Research
I study what happens when organizations actually adopt and use AI. My background is in economics and management. My research examines the behavioral and organizational implications through field experiments.
Selected Publications
Krakowski, S., Haftor, D., Luger, J., Pashkevich, N., & Raisch, S. (2026). Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: A Field Experiment. Management Science. 72(1):57-72. DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.03849.
Buckley, P. J., Elia, S., Gaur, A., Krakowski, S., Kuivalainen, O., & Pedota, M. (2026). Artificial Intelligence and International Business: Theoretical Challenges, Strategic Implications, and Research Agenda. Journal of World Business. (In Press.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101710.
Krakowski, S. (2025) Human-AI Agency in the Age of Generative AI. Information and Organization. 35(1):100560. DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2025.100560
Vomberg, A., Schauerte, N., Krakowski, S., Gijsenberg, M., Ingram Bogusz, C., & Bleier, A. (2023). The Cold Start Problem in Nascent AI Strategy: Kickstarting Network Effects. Journal of Business Research. 168:114236. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114236
Krakowski, S., Luger, J., & Raisch, S. (2023) Artificial Intelligence and the Changing Sources of Competitive Advantage. Strategic Management Journal 44(6):1425-1452. DOI: 10.1002/smj.3387
Raisch, S. & Krakowski, S. (2021) Artificial Intelligence and Management: The Automation-Augmentation Paradox. Academy of Management Review 46(1):192-210. DOI: 10.5465/2018.0072. Link to pre-print.
Ingram Bogusz, C., Krakowski, S., & Guttmann, C. (2021) Don't Panic: A Human- and Problem-Centric Approach to AI-Led Innovation. Sweden Through the Crisis. Stockholm: SIR.
Research explainer
Awards
Thinkers50 Radar List 2025 (Thinkers50 & The Association for Talent Development)
Sebastian Hoenen Research Prize 2024 (SEI Consortium)
Wallander Scholarship for Outstanding Thesis 2020 (Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation)
Media Features
Text/Print
Chefer tror på AI-nytta – inte anställda (SvD Näringsliv)
Sebastian Krakowski: Anpassa AI till människan – inte tvärtom (MeritMind)
Tech brief, onsdag 1 oktober 2025 (SvD Näringsliv)
AI-användningen leder till förluster för bolagen genom "workslop" (Realtid)
Skräparbete tar över – dödar fokus på jobbet (SvD Näringsliv)
Ny forskningsstudie visar hur AI-verktyg bäst implementeras (SvD Näringsliv)
"Superverktyget blev ett fängelse" – därför floppar AI på jobbet (Realtid)
Ny forskning: AI-verktyg kan vara kontraproduktiva – och göra oss dummare (Voister)
Studie: Prestation kan bli sämre med standardiserad AI (Omni)
New tools aim for nuanced analysis of academic research citations (Financial Times)
Management : ces 30 penseurs qui ouvrent de nouveaux horizons (Les Echos)
E-handelsläget Q2 2024 (Svea Bank)
AI-human collaboration can unlock new sources of competitive advantage (LSE Business Review)
How the Arab world is adopting a proactive approach to AI (Al Majalla)
15 minuter från idé till startup (Carnegie Insikt)
AI som kan tolka känslor testas i arbetslivet (Arbetsliv)
Trustworthy AI – a wild tension between human and machine interaction (adesso blog)
Radio/Podcast
Studio Ett, onsdag 1 november, AI Safety Summit (Sveriges Radio)
Behavioral science, augmenting humans with AI, and viral marketing (AI-Podden)
The human aspect of AI: Behavioral and organizational implications (Abrupt Future)
AI och etiken (Vems Agenda?)
Video/YouTube
How [you] can use ChatGPT to increase your creative output (Stanford Online)
Part two! How [you] can use ChatGPT to increase your creative output (Stanford Online)
Human-algorithmic collaboration: What are we currently learning about AI hybridity in the workplace? (SSE, Hybrid Futures Conference)
Digital idag: AI och framtidens arbetsliv (Institute for Futures Studies, IFFS Play)
Människa, maskin & marknad (The Ratio Institute)