49 blog postings January 2019 - December 2019

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EIBA Leeds: IB in a Confused World Order
19 Dec 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
A report on the EIBA conference at Leeds University in December 2019

Let's get emotional: the use of films in teaching tourism
16 Dec 2019 - Hyung yu Park
Hyung highlights the key findings of her exciting work on using films and critical pedagogy in a tourism context

CYGNA: Work intensification, well-being and career advancement
08 Dec 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 29th CYGNA meeting dealing with workloads and work intensification

Middlesex University rising in the research rankings
02 Dec 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Quick summary of MDX's strongly improved position in three international research rankings

The phantom reference strikes again
28 Nov 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Update of a 2017 white paper that shows that - with over 500 citations - the phantom reference is alive and kicking

Leading with Kindness: one of 50 Leading Lights in UK
22 Nov 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on my 2019 election of one of the 50 Leading Lights in the UK for leading with kindness

Open Syllabus Explorer: evidencing research-based teaching?
15 Nov 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reviews how the Open Syllabus Project can help academics to understand their impact on teaching and find the best textbook for their course

Global Supply Chain Responsibility: Traceability and the resource orchestration perspective
11 Nov 2019 - Andrea Werner
Reports on a seminar organized by Middlesex's Business Ethics, CSR and Governance Research Cluster

Alice Eagly: Gender stereotypes have changed but the changes are surprising
07 Nov 2019 - Bianca Stumbitz
Reports on a seminar organized by Middlesex's Gender & Diversity cluster

Four seasons in one day? On the fluidity of identity in an era of global mobility
01 Nov 2019 - Ling Eleanor Zhang
Highlights the key findings of the exciting work on identity negotiation strategies by one of my former PhD students Ling Zhang

GEM&L: Translation in International Business & Management
27 Oct 2019 - Natalie Wilmot
Guest post by Natalie Wilmot reporting on the 2019 GEM&L conference in Sheffield

AIB RM-SIG: Research methods in International Business
21 Oct 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Listing of all recent articles published in Journal of International Business Studies dealing with methodological issues

Action Intent: Getting closer to leadership behavior in 22 countries
15 Oct 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
New book chapter on how "close-to-action" leadership scenarios can be used to study leadership across cultures

CYGNA's 5 year anniversary: MDX writing boot-camp
11 Oct 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on the Middlesex writing bootcamp for CYGNA members - a full day even to celebrate our 5th anniversary

Untwisting tongues: Language research in International Management
07 Oct 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on a panel session at the Academy of International Business in Copenhagen

Strategies for Publishing Pedagogical Research
29 Sep 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on a seminar by David Boud at Middlesex University on the 2nd of July 2019

How to use Publish or Perish effectively?
25 Sep 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Presents the slides of a Bibliometrics Summer School session in July 2019

Of Ostriches, Frogs, Birds and Lizards
21 Sep 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
New online paper with Chenchen Li and Ling Zhang on cultural identity negotation strategies

Middlesex University Summer 2019 writing boot-camp
14 Sep 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on the Summer 2019 writing boot-camp I organised at Cumberland Lodge near Windsor and links to the slides used

AIB Copenhagen: JIBS silver medal and AIB Fellowship
08 Sep 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
A belated report on the AIB conference at Copenhagen Business School in June 2019

Publish or Perish version 7
02 Sep 2019 - David Adams
Introducing Publish or Perish release 7

Experimental research in international management
15 Aug 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
New book chapter on how experimental research can advance language research in international management

65th edition of the Journal Quality List on-line
22 Jul 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
New version of the Journal Quality List with the June 2019 CNRS update and the June 2019 FNEGE update

And then there were none: employee relations in marketising universities
05 Jul 2019 - Olga Kuznetsova
Introduces CYGNA member Olga Kuznetsova's article on employee relations in hybrid organisations using a Univeristy and College Union archive

CYGNA: Internationalisation of Japanese academia
28 Jun 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 27th CYGNA meeting with presentations on internationalisation of academia and a social media clinic

How to create a successful academic career: AIB - Ask, Invest & Believe
22 Jun 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Write-up of my contribution to a conference panel on career strategies at the 2017 AIB-UKI meeting in Birmingham

CV of failures
15 Jun 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Explains why rejection and failure are a normal part of an academic career and not something to hide or be embarrassed about

Writing laudations or obituaries?
08 Jun 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Illustrates how to ensure you get comprehensive coverage of an academic's work when writing laudations or obituaries

Everything you always wanted to know about impact...
02 Jun 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Book chapter providing a quick overview of the what, why, how and where of research impact

Of bears, bumble-bees and spiders & who's in charge?
26 May 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Summarizes my research in the field of MNC staffing policies

Mobility and gender matter in speed of promotion and development of career capital
17 May 2019 - Olga Ryazanova
Guest post by Olga Ryazanova about her AMLE article on mobility, gender and promotion

Two new kids on the block: Crossref and Dimensions
11 May 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Compares publication and citation coverage in the Crossref and Dimensions with Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Scopus and Web of Science

Finding a Unicorn? Research funding in Business & Management research
05 May 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Explains why university administrators need to be realistic in the amount of research funding they can expect Business School academics to generate

MNC entry mode: it is not just about choice!
28 Apr 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reviews my research on entry mode choice including some unpublished work on management of different entry modes

"Publier or perir": English in French academia
20 Apr 2019 - Anne Laure Humbert
Guest post by Anne Laure Humbert on the role of English in French academia

How to hold on to your sanity in academia
11 Apr 2019 - Steffi Siegert
Steffi Siegert's powerful contribution that sums up everything that women can be facing in academia

CYGNA: Life-long learning in academia
03 Apr 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 25th CYGNA meeting with presentations on an Erasmus visit and participation in the Aurora program

When to say no?
25 Mar 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Criteria for saying no: Just because you can do something doesn't mean you always should do something

Harzing.com blog 3 years old!
15 Mar 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Celebrating my blog's third anniversary with the top-15 most read blogs

Celebrating CYGNA: Supporting women in academia
08 Mar 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
A history of CYGNA's development to celebrate its 5th year and international women's day

Intercultural Survey Research: Challenges & Solutions
28 Feb 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
A new online paper on the challenges of international and cross-cultural survey research

A tribute to Thomas Hippler (1972-2018)
21 Feb 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Introduces an academic reflections and personal messages book to celebrate Thomas Hippler and his work

Onto-Epistemology in Business and Management Research
15 Feb 2019 - Konstantinos Poulis
Why academics are (or should become) intellectuals, not technicians of research methods

Not all international assignments are equal
05 Feb 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
A new online paper on how different types of international assignments transfer different types of knowledge

CYGNA: Big Data in the Social Sciences
04 Feb 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 24th CYGNA meeting with expert introductions into big data in the social sciences and the gender aspects of artificial intelligence

64th edition of the Journal Quality List on-line
02 Feb 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
New version of the Journal Quality List with the November 2018 CNRS update

The importance of context in International Business
24 Jan 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
A critical analysis of the use of cultural distance in international business

Creating a supportive and collaborative research culture at Middlesex University Business School
15 Jan 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
How supportive and collaborative research cultures can improve international research rankings

Fostering research impact through social media
03 Jan 2019 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Full recording of a 1.5-hour presentation on the four C's of getting cited and an 8-step workflow on how to effectively disseminate your research.