Dr. Milda ŽILINSKAITĖ
Dr. Milda ŽILINSKAITĖ
Professional Profiles
WU PURE: https://research.wu.ac.at/de/persons/milda-zilinskaite-3
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mzilinsk
Contributing author:
World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/stories/authors/milda-zilinskaite
Network for Business Sustainability: https://nbs.net/author/milda-zilinskaite
The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/profiles/milda-zilinskaite-1193026
The World Bank Blog: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/team/m/milda-zilinskaite
Research Interests
Business and society
International business
International HRM
Cross-cultural management
Responsible leadership & anti-corruption
Thematic areas: international migration, migration and development, sustainable development goals (SDGs), human rights, social sustainability in global value chains, corporate due diligence frameworks, ESG and SDGs in corporate reporting.
Responsibilities at STaR
Developing and implementing the center’s strategic targets
Managing institutional relationships with external stakeholders such as the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI); Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI); the Chamber of Labour (AK); the Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ); the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV); sustainability-focused non-profit organizations; and sustainability officers from Austrian and multinational companies
Hosting academic conferences, multistakeholder workshops, and public dissemination events
Representing WU in international sustainability networks (GBSN, NBS, PRME, Copernicus)
Contributing to sustainability reports and accreditation efforts (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS)
Supporting affiliated faculty and other WU units in advancing sustainability initiatives
Publications, Research Dissemination & Impact
Milda's research has been published in journals such as Organization Science, Human Resource Management Journal, Academy of Management Discoveries, Academy of Management Learning & Education, and International Migration Review (IMR). She co-edited a Special Issue on Migration and International Business at IMR (forthcoming) and a Routledge book volume, Responsible Global Leadership: Dilemmas, Paradoxes, and Opportunities (2020). She has also authored a number of book and encyclopedia chapters.
In addition to her academic publications, Milda has written policy briefs and reports for the OHCHR, World Bank Group, Federation of Austrian Industries, Federal Economic Chamber, and Chamber of Labour in Austria.
She is the co-founder of Migration, Business & Society, a global research and policy initiative dedicated to advancing migration-related targets within the sustainable development agenda.
Milda regularly engages in scientific dissemination through platforms such as the World Economic Forum, The Conversation, The World Bank Blog, and Network for Business Sustainability. Her collaborative research has also been featured in other media outlets, including MSN, The Business Daily, Newsbreak, Yahoo! Finance, The National Tribune, Science X, The African Mirror, WirtschaftsWoche, B The Change, Aufnahmebereit and Cloudreachers podcasts, and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.
Teaching
International teaching experience: Australia, Austria, Germany, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malaysia (Peninsular and Borneo), Pakistan (online), Spain, South Korea, USA
Executive MBA: Sustainability Foundations, Ethics & CSR, Leadership Lab: Learning for Impact
Master’s: CEMS Master’s in International Management: Managing the SDGs, International Business Project with Coca Cola HBC, Business Communication Skills; Critical Perspectives on Management Communication, Ethical Leadership, Ethical Frameworks for Anti-Corruption, Value Based Compliance Systems: Developing Code of Conduct, Cross-cultural Approaches to Compliance, Language & Leadership in Public Policy and Management, Qualitative Research Methods
Bachelor’s: Cross-Cultural Competences, English Business Communication, Technical English, Making of the Modern World six course sequence
PhD seminars: Diversity and Intercultural Communication, Emerging Topics in IB Research, Qualitative Research Methods
Theses supervision:Bachelor’s, Master’s, and MBA theses supervision; qualitative research seminars, initiator of Theses Writing for Impact at WU
Program development: curriculum frameworks for Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Technology MBA, CEMS Global Virtual Course on Managing the SDGs (with 7 international partner universities); Sustainable Work Lab; contributions to standardized course readers: Sustainability@WU, External Business Communication & Stakeholders Relations, Business English Communication
Executive & senior leadership training: Siemens, Porsche Holding, Habib Bank Limited Pakistan, Austria’s Federal Interior Ministry, Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption and Police Services; workshops and seminars for professionals from public and private-sectors, representing more than 160 countries
Call-to-action articles on business school teaching in Academy of Management Learning & Education journal and Network for Business Sustainability.
