CoCoDigi – Communication and Collaboration on Digital Platforms

Overview

Core fields of research

Information technology and the human in the knowledge society

Languages, culture and society

Sustainable business and economics

Research areas

Media, communication and emergent technologies

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department

Department of Language and Communication Studies

Research group description

CoCoDigi research group brings together several researchers and Ph.D. Students from the University of Jyväskylä and beyond working on a number of research projects examining communication, relationships, networks and information sharing in digital environments in a work context.

Current

Related news

Feature article

18.3.2026

What did you research today? Artificial intelligence mines data and shapes the research subject

This science article explores the impact of AI adoption on newsrooms, new tools for historical research, and predicting information influence campaigns.

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Anu Sivunen

Professor

Members

Mikko Villi

Professor

Kaisa Lindholm

Senior Lecturer

Ward van Zoonen

Associate professor

Minna Koivula

Postdoctoral Researcher

Camilla Aarnio

Part-Time Teacher

Jonna Leppäkumpu

University Teacher

Pinja Päivänen

Doctoral Researcher

Miikka Huhta

Doctoral Researcher

Iida Rekonen

Doctoral Researcher

Ryan Morgan

Doctoral Researcher

External members

Salla-Maaria Laaksonen

University of Helsinki

Vilja Hautamaa

University of Jyväskylä

Publications

Publications

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

‘Can you see empathy?’ exploring social media posts as a performance of organisational empathy

Communication Research and Practice.

Levonius, Vilja

Sivunen, Anu

Saari, Eveliina

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

Artisan, Advocate, Steward: A Narrative Exploration of Professional Identity and Meaningful Work in Journalism

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.

Koivula, Minna

Saari, Tiina

Päivänen, Pinja

Villi, Mikko

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

Attention dynamics on social technology platforms in organizations: An empirical study of structural and temporal mechanisms

New Media and Society.

Wu, Y. Jasmine

van Zoonen, Ward

Treem, Jeffrey W.

Sivunen, Anu E.

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

Beyond AI disclosure: Claim accountability and responsible research in scholarly publishing

European Management Journal.

van Zoonen, Ward

Tursunbayeva, Aizhan

Morgan-Thomas, Anna

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

Commitment Beyond Proximity: Exploring Experiences of Organizational Commitment in Remote Work Settings

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Van Zoonen, Ward

Kantola, Jenni

Höyhtyä, Hilla

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

Constituting AI-Enabling Organizations: Legitimation Through AI Principles

International Journal of Business Communication.

Huhta, Miikka

Sivunen, Anu

van Zoonen, Ward

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

Data, Institutional Logics and Journalism’s Chase After the Paying Subscriber

Digital Journalism.

Koivula, Minna

Päivänen, Pinja

Villi, Mikko

Publication

2026

Dirty by Design? Work Challenges, Stigma, and Identity Threat in Crowdwork

Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings.

Van Zoonen, Ward

Von Bonsdorff, Monika E.

Siltaoja, Marjo Elisa

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

From knowledge to feelings: the influence of enterprise social media on metaemotion and deep acting among employees

Behaviour and Information Technology.

Van Zoonen, Ward

Sivunen, Anu E.

Publication

2026

Available through Open Access

From Motivation to Resentment: Gamification and the Envy Dilemma

Group and Organization Management.

van Zoonen, Ward

Publication

2026

Generating AI-Deploying Organizations: Legitimation and Positioning Through AI Principles

Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings.

Huhta, Miikka

Sivunen, Anu

Van Zoonen, Ward

Publication

2026

Happiness in Journalism

JMM International Journal on Media Management.

Koivula, Minna

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