Katja Einola

Katja Einola is an Associate Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, affiliated with the Department of Management and Organization. She serves as an associate at the Center for Responsible Leadership and an affiliated researcher at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. Her work spans organizational development projects in Sweden and Finland.

• PhD in Organizational Behavior (University of Turku, 2017)
• 20+ years of professional experience across tourism, telecom, and IT industries
• Fluent in six languages and works across multinational firms

Research focuses on:

• Leadership: Advocating for critical rethinking of leadership theory beyond hype, emphasizing relational dynamics and collective challenges
• Digital Technology: Investigating grassroots experiences with AI integration in workplaces, contrasting managerial hype with employee realities
• Modern Teamwork: Examining hybrid work's impact on team cohesion and 'we-ness,' particularly in multisite R&D organizations

Recent publications analyze AI's workplace effects, leadership paradoxes, and virtual team dynamics, with a 2019 best article award for critical leadership studies. Her teaching includes leadership, project management, and organization theory.

Scientific awards:

• Best Article Award (2019) for 'Warning for excessive positivity: Authentic leadership and other traps in leadership studies'

Professional engagement includes:

• Organizational development projects in Sweden and Finland
• Collaborations with Center for Responsible Leadership and Hanken School of Economics
• Leadership training for academic and corporate audiences