Manuela Perrotta

Manuela Perrotta is a Reader in Technology and Organisation at Queen Mary University of London's School of Business and Management, within the Department of People and Organisations. She holds leadership roles as Director of the Organisational Processes and Practices Research Group (OPPRG). Her research focuses on learning, work, and innovation in organizations, particularly in healthcare and biotechnologies. A Wellcome Trust-funded project explores professional and lay visions in reproductive technologies, addressing evolving social/cultural understandings of reproduction.

• PhD in Sociology and Social Research (University of Trento, 2008)
• Expertise in qualitative methodologies and interdisciplinary studies
• Public engagement activities include a Wellcome Trust-funded programme discussing IVF and image production in fertility treatments
• Affiliated with Cambridge University's Reproductive Sociology Research Group

Research highlights include analysis of IVF technologies' societal impacts, entrepreneurial dynamics in family businesses, and the role of materiality in organizational practices. Her work bridges Organization Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Medical Sociology, with over 30 peer-reviewed articles in journals like Social Science and Medicine and Organization.

Current supervision includes PhD projects on Chinese business schools' rigour/relevance debates and trust dynamics in clinical trials. Professional activities include roles in STS-Italia, AsSIST-UK, and the British Sociological Association.