Dr Snejina Michailova
Professor
Department:
Management and International Business
Address: Owen G Glenn Building
12 Grafton Road
Auckland
Faculty: Business & Economics
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 Ext. 88737
Email: s.michailova@auckland.ac.nz

Snejina Michailova is Professor of International Business at the Department of Management and International Business, The University of Auckland Business School. She has earned her Ph.D. degree from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark in 1997.
Snejina's main research areas are international management and knowledge management. Her academic work has appeared in Academy of Management Executive, Business Strategy Review, California Management Review, Employee Relations, European Management Journal, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, International Management, Management International Review, Long Range Planning, Management Learning, Organizational Dynamics and other journals. Snejina has edited academic books on knowledge governance (Oxford University Press), Human Resource Management in Central and Eastern Europe (Routledge) and research methodologies in non-Western contexts (Palgrave Macmillan).
Snejina was Editor Europe for Journal of World Business from 2001 to 2007. She is currently Associate Editor of Critical Perspectives on International Business and a member of the Editorial Review Board of Journal of management Studies and Journal of International Business Studies. She also serves on the Editorial Boards of several other journals, e.g. Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies, The Learning Organization, European Journal of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management.
From 2006 to 2007 Snejina served as Head of Department of International Business at The University of Auckland Business School. She is chairing the Research Committee at the Department of Management and International Business and is a member of the Business School Research Committee.
Qualifications:
1997 PhD Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
1989 MSc University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Special Interests:
International Management
Knowledge Management (focus on knowledge sharing and knowledge governance)
Positions Held:
FromToInstitutionPosition Held
2000 2005 Dept. of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School Associate Professor
1998 2000 Center for East European Studies, Copenhagen Business School Associate Professor
1997 1998 Center for East European Studies, Copenhagen Business School Assistant Professor
1994 1997 Institute of Organization and Industrial Sociology, Copenhagen Business School Ph.D. student
Awards:
2009 Academy of International Business Certificate of Recognition
2009 Best paper award, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management conference, International Management stream
2009 Sustained Excellence Research Award, University of Auckland Business School
2007 Best paper award at the Australia–New Zealand Academy of International Business 2007 annual conference “Institutions and organizations in an international context”
2005 Citation of Excellence. Recognized as the author of one of the top 50 management articles in 2004. Awarded by the Emerald Management Reviews Independent Review Board
2003 Statoil Research Prize. Recognition of research results and contribution. Awarded to one social science researcher in Denmark each year. Value of 25.000 NZ$.
2000 Initiative Prize 2000, awarded by the Faculty of Economics, Copenhagen Business School (3.400 Euro)
1997 1st prize in the European Case Writing Competition organized by the efmd (European Foundation for Management Development), category “Cross-Cultural Management", (2.500 Euro)
Service:
Associate Editor, Critical Perspectives on International Business (2009-)
Chair, Research Awards Committee, University of Auckland Business School (2006-2008)
Chair, Research Committee, Dept. of Management and International Business: (2008-)
Editor Europe, Journal of World Business (2001-2007)
Editorial Boards: European Journal of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management (2008-), Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems (2009-), The Learning Organizations (2006-)
Editorial Boards: Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies (2006-), Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies (2009-)
Editorial Boards: Journal of Management Studies (2011-), Journal of International Business Studies (2007-), Organizational Dynamics (2006-), Journal for East European Management Studies (1997-)
Head of Department of International Business (July 2006-July 2007)
Member of the Academy of Management, the Academy of International Business and the European Group for Organization Studies
Member of University of Auckland Business School Research Committee (2006-2008; 2009-)
Senior Editor, Journal of Asia Business Studies (2010-)
Teaching:
2011 BUSINESS 710 Research Design
2011 INTBUS 722 International Management
2010 BUSINESS 710 Research Design
2010 INTBUS 722 International Management
2009 INTBUS 702 Research in International Management
2009 INTBUS 722 International Management
2008 INTBUS 303 Cross-Cultural Management
2008 INTBUS 702 Research in International Management
2007 INTBUS 303 Cross-Cultural Management
2007 INTBUS 702 Research in International Business
2007 INTBUS 752 International Management
2006 INTBUS 303 Cross-Cultural Management
2006 INTBUS 702 Research in International Business
2005 INTBUS 303 Cross-Cultural Management
2005 INTBUS 702 Advanced International Management
2005 INTBUS 752 International Management Across Cultures
2004 INTBUS 701 Advanced International Business
Selected Publications:
Refereed Journal Articles
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  JORMANAINEN, I.,  ‘. Knowledge transfer between Russian and Western firms: Whose absorptive capacity is in question?‘, Critical Perspectives on International Business, 7(3), 250-270.
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘. The “tortuous evolution” of international management research: Critical issues on the way to maturity‘, Thunderbird International Business Review, 53(3), 299-310.
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Contextualizing in International Business Research. Why do we need more of it and how can we be better at it?‘, Scandinavian Journal of Management, 27(1), 129-139.
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  SIDOROVA, E.,  ‘From group-based work to organizational learning: The role of communication forms and knowledge sharing‘, Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 9, 73-83.
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Geographical proximity and inter-firm collaboration: The role of knowledge access and knowledge acquisition‘, Journal of General Management, 36(4), 71-88.
2011 CHETTY, S.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Geographical proximity and inter-firm collaboration: The role of knowledge access and knowledge acquisition‘, Journal of General Management, 36(4), 71-88.
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity in Russian-Western business settings: Reflection on commentators’ critique‘, Critical Perspectives on International Business, 7(4), 367-374.
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  MINBAEVA, D.,  ‘Organizational values and knowledge sharing in multinational corporations: The Danisco case‘, International Business Review, article in press.
2011 CHADEE, D.,  RAMAN, R.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Sources of competitiveness of offshore IT service providers in India: Towards a conceptual framework‘, Competition and Change, 15(3), 196-220.
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  MUSTAFFA, Z.,  ‘Subsidiary knowledge flows in multinational corporations: Research accomplishments, gaps, and opportunities‘, Journal of World Business, 47(3), forthcoming.
2011 HARRISON, E.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Working in the Middle East: Western female expatriates’ experiences in the United Arab Emirates‘, International Journal of Human Resource Management, forthcoming.
2010 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Dual allegiance and knowledge sharing in inter-firm R&D collaborations‘, Organizational Dynamics, 39(1), 37-47.
2010 FOSS, N.,  HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Governing knowledge sharing in organizations: Levels of analysis, mechanisms, and research directions‘, Journal of Management Studies, 47(3), 455-482.
2010 K.LO,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Lessons from beyond the great wall: What cross-cultural management researchers can learn from the Middle Kingdom ‘, European Journal of Cross-cultural Competence and Management, 1(2/3), 188-196.
2009 MICHAILOVA, S.,  HOLLINSHEAD, G.,  ‘Western management training in Eastern Europe: Trends and developments over a decade‘, Human Resource Development International, 12(2), 117-133.
2008 ANG, S.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Institutional explanations of cross-border alliance modes: The case of emerging economies firms.‘, Management International Review, 551-576.
2008 MICHAILOVA, S.,  WILSON, H.,  ‘Small firm internationalization through experiential learning‘, Journal of World Business, 43(2), 243-254.
2007 ANG, S.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Emerging economies firms’ expansion in the European Union: Acquisitions versus alliances‘, European Journal of International Management, 1(4), 315-328.
2007 NIELSEN, B.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge management systems in multinational corporations: Typology and transitional dynamics‘, Long Range Planning, 40, 314-340.
2006 MICHAILOVA, S.,  NIELSEN, B.,  ‘MNCs and knowledge management: A typology and key features‘, Journal of Knowledge Management, 10(2), 44-54.
2006 MICHAILOVA, S.,  HUTCHINGS, K.,  ‘National cultural influences on knowledge sharing: A comparison of China and Russia‘, Journal of Management Studies, 43(3), 383-406.
2006 HUTCHINGS, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘The impact of group membership on knowledge sharing in Russia and China‘, International Journal of Emerging Markets, 1(1), 21-34.
2005 LAWRENCE, P.,  VLACHOUTSICOS, C.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘From West-East knowledge transfer to effective working relationships: Lessons from Emporiki Venture Capital S.A.‘, Journal for East European Management Studies, 4, 293-313.
2005 MICHAILOVA, S.,  GUPTA, A.,  ‘Knowledge sharing in consulting companies. A case analysis of the opportunities and limitations of knowledge codification‘, Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 4(3), 201-212.
2004 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Decision making in organizations hostile to knowledge sharing‘, Journal for East European Management Studies, 9(1), 7-19.
2004 HUTCHINGS, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Facilitating knowledge sharing in Russian and Chinese subsidiaries: The importance of groups and personal networks‘, Journal of Knowledge Management, 8(2), 84-94.
2004 MINBAEVA, D.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge transfer and expatriation in multinational corporations: The role of disseminative capacity‘, Employee Relations, 26(6), 663-679.
2003 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Constructing Management in Eastern Europe‘, Journal of World Business, 38(3), 165-167.
2003 MICHAILOVA, S.,  HUSTED, K.,  ‘Knowledge sharing hostility in Russian firms‘, . California Management Review, Spring, 45(3), 59-77.
2003 MICHAILOVA, S.,  WORM, V.,  ‘Personal networking in Russia and China: Blat and Guanxi‘, European Management Journal, 21(4), 509-519.
2003 IANKOVA, E.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘The political networking challenge to business leadership in Bulgaria‘, Journal for East European Management Studies, 4, 397-414.
2002 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Diagnosing and fighting knowledge sharing hostility‘, Organizational Dynamics, 31(1), 60-73.
2002 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge sharing in Russian companies with Western participation.‘, International Management, 6(2), 17-28.
2002 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘When common sense becomes uncommon: Participation and empowerment in Russian companies with western participation‘, Journal of World Business, 37(3), 180-187.
2001 HOLLINSHEAD, G.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Blockbusters or bridge-builders? The role of Western trainers in developing new entrepreneuralism in Eastern Europe‘, Management Learning, 32(3):, 377-394.
2000 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Contrasts in culture: Russian and Western perspectives on organizational change‘, The Academy of Management Executive, 14(4):, 99-112.
2000 LIUHTO, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Organizational and management research in transition economies: Towards improved research methodologies‘, Journal of East-West Business, 6(3), 7-46.
1999 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ANISIMOVA, A.,  ‘Russian voices from a Danish company‘, Business Strategy Review, 10(4), 65-78.
CHETTY, S.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Geographical proximity and inter-firm collaboration: The role of knowledge access and knowledge acquisition ‘, Journal of General Management, 36(4), 71-88.
Books
2009 FOSS, N.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge governance: Processes and perspectives.‘, Oxford University Press.
2009 MORLEY, M.,  HERARTY, N.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Managing human resources in Central and Eastern Europe.‘, Routledge.
2004 CLARK, E.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Fieldwork in transforming societies: Understanding methodology from experience‘, Palgrave McMillan.
1997 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Inertia. Organizational culture of Bulgarian industrial companies between stability and change (Ph.D. dissertation)‘, Samfundslitteratur
Sections in Books
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  CHETTY, S.,  ‘Cluster membership, knowledge and SMEs’ internationalization‘ In: M. Johanson & H. Lundberg (ed.), Network Strategies for Regional Growth, Palgrave MacMillan
2011 MICHAILOVA, S.,  HOLLINSHEAD, G.,  ‘Negotiating meaning across borders (finally!): Western management training in Eastern Europe‘ In: H. Primecz, L. Romani & S. Sackmann (ed.), Cross cultural management in practice: Culture and negotiated meanings
2010 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Upper echelons in the People’s Republic of China: Evidence from the 15 largest companies‘ In: Y. Wang & P. Ramburuth (ed.), Thirty years of China’s economic reform: Institutions, management organizations and foreign investment, Nova Science Publishers, 115-138.
2009 MICHAILOVA, S.,  FOSS, N.,  ‘Knowledge governance: Themes and questions‘ In: N. Foss & S. Michailova (ed.), Knowledge governance: Processes and perspectives., Oxford University Press, 1-24.
2009 FOSS, N.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge governance: Where are we? And where are we heading?‘ In: N. Foss & S. Michailova (ed.), Knowledge governance: Processes and perspectives, Oxford University Press., 272-288.
2009 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Socialization tactics as a governance mechanism in R&D collaborations‘ In: N. Foss & S. Michailova (ed.), Knowledge governance: Processes and perspectives, Oxford University Press., 191-219.
2009 MICHAILOVA, S.,  HERATY, N.,  MORLEY, M.,  ‘Studying Human Resource Management in the international context: The case of Central and Eastern Europe‘ In: Morley, N., Heraty, N. & Michailova, S. (ed.), Managing Human Resources in Central and Eastern Europe, London and New York: Routledge, 1-25.
2008 TUNG, R.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Musing on the current state of international management research‘ In: Barry & Hansen (ed.), The SAGE Handbook of new approaches to management and organization, SAGE
2007 HUTCHINGS, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Re-examining knowledge sharing in an intercultural context: Findings from the transition economies of China and Russia‘ In: K. Hutchings and K. Mohannak (ed.), Knowledge Management in Developing Economies: A cross-Cultural and Institutional Approach, London: Edward Elgar
2007 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Western-Russian acquisition negotiations and post-acquisition integration‘ In: M.E. Domsch & T. Lidokhover (ed.), Human Resource Management in Russia, Ashgate, 245-258.
2007 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Western-Russian acquisition negotiations and post-acquisition integration: A case study‘ In: M.E.Domsch and T.Lidokhover (ed.), Human Resource Management in Russia, Ashgate, 245-258.
2006 HUTCHINGS, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Institutional and cultural differences on knowledge sharing in Russia and China‘ In: D. Pauleen (ed.), Cross-cultural perspectives on knowledge management
2006 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Western-Russian acquisition negotiations and post-acquisition integration‘ In: T. Lidokhover (ed.), HRM in Russia, Ashgate
2006 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Western-Russian acquisition negotiations and post-acquisition integration‘ In: T. Lidokhover (ed.), HRM in Russia, Ashgate
2005 HUSTED, K.,  GAMMELGAARD, J.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge-sharing behavior and post-acquisition integration failure‘ In: A.F. Buono & F. Poulfelt (ed.), Challenges and issues in knowledge management, Connecticut: Information Aging Publishing., 209-226.
2004 MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Contextualizing fieldwork: Reflections on conducting studies in Eastern Europe‘ In: R. Marschan-Piekkari & C. Welsh (ed.), Handbook of qualitative methods in international business:, Cheltenham, UK and Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 365-383.
2004 MICHAILOVA, S.,  CLARK, E.,  ‘Doing research in transforming contexts: Themes and challenges‘, Fieldwork in transforming societies: Understanding methodology from experience, Palgrave McMillan, 1-18.
2003 GAMMELGAARD, J.,  HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge transfer problems after acquisitions: Knowledge hoarding and knowledge rejection‘ In: C. Dörrenbächer (ed.), The International Transfer of Industrial Models in MNCs, Edition Sigma, 13-28.
2000 HUSTED, K.,  MICHAILOVA, S.,  ‘Knowledge sharing across borders‘ In: P. H. Christensen (ed.), Knowledge about leadership, knowledge and business, Samfundslitteratur, 203-224.



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