"If we truly want to understand transformation, we have to examine how people accomplish their everyday work."
Research
#agility & change
Central to my research is the question of effectively managing change within organizations. With the business environment growing increasingly dynamic, the ability to swiftly recognize and respond to external shifts becomes paramount. The subsequent challenge lies in adapting the organization in a manner that not only accommodates these exogenous changes but also positions it for success amidst them. Organizations that consistently achieve this can be characterized as having cultivated agility. In my research, I examine the cultivation of agility through an organization's everyday practices, facilitating their ability to navigate and adapt to external changes.
#digitization
Another central theme in my research centers on the transformation of organizational processes driven by the emergence and evolution of digital technologies. The increasing availability and adoption of artificial intelligence, for example, has the potential to significantly impact how organizations operate. Within the scope of my research, I investigate how individuals engage with these technologies in their daily practices.
#grand challenges
We are confronted with a growing array of challenges, spanning from the urgent need to address climate change and the proliferation of microplastics to the persistent issues of inequality. In my research, I examine how organizations contribute to these grand challenges and also how they can potentially play a role in mitigating them. Central to my work is the question of how grand challenges are influenced by daily practices.
#digital trace data
When organizational members employ digital tools, these tools frequently record their actions in a database. These recorded data are commonly known as digital trace data, which give rise to data analytics applications. In my research, I focus on how the analysis of this data can empower researchers to gain deeper insights into various organizational phenomena. It’s worth noting that I incorporate a critical perspective in my approach, which involves reflecting on the limitations and potential biases inherent in this type of data.
Vita
2020 - today
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the "University of Stuttgart."
2015 - 2019
Research Fellow and PhD-Student at the "University of Stuttgart" in Germany, including research stays at the "University of Zürich" and the "University of Warwick."
2012 - 2015
Founder and Manager of the start-up "devega Steinboxen" and several internships in high-tech manufacturing companies.
2011 - 2015
Master of Business Administration and Business Psychology at the "Private University Seeburg Castle" in Austria.
2008 - 2011
Bachelor of Business Administration and Economics at the "University of Hohenheim" in Germany.
Publications
- Mahringer, C.A. (2024). Innovating as chains of interrelated situations. Scandinavian Journal of Management. 40(1), 1-8.
- Sele, K., Mahringer, C.A., Danner-Schröder, A., Grisold, T., Renzl, B. (2024). We are all pattern makers! How a flat ontology connects organizational routines and grand challenges. Strategic Organization.
- Mahringer, C.A., Pentland, B.T., Renzl, B., Sele, K., Spee, P. (2024). Routine dynamics: Organizing in a world in flux. Research in the Sociology of Organizations.
- Mahringer, C.A., Baessler, F., Gerchen, M.F., Haak, C., Jacob, K., Mayer, S. (2023). Benefits and obstacles of interdisciplinary research: Insights from members of the Young Academy at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. iScience, 26, 1-6.
- Mahringer, C.A., & Walleser, N. (2023). How process models change business processes in organizations: from planned to emergent change. Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems, 1-12.
- Brakemeier, M., Mahringer, C.A. & Renzl, B. (2022). Wie können organisationale Routinen Intrapreneurship nachhaltig fördern? In Kraus, R., Kreitenweis, T. & Jeraj, B. (Eds.). Intrapreneurship – Unternehmergeist, Systeme und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten (pp. 61-75). Berlin: Springer.
- Mahringer, C.A. (2022). Analyzing Digital Trace Data to Promote Discovery – The Case of Heatmapping.. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 436, 209-220.
- Renzl, B., Mahringer, C.A., Rost, M. & Scheible, L. (2021). Organizational Agility: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities. Journal of Competences, Strategy & Management, 11, 1-10.
- Mahringer, C.A., & Pentland, B.T. (2021). Sequence Analysis in Routine Dynamics. In Feldman, M.S., Pentland, P.T., D’Adderio, L., Dittrich, K., Rerup, C. & Seidl, D. (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Routine Dynamics (pp. 172-183). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Pentland, B.T., Mahringer, C.A., Dittrich, K., Feldman, M., & Wolf, J.R. (2020). Process Multiplicity and Process Dynamics: Weaving the Space of Possible Paths. Organization Theory, 1(3), 1-21.
- Rost, M., Peter, M., Mahringer, C.A., & Renzl, B. (2020). Rollen-Anforderungen zur Zusammenarbeit in Scrum Teams. Austrian Management Review, 10, 36-46.
- Mahringer, C.A., Rost, M. & Renzl, B. (2019). How Individuals Perform Customer Knowledge Absorption Practices – A Contextual Approach to Open Innovation. International Journal of Technology Management, 79(3/4), 274-298.
- Mahringer, C.A., & Gabler, M. (2018). Wie können Wissensmanagementsysteme nutzerorientiert gestaltet werden? Die Rolle organisationaler Routinen. HMD – Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 55(4), 791-800.
- Mahringer, C.A., & Renzl, B. (2018). Entrepreneurial Initiatives as a Microfoundation of Dynamic Capabilities. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change, 14(1), 61-79
- Mahringer, C.A. (2017). Scrum. WISU – Das Wirtschaftsstudium, 12, 1345.
- Mahringer, C.A., Gabler, M., & Renzl, B. (2017). Agilität in wissensintensiven Organisationen. Von der Produkt- zur Dienstleistungsorientierung. IM+io, 1, 38-42.
- Mahringer, C.A., & Renzl, B. (2016). Employer Branding 2.0 – Change Smart! Austrian Management Review, 6, 48-55.
- Gabler, M., Mahringer, C.A., Metzger, P., & Renzl, B. (2016). Medicus Adaptabilis – Wenn Fachwissen alleine nicht mehr ausreichend ist. Zeitschrift für Führung und Personalmanagement in der Gesundheitswirtschaft, 2(3), 48-56.
- Mahringer, C.A., & Renzl, B. (2015). Internationale Personalentsendungen als strategischer Erfolgsfaktor. In Urnik, S. & Pfeil, W. (Eds.). "Internationale Personalentsendungen": Chancen und Risiken aus Management- und Rechtsperspektive (pp. 1-26). Wien: Manz.