Betina Szkudlarek

Betina Szkudlarek is an Associate Professor in Management at the University of Sydney Business School. She also holds the post of a Strategic Sustainability and Growth Consultant with the United National Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).

Betina’s core research interests lie at the intersection of cross-cultural management, international HRM, and management of diversity. She obtained her PhD in Management (Cum Laude) from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (The Netherlands) where she worked prior to joining the UoS. Her work has been published in top-tier international journals such as Organization Studies, Human Resource Management, and Journal of Business Ethics. She is the recipient of numerous national and international research grants including funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Australian Federal Government.

Betina is a regular contributor to public debate on topical issues linked to global mobility, management of diversity and cross-cultural management. Her opinion pieces have been featured by the Wall Street Journal, Sydney Morning Herald, and the Australian among others.

Betina has a wide experience in training, coaching and mentoring in various areas linked global leadership development, cross-cultural management, intercultural competence and management of diversity. Her innovative approach to teaching has been covered by the Australian Financial Review, and she has received two Dean’s Citations for Outstanding Teaching as well as two SUPRA Teacher/Supervisor of the Year Awards. Betina has worked with numerous corporate and governmental clients including, among others, United Nations, Shell, T-Mobile, Westpac, Daimler, MAN, Kaspersky, and Q8.

Education

• PhD Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2004 — 2008)
• MA University of Silesia in Katowice (1998 — 2003)

Companies

• Associate Professor, Program Director Master of Management The University of Sydney Business School (2018)
• Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Growth Consultant United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) (2017)
• Freelance trainer (Self employed) (2000)
• Senior Lecturer The University of Sydney Business School (2014 — 2017)
• University Lecturer University of Sydney (2011 — 2013)
• Assistant Professor/ University Lecturer Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2008 — 2011)
• PhD candidate/ research associate RSM Erasmus University (2004 — 2008)
• Training Director Young SIETAR (2005 — 2007)
• Training Director AEGEE Academy (2002 — 2002)