Prof. Wanda J Orlikowski

Alfred P Sloan Professor of Management
Professor of Information Technologies and Organization Studies

Assistant

Ariel Brandner
abrandne@mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Blackberry
Changing Work Environments
Communication Practices
Distributed Collaboration
E-mail
Groupware
Impact of Information Technology (Social Aspects)
Knowledge Sharing
Organizational Change
Working Virtually
Behavioral and Policy Sciences (BPS)
Economic Sociology Program (ESP)

Research Summary

Wanda Orlikowski actively investigates the dynamic relationship between information technologies and organizations, with particular emphasis on structures, cultures, work practices, and change. She has examined the use of groupware technologies in organizations, and the social and technological aspects of working virtually. She recently led a multi-year National Science Foundations project on the social and economic implications of using Internet technologies within firms. She is currently studying the role and implications of social media technologies in distributed collaboration.

Recent Work