Short CV:

Lena Knappert is Professor and Head of the Institute for Diversity and Gender in Organizations at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. She is a psychologist by education and holds a PhD in International Human Resource Management from ESCP Berlin. Before joining WU Vienna she first worked in management consultancy in Germany and Singapore and later as Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Tilburg University, and Ozyegin University in Istanbul. Her research appears in high-impact journals such as Academy of Management Discoveries, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Work Employment and Society, amongst others. As part of guest professorships and research visits, Lena worked at Cornell University (USA), Grenoble Ecole de Management (France), Haifa University (Israel), Leuphana University (Germany), and Monash University (Australia). She currently serves in the Editorial Board of Academy of Management Discoveries and as an Associate Editor for the German Journal of Human Resource Management.

Research and Publications:

Lena Knappert’s research explores (in)equalities, diversity, and inclusion at work through contextual, critical, multi-actor, and cross-level perspectives. She focuses particularly on the employment and inclusion of international, migrant, and refugee workers, inclusive leadership and human resource management practices, (in)equalities in new forms of organizing, and the broader links between organizational inclusion and societal integration.

Recent selected publications

Teaching Interests and Courses:

Her teaching covers various levels (Bachelor, Master, MBA, and Executives) as well as a broad spectrum of courses, including introductory courses on diversity management, inclusive human resource management, inclusive leadership, and diversity and inclusion in international business.

Einführung in das Diversitätsmanagement