Betina Szkudlarek Editor & Author

Betina Szkudlarek, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in Management at the University of Sydney Business School. Betina’s core research interests lie at the intersection of cross-cultural management, international HRM, and management of diversity. Her work has been published in top-tier international journals such as Organization Studies, Human Resource Management, and Journal of Business Ethics and featured in multiple national and international media outlets. Betina has worked with numerous multinational corporations and not-for-profits on developing intercultural competence and fostering global leadership excellence. Beyond her academic commitments, Betina holds the post of Strategic Sustainability and Growth Consultant with the United Nations. Laurence Romani, Ph.D, is Associate Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden). Her work focuses on issues of representation and interaction with the cultural Other in respectful and enriching ways. She considers contributions from critical management, feminist and postcolonial organization studies to further cross-cultural management research and teaching. Laurence has published articles in journals such as Organization, Organizational Research Method, Journal of Business Ethics or the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management and multiple book chapters in international handbooks and edited volumes. Laurence works on the promotion of critical cross-cultural management studies with the organization of conference tracks (CMS, EGOS), editorial work (Journal of Business Ethics) and edited volumes such as Cases in Critical Cross-Cultural Management: An Intersectional Approach to Culture (Routledge) co-edited with Jasmin Mahadevan and Henriett Primecz. Dan V. Caprar, MBA, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Business School. Dan’s work reflects his interest in understanding how individuals are influenced by their work and life contexts, and how, in turn, they can shape these contexts. As such, his research, teaching, and consulting are focused on culture, identity, and leadership. His research has been published in top tier journals (e.g., Journal of International Business Studies, Human Relations, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Business Ethics, etc.) and prestigious books. He also engages in public debates via media contributions and community events. Besides teaching in the MBA and Executive Education programs at the University of Sydney, Dan conducts executive coaching sessions and independent learning programs. Joyce Osland, Ph.D. is the Lucas Endowed Professor of Global Leadership and Executive Director of the Global Leadership Advancement Center at San Jose State University. In addition to founding the center, she also co-founded the innovative GLLab, which takes an assessment center approach to global leadership development. Joyce won her field’s highest teaching award based on her contributions to global leadership development and experiential learning. She is also a prolific, award-winning scholar with over 150 publications. Joyce co-edits Advances in Global Leadership and Global Leadership: Research, Practices, and Development. In addition to speaking, consulting and training at global companies, non-profits and universities, Joyce is a senior partner of the Kozai Group, which creates instruments that assess global competencies.  Prior to becoming an academic, Joyce lived and worked for 14 years in seven countries, primarily in the field of international development and training.