Virginia Bodolica

Prior to joining AUS, Virginia Bodolica taught in the areas of strategic human resources, compensation management and corporate governance, assumed consulting roles in private and public organizations and delivered customized executive programs for a number of companies in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Her research interests are related to executive compensation, board of directors' dynamics, behavioral governance and innovation and knowledge management. The results of her research have been published in academic journals such as the Academy of Management Annals, Strategic ...

Teaching Areas

Strategic Management, Corporate Governance, Innovation Management

Research Areas

Corporate Governance, Top Management Teams, Corporate Leadership, Knowledge Management, Innovation

Education

• PhD, Strategic Management & Corporate Governance, HEC Montreal, Canada, 2006
• MBA, Business Administration, University of Nantes, France, 2001
• MBA, Business Administration, Francophone Intitute of Business Administration, Bulgaria, 2000
• MA, European Studies, College of Europe, Poland, 1999

Professional Experience

• Professor, Management, American University of Sharjah, 2015 - Present
• Memberships
• Academy of Management, AOM, International, 1 June 2007
• International Management Development Association, International, 2015 - 2016

Publications

• Y. Ponomareva, T. Uman, Virginia Bodolica And K. Wennberg. Cultural diversity in top management teams: Review and agenda for future research, Journal Of World Business, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
• E. Cousin Et Al., C. Stein, B.b. Duncan Et Al. And Virginia Bodolica. Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
• G. Mustafa, H. Solli-saether, Virginia Bodolica, J.i. Havold And A. Ilyas. Digitalization trends and organizational structure: Bureaucracy, ambidexterity or post-bureaucracy?, Eurasian Business Review
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Healthcare governance in the 4th industrial revolution: Leading through patient centeredness and empowerment in the UAE, 2021
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Pure structures or ambidextrous configurations? A grounded theory of knowledge-focused organizational design in innovative ventures, Journal Of Management & Organization, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
• W Umrani, Virginia Bodolica, M Kazmi, F.m. Khuwaja And R. Solangi. Taj Corporation – A leader’s immersion into a journey of organizational transformation. Teaching note., Asian Case Research Journal, August 2021
• W Umrani, Virginia Bodolica, M Kazmi, F.m. Khuwaja And R Solangi. Taj Corporation – A leader’s immersion into a journey of organizational transformation. Case study., Asian Case Research Journal, August 2021
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And Nada Khaddage-soboh. Air-travel services industry in the post-COVID-19: The GPS (Guard-Potentiate-Shape) model for crisis navigation, Tourism Review
• W Umrani, R Solangi, Virginia Bodolica, B Khan And B Tariq. Sustaining Hazir Sabzi through study, work and family: A three-tier conflict. Teaching note., Asian Case Research Journal, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
• Waheed Umrani, R Solangi, Virginia Bodolica, B Khan And B Tariq. Sustaining Hazir Sabzi through study, work and family: A three-tier conflict, Asian Case Research Journal, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
• Virginia Bodolica And Girgis Dimitri. The Speedways’ method: Drive fast, catch the wind, get there early and move ahead! Case study., Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2021
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Incubating innovation in university settings: Building entrepreneurial mindsets in the future generation of innovative emerging market leaders, Education + Training, May 2021
• Nada Khaddage-soboh And Virginia Bodolica. Dubz model to restore post-COVID normality in the air-travel sector (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, 27 May 2021
• Sonia Ben Jaafar, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Understanding the International Baccalaureate as an emerging field of research: A systematic literature review using bibliographic coupling, Educational Review
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And Husam . Extracurricular activities and social entrepreneurial leadership of graduating youth in universities from the Middle East, International Journal Of Management Education, March 2021
• Daniel Dupuis, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon-hernandez. Informational efficiency and governance in restricted share settings: boosting family business leaders’ financing decisions, Management Decision A * 2.723 Impact Factor, 23 March 2021
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Leadership in times of organizational decline: A literature review of antecedents, consequences, and moderators, International Journal Of Organizational Analysis, February 2021
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And Hamda Abdulkarim. Leading and governing the “room for imagination” of the RAK provider of integrated ceramics solutions, Asian Journal Of Management Cases, February 2021
• Mona Abou Soueid And Virginia Bodolica. Retail innovations in the Gulf region and beyond (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. On the heterogeneity and equifinality of knowledge transfer in small innovative organizations., Management Decision
• Virginia Bodolica. How to build an integrated governance system in your organization? (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, June 2020
• Virginia Bodolica. Will patient empowerment help build a global healthcare system in the UAE? (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, June 2020
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And Nadia Saleh. Innovative leadership in leisure and entertainment industry: The case of the UAE as a global tourism hub, International Journal Of Islamic And Middle Eastern Finance And Management, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. How do we benefit from informal play in organizations? (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, 15 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020
• Virginia Bodolica. At the intersection of corporate governance and performance in family business settings: Extant knowledge and future research, Business Ethics: A European Review, March 2020
• Virginia Bodolica. What are the boundary management strategies in family-run businesses (in Arabic)?, Harvard Business Review Arabia, 17 March 2020
• Virginia Bodolica And Daniel Dupuis. What we discovered from studying 195 family businesses in the Emirates (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, 27 February 2020
• Virginia Bodolica. How two female entrepreneurs succeeded in launching their own projects in the UAE (in Arabic), Harvard Business Review Arabia, 16 February 2020
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Almajid Limited: The tumultuous journey of a mutigenerational enterprise in Saudi Arabia. Parts A, B, C, & D. Teaching notes., Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And George Marachly. Misakyan Technical Solutions: Between two mindsets and the emergence of the new generation. Teaching notes, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. The media roller coaster: The down and evolution of Multimedia Ventures in Middle East in beyond. Teaching notes., Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Almajid Limited: The tumultuous journey of a mutigenerational enterprise in Saudi Arabia. Parts A, B, C, & D., Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
• George Marachly, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Misakyan Technical Solutions: Between two mindsets and the emergence of the new generation., Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. The media roller coaster: The down and evolution of Multimedia Ventures in Middle East in beyond., Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
• Daniel Dupuis, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon-hernandez. At the intersection of corporate governance and performance in family business settings: Extant knowledge and future research, Business Ethics: A European Review, 19 December 2019
• Virginia Bodolica. Editorial: Multilevel analysis of corporate governance and leadership, Corporate Ownership & Control, November 2019
• Virginia Bodolica And M. Spraggon. Toward patient-centered care and inclusive health-care governance: A review of patient empowerment in the UAE, Public Health, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. A practice-based framework for understanding (informal) play as practice phenomena in organizations, Journal Of Management & Organization, 1 November 2018
• D. D'costa, Virginia Bodolica And M. Spraggon. In the uncertain world of Qontrac International: Navigating through family, growth, and succession management challenges, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 1 November 2018
• Virginia Bodolica And M. Spraggon. An end-to-end process of writing and publishing influential literature review articles: Do’s and don’ts, Management Decision, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2018
• Adeeb Nami, Virginia Bodolica And M. Spraggon. Lighting up the Bulb’s Station: From ideation and early trial to flickering lights in hazy skies, Asian Journal Of Management Cases, 1 September 2018
• D. Jamali, Virginia Bodolica And Y. Lapina. Corporate Governance in Arab Countries: Specifics & Outlooks, May 2018
• Virginia Bodolica, M. Spraggon And Daniel Dupuis. Familial identification and governance arrangements in UAE-based family firms, May 2018
• Virginia Bodolica. The governance role of markets for corporate control: Mergers and acquisitions in Qatar, May 2018
• Virginia Bodolica. Editorial foreword, May 2018
• Ara Azizbekyan, Virginia Bodolica And M. Spraggon. In the shiny world of diamonds and jewelry: All that glitters is not gold!, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2018
• Virginia Bodolica, M. Spraggon And Anam Shahid. Strategic adaptation to environmental jolts: An analysis of corporate resilience in the property development sector in Dubai, Middle East Journal Of Management, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018
• Mona Abou Soueid, M. Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Al Qatef Holding: A case of a rough landing in the Gulf-based real estate industry, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2017
• Zubaida Muhumed, Virginia Bodolica And M. Spraggon. Inside an African family business estate: The founder’s legacy and the successor’s dilemma, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2017
• Daniel Dupuis, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon-hernandez. Family Business Identity And Corporate Governance Attributes: Evidence On Family-Owned Enterprises In The UAE, Corporate Ownership & Control, 1 June 2017
• Virginia Bodolica, M. Spraggon And Mizna Naeem. Sugaholic adventure: “Personalizing it with sweetness”, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2017
• M. Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Collective tacit knowledge generation through play: Integrating socially distributed cognition and transactive memory systems, Management Decision, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017
• Virginia Bodolica, M. Spraggon And G. Tofan. A structuration framework for bridging the macro–micro divide in health-care governance, Health Expectations, August 2016
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. An examination into the disclosure, structure and contents of ethical codes in publicly-listed acquiring firms, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2015
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And Sahar Zaidi. Boundary management strategies for governing family firms: A UAE-based case study, Journal Of Business Research, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2015
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Life on heels and making deals: A narrative approach to female entrepreneurial experiences in the UAE, Management Decision, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2015
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Trust, authentic pride, and moral reasoning: A unified framework of relational governance and emotional self-regulation, Business Ethics: A European Review, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2015
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And Anam Shahid. Future Internet: On a Continuous Path for Achieving a "Vision beyond Expectations", Managing Organizations In The United Arab Emirates: Dynamic Characteristics And Key Economic Developments, 2014
• Abdulnasser Alshaali And Virginia Bodolica. In Search of Luxurious Slippers: The Birth of Edmini, an Entrepreneurial Venture in the UAE (A), Managing Organizations In The United Arab Emirates: Dynamic Characteristics And Key Economic Developments, 2014
• Martin Spraggon, Virginia Bodolica And Mona Manoussifar. Succession Management Challenges: The Case of a Family Business in the UAE, Managing Organizations In The United Arab Emirates: Dynamic Characteristics And Key Economic Developments, 2014
• Martin Spraggon, Virginia Bodolica And Nabeela Ali. The Awakening of the "Sleeping Partner" at U-Brand, Managing Organizations In The United Arab Emirates: Dynamic Characteristics And Key Economic Developments, 2014
• Anam Shahid, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Zayed Al Hussaini Group: The Road Ahead for the Family Business in the UAE, Managing Organizations In The United Arab Emirates: Dynamic Characteristics And Key Economic Developments, 2014
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Managing organizations in the United Arab Emirates: Dynamic characteristics and key economic developments, 24 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2014
• Martin Spraggon, Virginia Bodolica And Mona Manoussifar. Addressing family business challenges: Case 5: Succession management challenges: The case of a family business in the UAE, 24 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2014
• Anam Shahid, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Addressing family business challenges: Case 6: Zayed al hussaini group: The road ahead for the family business in the UAE, 24 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2014
• Martin Spraggon, Virginia Bodolica And Nabeela Ali. Managing small firms: Case 1: The awakening of the "sleeping partner" at u-brand, 24 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2014
• Virginia Bodolica, Martin Spraggon And Anam Shahid. Managing small firms: Case 2: Future internet: On a continuous path for achieving a "vision beyond expectations", 24 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2014
• Abdulnasser Alshaali And Virginia Bodolica. Venturing in entrepreneurial undertakings: Case 3: In search of luxurious slippers: The birth of edmini, an entrepreneurial venture in the UAE (A), 24 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2014
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Social ludic activities: A polymorphous form of organizational play, Journal Of Managerial Psychology, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Clinical Governance Infrastructures and Relational Mechanisms of Control in Healthcare Organizations, Journal Of Health Management, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014
• Martin Spraggon, Virginia Bodolica And Tor Brodtkorb. Executive compensation and board of directors' disclosure in Canadian publicly-listed corporations, Corporate Ownership And Control, 25 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2013
• G. Tofan, M. Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Agency problems, ethical challenges and governance attributes in different models of physician-patient interaction within the assisted reproduction setting, Public Health, 1 June 2013
• Gabriela Tofan, Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Governance mechanisms in the physician-patient relationship: A literature review and conceptual framework, Health Expectations, 1 March 2013
• Abdulnasser Alshaali And Virginia Bodolica. In Search of Luxurious Slippers: The Birth of Edmini, an Entrepreneurial Venture in the UAE (A), Asian Journal Of Management Cases, 1 March 2013
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. An Examination into the Disclosure, Structure, and Contents of Ethical Codes in Publicly Listed Acquiring Firms, Journal Of Business Ethics, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2013
• Virginia Bodolica. An examination into the markets for corporate control: Evidence on merger and acquisition deals involving qatari companies, Corporate Ownership And Control, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2013
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. A multidimensional taxonomy of intra-firm knowledge transfer processes, Journal Of Business Research, 1 September 2012
• Martin Spraggon, Virginia Bodolica And Mona Manoussifar. Succession Management Challenges: The Case of a Family Business in the UAE, Asian Journal Of Management Cases, 1 September 2012
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Post-acquisition structuring of ceo pay packages: Incentives and punishments, Strategic Organization, 1 August 2011
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Behavioral Governance and Self-Conscious Emotions: Unveiling Governance Implications of Authentic and Hubristic Pride, Journal Of Business Ethics, 1 May 2011
• Martin Spraggon, Virginia Bodolica And Nabeela Ali. The awakening of the 'sleeping partner' at u-brand, Asian Journal Of Management Cases, 6 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2010
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Contractual and relational family firm governance: Substitution or complementarity?, Corporate Ownership And Control, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2010
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Merger and Acquisition Transactions and Executive Compensation: A Review of the Empirical Evidence, Academy Of Management Annals, 2009
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. The implementation of special attributes of CEO compensation contracts around M&A transactions, Strategic Management Journal, 1 September 2009
• Martin Spraggon And Virginia Bodolica. Knowledge creation processes in small innovative hi-tech firms, Management Research News, 1 December 2008
• Virginia Bodolica And Martin Spraggon. Understand the internationalization of SMEs in the former Soviet Union: The case of Moldovan SME exporters, Journal Of Small Business And Entrepreneurship, 1 December 2008
• Marie-france Waxin And Virginia Bodolica. The misadventures of an American Expatriate in Europe, 2007
• Virginia Bodolica And Marie-france Waxin. Chicago food and beverage company: The challenges of managing international assignments, Journal Of The International Academy For Case Studies, 2007
• Virginia Bodolica And Marie Waxin. Motivating Vietnamese employees and managers in an American joint-venture: What a challenge!, Asian Case Research Journal, 2007
• Virginia Bodolica, Michel Magnan And Martin Spraggon. Merger and acquisition related determinants of executive compensation arrangements' adoption, 19 November 2007

Conference Presentations

• Preparing responsible leaders of tomorrow: The case of a Motivational Training Camp in an emerging market setting, 4th International Conference On Applied Research In Education, May 2022
• Conducting influential literature reviews: Implications for comparative management and leadership research, 2nd International Antalya Scientific Research And Innovative Studies Congress, March 2022
• Exploring knowledge heterogeneity in corporate boards of directors: A literature review and multi-domain research agenda, European International Business Academy Annual Conference, December 2021
• How Family Leaders can Boost their Financing Decisions in the Context of Share Restriction, European Academy Of Management Online Meeting, 2 December 2021
• Corporate governance and environmental innovation: A review and agenda for future research, International Corporate Governance Society Conference, October 2021
• Board of directors’ knowledge heterogeneity: A literature review and multi-domain research agenda, Academy Of Management Online Meeting, August 2021
• Free-float liquidity and trading constraints: Enhancing family firms financing decisions., Academy Of Management Online Meeting, August 2021
• Toward the post-COVID-19 normalcy in the air-travel industry: The GPS model for crisis navigation., Academy Of Management Online Meeting, August 2021
• How family leaders can boost their financing decisions in the context of share restriction, European Academy Of Management Online Meeting, 4 December 2020
• Technological Disruption and Innovative Leadership in Today’s Business World, 1st International Conference On Business & Technological Trends, 21 January 2020
• Expanding Opportunities at the Top: Compensation, Diversity, and Innovation in the C-Suite and Corporate Boards, 5th International Conference On Emerging Research Paradigms In Business And Social Science, 15 January 2020
• Reinventing Leadership through a Humanistic Lens, Schools & Academies Show, 13 November 2019
• Revisiting the work-play relationship: Empirical vignettes and practice analysis of spontaneous play, Academy Of Management Annual Meeting, 12 August 2019
• “Reinventing Leadership in the Era of Borderless Economy: Agile, Plural(istic), Responsible and Meaningful”, Global Great Debate Conference, 28 June 2019
• Toward an inclusive healthcare governance: A systematic review of patient empowerment in the UAE, Aus Symposium On Biosciences And Bioengineering, Sharjah (uae), February 2019
• An integrative framework for understanding informal play as practice in organizational settings, Academy Of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago (usa), August 2018
• Writing and publishing impactful surveys of the literature: Guidelines, best practice advice, and success metrics, Eurasia Business And Economics Society (ebes) Conference, Berlin (germany), May 2018

Grants And Sponsorships

Grant, Designing the boardroom of the future, AUS, 1 September 2020 - 31 August 2021

Awards And Honors

• Rupert F. Chisholm Best Theory-to-Practice Paper Finalist, Organizational Development and Change Division, Academy of Management Online Meeting, Finalist for the paper titled “Toward the post-COVID-19 normalcy in the air-travel industry: The GPS model for crisis navigation”, August 2021
• Winner of the 2019 EFMD Case Writing Competition - MENA Business Cases Category, European Foundation for Management Development, Winner of the 2019 EFMD Case Writing Competition MENA Business Cases Category, for the case study “Almajid Limited: The Tumultuous Journey of a Multigenerational...
• Outstanding Reviewer for 2017–2018, International Journal of Comparative Management, Inderscience Publishers, 2019
• First Runner Up in the 24th CEEMAN Case Writing Competition in Cooperation with Emerald Group Publishing, for the case study “In the Uncertain World of Qontrac International: Navigating through Family, Growth, and Succession Management Challenges”, September 2018
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Management Education and Development Division, Academy of Management Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (USA)., 7 August 2017
• Award for Outstanding Reviewer, Healthcare Management Division, Academy of Management Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)., 11 August 2015
• Rupert Chisholm Best Theory-to-Practice Paper Award for the paper titled "Toward an alternative form of play in organizations: A practice-based perspective on SLAs" (with Spraggon, M.). Organizational Development and Change (ODC) Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Lake Buena...
• Research Catalyst (runner-up) in the Management Department, American University of Sharjah, UAE., 11 May 2013
• Funded Research and Scholarship Awards, National Research Foundation (UAE). Bodolica V. and Spraggon M., "Understanding family businesses in UAE through an evolutionary perspective"., 1 December 2011
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio Texas (USA), August 11–16., 16 August 2011
• Unfunded Research and Scholarship Awards, National Research Foundation (UAE). Spraggon M. and Bodolica V. "Exploring the interplay between knowledge management processes and internal organizational settings in innovative UAE companies". Received a 'Highly competitive' rating by...
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management Annual Conference, Montreal (Canada), August 6–10., 10 August 2010
• Distinguished Research Award for the Case Study and Teaching Notes "Chicago Food and Beverage Company: The challenges of managing international assignments", Allied Academies International Conference, International Academy for Case Studies, New Orleans (USA), April 12–15., 15 April 2006
• Excellent Presentation Award for the paper "Merger and acquisition related determinants of executive compensation arrangements' adoption", 3rd Sprott Annual Doctoral Symposium, Eric Sprott Business School, Carleton University, Ottawa (Canada), April 6–7., 7 April 2006