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Personal profile
Personal information
Amanda Porter is an Assistant Professor at the VU University Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics, in the Knowledge, Information, and Innovation (KIN) group. She holds a PhD in Organizational Communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MA in Organizational Communication from the University of Texas at Austin.
Research
Her research examines how digital technologies can support open, multi-stakeholder, problem-centered forms of organizing. Her current project examines the role of crowdsourcing to solve grand societal challenges. She has published research in Organization Studies, the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, Management Communication Quarterly, the International Journal of Environmental Communication and in various conference proceedings in Communication and Organization Studies.
Teaching
Amanda teaches courses on qualitative research methods in bachelor and graduate levels, new ways of organizing, and sustainable innovation. Amanda is also the program coordinator of the BSc International Business Administration.
Ancillary activities
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Keywords
- Digital technology
- Sustainability
- Crowdsourcing
- Organizational Communication
- Stakeholders
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comparative study
Earth & Environmental Sciences
narrative
Social Sciences
organization
Social Sciences
participation
Social Sciences
international agreement
Earth & Environmental Sciences
climate change
Earth & Environmental Sciences
United Nations
Earth & Environmental Sciences
disaster
Social Sciences
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Research Output 2008 2018
Narrative “End States” and the Dynamics of Participation in Civic Crowdfunding
Porter, A. J. & Veenswijk, M. B., 1 Apr 2018, In : International Journal of Communication. 12, p. 2367-2386 19 p., 20180005.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
narrative
participation
community
Netherlands
Organizing authority in the climate change debate: IPCC controversies and the management of dialectical tensions
Porter, A. J., Kuhn, T. & Nerlich, B., 2018, In : Organization Studies. 39, 7, p. 873-898Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Saving our oceans: Tackling grand challenges through crowdsourcing.
Porter, A. J., Tuertscher, P. & Huysman, M., 2018, Proceedings of the 34th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium. EGOSResearch output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
CCO in Practice
Porter, A. J., 2017.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster › Professional
The Management of Crowdsourcing to Solve Grand Societal Challenges
Porter, A. J. & Tuertscher, P., 2017, Academy of Management Proceedings. 1 ed. Academy of Management, Vol. 2017. 15929Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Activities 2015 2016
- 4 Lecture / Presentation
Crowdsourcing for "wicked problems" solving: The Ocean’s Challenge (Collective Intelligence 2016, NYU Stern School of Business, New York)
A.J. Porter (Speaker), P.R. Tuertscher (Speaker), M.H. Huysman (Speaker)1 Jun 2016
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
The dual role of mobile technology in relation to autonomy and control
A.J. Porter (Speaker), T. Wijman (Speaker), C. Van der Harten (Speaker), B. Van den Hoff (Speaker)9 Jun 2016
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Coping with Complexity: Connections and Breakdowns in Distributed Crowdsourcing (Annual Conference of the European Group for Organization Studies, Athens)
A.J. Porter (Speaker), P.R. Tuertscher (Speaker), M.H. Huysman (Speaker)4 Jul 2015
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Mobile Sales Force Automation and the Balance between Control and Autonomy
T. Wijman (Speaker), A.J. Porter (Speaker), B.J. van den Hooff (Speaker)24 May 2015
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic