Uppsala Lectures in Business 2026: Ann Langley
- Date
- 6–7 October 2026
- Location
- Ekonomikum, 6 October in Lecture hall 4 and 7 October in Lecture hall 1
- Type
- Lecture
- Organiser
- Department of Business Studies
- Contact person
- Johanna Norberg
- Language
- English
The 2026 Uppsala Lectures in Business speaker is Ann Langley, Professor Emerita, Department of Management, HEC Montréal, Canada.
Programme
Tuesday 6 October, 14.15, Lecture hall 4
LECTURE I: When everything interacts with everything else: Intervening in messes
Wednesday 7 October, 13.15, Lecture hall 1
LECTURE II: Process perspectives for transformational times
The lectures will be held in English. No pre-registration is required.
Short bio Ann Langley
Ann Langley is Emerita Professor at HEC Montréal and Distinguished Research Environment Professor at University of Warwick. Until August 31, 2020, she held the Chair in Strategic Management in Pluralistic Settings. She completed her Ph.D. at HEC Montréal in 1987 after undergraduate and master’s training in the United Kingdom, and several years working in the private and public sectors as an analyst and consultant. She is author of sixteen books and over one hundred articles. Her research deals with strategic processes and practices in complex organizations, with a particular emphasis on organizational change, decision making, leadership and innovation. She has a special interest in qualitative research methods.
About Uppsala Lectures in Business
Uppsala Lectures in Business is a series of lectures that has been arranged annually by the Department of Business Studies at Uppsala University since 1984. About Uppsala Lectures in Business.