Prof. Dr. Helene Tenzer
Holder of Professorship
Professorship for International Management
Office hours:
Please contact me via email to arrange an appointment.
Postal address:
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 Munich
Further Information
Welcome Interview
Research Focus
- Language diversity in multinational organizations
- Multinational and virtual teams
- Leadership in multinational organizations
- International human resource management
- Japanese human resource management
Editorial Review Board Memberships
- Academy of Management Review
- Journal of World Business
- Management International Review
Curriculum Vitae
- Since 04/2022: Professor for International Management at LMU Munich School of Management
- 2009 – 2022: Assistant Professor in International Business (akademische Rätin) at Tübingen University
- 2016: Venia legendi for Business Studies, especially International Management, Tübingen University
- 2009: Ph.D. in Intercultural Communication, University of Passau
- 2006: Diploma in Intercultural Language and Business Studies (Equivalent to a Master’s degree), University of Passau
Research and Teaching Awards
- 2023: Prinzessin Therese von Bayern Prize
- 2022: Journal of World Business Best Paper Award for the paper "The Impact of Language Barriers on Knowledge Processing in Multinational Teams"
- 2022: Palgrave Macmillan / Association of Japanese Business Studies Best Paper Award 2022 for the paper "Japanese Women Pursuing a Career at Foreign Subsidiaries in Japan"
- 2022: OB / HRM / OT Best Paper Award of the International Management Division in the Academy of Management for the paper "Japanese Women Pursuing a Career at Foreign Subsidiaries: A Question of Identity "
- 2022: Best Reviewer Award of the International Management Division in the Academy of Management
- 2021: OB / HRM / OT Best Paper Award of the International Management Division in the Academy of Management for the paper "How language barriers impede the formation of mental models in multinational teams"
- 2021: Best Reviewer Award of the International Management Division in the Academy of Management
- 2020: Nomination by Tübingen University for the Höffmann Academic Award for Intercultural Competence
- 2018: Journal of World Business Best Article Award for the paper: Tenzer, H., & Pudelko, M. The influence of language differences on power dynamics in multinational teams. Journal of World Business, 52: 45-61.
- 2018: Nomination by the International Management Division for the VHB Best Paper Award with the paper: Tenzer, H., & Pudelko, M. Media choice in multilingual virtual teams. Journal of International Business Studies, 47: 427-452.
- 2017: OB / HRM / OT Best Paper Award of the International Management Division in the Academy of Management for the paper: Tenzer, H., Pudelko, M., Zellmer-Bruhn, M. & Maloney, M. “How language diversity affects knowledge processing in multinational teams”
- 2017: Award for the Best Qualitative Paper in International Business of the International Management Division in the Academy of Management for the paper: Pudelko, M. & Tenzer, H. “How language problems affect international academic careers in management"
- 2016: Impulse Award for Innovation in Teaching by the student body in business and economics at Tübingen University (together with the International Business department team)
- 2015: Best Reviewer Award of the Journal of World Business
- 2013: Gustavson School of Business Award for the Best Qualitative Paper in International Business by the International Management Division of the Academy of Management for the paper: Tenzer, H. & Pudelko, M. “Leading across language barriers: strategies to mitigate negative language-induced emotions in MNCs”