Marie-France Waxin

Dr. Waxin’s research interests are mostly related to Strategic HRM, Diversity Management/ Localisation, and Sustainability. Her work has been published in top academic journals such as Organizational Dynamics, Environmental Management, Personnel Review, and Journal of Global Mobility. Dr. Waxin teaches courses related to strategic HRM, Organizational Behaviour, and Business Research Methods. She designs and delivers customized executive programs on Strategic HRM.

Teaching Areas

Human Resource Management (Strategic HRM, International HRM, Staffing strategies, Training and development strategies, Performance management, Diversity management, Emiratisation, Talent management, Intercultural management), Organizational Behavior, Business Research.

Research Areas

HRM, International HRM, Talent management, Emiratisation/Diversity Management, Sustainability

Education

• PhD, Business Administration, IAE Aix-en-Provence, France, 2000
• Master, Master Grande Ecole, Strategic Management And Hr, EUROMED, Marseilles, France, 1994

Professional Experience

• Professor, Management, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 2020 - Present
• Associate Professor, Management, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2020
• Mba Program Director, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2013 - 2014
• Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2004 - 2008
• Assistant Professor, HEC Montreal, Canada, 2001 - 2003

Memberships

• Eurasia Business and Economics Society, EBES, International, EBES is a non-partisan, scholarly association dedicated to the discussion and publication of business and economics research and aims to advance the economic and business knowledge and the profession. EBES encourages plurality, freedom of expression and multidisciplinary. While the focus of EBES is Eurasia region, our membership base covers all over the world. Members of EBES are employed by academic or government institutions, as well as in industry and non-profit organizations, and engage in a variety of teaching, research, ...
• Beta Gamma Sigma, BGS, International, Beta Gamma Sigma is The International Business Honor Society. Since 1913 we have recognized and honored top performing students from around the world in business schools accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). We are also a proud member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS). Through our dedication to providing lifetime value for our members, we work to bring programs, connections, benefits, and opportunities to every individual in our organization., 2016 - 2020
• European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, EIASM, International, Since its foundation in 1971, the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) has dedicated itself to raising the profile of European Management Research with respect to other established scientific disciplines as well as the business world. EIASM's mission is to enhance high quality in research and doctoral studies in management and related disciplines. This means that EIASM has the purpose: to strengthen European management research in general to encourage and facilitate the initiation and the ...
• European Academy of Management, EURAM, International, The European Academy of Management is a learned society founded in 2001. It aims at advancing the academic discipline of management in Europe. With members from 49 countries in Europe and beyond, EURAM has a high degree of diversity and provides its members with opportunities to enrich debates over a variety of research management themes and traditions., 2016 - 2019
• Academy of Management, AOM, International, The Academy of Management is the preeminent professional association for management and organization scholars. Our worldwide members are professors and Ph.D. students in business schools at universities, academics in related social science and other fields, and practitioners who value knowledge creation and application. Founded in 1936, our global community today is nearly 20,000 strong, spanning more than 120 countries. OUR VISION We inspire and enable a better world through our scholarship and teaching about management and organizations. OUR ...

Publications

• Marie-france Waxin And Fang Zhao. Chapter: Recruitment and Selection Practices that Facilitate Workforce Diversity in Public Sector (accepted)
• Fang Zhao, Tenghao Zhang And Marie-france Waxin. Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are More Prone to Exit Than Non-Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Eurasian Studies In Business And Economics, 22 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
• Marie-france Waxin, Aaron Bartholomew, Fang Zhao, Sandra Knuteson And Areej Makda. Ch. Environmental Management Systems in Public Sector (accepted), International Handbook Of Public Administration Reform
• Savita Kumra, Valerie Lindsay And Marie-france Waxin. What can we learn about cross-cultural adjustment from Self-Initiated Expatriates?, Organizational Dynamics, 28 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
• Chris Brewster, Vesa Suutari And Marie-france Waxin. Two decades of research into SIEs and what do we know? A systematic review of the most influential literature and a proposed research agenda, Journal Of Global Mobility, 21 August 2021
• Marie-france Waxin, Akram Al-ariss And Fang Zhao. Global talent Management of Skilled Migrants: current and future research, 19 August 2021
• Fang Zhao, David Mapuru, Marie-france Waxin And Annibal Scavarda. Addressing Issues and Challenges in Managing Migratory Tuna Resources in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, International Journal Of The Commons, 14 May 2021
• Fang Zhao, Catherine Prentice, Joseph Wallis, Arvind Patel And Marie-france Waxin. An integrative study of the implications of the rise of coworking spaces in smart cities, Entrepreneurship And Sustainability Issues, 30 December 2020
• Marie-france Waxin And Chris Brewster. Chapter 2. The selection and preparation of expatriates, 12 November 2020
• Marie-france Waxin And Chris Brewster. Chapter 3. The impact of host country characteristics on SIEs’ career success, 2 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020
• Marie-france Waxin, Savita Kumra And Fang Zhao. Workforce Localization in the Arab Gulf Countries: How Do Organizations Socialize the Members of a Powerful Minority?, Sustainability, 21 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020
• Marie-france Waxin, Sandra Knuteson And Aaron Bartholomew. Outcomes and key factors of success for ISO 14001 certification: evidence from an emerging Arab Gulf country, Sustainability, 28 December 2019
• Marie-france Waxin, Nicholas Ashill And Chris Brewster. Expatriate time to proficiency: individual antecedents and the moderating effect of home country, Journal Of Global Mobility, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019
• Marie-france Waxin, Sandra Knuteson And Aaron Bartholomew. Drivers and challenges for implementing ISO 14001 environmental management systems in an emerging Gulf Arab country, Environmental Management, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
• Shamika Almeida, Marie Waxin And Yin Paradies. Cultural Capital of Recruitment Decision-Makers and its Influence on their Perception of Person-Organisation Fit of Skilled Migrants, International Migration, 1 February 2019
• Marie-france Waxin And Chris Brewster. Public Sector Expatriation, Ali Farazmand (ed) Global Encyclopedia Of Public Administration, Public Policy, And Governance, 2018
• Marie-france Waxin, Valerie Lindsay, Omar Belkhodja And Fang Zhao. Workforce localization in the UAE: recruitment and selection challenges and practices in private and public organizations, The Journal Of Developing Areas, 2018
• Marie-france Waxin, Chris Brewster, Nicholas Ashill And J-l Chandon. The impact of expatriates' home country culture on their time to proficiency: empirical evidence from the Indian context, The Journal Of Developing Areas, 2016
• Marie Waxin And Rob Bateman. Human resource management in the United Arab Emirates, Handbook Of Human Resource Management In The Middle East, 25 November 2016
• Marie Waxin And Rob Bateman. Labour localisation and human resource management practices in the Gulf countries, 25 November 2016
• Fang Zhao, Annibal Scavarda And Marie-france Waxin. Key issues and challenges in e-government development: An integrative case study of the number one eCity in the Arab world, Information Technology & People, 2012
• Marie-france Waxin And Budoor Al Amoudi. Performance Management at Dubai Caterers, Hec Montreal Centre For Case Studies, Document 9 30 2011 003, 2011
• Thierry Wils, Tania Saba, Marie-france Waxin And Christiane Labelle. Intergenerational and intercultural differences in work values in Quebec and the United Arab Emirates, Relations Industrielles/industrial Relations, 2011
• A-j Panaccio And M-f Waxin. Banque Populaire Du Quebec, 2010
• V. Bodolica And M-f. Waxin. Chicago Food and Beverage Company, Motiver les equipes vietnamiennes d’une coentreprise americaine, 2010
• Budoor Al-amoudi And Marie-france Waxin. In-Tray Exercise for the Position of Chief Commercial Officer in the United Arab Emirate, Hec Montreal Centre For Case Studies, Document 9 30 2010 016, 2010
• T. Wils, Tania Saba, Marie-france Waxin And C. Labelle. Les principes philosophiques des systemes de travail a haut rendement sont-ils compatibles avec les valeurs au travail des individus : une etude intergenerationnelle et interculturelle, 47e Congres De L’acri / Colloque International Du Crimt, 2010
• M-f Waxin And A-j. Panaccio. Hrm case study: Diversity management: Facilitating diversity through the recruitment, selection and integration of diverse employees in a Quebec bank, Journal Of The International Academy For Case Studies, 2010
• Marie-france Waxin And Rob Bateman. HRM in the public sector: is it enough?, 2009
• Marie-france Waxin And Rob Bateman. Public sector human resource management reform across countries: from performance appraisal to performance steering?, European Journal Of International Management, 2009
• Andrew Waxin, Marie-france Waxin And Elina Radnell. The impact of the Arab national culture on the perception of ideal organizational culture in the United Arab Emirates: An empirical study of 17 firms, Education, Business And Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues, 2009
• Marie-france Waxin And . La compensation a l’international, 2008
• Marie-france Waxin. La gestion strategique des affectations internationales, 2008
• S. Morey And M-f. Waxin. Le developpement managerial a l'international, 2008
• Marie-france Waxin. Le recrutement et la selection a l’international, 2008
• Marie-france Waxin And C Barmeyer. Gestion des ressources humaines internationales, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2008
• M-f Waxin. Strategic Human Resource Management of International Assignments, 2007
• 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
• Thierry Wils, Marian Waxin And Marie-france Waxin. Developpement et Validation d’un Modele de Structuration des Valeurs Au Travail, Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations, 2007
• Virginia Bodolica And Marie Waxin. Motivating Vietnamese Employees and Managers in an American Joint-Venture: What a Challenge!, Asian Case Research Journal, 2007
• M-f Waxin. The Effect of Culture of Origin on the Adjustment Process, 2006
• E. Campoy, M. Waxin, E. Davoine, B. Charles-pauvers, N. Commeiras And K. Goudarzi. La socialisation organisationnelle en contexte, 2005
• Marie-france Waxin And Alexandra Panaccio. Cross-cultural training to facilitate expatriate adjustment: it works!, Personnel Review, 2005
• Marie-france Waxin. Expatriates’ interaction adjustment: the direct and moderator effects of culture of origin, International Journal Of Intercultural Relations, 2004
• Marie-france Waxin And Jean-louis Chandon. L'adaptation au travail des expatries: ses antecedents et l'effet du pays d'origine, Revue De Gestion Des Ressources Humaines, 2003
• Marie-france Waxin And Jean-louis Chandon. L'adaptation a l'interaction des expatries en Inde : l'effet du pays d'origine, Gestion, Riges, 2002

Conference Presentations

• Talent Management Of Skilled Migrants : Current And Future Research, 77th Annual Meeting Of The Academy Of Management, 4 August 2017
• The impact of expatriates’ home country culture on their time to proficiency: empirical evidence from the Indian context, Euram 2016, May 2017
• Individual Antecedents of Expatriates’ Time to Proficiency, Eiasm 6th Workshop On Expatriation, September 2016

Grants And Sponsorships

Grant, Sustainability in Schools: is it a strategic initiative? An empirical, exploratory study of UAE schools, Third Forum for Women in Research "QUWA: Women Empowerment for Global Impact", Sharjah University

Awards And Honors

Highly Commended EuroMed 2018 Conference Paper Award, EuroMed, Fang Zhao, David Mapuru, Marie-France Waxin. 2018. A Case Study Of Collaborative Management Approach To Common-Pool Resources Management, 11th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business Conference, Valleta, Malta. 12-14 Sep 2018. (Highly...

2017 EBIS (Emerald Best International Symposium) Award, Emerald/ AOM 2017, Waxin M-F. and Al Ariss A., 2017. “Talent Management Of Skilled Migrants : Current And Future Research”, Participation to the proposed symposium on Migration and Global Talent Management: The Dynamics of Organizational,...