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Virginie Fernandez is an Associate Professor in Management at the Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE), part of Umeå University. She is affiliated with the Business Administration and Management section. Her work focuses on extreme contexts and organizational practices.
Her research explores the continuity of her PhD thesis on collective competence in extreme environments, such as French mountain rescue teams. She investigates underlying assumptions in organizational practices in risky and emergency contexts, using theoretical perspectives like custodianship work, time and temporality, and embodiment. Her methodologies include qualitative approaches such as organizational ethnography and interviews.
Recent publications highlight contributions to crisis management, collective competence dynamics, and sensemaking processes in high-stakes environments.
She collaborates with Markus Hällgren on a VR-funded project ('Saying no in extreme contexts') since 2025. No scientific awards are listed in the provided information.
Her research often involves fieldwork with mountain rescue teams, emphasizing practical and theoretical insights into organizational resilience in extreme settings.
