46 blog postings January 2021 - December 2021

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CYGNA: Co-creating academic well-being
17 Dec 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 43th CYGNA meeting on the challenges and champions of academic well-being

IB Frontline interview: research section
10 Dec 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Introduces the second section of my IB Frontline interview talking about my research, creativity and the future of IB research

Beyond ethnocentrism: why do MNCs send their nationals to subsidiaries?
02 Dec 2021 - Hyun-Jung Lee
Reframing our perspectives on "ethnocentric" staffing: a new article in Organization Studies

Top-50 academics in Business & Management worldwide: new 2021 ranking
26 Nov 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Discusses a new individual ranking based on Scopus citations as well as some concrete suggestions for changing performance appraisal

IB Frontline interview: personal section
19 Nov 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Introduces the first section of my IB Frontline interview talking about my career journey, regrets and passions

How inpatriation supports subsidiary growth and performance
17 Nov 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Introducing my paper with Heejin and Sebastian on how inpatriation contributes ot subsidiary capability building and evolution

Research Academics as Change Makers - Opportunities and Barriers
13 Nov 2021 - Andrea Werner
Reports on a Middlesex panel discussion on creating external research impact

How to digitally market yourself: a beginner's guide for students and academics
06 Nov 2021 - Christa Sathish
Handy tips and tricks to start building a digital presence

Publish or Perish version 8
31 Oct 2021 - David Adams
Introducing Publish or Perish release 8

CYGNA: The WHYs and HOWs of coaching
30 Oct 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 42nd CYGNA meeting on how you can incorporate coaching in an academic career as coacher and coachee

The ins and outs of experimental research in IB and Management
23 Oct 2021 - Carys Chan
Reports on two professional development workshops on experimental research at the 2021 AIB and IACMR conferences

One size doesn't fit all: MNC knowledge sourcing in Bulgaria
17 Oct 2021 - Shasha Zhao
Shasha introduces our paper about MNC knowledge sourcing in emerging economies and reflects on her time at Middlesex University

This little girl: message to my younger self
11 Oct 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Part of the Inspiring Girls International campaign in which women share their childhood ambitions

Research Methods in IB – Trends and Future Agenda
03 Oct 2021 - Jelena Cerar
Reports on an AIB 2021 conference panel on research methods in International Business

How to keep your Google Scholar Profile clean?
25 Sep 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Explains how to keep your Google Scholar profile up-to-date and prevent it from getting polluted

CYGNA: Writing a literature review paper: whether, what, and when?
19 Sep 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 41st CYGNA meeting on the challenge of publishing literature review papers

Middlesex University 2021 virtual writing boot-camp
11 Sep 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on the Summer 2021 virtual writing boot-camp and links to the slides and videos used

No room at the top?
03 Sep 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Shows how women’s underrepresentation in international assignments undermines both their own career progression to top management and firms’ competitive advantage

Intercultural Management in Practice: Expatriate identity
09 Aug 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Announces two new book chapter on expatriate identity with Shea Fan, Chenchen Li, and Ling Zhang

68th edition of the Journal Quality List online
04 Jul 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
New version of the Journal Quality List with updates for the Danish list, EJL, ABS and addition of Scopus CiteScore

Hello from the other side: Reflections on a decade at the editor’s desk
26 Jun 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on David Collings' look behind the scenes of an editor's job in the Middlesex MLO seminar series

Do you really want to publish your literature review? Advice for PhD students
20 Jun 2021 - Tatiana Andreeva
Why publishing your literature review as your first paper may not be a good idea

CYGNA: Women management scholars leading REF impact case studies
13 Jun 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 40th CYGNA meeting with a focus on the (limited) role of women academics in REF impact case studies

Changing academic culture: one email at a time...
06 Jun 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Shows how we can all contribute to making academia a nicer and kinder place to be

What happens in the C-Suite after women break the glass ceiling?
31 May 2021 - Bianca Stumbitz
Reports on Corinne Post's exciting seminar on the impact of women in top management teams

The rise of global inequality and multinational enterprises
24 May 2021 - Shasha Zhao
The role of MNEs in global inequality and avenues for future research

Social media in academia: Using LinkedIn in a mixed-method research design
17 May 2021 - Christa Sathish
Tips and tricks for research data collection through LinkedIn: survey and focus groups

Chairing a CYGNA meeting
10 May 2021 - Huong Nguyen
Huong Nguyen reflects on her enjoyable experience of chairing the 39th CYGNA meeting on ‘Climbing up the academic career ladder'

CYGNA: climbing up the academic career ladder
03 May 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 39th CYGNA meeting with a focus on career progression

Ambidexterity in MNC knowledge sourcing in emerging economies: a microfoundational perspective
30 Apr 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Announcing my new paper with Middlesex colleagues Mariana Dodourova and Shasha Zhao

Want to publish a literature review? Think of it as an empirical paper
23 Apr 2021 - Tatiana Andreeva
What to consider if you want to publish a literature review paper

Cultures & Institutions: country-of-origin effects in MNC “ethnocentric” staffing practices
16 Apr 2021 - Katsuhiko Yoshikawa
Introduces our new article in Organization Studies on reframing our perspectives on "ethnocentric" staffing

Social Media in Academia: Using LinkedIn to promote your research
08 Apr 2021 - Christa Sathish
Tips and tricks for using LinkedIn to promote your research

Turning ethnic similarity traps into social advantages
02 Apr 2021 - Shea Fan
Introducing Shea Fan's work on the double-edged sword of ethnic similarity, similarity traps and similarity advantages

Resources on doing a literature review
29 Mar 2021 - Tatiana Andreeva
Reviews a list of resources that provide advice on doing a literature review

Harzing.com blog 5 years old!
22 Mar 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Celebrating my blog's fifth anniversary with a recap of the most read blogs

CYGNA: Resistance to gender equality in academia
15 Mar 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 38th CYGNA meeting dealing with one of the ultimate gender topics

Wives of the organization - 30 years on...
08 Mar 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Celebrating International Women's day with a reprint of a post on Anne Huff's classic treatise that has lost none of its potency

Doing IHRM research? Get inspired by these videos
28 Feb 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Collection of conference videos in the area of international HRM, expatriate management, and global mobility

CYGNA: Working in a Horizon-2020 project
19 Feb 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 37th CYGNA meeting dealing with research funding and working in large funded projects

"Let them not make me a stone”- Repositioning Entrepreneurship
10 Feb 2021 - Andrea Werner
Sarah Dodd's thought-provoking seminar on repositioning entrepreneurship away from the 1%

Using Publish or Perish for meta-analyses
02 Feb 2021 - Vas Taras
Explains how to use Publish or Perish to conduct effective meta-analytic research

The changing usage of Publish or Perish over the years: where, why, when, what & who?
26 Jan 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Celebrating 15 years of Publish or Perish with an analysis of its usage over the years

Relevant & Impactful Research: From words to action - From outcome to process
19 Jan 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
My contribution to the CABS annual conference in November 2020

We need a different kind of superhero: improving gender diversity in academia
12 Jan 2021 - Jill A. Gould
Collects the resources developed for the 2020 AoM symposium on creating gender inclusive academic environments

CYGNA: REF and Christmas during a pandemic
05 Jan 2021 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Reports on our 36th CYGNA meeting with a presentation on REF and A Christmas celebration