda
- 101: The Motivation to Work — Frederick Herzberg
- 96: Informating at Work – Shoshana Zuboff
- 88: Social Defenses Against Anxiety — Isabel Menzies
- 85: Carnegie-Mellon Series #6 — Organizations
Leonardo Melo Lins
PhD / Podcaster
A sociologist by training, Leonardo currently works at the Brazilian Network Center (NIC.br) where he is responsible for the conduction of the ICT Enterprises survey and to promote the use of ICT by Brazilian enterprises. His research interests include institutional theory, organizational change, digital economy, and public policy to foster development. Linkedin Twitter
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 102: Executive Leadership — Sloan’s “My Years at General Motors”
- 98: Managing Innovation — Burns & Stalker
- 85: Carnegie-Mellon Series #6 — Organizations
- 83: Organizational Design — Jay Galbraith
- 75: Institutionalization – Philip Selznick
Frithjof Wegener
MSc / Podcaster
Frithjof is a PhD Candidate at the TU Delft, NL. He works across the boundaries of design and organization studies, with an interest in pragmatism, process research and issues of organizational design. Linkedin Twitter
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 91: Constructive Conflict – Mary Parker Follett
- 83: Organizational Design — Jay Galbraith
- 79: Labor Relations – Jane Addams
- 69: Our 5th Anniversary Special!
- 63: Remote Operations — The Hudson’s Bay Company
Rohin Borpujari
PhD Candidate / Podcaster
Rohin Borpujari is a PhD Candidate at the London Business School. His dissertation investigates how secretive innovation is organized, using an in-depth historical case study of the Manhattan Project. Rohin’s research aims to understand how people navigate knowledge sharing and concealment while managing associated social dynamics of inclusion and exclusion within and across organizations. His work on the Manhattan Project has been recognized with Best Paper and Murray Davis ‘Thats Interesting!’ awards at AOM and EGOS respectively. He joined as a guest on Episode 92: Organizational Secrecy — Case of the Manhattan Project and joined as a full-time cast member in 2023. LinkedIn
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 112: Hierarchies & Promotion – The “Peter Principle”
- 111: Visible & Invisible Work – Susan Leigh Star
- 105: Manifest & Latent Roles — Alvin Gouldner
- 104: Social Structure & Organizations — Stinchcombe
- 102: Executive Leadership — Sloan’s “My Years at General Motors”
Ralph Soule
EdD / Co-founder / Podcaster
Ralph (also known as “Rafael”) is a retired United States Navy Captain and a co-creator of the podcast. He holds a Doctorate in Human and Organizational Learning from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Twitter Linkedin
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 87: The Art of War (and Management?) — Sun Tzu
- 79: Labor Relations – Jane Addams
- 72: Organizational Diagnosis — Marvin Weisbord
- 69: Our 5th Anniversary Special!
- 68: Globalization and Culture Clashes — “American Factory” (Documentary)
Dmitrijs Kravčenko
PhD / Founder / Administrator
A philosophically inclined social epistemologist, Dmitrijs is the creator of the podcast and is currently Assistant Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia. He holds a Doctorate in Management from Warwick Business School, UK. Twitter Linkedin Website
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 69: Our 5th Anniversary Special!
- 68: Globalization and Culture Clashes — “American Factory” (Documentary)
- 66: Workplace Isolation – Forester
- 63: Remote Operations — The Hudson’s Bay Company
- 51: The Tyranny of Light — Hari Tsoukas
Former Cast Members
Jarryd Daymond
PhD / Cast Member (2017-2022)
Jarryd is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Sydney Business School and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Jarryd’s research examines strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship practices in organizations, which are areas he first became interested in while consulting on strategy interventions. His current postdoctoral work includes collaborating with scientists, engineers and biomedical researchers to advance knowledge about science commercialization. Linkedin Twitter
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 90: Organizations in Action – James Thompson
- 79: Labor Relations – Jane Addams
- 74: Emergence of Middle Management — Alfred Chandler
- 69: Our 5th Anniversary Special!
- 54: Measuring Organizational Cultures – Hofstede
Maikel Waardenburg
PhD / Cast Member (2018-2022)
An interpretive scholar, who is particularly interested in connections between organizations from different domains. Maikel’s research interests include organizational change, hybridization and public-private partnerships. He is based at Utrecht University’s School of Governance, NL. Linkedin Twitter Website
Five Most Recent Episodes:
- 97: Social Change and Organization – Invictus (2009 movie)
- 90: Organizations in Action – James Thompson
- 89: Administrative Behavior in Public Sector — Herbert Kaufman
- 84: Professionalizing Business — Louis Brandeis
- 75: Institutionalization – Philip Selznick
Ella Hafermalz
PhD / Cast Member (2017-2020)
Ella Hafermalz joined the KIN research group in 2018. Ella has a PhD in Information Systems and Work and Organisational Studies from the University of Sydney Business School in Australia and also holds degrees in Teaching, Media and Communications, and Cultural Studies from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research looks at how technologies are used to facilitate new ways of working. Ella is particularly interested in how distance and remoteness are experienced by workers, and her research has looked at how colleagues skillfully use technologies to achieve a sense of being together even when they are physically apart.