Professorship of Business Administration, in People, Work & Management

Professorship of Business Administration, in People, Work & Management

Prof. Dr. Jana Costas

We deal with people, work, organisations and their management. The meanings and experiences of work and organisation play a central role in our research. We are also interested in the shaping of working environments and organisations through leadership and the influence of social, cultural, technological and economic trends such as digitalisation, flexibilisation, increasing mobility and the demands for social responsibility from organisations.

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Auditec[h]tures - Unpacking the European Tech Auditing Ecosystem

Funded by the Mercator Foundation, *auditec[h]tures* is a joint research project between the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) and the Faculty of Business Administration & Economics at European University Viadrina, led by Prof. Jana Costas and Prof. Philipp Hacker. The project examines how audit regimes – particularly those concerned with systemic and related risks under the EU AI Act and the Digital Services Act – are currently taking shape, and which opportunities and challenges emerge for the different actors involved.

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lilo egos

Lilo Meier receives EGOS That’s Interesting Award

Research Associate at the Chair of People, Work and Management awarded for her work on the digital platform economy.

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musikstreaming

Study on remuneration in music streaming published

Funded by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media, it provides the first in-depth analysis of the German music streaming market.

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bbc

Thinking allowed: BBC in conversation with Prof. Dr. Jana Costas

Research podcast explores the experience and meaning of work

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rothschild preis

Prof. Dr. Jana Costas awarded Kurt Rothschild Prize for ethnography on cleaning staff

The prize by the Karl Renner Institute recognizes research with impact that goes beyond academia

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dramas

Ethnography "Dramas of Dignity" wins prize for responsible management research

Book by Prof. Dr. Jana Costas honoured with Responsible Research in Management Award 2024

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secrecy

The New Yorker reviews Prof. Dr. Jana Costas' book Secrecy at Work

The publication examines the importance of company secrets

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egos

Prof. Dr. Jana Costas awarded the book prize of the European Group for Organisational Studies (EGOS)

Work on the dignity of cleaning staff is best monograph 2023

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Team

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Research and teaching

Teaching

Courses and information on seminar papers and final theses

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Prof Dr Jana Costas

Office: Anette Hübner

Office hours

Monday and Wednesday 9am-12pm or by appointment

Room: HG 031