53 blog postings January 2020 - December 2020

Top-50 most highly-cited academics in Business & Management worldwide

Discusses a new individual ranking based on Scopus citations as well as some concrete suggestions for changing performance appraisal

17 Dec 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

CYGNA: The wonderful world of book publishing

Reports on our 35th CYGNA meeting with three publishers discussing textbooks, research books and practice books

12 Dec 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Sabbatical at Middlesex University London: a story of swans and unicorns

Heejin's wonderful reflections on her one-year stay in the UK

05 Dec 2020 - Heejin Kim

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 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to create a sustainable academic career

Reports on Martyna Sliwa's presentation on career progression in the UK higher education environment

21 Nov 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

CYGNA: How do I keep my job (in academia) in uncertain times?

Reports on our 34th CYGNA meeting discussing jobs losses in higher education in COVID-19 times

13 Nov 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to improve your research impact: YouTube series

Collates eighteen mini-videos on how to improve your research impact, based on a presentation at Middlesex University

06 Nov 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

CYGNA: Female leadership in Higher Education

Reports on our 33rd CYGNA meeting - our first in a full academic year of online meetings

29 Oct 2020 - 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 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Join us at Middlesex - recruiting 4 new colleagues!

Announces a major recruitment round for the Department of Managment, Leadership and Organization at Middlesex University

23 Oct 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Why do I need to write a letter to the editor? [8/8]

The last step in the submission process is an important means to "sell" your paper to the journal

16 Oct 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to measure research impact: YouTube series

Collates twelve mini-videos on measuring research impact based on an interview with Vas Taras

09 Oct 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

What do you cite? Using references strategically [7/8]

Shows you how references can save you hundreds of words and position your paper

03 Oct 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Looking for multilingual PoP support resources?

Provides a list of videos on using Publish or Perish in a variety of languages

25 Sep 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Conclusions: last impressions count too! [6/8]

Last but not least: conclusions are a crucial part of your paper's key message

18 Sep 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Your introduction: first impressions count! [5/8]

What are the elements of an effective introduction: context, importance and interest

11 Sep 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Middlesex University 2020 virtual writing boot-camp

Reports on the Summer 2020 virtual writing boot-camp and links to the slides used

04 Sep 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

AoM 2020 online - my second virtual conference

Brief report on the AoM virtual conference in August 2020

14 Aug 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

2nd CYGNA Global Virtual Meeting: MBTI & Stress

Reports on our 32nd CYGNA meeting - our second virtual meeting discussing stress trigger factors for different MBTI types

16 Jul 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

AIB 2020 Online - my first virtual conference

Brief report on the AIB virtual conference in July 2020

11 Jul 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

67th edition of the Journal Quality List on-line

New version of the Journal Quality List with updates for the Danish list, HCRES and CNRS

04 Jul 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Writing your abstract: not a last-minute activity [4/8]

Explains what needs to be included in an effective abstract

28 Jun 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

LIS-Bibliometrics 10th anniversary event: The Future of Research Evaluation

Listing of all video recordings at the LIS-Bibliometrics 10th year anniversary conference

21 Jun 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Your title: the public face of your paper [3/8]

Illustrates how to create a good title through an iterative process

14 Jun 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

1st CYGNA Global Virtual Meeting: Coping with a Pandemic

Reports on our 31st CYGNA meeting - our first virtual meeting dealing with work-life balance during a pandemic

06 Jun 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How many references is enough?

Some reflections on why more references isn't always better, but how strategic referencing might help

30 May 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Who do you want to talk to? Targeting journals [2/8]

Explains why choosing your target journal is the most important step in the publication process

24 May 2020 - 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 - Dorota Piaskowska

How to avoid a desk-reject in seven steps [1/8]

Introduces a 7-step process to increase your chances of getting your paper into the review process

10 May 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Saturday night fever during a pandemic

Discusses research on the positive effects of dance on physical health, cognition and well-being

03 May 2020 - Michela Vecchi

Social Media in Academia (8): Putting it all together

Final posting in the social media series explains how different social media can reinforce each other

27 Apr 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The four ailments of academic writing and how to cure them

Some golden tips on how to improve your academic writing

20 Apr 2020 - Nico Pizzolato

Social media in Academia (7): Blogging

Provides recommendations on how to start with blogging

13 Apr 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Experimental research and Nvivo

Reports on Luisa Pinto's Erasmus visit to Middlesex University with seminars on experimental research and Nvivo

07 Apr 2020 - 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 - Valerio Capraro

Social Media in Academia (6): Twitter

Provides recommendations on how to get the best out of Twitter

27 Mar 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Harzing.com blog 4 years old!

Celebrating my blog's fourth anniversary with the top-15 most read blogs

22 Mar 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Join us at Middlesex - Recruiting 11 new colleagues!

Announces a major recruitment round for the Department of Managment, Leadership and Organization at Middlesex University

19 Mar 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Introducing online teaching as a response to COVID-19: Lessons from our experience

A very useful personal reflection on experiences with online lecturing

13 Mar 2020 - Katsuhiko Yoshikawa

Social media in Academia (5): ResearchGate

Provides recommendations on how to get the most out of ResearchGate

09 Mar 2020 - 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 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Social Media in Academia (4): LinkedIn

Provides recommendations on how to get the best out of LinkedIn

27 Feb 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

66th edition of the Journal Quality List on-line

New version of the Journal Quality List with 2019 ABDC update

21 Feb 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

CYGNA: Negotiation workshop

Reports on our 30th CYGNA meeting dealing with negotiation styles

15 Feb 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Social Media in Academia (3): Google Scholar Profiles

Provides recommendations on how to get the best out of Google Scholar Profiles

10 Feb 2020 - 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 - Anne-Wil Harzing

You can’t be known if you don’t interact!

Seminar by Axele Giroud at Middlesex on networking and external engagement for academic success

03 Feb 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Social Media in Academia (2): Comparing the options

General recommendations on how to use social media professionally

28 Jan 2020 - 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 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Social Media in Academia (1): Introduction

An introduction into my 8-part blogpost series on social media

16 Jan 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

New: Publish or Perish now also exports abstracts

Introduces a new Publish or Perish feature: exporting of publication abstracts

12 Jan 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Be proactive, resilient & realistic!

Argues that as an academic you are an independent professional shaping your own career

07 Jan 2020 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Work and Family Life of Academics

Reports on a seminar organized by Middlesex's Gender & Diversity cluster

02 Jan 2020 - Bianca Stumbitz