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Jette Ernst is an Associate Professor at Roskilde University's Department of Social Sciences and Business, specializing in organizational sociology and management studies. Her research focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of organizational change, particularly in healthcare settings, addressing topics like digitalization, robotics, professional identity, and power dynamics. She holds a PhD and multiple advanced degrees in business and communication studies.
Education: PhD, Cand.Negot, Master of Science in Business (Language and Culture with English specialization).
Research interests emphasize how automation and organizational restructuring impact healthcare work, employee responses, and professional boundaries. She employs qualitative methods including ethnography and discourse analysis, drawing on Bourdieu's practice theory and framing theory. Key themes include robotization in hospitals, merger processes, and performance management.
Notable projects include leading the Independent Research Fund Denmark-funded 'Robot technology in hospitals' (2023-2026) and Helsefonden's 'Human and robot exchanges in Danish hospitals' (2020-2022). Recent publications explore temporal strategies in automation and labor dynamics in automated healthcare systems.
- Awards: Best Developmental Paper Award (2024), EGOS 'That's Interesting' Award (2017), Emerald/EFMD Doctoral Research Award (2018)
- Teaching: Courses in organization theory, leadership, HRM, and research methodology
- Supervision: Active mentor for academic theses at all levels
- Labs/Teams: Crossroads of Care and Social Reproduction (CARE) research group
