191 pages tagged "research focus"
On failures in academia: My PhD journey
Tells the story of my PhD dissertation nearly 30 years after it was all but failed
19 May 2026 (updated 10 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Doing research in an analog time
Documents how technologies during my PhD were vastly different from what we now take for granted
26 Apr 2026 (updated 07 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Working with ISI data: Beware of categorisation problems
ISI appears to regularly misclassify journal articles containing original research into the "review" or "proceedings paper" category, rather than assigning them to the appropriate "article" category.
06 Feb 2016 (updated 06 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The myth of the academic superstar - or why name disambiguation is crucial
Shows how a lack of name disambiguation leads to a serious distortion of the Essential Science Indicators ranking of the top-1% most cited academics
19 Jan 2026 (updated 06 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Welcome
Home page of Anne-Wil's website
06 Feb 2016 (updated 05 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Working in academia
Container page of all my website resources related to working in academia: books, blogposts, videos, software and more
08 Apr 2020 (updated 04 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Harzing.com blog posts by theme
Thematic overview of blog posts and resources
19 Sep 2021 (updated 04 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Value for money in the UK REF
Argues that post-92 Business Schools pull above their weight in many elements of the REF, that QR funding should be distributed more equally, and that we should have a ring-fenced budget to promote sector-wide learning
06 Sep 2025 (updated 03 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
My PhD - a story that almost didn't end well
Short introduction to my latest white paper: On failures in academia - my PhD story
24 Jun 2026 (updated 07 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Transforming Academia [2009-current]
Research program 7: Adressing academic inequities and transforming academia into a place that values quality over quantity, inclusive and open research processes, diverse careers, societal impact, and interactions based on kindness, dialogue, and collegiality.
13 Aug 2025 (updated 30 May 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Doing research in the analog 20th century - a lifetime ago?
Short introduction to my white paper that documents how technologies during my PhD were vastly different from what we now take for granted
20 May 2026 (updated 07 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The ABC of research across career stages
How to navigate the - sometimes choppy - waters of research (and academia) across career stages
04 Mar 2025 (updated 15 May 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
What do an ECR and a broken wrist have in common?
A short introduction to my white paper that discusses the many similarities between recovering from a broken wrist and waiting for your first publication
06 May 2026 (updated 06 May 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Quality and Impact of Academic Research [1995-current]
Research program 6: Editors & editorial board diversity, comparing research output across countries, Google Scholar and bibliometrics for the Social Sciences
06 Feb 2016 (updated 01 May 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Why waiting for your first publication as an ECR and having a broken wrist have a lot in common
Discusses the many similarities between recovering from a broken wrist and waiting for your first publication
05 Apr 2026 (updated 26 Apr 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Myth busted: most academic research DOES get cited
How click-bait was transformed into “fact” through poor academic referencing practices
23 Oct 2025 (updated 09 Apr 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Can you really publish 20-40 articles a day?
Introducing my new white paper: The myth of the academic superstar - or why name disambiguation is crucial
01 Apr 2026 (updated 02 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Harzing.com blog celebrates its 10-year anniversary
Celebrating my blog's tenth anniversary with a recap of the most important and most read posts, as well as the most frequent referrers to my website more generally
11 Mar 2026 (updated 07 Mar 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Video resources: International HRM
Regularly updated list of interesting video resources in the field of International HRM
17 Oct 2021 (updated 27 Feb 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Doing IHRM research? Get inspired by these videos
Identifies some key resources for academics doing research in the area
11 Feb 2026 (updated 10 Feb 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Language in International Business & Management [2002-current]
Research program 5: Language barrier and its solutions, language in HQ-subsidiary relationships, language and cooperative vs. competitive behaviour
06 Feb 2016 (updated 12 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The individual annualised h-index: an ecologically rational heuristic?
Studies a matched sample of University of Melbourne (Associate) Professors to test the hIa as an ecologically rational metric that is unbiased across disciplines, career stage, and gender, as well as predictive for promotion, mobility and awards.
01 Jan 2024 (updated 01 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
From h-index to hIa: The ins and outs of research metrics
Introduces the hI,annual as a new research metric that allows comparison across disciplines and career stages
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
How to address your teacher?
Documents large differences between countries in the way students normally expect to address their teachers.
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
In defence of the Business School: One myth and four truths
Argues we need to be prouder of being Business School academics. We deliver research that is both high-quality and societally impactful on a shoestring budget, whilst educating a fifth of all students in the UK.
29 Apr 2025 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Do Google Scholar, Scopus and the Web of Science speak your language?
Discusses the coverage of non-English language publications in three major databases for citation analysis
12 Jun 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
How to become an author of ESI Highly Cited Papers?
Documents how unscrupulous predatory open access journals can distort citation counts
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Gender and geographical diversity in the editorial board of the Journal of International Business Studies
Reviews the gender and geographical diversity of the premier IB journal over time and discusses the impact of editors
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Citation analysis across disciplines: The impact of different data sources and citation metrics
Documents how different data ources and different citations metrics might lead to very different conclusions in cross-disciplinary comparisons
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Comparing the Google Scholar h-index with the ISI Journal Impact Factor
Proposes an alternative metric – Hirsch’s h-index – and data source – Google Scholar – to assess journal impact.
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Key Issues in International Survey Research
Explores the key challenges in international survey research at different stages of the research process
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reflections on norms for the h-index and related indices
Provides norm scores for the h-index and related measures for Management and International Business
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Google Scholar as a new data source for citation analysis
Documents the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Scholar as a source for citation analysis
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Musings of a recent graduate
Epilogue of my PhD thesis including my reflections on international management research
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Writing coursework assignments
Summarizes some key issues relating to coursework assignments: grammar, spelling, and references
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reflections on the h-index
Introduces the h-index, m-quotient, g-index, contemporary h-index and individual h-index
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Sacrifice a little accuracy for a lot more comprehensive coverage
Invited prologue for a book on Google Scholar
06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Running the REF on a rainy Sunday afternoon: Do metrics match peer review?
White paper that proposes replacing the REF with a metrics-based exercise
02 Aug 2017 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Gender bias and meritocracy: How to make career advancement in Economics more inclusive
Part of a Dossier on Women in Economics published in Economisch Statistische Berichten
03 Nov 2018 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Doing a literature review: an 8-step process
Overview of my presentation in the Middlesex University PhD coursework - with embedded videos of the 8 steps
01 Jan 2024 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Open Syllabus: a treasure-trove for research and teaching
How to use Open Syllabus to evidence your own teaching impact, conduct curiosity research, and search for suitable textbooks
17 Oct 2024 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
SAGEPolicyProfiles: a treasure-trove for discovering policy impact
How to use SagePolicyProfiles to learn more about, and evidence, the policy impact of your academic research
21 Oct 2024 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Sustaining motivation in change processes: Reframe your mindsets & actions
Seven steps that may help you to sustain your motivation in any change process by reframing both your mindsets and your actions
26 Dec 2024 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Value for money in the UK Research Excellence Framework
Short summary of my white paper: Value for money in the UK REF: Why invest in post-92 Business Schools and sector-wide collaboration?
15 Oct 2025 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Finding Balance in the Buzz of AoM as a Strong Introvert
Presents Christa's reflections on participating in a big conference as a strong introvert
08 Oct 2025 (updated 29 Sep 2025) - Christa Sathish
Our Positive Academia Manifesto now published as a provocation essay
Launches our brand-new Positive Academia manifesto - our first in a series of publications to build a foundation for Positive Academia
17 Sep 2025 (updated 07 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
AoM 2025 - Copenhagen - Positive Academia was there
Reports on our Positive Academia Professional Development Workshop at the Academy of Management meeting
10 Sep 2025 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Christa Sathish
Everything you always wanted to know about impact...
New edition of book chapter providing a quick overview of the what, why, how and where of research impact
30 Aug 2025 (updated 31 Aug 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Process issues in International Research [1995-current]
Research program 3: Loosely coupled projects or articles that focus on research process issues in international research: discarding the myths of expatriate failure rates, European homogeneity, the cultural distance concept. International mail surveys: timing, response rates, response styles
06 Feb 2016 (updated 25 Aug 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
International HRM & Staffing Policies [1994-current]
Research program 1: International HRM, expatriation, inpatriation, knowledge sharing and identity confirmation
06 Feb 2016 (updated 25 Aug 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Transfer of HRM Practices in MNCs [2000-2010]
Research program 4: an insight into the interplay of cultural, institutional and organisational factors that affect the transfer of HRM practices across borders.
06 Feb 2016 (updated 13 Aug 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
HQ-Subsidiary Relationships in MNCs [1994-2023]
Research program 2: MNC typologies, entry modes, country-of-origin, subsidiary typologies, MNC knowledge flows, and language in HQ-subsidiary relationships
06 Feb 2016 (updated 13 Aug 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The ABC of research across career stages - Late career
Last of four posts on navigating the sometimes choppy waters of research (and academia) across career stages
25 Jun 2025 (updated 25 Jun 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The ABC of research across career stages - Mid career
Third of four posts on navigating the sometimes choppy waters of research (and academia) across career stages
28 May 2025 (updated 27 May 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Why we should support Business School research
Short summary of my white paper: In defence of the Business School
14 May 2025 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The ABC of research across career stages - Early career
Second of four posts on navigating the sometimes choppy waters of research (and academia) across career stages
30 Apr 2025 (updated 26 Apr 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The ABC of research across career stages - Introduction
First of four posts on navigating the sometimes choppy waters of research (and academia) across career stages
26 Mar 2025 (updated 10 May 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Harzing.com blog 9 years old!
Celebrating my blog's ninth anniversary with a recap of the most read posts
12 Mar 2025 (updated 14 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Sustain Motivation in Change Processes (2): Reframing our Actions
Second of two blogpost with seven tips on how to sustain your own motivation when leading change efforts
05 Mar 2025 (updated 02 Mar 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Sustain Motivation in Change Processes (1): Reframing our Mindsets
First of two blogpost with seven tips on how to sustain your own motivation when leading change efforts
05 Feb 2025 (updated 03 Feb 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Does your research have policy impact? Introducing SAGEPolicyProfiles
Short summary of my white paper: SAGEPolicyProfiles - a treasure-trove for discovering policy impact
15 Jan 2025 (updated 23 Dec 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The individual annualised h-index: a 10-year study
Short summary of my white paper: The individual annualised h-index: an ecologically rational heuristic?
27 May 2024 (updated 19 May 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Rejection, withdrawal, and acceptance: A story about message-journal fit
A look behind the curtain: what happens in the academic publishing process
20 May 2024 (updated 03 Jul 2026) - Heejin Kim
Literature reviews can come in all shapes and sizes
Some less common ideas of what your literature review project could be turned into
13 May 2024 (updated 13 May 2024) - Tatiana Andreeva
Tips on doing a literature review
Overview of my white paper on "Doing a literature review: an 8-step process"
29 Apr 2024 (updated 04 Apr 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Understanding the academic knowledge creation process: How to learn better?
Shows how we can apply academic theories to better understand our own profession
25 Mar 2024 (updated 25 Jul 2024) - Heejin Kim
Harzing.com blog 8 years old!
Celebrating my blog's eight anniversary with a recap of the most read posts
11 Mar 2024 (updated 14 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Is a literature review publication a low-cost project?
Discusses if focusing on a literature review publication is your best choice when you don’t have research money
04 Mar 2024 (updated 29 Jan 2024) - Tatiana Andreeva
A framework for your literature review article: where to find one?
Tips on finding a framework to structure a literature review article
15 Jan 2024 (updated 01 Jan 2024) - Tatiana Andreeva
How to do impactful research?
Provides advice on impactful research focusing on research passion, societal impact, and the four Cs of citation
29 Mar 2023 (updated 07 Apr 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Harzing.com blog 7 years old!
Celebrating my blog's seventh anniversary with a recap of the most read posts
08 Mar 2023 (updated 14 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Managing (linguistic) diversity in MNCs
Overview of the key insights in our HRMJ paper and reflections from behind the scenes
30 Jan 2023 (updated 04 Apr 2024) - Sylwia Ciuk
Publishing with a student: Expatriate Failure revisited
Write with anyone who has great ideas and is motivated by academic exchange, whether they are students, juniors, peers, or seniors
21 Nov 2022 (updated 07 Apr 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
EDI in MNCs: the case of linguistic diversity
Introducing my paper with Sylwia and Martyna on how to implement the EDI agenda in multinational companies
26 Oct 2022 (updated 07 Nov 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing
How to publish an unusual paper? Referencing errors, scholarship & credibility
Tells the story of a paper that was desk-rejected by more than a dozen journals
17 Oct 2022 (updated 07 Apr 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Global Mobility and Knowledge Transfer - an AIB webinar
Reports on a JIBS/JIBP webinar in which Heejin Kim presented our co-authored paper on the role of inpatriation in subsidiary capability building and evolution
03 Oct 2022 (updated 28 Feb 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
What's the story behind your first paper?
Explains the background to my first ever academic publication, which was chosen as the top paper for research in global careers
15 Sep 2022 (updated 09 Apr 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
How leaders learn to use power and authority: Insights for coaching theory and practice
Seminar by Management, Leadership & Organizations Department at Middlesex University
25 Jul 2022 (updated 05 May 2023) - Andrea Werner
The art of writing grants: lessons from reviewing and assessing grant proposals
Seminar in the Management, Leadership & Organizations Department seminar series at Middlesex University
18 Jul 2022 (updated 11 Feb 2025) - Andrea Werner
Performance in the workplace: what’s dance got to do with it?
Summarizes a recent study on the effect of dance on well-being and productivity at work
13 Jun 2022 (updated 13 Jun 2022) - Michela Vecchi
Literature review: Longitudinal
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Literature review: Key authors
Publish or Perish tutorial
06 Feb 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Women and international careers - what are the bottlenecks?
JGM BitBlog of our article on women’s underrepresentation in international assignments
23 May 2022 (updated 04 Apr 2025) - María Bastida
From little seed to fully-grown tree: a paper development journey
A novice writer providing a "behind the scenes" look at co-authoring for top journals
09 May 2022 (updated 28 Mar 2023) - Heejin Kim
Beyond expatriation: How inpatriation supports subsidiary growth and performance
Telling the story of the background, motivation, and key findings of our study on inpatriation, subsidiary growth and performance
25 Apr 2022 (updated 04 Apr 2025) - Heejin Kim
Harzing.com blog 6 years old!
Celebrating my blog's sixth anniversary with a recap of the most read blogs
14 Mar 2022 (updated 14 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
IB Frontline interview: research section
Introduces the second section of my IB Frontline interview talking about my research, creativity and the future of IB research
10 Dec 2021 (updated 29 Jan 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Beyond ethnocentrism: why do MNCs send their nationals to subsidiaries?
Reframing our perspectives on "ethnocentric" staffing: a new article in Organization Studies
02 Dec 2021 (updated 04 Apr 2025) - Hyun-Jung Lee
How inpatriation supports subsidiary growth and performance
Introducing my paper with Heejin and Sebastian on how inpatriation contributes ot subsidiary capability building and evolution
17 Nov 2021 (updated 16 Sep 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Research Academics as Change Makers - Opportunities and Barriers
Reports on a Middlesex panel discussion on creating external research impact
13 Nov 2021 (updated 05 May 2023) - Andrea Werner
The ins and outs of experimental research in IB and Management
Reports on two professional development workshops on experimental research at the 2021 AIB and IACMR conferences
23 Oct 2021 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Carys Chan
One size doesn't fit all: MNC knowledge sourcing in Bulgaria
Shasha introduces our paper about MNC knowledge sourcing in emerging economies and reflects on her time at Middlesex University
17 Oct 2021 (updated 22 Feb 2023) - Shasha Zhao
Research Methods in IB – Trends and Future Agenda
Reports on an AIB 2021 conference panel on research methods in International Business
03 Oct 2021 (updated 14 Sep 2024) - Jelena Cerar
No room at the top?
Shows how women’s underrepresentation in international assignments undermines both their own career progression to top management and firms’ competitive advantage
03 Sep 2021 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Intercultural Management in Practice: Expatriate identity
Announces two new book chapter on expatriate identity with Shea Fan, Chenchen Li, and Ling Zhang
09 Aug 2021 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Hello from the other side: Reflections on a decade at the editor’s desk
Reports on David Collings' look behind the scenes of an editor's job in the Middlesex MLO seminar series
26 Jun 2021 (updated 09 Dec 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Do you really want to publish your literature review? Advice for PhD students
Why publishing your literature review as your first paper may not be a good idea
20 Jun 2021 (updated 30 Aug 2023) - Tatiana Andreeva
What happens in the C-Suite after women break the glass ceiling?
Reports on Corinne Post's exciting seminar on the impact of women in top management teams
31 May 2021 (updated 05 May 2023) - Bianca Stumbitz
The rise of global inequality and multinational enterprises
The role of MNEs in global inequality and avenues for future research
24 May 2021 (updated 14 Apr 2022) - Shasha Zhao
Ambidexterity in MNC knowledge sourcing in emerging economies: a microfoundational perspective
Announcing my new paper with Middlesex colleagues Mariana Dodourova and Shasha Zhao
30 Apr 2021 (updated 22 Feb 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Want to publish a literature review? Think of it as an empirical paper
What to consider if you want to publish a literature review paper
23 Apr 2021 (updated 27 Oct 2023) - Tatiana Andreeva
Cultures & Institutions: country-of-origin effects in MNC “ethnocentric” staffing practices
Introduces our new article in Organization Studies on reframing our perspectives on "ethnocentric" staffing
16 Apr 2021 (updated 04 Apr 2025) - Katsuhiko Yoshikawa
Turning ethnic similarity traps into social advantages
Introducing Shea Fan's work on the double-edged sword of ethnic similarity, similarity traps and similarity advantages
02 Apr 2021 (updated 01 Jul 2026) - Shea Fan
Resources on doing a literature review
Reviews a list of resources that provide advice on doing a literature review
29 Mar 2021 (updated 27 Jan 2024) - Tatiana Andreeva
Harzing.com blog 5 years old!
Celebrating my blog's fifth anniversary with a recap of the most read blogs
22 Mar 2021 (updated 14 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
"Let them not make me a stone”- Repositioning Entrepreneurship
Sarah Dodd's thought-provoking seminar on repositioning entrepreneurship away from the 1%
10 Feb 2021 (updated 05 May 2023) - Andrea Werner
Language & HRD: Keynote at Taipei AHRD conference
Reports on my week-long visit to Taiwan in 2013, the closest I ever came to being a VIP
28 Nov 2020 (updated 17 Jan 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The double-edged sword of ethnic similarity for expatriates
Introducing Shea Fan's work on the double-edged sword of ethnic similarity
27 Oct 2020 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
EIBA panel: New Avenues for IB Research in the Digital Era
Report on a panel on IB & Technology on the EIBA conference at Leeds University in December 2019
17 May 2020 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Dorota Piaskowska
Saturday night fever during a pandemic
Discusses research on the positive effects of dance on physical health, cognition and well-being
03 May 2020 (updated 14 Apr 2022) - Michela Vecchi
The four ailments of academic writing and how to cure them
Some golden tips on how to improve your academic writing
20 Apr 2020 (updated 30 Oct 2024) - Nico Pizzolato
Experimental research and Nvivo
Reports on Luisa Pinto's Erasmus visit to Middlesex University with seminars on experimental research and Nvivo
07 Apr 2020 (updated 05 May 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing
How social & behavioural science can support COVID-19 pandemic response
Introduces a very timely paper on the role of social and behavioural research in the current crisis
01 Apr 2020 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Valerio Capraro
Harzing.com blog 4 years old!
Celebrating my blog's fourth anniversary with the top-15 most read blogs
22 Mar 2020 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The golden triangle: standardization, localization or dominance?
Illustrates the convergence to a world-wide best practice model for human resources
02 Mar 2020 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Testing key IB typologies: Bartlett & Ghoshal and Gupta & Govindarajan
Introduces my research on testing two of the most well-known typologies in International Business
07 Feb 2020 (updated 22 Jan 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Country of origin matters for multinationals too
Reviews my research on country-of-origin effects on MNCs over the last 15 years
23 Jan 2020 (updated 04 Apr 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Work and Family Life of Academics
Reports on a seminar organized by Middlesex's Gender & Diversity cluster
02 Jan 2020 (updated 05 May 2023) - Bianca Stumbitz
Let's get emotional: the use of films in teaching tourism
Hyung highlights the key findings of her exciting work on using films and critical pedagogy in a tourism context
16 Dec 2019 (updated 17 Jan 2023) - Hyung yu Park
Middlesex University rising in the research rankings
Quick summary of MDX's strongly improved position in three international research rankings
02 Dec 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Global Supply Chain Responsibility: Traceability and the resource orchestration perspective
Reports on a seminar organized by Middlesex's Business Ethics, CSR and Governance Research Cluster
11 Nov 2019 (updated 05 May 2023) - Andrea Werner
Alice Eagly: Gender stereotypes have changed but the changes are surprising
Reports on a seminar organized by Middlesex's Gender & Diversity cluster
07 Nov 2019 (updated 14 May 2025) - Bianca Stumbitz
Four seasons in one day? On the fluidity of identity in an era of global mobility
Highlights the key findings of the exciting work on identity negotiation strategies by one of my former PhD students Ling Zhang
01 Nov 2019 (updated 17 Oct 2024) - Ling Eleanor Zhang
Action Intent: Getting closer to leadership behavior in 22 countries
New book chapter on how "close-to-action" leadership scenarios can be used to study leadership across cultures
15 Oct 2019 (updated 17 Sep 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Untwisting tongues: Language research in International Management
Reports on a panel session at the Academy of International Business in Copenhagen
07 Oct 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Of Ostriches, Frogs, Birds and Lizards
New online paper with Chenchen Li and Ling Zhang on cultural identity negotation strategies
21 Sep 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Experimental research in international management
New book chapter on how experimental research can advance language research in international management
15 Aug 2019 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
And then there were none: employee relations in marketising universities
Introduces CYGNA member Olga Kuznetsova's article on employee relations in hybrid organisations using a Univeristy and College Union archive
05 Jul 2019 (updated 02 May 2022) - Olga Kuznetsova
Everything you always wanted to know about impact...
Book chapter providing a quick overview of the what, why, how and where of research impact
02 Jun 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Of bears, bumble-bees and spiders & who's in charge?
Summarizes my research in the field of MNC staffing policies
26 May 2019 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Mobility and gender matter in speed of promotion and development of career capital
Guest post by Olga Ryazanova about her AMLE article on mobility, gender and promotion
17 May 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Olga Ryazanova
Two new kids on the block: Crossref and Dimensions
Compares publication and citation coverage in the Crossref and Dimensions with Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Scopus and Web of Science
11 May 2019 (updated 17 Apr 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
MNC entry mode: it is not just about choice!
Reviews my research on entry mode choice including some unpublished work on management of different entry modes
28 Apr 2019 (updated 04 Oct 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
"Publier or perir": English in French academia
Guest post by Anne Laure Humbert on the role of English in French academia
20 Apr 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne Laure Humbert
Harzing.com blog 3 years old!
Celebrating my blog's third anniversary with the top-15 most read blogs
15 Mar 2019 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Celebrating CYGNA: Supporting women in academia
A history of CYGNA's development to celebrate its 5th year and international women's day
08 Mar 2019 (updated 05 Sep 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Intercultural Survey Research: Challenges & Solutions
A new online paper on the challenges of international and cross-cultural survey research
28 Feb 2019 (updated 17 Sep 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Onto-Epistemology in Business and Management Research
Why academics are (or should become) intellectuals, not technicians of research methods
15 Feb 2019 (updated 31 Aug 2024) - Konstantinos Poulis
Not all international assignments are equal
A new online paper on how different types of international assignments transfer different types of knowledge
05 Feb 2019 (updated 04 Apr 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The importance of context in International Business
A critical analysis of the use of cultural distance in international business
24 Jan 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Creating a supportive, collaborative and inclusive research culture at Middlesex University
How supportive, collaborative, and inclusive research cultures can improve international research rankings
15 Jan 2019 (updated 15 Oct 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Transfer of HR practices in multinational companies
Research by Barbara Myloni - my first PhD student - on local isomorphism versus internal consistency in multinationals
18 Dec 2018 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Own your place in the world by writing a book
A passionate plea to consider publishing a book at least once in your academic career
11 Dec 2018 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Nico Pizzolato
Out now: International HRM, 5th Edition
Introducing the 5th edition of my textbook International Human Resource Management
28 Nov 2018 (updated 07 Sep 2020) - Sebastian Reiche
Why are there so few female Economics professors?
Short summary of my article in Economisch Statistische Berichten on gender bias and meritocracy in academia
11 Nov 2018 (updated 28 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Managing expatriates' identity: subtle desire, big impact
Highlights the key findings of the exciting work on ethnic identity and expatriation by one of my former PhD students Shea Fan
01 Nov 2018 (updated 03 Jul 2026) - Shea Fan
Language barriers in multinational companies
Reviews my research on the role of language in MNCs between 2003 and 2013
20 Oct 2018 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
R&D Internationalization to China: MNEs new favourite destination
Shows how foreign MNEs transform low-value-adding operations in the South into high-value-adding R&D operations
10 Oct 2018 (updated 14 Apr 2022) - Shasha Zhao
Four waves of R&D internationalization: the South as a destination of R&D related FDI
Introducing Shasha Zhao's work on the transformation of foreign MNEs’ low-value-adding operations in the South into high-value-adding R&D operations
29 Aug 2018 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
An Australian "productivity boom"? ... or maybe just a database expansion?
Shows how difficult longitudinal bibliometric analyses are when database coverage changes
24 Jul 2018 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Language effects in international mail surveys
Explains how questionnaire language might influence the responses received in cross-cultural research
10 Jun 2018 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
English as a Lingua Franca in Academia
Reports on my presentation at Manchester Metropolitan University
07 May 2018 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Subsidiaries down-under: victims of their geographical isolation?
Systematically reviews the impact of geographical differences on the HQ-subsidiary relationship
23 Apr 2018 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
CYGNA: Social network analysis and managing large research teams
Reports on our 17th CYGNA meeting with presentations about social network analysis and managing large research teams
16 Apr 2018 (updated 20 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Harzing.com blog 2 years old!
Celebrating my blog's second anniversary with the top-15 most read blogs
12 Mar 2018 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
How you see me, How you don't
Does ethnic similarity help or hinder in the relationship between expats and locals: a conceptual framework based on self-verification theory
26 Feb 2018 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
CYGNA: Gender researchers meeting
Reports on our 20th CYGNA meeting with a presentation on work-life balance
22 Feb 2018 (updated 26 Aug 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
New research monograph: Managing expatriates in China
Introducing my new research monograph with Ling Zhang and Shea Fan
02 Jan 2018 (updated 17 Sep 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
To rank or not to rank
Gives an overview of my research in the field of journal rankings, university rankings and citation rankings
14 Oct 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Running the REF on a rainy Sunday afternoon: Do metrics match peer review?
Short summary of white paper that proposes replacing the REF with a metrics-based exercise
14 Aug 2017 (updated 18 Nov 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing
EURAM 2017: Famous scholars in expatriate studies
Reports on my presentations at the EURAM 2017 conference and a symposium on famous scholars in expatriate studies
07 Jul 2017 (updated 02 Dec 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Microsoft Academic is one year old: the Phoenix is ready to leave the nest
The third of my trilogy of papers on Microsoft Academic reporting on its coverage one year after its re-launch
26 Jun 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The many benefits of a shared language in multinationals
Reports on a study outlining the relationship between shared language and knowledge flows
19 Jun 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Language in International Business: A review and agenda for future research
A new online paper reviewing 264 articles on language in IB
31 May 2017 (updated 03 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The double-edged sword of ethnic similarity
Introduces Shea Fan's work on ethnic identity confirmation in a Chinese host context
05 May 2017 (updated 27 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Australian research output in Economics & Business: quantity over quality?
Shows the discrepancy between research productivity and research impact for Australian research in Economics & Business
01 May 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Challenges in International survey research: illustrations and solutions
Reviews my work on international mail surveys and response rates across countries
03 Apr 2017 (updated 20 Dec 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Harzing.com blog 1 year old!
Celebrating my blog's first anniversary with the top-10 most read blogs
20 Mar 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Is ISI misunderstanding the Social Sciences?
Documents how ISI is inappropriately applying Science-based criteria to articles in the Social Sciences
14 Mar 2017 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
What if fully agree doesn't mean the same thing across cultures?
Explains how response style difference between countries can distort cross-national comparisons
02 Feb 2017 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Compete or cooperate: does it depend on the language?
Shows how using the English language might prime competitive behaviour
10 Jan 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Six Essential Science Indicators highly-cited papers
Lists six of my papers that are Web of Science highly-cited papers, i.e. top 1% most cited in their fields
21 Dec 2016 (updated 17 Sep 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
The bridging role of expatriates and inpatriates
Illustrates how expatriates and inpatriates differ in terms of their roles in knowledge transfer to and from MNC headquarters
01 Dec 2016 (updated 03 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Can we use Google Scholar to identify highly-cited documents?
Introducing my new article on Google Scholar with the Granada EC3 group
30 Nov 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
How to manage multi-lingual teams?
Discusses Helene Tenzer's exciting research about the challenges of multi-lingual teamwork
17 Nov 2016 (updated 17 Jan 2023) - Helene Tenzer
The benefits of being understood
Introducing Shea Fan's work on the role of ethnic identity confirmation in the relationship between expatriates and host country employees in China
13 Nov 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Microsoft Academic: Is the Phoenix getting wings?
Compares citation coverage in the new Microsoft Academic with Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science
09 Nov 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Trailblazers of diversity: editors and editorial board diversity
Documents my research with Isabel Metz on gender and international diversity in editorial boards
25 Oct 2016 (updated 17 Jan 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Do countries specialise in particular research areas?
Applies theories of revealed comparative advantage and the competitive advantage of nations to academic disciplines
13 Oct 2016 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Citation analysis for the Social Sciences: metrics and data-sources
Argues that a fair and inclusive cross-disciplinary comparison of research performance is possible using Google Scholar and the hIa metric
20 Sep 2016 (updated 14 Jan 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Hablas vielleicht un peu la mia language?
Systematically reviews the impact of language differences on the HQ-subsidiary relationship
31 Aug 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Replication studies: learning from failure and success
Short commentary illustrating the importance of replication through two examples
09 Jul 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Proof over promise: a more inclusive ranking of academics
Shows how using a different data source and different metrics completely changes the Dutch Economics top-40
07 Jul 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Microsoft Academic (Search): a Phoenix arisen from the ashes?
Assesses Microsoft Academic coverage through a detailed comparison with Google Scholar, the Web of Science, and Scopus
09 Jun 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Why is learning the host country language important for expatriates?
A new online paper on the impact of host country language learning on expatriate local relationships in China
06 Jun 2016 (updated 26 May 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Health warning: Might contain multiple personalities
Shows how a lack of name disambiguation leads to serious distortion of the Essential Science Indicators
25 May 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
What makes an article highly cited?
Shows topic and author have a stronger influence on citations than journal outlet
08 May 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Should we distance ourselves from the cultural distance concept?
Argues IB research would do well to reconsider its fascination with distance measures
27 Apr 2016 (updated 03 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Strange journal invitations popping up in my inbox every day
Discusses the phenomenon of predatory open access journals
07 Apr 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Are referencing errors undermining our scholarship and credibility?
Discusses how myths are created through careless referencing
01 Apr 2016 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
Welcome to my blog!
Introduction to Anne-Wil's blog
18 Mar 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing
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