Wanda J. Orlikowski

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Wanda J. Orlikowski is a preeminent scholar whose research lies at the intersection of technology, organization, and work, with a particular focus on how digital innovations reshape occupational boundaries and collaborative practices. Her groundbreaking work on robotic innovations in pharmacy work, as detailed in her highly cited 2011 paper (416 citations), reveals how these technologies reconfigure boundary relations among pharmacists, technicians, and assistants, challenging traditional hierarchies and workflows. In her equally influential 2015 study (140 citations), she explores the material enactment of distributed coordination through robotic telepresence in a post-surgical intensive care unit, demonstrating how such technologies transform the coordination of complex, dynamic knowledge work among medical professionals. Orlikowski’s contributions have fundamentally advanced our understanding of sociomateriality—the inseparable intertwining of the social and the material in organizational life. Her work is widely recognized for its theoretical depth and practical relevance, earning her numerous accolades and making her a pivotal figure in information systems and organization studies. For students and researchers, Orlikowski’s research offers a compelling lens for examining how emerging technologies are reshaping the very fabric of work and collaboration.