Professor Eero Vaara

Professor Eero Vaara is a Senior Research Fellow, Green Templeton College and Professor in Organisations and Impact at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

His research focuses on strategic and institutional change that he examines primarily from discursive and historical perspectives. This includes strategy process and practice studies, research on radical change such as M&A, and work on identity and legitimation.

His work has been published in leading journals and several books. He has served in leadership positions in academic journals (e.g. Associate Editor in Academy of Management Journal) and associations (e.g. Chair of EGOS, Member of the Board of Governors of AOM, and board member of EIASM).

He has throughout his career actively collaborated with companies and other organisations in various roles (e.g. consultant and board member) fostering reciprocal learning and long-term engagement with issues that matter.