About Me
Fabian Jintae Froese is a chair professor of human resource management and Asian Business at the University of Goettingen, Germany. His areas of expertise are in expatriation, diversity, recruitment, employee retention, knowledge creation/transfer. He teaches courses in human resource management, international management, and Asian business, and regularly provides guest lectures, keynote speeches, executive teaching, and consulting to corporate clients and other educational institutions around the globe. He has received numerous awards for his research and teaching, from e.g. Academy of International Business, European Academy of Management. The International Journal of Human Resource Management ranked him as the 7th most prolific researcher worldwide in the area of expatriation. The German business newspaper Handelsblatt ranked him as one of the Top100 German speaking business professors under 40 for research productivity (no 1 in HRM).
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| Since 2012 | University of Goettingen, Germany Professor and Chair of HRM and Asian Business |
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| Since 2019 | Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea Joint Appointment Professor of International Business |
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| 2011-2012 | Kobe University, Japan Visiting Associate Professor |
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| 2007-2012 | Korea University Business School, Seoul, South Korea Assistant Professor of International Business |
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| Education | ||
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| 2005-2009 | Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan PhD in International Studies / Sociology |
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| 2004-2007 | University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Dr. oec. (equivalent to PhD) in International Management |
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| 2001-2003 | University of Mannheim, Germany Diplom-Kaufmann (equivalent to MBA/MSc), majoring in International Management and Organizational Psychology |
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| Other Positions | ||
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| Since 2019 | President, Association of Japanese Business Studies | |
| Since 2019 | Chair (President), Academy of International Business, Western Europe Chapter | |
| Since 2019 | Associate editor, International Journal of Human Resource Management | |
| Since 2018 | Editor-in-Chief, Asian Business & Management | |
| Since 2014 | Associate editor, Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management | |
| Since 2013 | Advisory board member, Euro-Asia Management Studies Association | |
| Selected Awards and Honors | ||
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| 2019 | Ranked as one of the Top100 German speaking business professors under 40 for research productivity (no. 2 in HRM, no. 83 overall), Wirtschaftswoche | |
| 2019 | CEIBS Best Paper Award, Finalist, Academy of Management | |
| 2017 | Ranked as the world’s seventh most prolific author in expatriate management research based on total publications, International Journal of Human Resource Management | |
| 2017 | Carolyn Dexter Award, Finalist, Academy of Management | |
| 2017 | International Management Division Best Paper in OB/OT/HR Award, Finalist, Academy of Management | |
| 2017 | European Academy of Management Best Paper Award |
| 2017 | Alan M. Rugman Most Promising Scholar Award, Finalist, Academy of International Business |
| 2017 | WAIB Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business |
| 2016 | Personal Quarterly and HR division of German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) Best Paper Award |
| 2015 | Euro Asia Management Studies Association Best Paper Award |
| 2015 | Emerald Citations of Excellence Award for one of the most highly cited and highly influential papers published in 2012 |
| 2015 | The Palgrave Macmillan and Association of Japanese Business Studies Best Paper Award |
| 2015 | European Academy of Management, International Management Strategic Interest Group Best Paper Award |
| 2014 | Ranked as one of the Top100 German speaking business professors under 40 for research productivity (no. 1 in HRM, no. 60 overall), Handelsblatt |
| 2014 | Haynes Prize for the Most Promising Scholar, Finalist, Academy of International Business |
| 2014 | European Academy of Management and Journal of Global Mobility Best Paper Award |
| 2011 | Korea Academy of International Business Best Paper Award |
| 2011 | The Palgrave Macmillan and Association of Japanese Business Studies Best Paper Award |
| 2011 | F. Hillary Conroy Award, Association of Asian Studies |
| 2010-2011 | Alexander von Humbold and JSPS fellowships |
| 2009 | Seok-Top Teaching Excellence Award, Korea University |
| 2003-2007 | Multiple DAAD and Monbukagakusho scholarships |