Kristina Palm

Kristina Palm

Principal Researcher
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18 A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C7 Lärande, Informatik, Management och Etik, C7 MMC von Knorring, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a senior researcher at Karolinska Instiutet (KI) and professor in working life
    science at Karlstad University. I am associate professor (docent) at KTH
    and I got my PhD at KTH on the thesis "The dangerous commitment" with
    professor Jan Forslin as Supervisor.

    I recieved the HRM reserach price (HR Forskningspriset) in 2022 and the S:ta Ragnhildmedaljen in 2016. 

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  • I am in the board of Lars-Erik Lundbergs stiftelse. 


  • http://www.sodertalje.se/Kommun-demokrati/Om-kommunen/Press/Pressmeddelanden/Kristina-Palm-tilldelas-Sta-Ragnhildsmedaljen/ 



Research

  • My research embraces several, but connected, sub areas within working life science. The core of my publications contributes to the sub areas work 


  • environment, digitalisation of work, co-workership (medarbetarskap), human resource management, leadership development, organisational change, project management, – all with a special focus on the work situation of the individual. I have mainly studied 
  • industrial settings and municipalities.
    My research is mainly qualitative, but also includes quantitative research 
  • methods.

Teaching

  • My subject areas for teaching are: human resource management, leadership, group development, stress, and sustainable work. 

  • An overall perspective 
  • that can summarize my educational standpoint is what I want to accomplish 
  • with my teaching, I want to create an interest in my topic and give 
  • undergraduate students opportunities to become good leaders and/or HR professionals, and thus create sustainable jobs, i.e. work that is sustainable from both economic and human 
  • perspectives.

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