Maria Grafström

Maria Grafström is Associate Professor in Business Studies at Stockholm School of Economics and researcher at Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score). Her work examines how media logic permeates organizational life, particularly regarding corporate responsibility, business ethics, and agenda-setting. Current research investigates communication in municipal urban planning and integrated science projects.

Theoretical frameworks draw from Scandinavian and North American organizational institutional theory, analyzing field developments, institutional entrepreneurs, and normative diffusion. Authored multiple books including CSR: Företagsansvar i förändring and peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of Business Ethics and Scandinavian Journal of Management.