Dr. Anna Stöber

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21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.123
Fon 04131.677-2171 (Sekr.), anna.stoeber@leuphana.de
Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in, Professorship for Business Administration, in particular Business in Society
Assoziierte/r, Leuphana Center for Organization & Social Transformation

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Vita

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Business in Society at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. 

From 2019-2023, I was a PhD fellow at the department for Management, Society and Communication at Copenhagen Business School. My PhD thesis empirically explored how self-managing modes of organizing can emerge and be sustained when embedded within established organizational settings.

Originally trained in the humanities and in ethnographic methods, my MSc in Sustainability & Management (University of Bath, UK) led me to the field of organization and management studies. Building on this foundation, I use qualitative methodologies to study phenomena around new and alternative forms of organizing as well as employee activism.

At the Chair of Business in  Society I am also engaged in strengthening Leuphana University’s commitment to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management (PRME). 

Teaching

  • New and Alternative Forms of Organizing
  • Employee Activism
  • Qualitative Research Methods

Research Interests


My current research interests center around two main areas.  Firstly, I am interested new forms of organizing, specifically self-managing forms of organizing, in the digital context (specifically, Decentralized, Autonomous Organisations (DAOs)). Secondly,  I seek to expand my research on employee activism with a specific focus on inter-organizational communities of activists.

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Embedded Self-Managing Modes of Organizing: Empirical Inquiries into Boundaries, Momentum, and Collectivity
    Anna Stöber (Author) , 2024 Copenhagen , 170 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review

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Journal contributions

  1. Cultivating dispersed collectivity: How communities between organizations sustain employee activism: How communities between organizations sustain employee activism
    Anna Stöber (Author) , Verena Girschik (Author) , 01.09.2025 , in: Human Relations, 78, 9 , p. 1093-1122 , 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. From Fleeting Enchantment to Embodied Commitment: How Bottom-up Momentum can Emerge and Persist
    Anna Stöber (Author) , 01.08.2024 , in: Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024, 1 , 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review

  3. Balancing the Boundary: Sustaining Self-Managing Modes of Work Within Hierarchical Organizations
    Anna Stöber (Author) , Dennis Schöneborn (Author) , 01.08.2022 , in: Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022, 1 , 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review

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Activities

Prizes

  1. Best Paper Award 2024
    Anna Stöber (Recipient) ,

    Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Teaching Award 2024
    Anna Stöber (Recipient) Johanne Ragna Düsterbeck (Recipient) Lillan Lommel (Recipient) ,

    Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Education

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Teaching