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Diversity in Action

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Diversity in Action: Managing Diverse Talent in a Global Economy

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Marina Latukha

St Petersburg State University, Russia

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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About the Contributors

Reem Alothmany has obtained her PhD in 2022 from the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, South Australia. Reem holds a lecturer's position at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and a Master's Degree in Management from Leeds University, United Kingdom. Her research area focuses on understanding how cultural and contextual aspects of the Middle East impact human resource management. Her research is mostly valuable for managers, practitioners and policymakers of the Middle East and investors of the region.

Raushan Aman is a Doctoral Candidate at the Martti Ahtisaari Institute, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu. She holds a Master's Degree in Project Management from the Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Her current research interests focus on female entrepreneurship, highly skilled immigrants and their integration, immigrant entrepreneurship, migrant women entrepreneurship, minority entrepreneurship, gender diversity and inclusion, and entrepreneurial or entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Kriklivetc Anna is a PhD student at the Graduate School of Management, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. Her research interests cover diversity management, family firms’ internationalization and generational diversity, in particular. Her current research projects are: (1) in family firms’ internationalization and the impact that different generations have on this multidimensional process and (2) in the relationship between talent management practices for diverse talent groups and firm performance, with generation diverse talent as a core focus. She is involved in several other research projects at Saint Petersburg State University.

Wensong Bai is a post-doc researcher at Uppsala University, Sweden. His research interests focus on technology entrepreneurship and innovation (particularly in China's transition economy), and international talent mobility and knowledge transfer between emerging and developed economies. His papers on the above issues have appeared in the International Business Review, Industry Marketing Management and others.

Małgorzata Bartosik-Purgat is Professor in the Department of International Management at Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland. Her research addresses cultural aspects in international business, cross-cultural communication, cross-cultural consumer behaviour, consumer ethnocentrism, acceptance of innovations in consumers' decisions, significance of new media in marketing and personal communication. She is author and co-author of publications in the International Journal of Emerging Markets, European Journal of International Management, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review and Economics and Business Review.

Maria Elo is Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Professor, Belt and Road Institute of International Business at Shanghai University, Senior Research Fellow, University of Turku, and Adjunct Professor, Åbo Akademi University. She works on international business, international entrepreneurship and international migration with topics such as internationalization, resources of skilled migrants and returnees, migrant and diaspora entrepreneurship, transnational and family businesses, diaspora networks, diaspora investment and remittances. She has published books and articles, for example, in the Journal of World Business, Journal of International Business Policy, Industrial Marketing Management, Regional Studies, Journal of International Entrepreneurship and International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Julie Emontspool is Associate Professor of Consumption, Culture and Commerce at the University of Southern Denmark. Her research focuses on socio-cultural barriers hindering change in management and consumption. She studies these barriers in contexts related to social and environmental sustainability in global societies, addressing themes such as postcolonial inequalities, nature in cultured spaces as well as global dominance patterns in business and academia. She has published her findings among others in International Marketing Review, Consumption Markets and Culture, the European Journal of International Management, Marketing Theory and the Journal of Business Research and in multiple book chapters.

Fabian Jintae Froese is Chair Professor of Human Resource Management and Asian Business at the University of Goettingen, Germany. In addition, he is Editor-in-Chief of Asian Business & Management and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Human Resource Management. His areas of expertise are in diversity, talent management and expatriation. His research has been published in journals such as Harvard Business Review, Human Resource Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Organizational Behavior and Journal of World Business.

Azusa Hitotsuyanagi-Hansel was Research Associate and doctoral student at the University of Goettingen, Germany. She wrote her doctoral dissertation about employee turnover and diversity management.

Dr Maria Ivanova-Gongne works as an Assistant Professor in International Marketing at Åbo Akademi University. Her research interests include migrant entrepreneurship and business-to-business marketing management, particularly the aspects of cross-cultural interaction and communication, as well as managerial sensemaking and an individual level perspective in international business. Her works have appeared in journals such as Industrial Marketing Management, Critical Perspectives on International Business, European Management Journal, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing and Scandinavian Journal of Management.

Andreja Jaklič, a Full Professor and Researcher at the Centre of International Relations and Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, has rich research experience in international trade, foreign direct investment, global value chains and internationalization strategies and is cooperating with a number of European and Chinese universities. Her publications include over 50 scientific articles in scientific journals (JBR, JWB, IBR, Service Industries, etc.), several monographs (also: Enhanced Transition through Outward Internationalization: Outward FDI by Slovenian Firms, 2003) and book chapters. She is a co-founder and executive board member of Academy of International Business Central and Easter European Chapter (AIB-CEEC), active in editorial boards (IBR, EBER, JEEMS, TNCR, CIR Analysis et al.) and as board member of European Academy of International Business (EIBA) between 2010 and 2016.

Barbara Jankowska, PhD, Habilitation, is Full Professor in Social Sciences at the Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland, and Head of the Department of International Competitiveness. Her research areas are: international business (FDI, innovation performance of MNEs), Industry 4.0 and business clusters. Barbara Jankowska is an author and co-author of research papers in the European Journal of International Management, European Planning Studies, Journal of Intellectual Capital, Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, Journal of East European Management Studies, Post-Communist Economies and of chapters published by Emerald, Routledge and Springer.

Alexei Kalinin is a Professor of Business Practice with the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO and Director of the SKOLKOVO Institute for Emerging Markets Studies (IEMS). Alexey has executive degrees in strategy and international business from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, BI Norwegian Business School, Graduate School of Business at Moscow State University. His main areas of interest are global economy and international strategies.

Pao T. Kao is an Associated Researcher at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden. His research interests lie in understanding how firms strategically manage their internationalization process in the face of changes in market, institutional and technological environments. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Business Research, Management International Review, Journal of Knowledge Management and Journal of International Entrepreneurship, among others.

Dr Ksenia Keplinger leads the newly established independent research group ‘Organizational Leadership & Diversity’ at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany. Prior to this, she first was a postdoctoral researcher and then a faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. She earned her PhD in Business Studies at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria, in 2016, completed a Master's Degree in Finance and Managerial Accounting at the same university in 2010, and received a Bachelor's Degree in International Economics in 2007 at the Higher School of Economics in Russia. Her research group uses qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the nature of leadership in the artificial intelligence age and to develop ways to mitigate bias in human–machine partnership. On a larger scale, her research aims to help leaders and organizations contribute to a more tolerant, diverse and inclusive society. Dr Ksenia Keplinger's research has been featured in leading peer-reviewed outlets, including Business Ethics Quarterly, PLOS One and Harvard Business Review.

Daria Klishevich is a research fellow in the Center for Russian Multinationals and Global Business at the Graduate School of Management (GSOM), St Petersburg State University. Daria finished her PhD program at GSOM and holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology and European Studies from St Petersburg State University and Universität Bielefeld (Germany). Her research interests focus on international business, emerging multinationals and non-market strategies.

Iris Koleša is a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (FSS UL). She holds a PhD in International Business from the School of Economics and Business at the University of Ljubljana, a second cycle Master's degree in Diplomacy and a Bachelor's degree in Marketing Communications and Public Relations from FSS UL. In her research, she focuses on business internationalization, international employee mobility, diaspora entrepreneurship and inter-organizational networking. She is a recipient of several awards and recognitions for her academic work: she was one of the best reviewers at EIBA Annual Conferences in 2017 and 2019, recipient of an outstanding paper award at the 3rd AIB-CEE Chapter Annual Conference in 2016 for a paper co-authored by Andreja Jaklič and a recipient of awards for her Bachelor's and Master's theses. She continuously presents her findings at professional and academic events. In 2015, she addressed the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. She is also an experienced communication expert with relevant practical skills in science communication and business support.

Tanvi Kothari (Temple University, PhD) is an Associate Professor of International Business and Strategic Management in the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business at San Jose State University (SJSU). Dr Kothari's area of research interests includes innovations originating in emerging markets, migrant entrepreneurship and strategic impact of adoption of various technologies on organizations. She is actively involved in the dialogue on topics at the intersection of Migration and Diversity through her service, and her Op-Eds have been published by leading media outlets. She is extensively published in leading international business journals such as Journal of World Business, Journal of International Management, Management International Review, Journal of Management Education, among others. Dr Kothari serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of International Management, International Journal of Emerging Markets and Journal of Asia Business Studies. Dr Kothari has held management and research positions with international companies and research organizations like Thomas Cook, Philadelphia Marriott, Melrose Hotel Co. and the National Laboratory of Tourism & eCommerce.

Marina Latukha is a Doctor of Economics and Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management at the Graduate School of Management, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. She has graduated from postdoctoral programmes in the Harvard Business School, the Haas School of Business and the London Business School. Her research interests focus on global talent management, international and strategic human resource management, talent diversity and emerging multinationals. She is the author of a number of academic articles published in top-ranked academic journals, such as Human Resource Management, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Research, Thunderbird International Business Review, Advances in Human Resource Development, European Management Journal, Journal of Global Mobility, European Journal of International Management and others. Marina is the author of Talent Management in Emerging Market Firms: Global Strategy and Local Challenges (2015), and has edited Talent Management in Global Organizations: A Cross-Country Perspective (2018).

Della-Maria M. Marinova is a Cyber Security Consultant at Atkins, a member of the global MNC – SNC-Lavalin Group. She completed her undergraduate studies in Law (European) at the University of Warwick, the United Kingdom, and the University of Bordeaux, France, obtaining a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with Honours from the former and a Certificate of French Law from the latter. Della-Maria completed her postgraduate studies at the College of Europe, Brugge Campus in Belgium, obtaining a Master in European Law (LLM). Her experience extends across legal and regulatory matters, cybersecurity, risk management and talent management. With her international knowledge and experience, she has developed a strong interest in management approaches to unleashing the innovative potential of young talent.

Dr Svetla T. Marinova has gained an MBA from the University of Warwick, the United Kingdom, and a PhD in International Business from the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. She is Professor of International Business and International Marketing at Aalborg University Business School of Aalborg University, Denmark, where she is the Head of the International Business Research Group. She has prolific international teaching experience focused on student needs and development gaining rewards for her attention to nurturing students' critical thinking. She has conducted extensive research on firm internationalization and the role of institutions, strategy of multinational firms, value creation and capture in internationalization, and the role of contextual understanding in firm internationalization. She has published many books, numerous book chapters as well as many scholarly papers in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of World Business, International Business Review, Management and Organization Review and International Marketing Review, among others. Svetla is a co-editor of affluent and thought-provoking book series with Routledge and Palgrave Macmillan.

Irina Mihailova is Associate Professor of International Business at the University of Eastern Finland. She has earned her PhD in 2010 from Aalto University and her research focuses on international digital firms and business models, institutions and strategy in emerging markets, and international scaling. Her work has appeared in Academy of Management Review, Organization Studies, Journal of World Business, Management and Organization Review, Management International Review and Thunderbird International Business Review, amongst others.

Ewa Mińska-Struzik, PhD, Habilitation, is an Associate Professor at the Poznan University of Economics and Business, heading the Institute of International Business and Economics and the Department of International Economics. Her main research area is international trade, which she studies from a macro perspective (with a particular focus on trade measurement, geographical concentration of trade flows and the validity of trade theories in a globalized world), as well on a micro level, exploring the linkage between exporting activity of a firm and its innovative potential. In her field of expertise, she is an author and co-author of journal articles (e.g. in Economics and Business Review, The Polish Journal of Economics, International Business and Global Economy, Wood. Research Papers. Reports. Announcements). In the years 2017–2018, she served as an expert for the European Commission (DG RTD) evaluating Fast Track to Innovation Programme under Horizon 2020.

Miriam Moeller (MBA, PhD University of Mississippi) is Senior Lecturer of International Business at UQ Business School, University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. Her research focuses on international human resource and talent management challenges. Her research has appeared in top-tier academic journals such as the Journal of International Business Studies, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of World Business, International Journal of Management Reviews and Journal of Business Research, among others.

Dana L. Ott (PhD University of Auckland) is a Senior Lecturer in International Management at the Otago Business School – University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Her research areas include cultural intelligence, global mobility and talent management. She has published in the International Journal of Management Reviews, Journal of Global Mobility, critical perspectives on international business and European Journal of International Management, among others and co-authored the book Talent Management in Small Advanced Economies (Emerald).

Andrei Panibratov is Professor of Strategic and International Management in the Graduate School of Management and Director of the Center of Russian Multinationals and Global Business at St Petersburg State University, Russia. His research focuses on the internationalization, legitimacy and liability of foreignness of emerging market firms, state ownership and political capital, economic sanctions and competitive advantages of Russian MNEs, among others. His work has appeared in the British Journal of Management, International Business Review, Management and Organization Review, Multinational Business Review and Thunderbird International Business Review, among others. He is the author of Russian Multinationals (2012) and International Strategy of Emerging Market Firms (2017), both with Routledge. Andrei is the National Representative of Russia and Board Member of the European International Business Academy. He serves as an expert of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Sciences, and on editorial and review boards of Russian and international journals.

Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki is Chair of International Business at the University of Vienna, Austria. She is Associate Editor at the British Journal of Management. Her research interests refer to SME and family firm internationalization, and qualitative research. She has published in various academic outlets including the Academy of Management Review, British Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business and Journal of Management Studies, among others.

Emily Russo (MIA, Columbia University, PhD University of Queensland) is an Industry Fellow at UQ Business School, University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Her research interests are in the areas of global talent management, neurodivergent talent and organizational gender diversity. Emily is also a Non-Executive Director at Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), Australia's largest provider of autism specific services. She has a background in professional services and has worked for consulting firms in both Australia and the United States.

Liana Rysakova is a research fellow at the Graduate School of Management, St Petersburg State University, Russia. She is also a Researcher of the Center of Russian Multinational Enterprises and International Business Strategies. Her research interests concentrate on the internationalization of firms from emerging economies, China–Russia economic and business relationships, and the role of foreign diasporas for legitimacy and capabilities of emerging market firms. Liana is a member of some professional academic organizations including the Academy of International Business and European International Business Academy. She holds a PhD from the St Petersburg State University.

Andria Smith is a PhD student jointly supervised by Dr Ksenia Keplinger, at the Organizational Leadership & Diversity Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, and Dr Charley Wu at the Human and Machine Cognition Lab at the University of Tübingen, Germany. Andria holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA, and an MSc in Environmental Resource and Management from Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany. Prior to her start as a researcher, Andria worked as an international project manager for several years. From her experience in the industry, she has learned what organizations are lacking in terms of leadership and workplace culture. Her research focuses on the use of artificial intelligence technology to promote diversity and inclusion.

Alara Cansu Yaman is a PhD student and Research Associate at the University of Göttingen, Germany. Her research interests include diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace and cross-cultural management.