Mari­an van Bakel

I conduct research in international human resource management, particularly expatriation, and teach in Human Resource Management. My main research interests are the social context of expatriation, expatriate-local interactions both in and outside the organization, intercultural mentoring, and intercultural competence development. My passion is to bridge the gap between theory and practice and make sure practitioners benefit from my research. I received my PhD in international business communication at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, while also working as in-house communication consultant at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre.

Home page: www.intersango.dk

Professional and/or academic experience

International Human Resource Management, expatriation, intercultural communication, cultural intelligence
 
Selected publications
Van Bakel, M. (2024). Breaking out of the Expat Bubble. How to Make Intercultural Connections and Friends. New York and London: Routledge.
Van Bakel, M., & Horak, S. (2024). Social Capital Theory. In K. Hutchings, S. Michailova, & A. Wilkinson (Eds.), A Guide to Key Theories for Human Resource Management Research. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
van Bakel, M., Vaiman, V., Vance, C., & Haslberger, A. (2022). Broadening international mentoring: contexts and dynamics of expatriate and HCN intercultural mentoring. Journal of Global Mobility, 10(1), 14-35.
van Bakel, M. (2019). It takes two to tango: A review of the empirical research on expatriate-local interactions. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(21), 2993-3025.
Van Bakel, M., Gerritsen, M., & Van Oudenhoven, J. P. (2014). Impact of a local host on the intercultural competence of expatriates. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(14), 2050-2067.