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, the 2005 Musser Excellence in Leadership Award for Teaching, and the 2019 Lindback Award for Distinguished 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 | Honors - Management, Theory & Practice: From the Locker Room to the Board Room | Undergraduate |
BA 9002 | Scientific Inquiry-Management Research | Graduate |
BA 9815 | Problem Solving using Qualitative Research Methods | Graduate |
BA 9883 | Directed Reading/Study | Graduate |
HRM 5131 | Ethical and Socially Responsible Decision Making | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Pérezts, M., Andersson, L., & Lindebaum, D. Numbers and Organization Studies: Book Review Symposium Editorial. Organization Studies, 42(8), 1351-1356. SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0170840621989214.
Andersson, L.M., Chen, V., Cooper, D., Craven, M., Gabriel, A., Gonzalez-Morales, G., Hancock, J., & Rosen, C. (2021). Containing the negative contagion of incivility in the workplace. Philadelphia, PA.
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.M., Hill, T., DeWhitt, R., & Tran, T. (2019). The Inside-Out Prison Exchange program - Impact on stakeholders. Ivey Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=104742.
Andersson, L.M., Jacobs, D., Willmott, H., Veldman, J., Levy, D., & Sauerbronn, F. The defense of corporate power as a political and intellectual project. Boston, MA.
Andersson, L., Lindebaum, D., & Pérezts, M. Book Review Symposium: Slavery In and Around Organizations. Organization Studies, 40(1), 135-138. SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0170840618789380.
Chng, D., Kim, T., Gilbreath, B., & Andersson, L. (2018). Why people believe in their leaders - Or not. MIT Sloan Management Review, 60(1), 65-70.
Andersson, L., Litzky, B., & Smith, W. (2018). Networks of entrepreneurs: Making communities wealthier, not just richer. Journal of Ethics & Entrepreneurship, 8(1), 36-53.
Lindebaum, D., Pérezts, M., & Andersson, L. (2018). Why Books? Organization Studies, 39(1), 135-141. doi: 10.1177/0170840617740068.
Andersson, L. (2017). Of Great Vampire Squids and Jamming Blood Funnels: A Socially Constructed and Historically Situated Perspective on Organizational Corruption. Journal of Management Inquiry, 26(4), 406-417. doi: 10.1177/1056492616670755.
Andersson, L., Litzky, B., & Smith, W. (2017). Local entrepreneurs: Conduits of neo-localism and sustainable urban livelihoods. Atlanta, Georgia.
Andersson, L., Litzky, B., & Smith, W. (2017). Neo-local strategies and entrepreneurship: How “B”ing engaged in communities creates livelihood outcomes. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.