Doctoral Masterclass: Frontiers of Research Methods & Internationalization

Emeritus Professor of Business Research Methods at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, and Visiting Professor of Research Methods at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. He is a leading scholar in business and management research methods, whose work has made a significant contribution to methodological teaching, doctoral training, and the development of management scholarship internationally. His research interests include research design, qualitative and mixed methods, organizational trust, and management learning. Professor Saunders is widely recognized for his extensive publications in these fields and, in particular, as co-author of Research Methods for Business Students, one of the most influential and widely used textbooks in business and management education worldwide.

Professor of International Management at SOAS University of London. His research lies at the intersection of strategic management, organizational analysis, and comparative management, with particular emphasis on how trust, power, institutions, and culture shape interorganizational relationships and business strategy. He is widely recognized for his contributions to the study of trust in and between organizations, and his work has helped establish trust research as a major field within management and organization studies. At SOAS, he is part of the School of Finance and Management.

She is a sociologist and economist, and a full professor of social sciences. She was granted a PhD by the Department of Economics at the University of Warsaw and holds two Master’s degrees (in economic sciences from University College Dublin and in sociology from the University of Wroclaw). In 2021 she joined the Department of Economics at Kozminski University, where she established and became the director of the CRASH Center for Research on Social Change and Human Mobility.

In 2016–2021 she was the director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School at SWPS University in Warsaw. In 2002–2019 she was a Research Fellow at the Centre of Migration Research in Warsaw (and she is currently a member of its Scientific Board). In 2008–2019 she was a member of the IMISCOE Executive Board and Board of Directors. She is a national expert of the European Commission in ESCO and the European Mobility Partnership; she now advises the European Labour Agency and the European Employment Services (EURES).

She is a co-author of the research monographs Migration and the Transfer of Informal Human Capital. Insights from Central Europe and Mexico (with Jastrzebowska; Routledge 2022); The Impact of Migration on Poland: EU Mobility and Social Change (with White, Kaczmarczyk and Slany; UCL Press 2018); and Migrants as Agents of Change (with Garapich, Jazwinska and Radziwinowiczowna; Palgrave Macmillan 2017). She is also the co-editor of Mobility in Transition. Migration Patterns After EU Enlargement (Amsterdam University Press 2013).

She has led research projects on migrants’ careers, social remittances, peer groups and migration (completed in 2020), life courses of young migrants and Brexit (completed in 2021), and migrant liquid integration (H2020 MIMY, completed in 2023). In 2023 she became the scientific coordinator of the Horizon Europe research project Link4Skills. She is the author or co-author of 50 migration‑related publications.

Barbara Domaradzka is an experienced project and innovation management professional, soft skills trainer, facilitator, and moderator of design sprint, design thinking, and service design processes. She has over 15 years of experience in project coordination, event management, and the production of exhibitions and cultural events, successfully managing teams and leading complex initiatives from briefing to completion. In recent years, she has also worked as an innovation strategy consultant, supporting companies in implementing sustainable development goals and integrating sustainability into strategic development. Within the EUonAIR project, she serves as Managing Director and WP1 Leader, overseeing project management, coordination, governance processes, and the implementation of the alliance’s strategic and operational objectives.

Professor in the Department of Management at Kozminski University. Graduate of Japanese Studies at the University of Warsaw and the Department of Management at The University of Tokyo. Scholarship holder of the Japan Foundation and the Japanese Ministry of Education. He conducts research on Japanese management, human resource management, and management in local branches of multinational companies. In 2012, he participated in international comparative research under the Ministry of Learning project on effective learning practices in public institutions.

In 2018, he went on an 8-month sabbatical at the Faculty of Management at the University of Tokyo funded by the Japanese Studies Fellowship Program. The purpose of the trip was to research the longevity of Japanese companies and develop continuity theory in collaboration with Prof. Toshio Goto from our partner university the Japan University of Economics. At the same time, together with colleagues from Hosei University, he summarized a 3-year research project on the hybridization of Japanese companies in Central and Eastern Europe.

Over the course of 8 months, he visited 30 companies and corporate museums, participated in 15 scientific seminars, delivered 11 papers, wrote 9 cases, and wrote the article "Measuring Change in Hybrid Factories: Longitudinal Study of Japanese Manufacturing Subsidiaries in Poland" which is the result of the research. The publication was awarded by Palgrave Macmillan and AJBS for the best research paper at the combined Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) and Academy of International Business (AIB) conference in Copenhagen.

He is the author of the monograph "Does Culture Matter? HRM in Japanese Factories in Poland" and "Japanese Hybrid Factories in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. From Socialism to Industry 4.0 " as well as many scientific articles and chapters in monographs. 

An expert in Management from Kozminski University. In his academic work, he studies the influence of cultural aspects on the way companies are managed. He is particularly interested in the topics of business history, Japanese management, and management in local branches of multinational companies. He is passionate about the culture of Asia, and Japan in particular. He conducts research projects on Japanese investment in Central and Eastern Europe and comparative studies of the continuity of the oldest companies in Poland and Japan. He was the head of a research project funded by the National Science Center and a contractor in the LEADER project funded by the NCBiR.

Member of many scientific and professional organizations, including the Association of Japanese Business Studies, the European Association for Japanese Studies, and the Japan Academy of International Business Studies. Plenipotentiary of the Rector for the Internal Quality Assurance System, Director of the Quality Office at Kozminski University.

This session presents international mobility experiences from the perspective of KUDoS doctoral students who took part in international research mobility last year. Anna Kovbasiuk’s doctoral research topic is Determinants of susceptibility to misinformation and effectiveness of interventions counteracting its spread. Dominika Kaczmarek-Ciesielska’s doctoral research topic is Determinants of Artificial Intelligence Application in Digital Marketing. The speakers will share how mobility contributed to their doctoral projects, research skills, academic networks, and broader understanding of international academic work.

This session presents international mobility experiences from the perspective of KUDoS doctoral students who took part in international research mobility last year. Anna Kovbasiuk’s doctoral research topic is Determinants of susceptibility to misinformation and effectiveness of interventions counteracting its spread. Dominika Kaczmarek-Ciesielska’s doctoral research topic is Determinants of Artificial Intelligence Application in Digital Marketing. The speakers will share how mobility contributed to their doctoral projects, research skills, academic networks, and broader understanding of international academic work.