Peter Edlund
Forskare vid Företagsekonomiska institutionen; Professorer, lärare, forskare
- Telefon:
- 018-471 14 03
- E-post:
- peter.edlund@fek.uu.se
- Besöksadress:
- Ekonomikum
Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, ingång C
751 20 UPPSALA - Postadress:
- Box 513
751 20 UPPSALA
Forskare vid Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning
- E-post:
- peter.edlund@pubcare.uu.se
- Besöksadress:
- BMC, Husarg. 3
- Postadress:
- Box 564
751 22 UPPSALA
- Akademiska meriter:
- FD
- CV:
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Kort presentation
I am a docent and researcher in organization theory at Uppsala University's Department of Business Studies and Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences. I am also a senior lecturer in organization theory at Mälardalen University's School of Business, Society, and Engineering.
Biografi
I study the ways that various relationships within and among organizations are constructed to affect change and stability throughout societal sectors. My research straddles political, economic, and sociological issues with a particular focus on the construction of relationships through which status is created, competition is generated, and knowledge is disseminated in and between public sector organizations, such as universities, nursing homes, primary care centers, and upper secondary schools. I show how these relationships spawn different—and, at times, disproportionate—flows of material and immaterial resources that engender major consequences for actors within and among the affected organizations. This research is important for scholars, policy makers, and organizational members alike because it highlights the necessity and possibility to shape and reshape relationships that promote an equitable distribution of resources throughout contemporary society.
My teaching encompasses a wide span of topics associated with managing organizations, including strategy, leadership, and communication. I have held course director roles on several occasions, and my student supervision experience ranges from undergraduate theses in marketing and innovation, to graduate theses in auditing and finance. Currently, I am also supervising a doctoral student and mentoring a postdoctoral researcher at Mälardalen University's School of Business, Society, and Technology.
Please refer to my curriculum vitae (April 2025) for further details about the research and teaching I conduct.

Publikationer
Senaste publikationer
Locus in focus: locus inflection episodes unfolding through the dynamics of competition
Ingår i Journal of Organizational Change Management, s. 15-29, 2025
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Teaching schools to compete: the case of Swedish upper secondary education
Ingår i Socio-Economic Review, s. 1451-1476, 2024
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More Than Euros: Exploring the Construction of Project Grants as Prizes and Consolations
Ingår i Minerva, s. 1-23, 2024
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Producing and sustaining field-configuring events: The role of prizes in a Swedish Book Fair
Ingår i Culture and Organization, s. 47-64, 2024
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The Construction of Competition in Public Research Funding Systems
Ingår i Handbook of Public Funding of Research, s. 172-184, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023
Alla publikationer
Artiklar i tidskrift
Locus in focus: locus inflection episodes unfolding through the dynamics of competition
Ingår i Journal of Organizational Change Management, s. 15-29, 2025
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Teaching schools to compete: the case of Swedish upper secondary education
Ingår i Socio-Economic Review, s. 1451-1476, 2024
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More Than Euros: Exploring the Construction of Project Grants as Prizes and Consolations
Ingår i Minerva, s. 1-23, 2024
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Producing and sustaining field-configuring events: The role of prizes in a Swedish Book Fair
Ingår i Culture and Organization, s. 47-64, 2024
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Ingår i European Journal of Social Work, s. 909-921, 2022
- DOI för Caring about competition in eldercare?: Staff groups, nursing homes, and Swedish market-inspired reforms
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Ingår i Minerva, s. 397-418, 2022
- DOI för Stress-Inducing and Anxiety-Ridden: A Practice-Based Approach to the Construction of Status-Bestowing Evaluations in Research Funding
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Who is to blame?: Evaluations in Academia Spreading through Relationships among Multiple Actor Types
Ingår i Social Science Information, s. 439-456, 2022
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Ingår i Studies in Higher Education, s. 1551-1565, 2022
- DOI för Society on board?: External board members and the embedding of Swedish higher education organizations in society, 1998-2016
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Ingår i Organisation & Samhälle, s. 22-28, 2019
Organizing a Competitive Logic in the Swedish School Market
Ingår i Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019
Doktorsavhandlingar, monografi
Kapitel i böcker, delar av antologi
The Construction of Competition in Public Research Funding Systems
Ingår i Handbook of Public Funding of Research, s. 172-184, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023
Convincing others that they are competing: the case of schools
Ingår i Competition, s. 77-92, Oxford University Press, 2021
Prizes and the organization of status
Ingår i Organization outside organization, s. 62-83, Cambridge University Press, 2019
Norska modellen ’flyger’ in: Införandet av ett mätsystem för resursfördelning till forskning
Ingår i Det ostyrda universitetet? Perspektiv på styrning, autonomi och reform av svenska lärosäten, s. 216-43, Makadam Förlag, 2017