Washika Haak-Saheem

Dr Washika Haak-Saheem’s international experiences in the industry and academia shape her views on global mobility and management scholarship and practice.

Washika Haak-Saheem holds a PhD in International Business Management from Leuphana University in Lüneburg/Germany. Before her current appointment at Henley Business School, University of Reading in August 2018, she worked as an Associate Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program at the Dubai Business School in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Her research on international HRM, knowledge management, expatriation appeared in journals such as Human Resource Management Journal, European Management Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management or International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. Her research focuses on the intersection between global migration and international business management, refugee workforce integration and expatriates’ voice. Washika’s research on low-status expatriates has been awarded the EURAM Grant in 2019.

Specialisms

• International Human Resource Management
• Global Migration
• Absorptive Capacity
• Knowledge Management
• Global Talent Management