# SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center ![SCANCOR affiliates stand side by side in an office lobby.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-04/scancor-group-2025.jpg?itok=e39qzvN8) [SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center](https://scancor.org/apply/harvard/), launched in the fall of 2016, explores the role of formal organizations, including corporations, non-governmental organizations, and professional associations, in the creation of international social, environmental, economic, and political conventions. The project is host to a visiting scholars program that welcomes faculty who use the tools of organizational science to work on international topics. This project is a partnership between Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the [Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR)](http://www.scancor.org/), a membership-supported nonprofit sponsored by leading universities and business schools in Scandinavia. SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center brings visitors to Harvard for up to one year to work on international projects based in organizational research. The partnership provides visitors with office space, basic administrative services, and a formal affiliation. Visitors are supported by their own sabbatical funds, research grants, and leave fellowships. While at Harvard, visitors connect with scholars from across the campus, and around Boston, through the [Economic Sociology Seminar](https://ess.sociology.fas.harvard.edu/), and workshops organized at Harvard by the Weatherhead Center, Sociology Department, Government Department, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, the Kennedy School, the Business School, and by MIT’s Sloan School of Management. The partnership between SCANCOR and the Weatherhead Center is intended to bring an organizational lens to the study of international norms and conventions. We expect many visitors to undertake truly global projects using the tools of organizational social science. Projects may include the study of: - the role of corporations in producing new business norms in areas such as civil rights and the environment - how new public policy ideas spread through multinationals - how social movements change corporate behavior around the world - how states, elections, international institutions, and social movements affect firms and are affected by them - the creation of soft law between corporations, NGOs, INGOs, and IGOs - how NGOs and corporations shape national regulations and political systems - how corporate management norms shape public-sector management practices In addition to providing space and resources to visitors, the project sponsors speakers and conferences on topics of interest to both project visitors and the Weatherhead Center’s Harvard affiliates. home [### Contact ](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cgis+Knafel,+1737+Cambridge+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02138/@42.3755419,-71.115716,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37744241b934f:0x70603c849cad1301!8m2!3d42.3755419!4d-71.1131411!16s%2Fg%2F1vhlz5zg?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**Diana Ocampo Belloso** 1737 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 dianaocampobelloso@ wcfia.harvard.edu language [### Project Website ](https://scancor.org/)Visit the SCANCOR website app\_registration [### Apply ](https://scancor.org/apply/harvard/)Apply online to SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center ## Administration The director for the 2025–2026 academic year is David Pedulla, professor of sociology and public policy at Harvard University. Diana Ocampo Belloso is the project coordinator. [### David Pedulla ](/people/david-pedulla) Director, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center; Faculty Associate (on leave 2025–2026). Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University; Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. ![Man with short brown hair and sport coat standing in front of a building.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/pedulla_david_smaller.jpg?h=ab1f84ca&itok=t78xzQS4) [### Diana Ocampo Belloso ](/people/diana-ocampo) Coordinator, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center; Staff Assistant, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Business and Government. ![Diana Ocampo Belloso.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/ocampo_belloso_diana.jpg?h=ebb46372&itok=GMAPEo76) ## Current Affiliates (2025–2026) [### Kimmo Alajoutsijärvi ](/people/kimmo-alajoutsijarvi)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (fall 2025). Professor, School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Norway. **Research interests:** Business relationships and networks; business cycles; higher education competition and governance; legitimacy of business schools; and management education. ![Headshot of Kimmo Alajoutsijärvi](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/alajoutsijarvi-kimmo.jpg?h=61551b24&itok=wl6ellOu) [### Julia Fleischer ](/people/julia-fleischer)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (Spring 2026). Professor, Department of Government, Bergen University; Professor and Chair in German Politics and Government, University of Potsdam. **Research interests:** Politics and government; structure and organization of governments; policy and organizational changes by political parties and governments; and executive–legislative relations and behavior. ![Headshot of Julia Fleischer.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/fleischer-julia.jpg?h=1fa7db8f&itok=omByLBxy) [### Gustav Johed ](/people/gustav-johed)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center. Professor, Accounting section, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University. **Research interests:** Accounting; auditor socialization; and debt and over-indebtedness. ![Headshot of S](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/johed-gustav.jpg?h=9e9a3cde&itok=6owvjM6q) [### Lise Justesen ](/people/lise-justesen)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (fall 2025). Associate Professor, Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School. **Research interests:** Organization studies; digitalization; AI; organizing and new work practices; and science and technology studies (STS). ![Headshot of Lise Justesen.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/justesen-lise.jpg?h=c33a49c1&itok=7LCNs8fP) [### Kerttu Kettunen ](/people/kerttu-kettunen)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (fall 2025). Associate Professor, School of Business and Law, University of Agder, Norway. **Research interests:** Management education; business schools; historical organization studies; and higher education governance and accreditations. ![Headshot of Kerttu Kettunen.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/kettunen-kerttu.jpg?h=65ec1dde&itok=RGWZmlQZ) [### Juho Lindman ](/people/juho-lindman)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center. Professor of Information Systems, Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg. **Research interests:** Information systems; open-source software development; blockchain governance; open data; digital regulation; and organizational change. ![Headshot of Juho Lindman.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/lindman-juho.jpeg?h=7119d0cc&itok=Ib4tbssO) [### Diana Ocampo Belloso ](/people/diana-ocampo)Coordinator, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center; Staff Assistant, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Business and Government. ![Diana Ocampo Belloso.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/ocampo_belloso_diana.jpg?h=ebb46372&itok=GMAPEo76) [### David Pedulla ](/people/david-pedulla)Director, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center; Faculty Associate (on leave 2025–2026). Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University; Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. **Research interests:** The processes and mechanisms that generate race and gender labor market stratification. ![Man with short brown hair and sport coat standing in front of a building.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/pedulla_david_smaller.jpg?h=ab1f84ca&itok=t78xzQS4) [### Tobias Polzer ](/people/tobias-polzer)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (fall 2025). Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business. **Research interests**: Digital transformation; public governance; and public financial management. ![Headshot of Tobias Polzer.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/polzer-tobias-2.jpg?h=5ded0589&itok=6UGuAewj) [### Sheryl Winston Smith ](/people/sheryl-winston-smith)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (Spring 2026). Associate Professor, Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, BI Norwegian Business School. **Research interests:** Entrepreneurial finance; entrepreneurship; corporate venture capital; accelerators; international business; strategic management; technology and innovation management; corporate finance; innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems... ![Headshot of Sheryl Winston Smith.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/smith-sheryl.jpeg?h=8c70b884&itok=e-3-I1jS) [### Michael Woywode ](/people/michael-woywode)Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center. Professor, Department of Business Administration, University of Mannheim. **Research interests:** Entrepreneurial strategy; innovation; venture capital; family business research; industry evolution; and diffusion of management concepts and technologies. ![Headshot of Michael Woywode](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/woywode-michael.jpg?h=fe72715e&itok=k9BGUCHn) [ View All People arrow\_circle\_right ](/people) --- ## All Programs & Projects The Weatherhead Center hosts formal programs that link faculty and affiliates working in similar research areas. Projects at the Weatherhead Center are discrete activities that connect interdisciplinary scholars, practitioners, and students working in a specific research area. Projects may include student internships, multiyear research activities, and more. Open all sections Close all sections ### Canada Program expand\_more The Canada Program, made possible by the William Lyon Mackenzie King Endowment, presents rich intellectual opportunities for Canadian studies at Harvard: graduate and undergraduate courses offered by distinguished visiting Canadianist scholars across the social sciences and professional schools, dissertation research grants for Harvard graduate students, thesis research and travel funding for Harvard undergraduates, funding for Harvard faculty-hosted Canadian studies specialists, a vibrant seminar series of esteemed Canadianist guest speakers, and an annual faculty conference. [**Learn more about the Canada Program >**](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/programs/canada) ### Program on US-Japan Relations expand\_more The Program on US-Japan Relations was founded in response to Japan's rise as a leading global power. We seek to advance knowledge of US-Japan relations and contemporary Japanese economy, politics, society, and culture from comparative, global, and transnational perspectives. Every academic year, we host approximately sixteen postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioner associates to conduct research on campus. We sponsor a weekly hybrid seminar series, biweekly associate workshops, Japanese Politics Online Seminar Series (JPOSS), an annual Distinguished Visitor program, conferences on Harvard campus and in Tokyo, and other events. [**Learn more about the Program on US-Japan Relations >**](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/programs/us_japan) ### SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center expand\_more SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center explores the role of formal organizations—including corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and professional associations—in the creation of international social, environmental, economic, and political conventions. Our project is a partnership between the Weatherhead Center and the Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR), a membership-supported nonprofit sponsored by leading universities and business schools in Scandinavia. We welcome visiting scholars to Harvard for up to one year to use the tools of organizational science to work on international topics. While at Harvard, visitors connect with scholars from across the campus, and around Boston, through various seminars and workshops. [**Learn more about SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center >**](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/projects/scancor) ### STAR Lab expand\_more The Sustainability Transparency Accountability Research (STAR) Lab brings together a group of scholars at Harvard University and beyond conducting research on new business initiatives aimed at improving accountability and sustainability as well as generating positive social and environmental impacts. Among these initiatives are programs addressing issues in global supply chains and the impacts of multinational businesses in developing countries, climate change and environmental sustainability, discrimination and human rights, and more. New research is critical for the design and evaluation of these initiatives and for understanding their impacts on business, social, and environmental outcomes. We support collaborations among Harvard scholars and build partnerships between the group and a diverse set of companies, with headquarters and operations in many different countries. [**Learn more about STAR Lab >**](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/projects/star-lab) ### The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies expand\_more The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies is dedicated to increasing our knowledge of the culture, history, and institutions of the world's major regions and countries. To accomplish this goal, we sponsor the Academy Scholars Program, which identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their academic careers whose work combines excellence in a social science discipline with a command of the language and knowledge or expertise of countries or regions outside of the United States or Canada. Their scholarship spans traditional disciplinary divisions and elucidates comparative, transnational, or domestic issues, past or present. Academy Scholars are appointed for a two-year, in-residence, postdoctoral fellowship. They are mentored by the Harvard Academy Senior Scholars, a cohort of faculty members who are committed to supporting the Academy Scholars as they work to achieve their potential. [**Learn more about The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies >**](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/programs/academy) ### Weatherhead Scholars Program expand\_more The Weatherhead Scholars Program offers visiting faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and experienced practitioners the opportunity to spend up to one year at Harvard conducting comparative international research. During their time in residence, affiliates participate in the weekly Scholars’ seminar and contribute to the Center’s many intellectual activities. They may also audit courses and engage with the undergraduate and graduate student communities. [**Learn more about the Weatherhead Scholars Program >**](https://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/programs/scholars) --- See also:- [ Projects ](/content-types/projects) - [ Current Projects ](/content-types/current-projects)