Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal information
Amanda Porter is an Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit, School of Business and Economics, in the KIN Center for Digital Innovation. 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 tackle grand societal challenges. She has published research in the Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 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.
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Keywords
- Digital technology
- Sustainability
- Crowdsourcing
- Organizational Communication
- Stakeholders
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organization
Social Sciences
participation
Social Sciences
communication
Social Sciences
autonomy
Social Sciences
narrative
Social Sciences
computer-mediated communication
Social Sciences
employee
Social Sciences
manager
Social Sciences
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Research Output 2008 2020
Saving Our Oceans: Scaling the Impact of Robust Action Through Crowdsourcing
Porter, A. J., Tuertscher, P. & Huysman, M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Management Studies. p. 1-41 41 p., https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12515.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Momentum
Sustainable development
Crowdsourcing
Scaling
The complementarity of autonomy and control in mobile work
Porter, A. & van den Hooff, B., 12 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : European Journal of Information Systems.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
autonomy
employee
Personnel
Managers
manager
The paradox of digital civic participation: A disorganization approach
Porter, A. J. & Jackson, M. H., 2019, Dis/organization as Communication: Exploring the Disordering, Disruptive and Chaotic Properties of Communication. Vásquez, C. & Kuhn, T. (eds.). Taylor and Francis AS, p. 197-219 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
participation
communication
voting
interference
incident
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. 873-898 https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840617707999.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Activities 2015 2016
- 4 Lecture / Presentation
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
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
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