Prof Anne-Wil Harzing
Professor of International Management
0000-0003-1509-3003
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School Faculty of Business and Law
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Department Business School Research
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Location London
Research activities
In the last 35 years I have worked in the area of international management, with a focus on HQ-subsidiary relationships, international HRM and expatriate management. I have also studied topics in what is called the "Science of Science", i.e. the mechanisms underlying the "doing of Science", including gender bias in Science, evaluation of research performance, and disciplinary differences in publication and citation practices. At present my main academic passions are twofold.
How to ensure effective interlingual communication?
In the international management area, I am interested in the role of language, drawing explicitly on the diversity & inclusion literature, sociolinguistics, and communication studies. I study the renewed emphasis on language and accent as a marker of identity in a post-Brexit and increasingly tribalist world. I focus on the interaction between native and non-native speakers of English and on designing research-based training and interventions to model effective interlingual communication behaviour.
How to create collaborative and inclusive research cultures?
In the Science of Science area, I am interested in understanding what drives academic misconduct and questionable research practices, but also how to shape research cultures to promote collaborative and inclusive research behaviours. I study how implicit bias and power structures interact to hinder progress of underrepresented groups in academia. With a deeper understanding of the factors that drive successful science, we can more effectively address the world's environmental, societal, and technological problems.
Current Teaching
My appointment does not include any direct teaching responsibilities beyond guest lectures on my areas of research expertise and a range of sessions in the PGR coursework programme.
However, I continue to mentor junior academic colleagues. In addition, I run many seminars and workshops about academic publishing, research impact, social media engagement, promotion applications, and general academic career strategies.