Prof. Dr. habil. Anna Aleksandra Lupina-Wegener

ZHAW School of Management and Law
Center for Culture & Creativity in International Business (C3IB)
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 67 41
annaaleksandra.lupina-wegener@zhaw.ch

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Professorin für Internationales Management und Organisatorisches Verhalten
Leiterin des Zentrums für Center for Cross-Cultural Management; Prof. Anna Lupina-Wegener leads the C3IB, bringing extensive expertise in how organizational identities evolve during international mergers and change processes. As co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Change Management, she employs mixed research methodologies to uncover human dynamics and leadership. A guest professor at European and Chinese universities, her research published in journals like Management International Review and Business Horizons provides crucial insights for leaders navigating complex international organizational changes in today's interconnected business landscape.

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte

Organisationswandel und leadership
Grenzüberschreitende Fusionen und Übernahmen
Interkulturelles Management/Kommunikation (mit Schwerpunkt auf Schwellenmärkte)
Enterpreneurship aus interkultureller Perspektive
Organisationsverhalten/Neue Arbeitswelt/ AI
Sustainable human resources management
Organizational identity in international management

Lehrtätigkeit

Interkulturelles Management/Kommunikation
Organisationsverhalten/Personalmanagement.
Führung, einschließlich Neue Arbeitswelt und KI
Geschäftstätigkeit in Mittel- und Osteuropa
Qualitative research methods
Leadership, Ethics and Intercultural Competence

Lehrtätigkeit in der Weiterbildung

CAS Leading Change in International Business

Berufserfahrung

Co Editor in Chief
Journal of Change Management: Reframing Leadership and Organizational Practice
01 / 2024 - heute
Professorin für Interkulturelles Management und Organisationsverhalten
HES-SO, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften und Kunst Westschweiz
02 / 2012 - 08 / 2022
Dozentin für Organisationsverhalten und Personalmanagement
Universität Genf, Schweiz
09 / 2011 - 02 / 2012
Dozent für Interkulturelle Kommunikation
Genfer Hochschule für Betriebswirtschaft (HEG), Schweiz
02 / 2011 - 06 / 2011
Postdoktoraler Oberassistentin
Universität Genf (HEC), Schweiz
03 / 2005 - 07 / 2010
Lehr- und Forschungsassistentin
Universität Genf (HEC), Schweiz
09 / 2004 - 03 / 2005

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Ausbildung

HDR / Management Science
Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France
09 / 2023 - 12 / 2024
Postdoktorand / Interkulturelles Management/ Organisationsverhalten
Universität Genf, Schweiz
03 / 2005 - 07 / 2010
Doktor / Betriebswirtschaft
Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Polen
09 / 2000 - 03 / 2005
Doktorand Gastwissenschaftlerin; Schweizer Regierungsstipendium für Exzellenz / Interkulturelles Management/ Organisationsverhalten
Universität Genf, Schweiz
09 / 2003 - 08 / 2004
Master of Science / Management und Marketing
Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Polen
09 / 1996 - 09 / 2000
Austauschsemester / Betriebswirtschaft
École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), Montréal, Canada
01 / 2000 - 05 / 2000

Weiterbildung

Certificate; ZHAW
Führungsausbildung
07 / 2024
CAS: Pédagogie de l’Enseignement Supérieur
HES-SO
11 / 2021

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOs)
Section Romande de la Société Suisse-Chine
British Academy of Management (BAM)
European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Academy of Management (AIB)
Academy of Management (AoM)
COST Action, China in Europe Research Network (CHERN)
ZHAW Digital Futures Lab

Medienpräsenz

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Lupina-Wegener, A., Van Dick, R., & Haslam, A. (2026). From identity threat to identity gain : the role of identity leadership in helping employees negotiate organizational change. Journal of Change Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2026.2623636
Wilson‐Lemoine, J. E., Swiatczak, M. D., Steffens, N. K., van Dick, R., Kerschreiter, R., Akfirat, S. A., Avanzi, L., Ballada, C. J. A., Barghi, B., Bazarov, T., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Bunjak, A., Černe, M., Dumont, K., Edelmann, C. M., Epitropaki, O., Fransen, K., García‐Ael, C., Giessner, S. R., et al. (2026). Beyond prototypicality : identity leadership is about shaping and embedding a sense of social identity, not just representing it. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70049
Gjerald, O., Kars-Unluoglu, S., Zabicka-Wlodarczyk, M., & Lupina-Wegener, A. A. (2025). Changing change : from heroic leadership to collective agency. Journal of Change Management, 25(3), 169–178. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2025.2539965
Bibic, K., Frenzel, S. B., Kerschreiter, R., Wilson-Lemoine, J., Steffens, N., Haslam, S. A., Monzani, L., Akfirat, S. A., Ballada, C. J. A., Bazarov, T., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Avanzi, L., Bunjak, A., Černe, M., Edelmann, C. M., Epitropaki, O., Fransen, K., García-Ael, C., Giessner, S., et al. (2025). The value of leaders we trust and leaders who make us stronger : exploring the distinct contributions of different components of identity leadership to group member outcomes. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 29(2), 302–322. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302251341818
Turek, D., Wojtczuk-Turek, A., Edgar, F., Podgorodnichenko, N., Okay-Somerville, B., Fu, N., Lupina-Wegener, A., Klein, H. J., Akbas, G., Al-Romeedy, B. S., Apospori, E., Bosak, J., Caldana, A., Crapolicchio, E., Chavanovanich, J., Desjardins, G., Dorrough, A., Dunlop, P., Edralin, D., et al. (2025). Does the relationship between sustainable human resource management and organizational identification vary by culture? Evidence from 35 countries based on GLOBE framework. Central European Management Journal, 33(4), 667–696. https://doi.org/10.1108/cemj-04-2024-0121
Lupina-Wegener, A., Gjerald, O., Crevani, L., Kuipers, B., Vardaman, J., & Murphy, J. (2025). Introduction to the 25th Anniversary Curated Collection: Celebrating 25 Years of Journal of Change Management: Reframing Leadership and Organizational Practice (JCM). Journal of Change Management, 25(2), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2025.2468392
Monzani, L., Bibic, K., Haslam, S. A., Kerschreiter, R., Jérémy E., W. L., Steffens, N. K., Akfirat, S. A., Christine Joy A., B., Bazarov, T., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Avanzi, L., Bunjak, A., Černe, M., Edelmann, C. M., Epitropaki, O., Fransen, K., García-Ael, C., Giessner, S., Gleibs, I., et al. (2024). Political leaders’ identity leadership and civic citizenship behavior : the mediating role of trust in fellow citizens and the moderating role of economic inequality. Political Psychology, 45(6), 979–1011. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12952
Wojtczuk‐Turek, A., Turek, D., Edgar, F., Klein, H. J., Bosak, J., Okay‐Somerville, B., Fu, N., Raeder, S., Jurek, P., Lupina-Wegener, A., Dvorakova, Z., Gutiérrez‐Crocco, F., Kekkonen, A., Leiva, P. I., Mynaříková, L., Sánchez‐Apellániz, M., Shafique, I., Al‐Romeedy, B. S., Wee, S., et al. (2024). Sustainable human resource management and job satisfaction – unlocking the power of organizational identification : a cross-cultural perspective from 54 countries. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 31(5), 4910–4932. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2815
Shan, J., Konishi, M., Pullin, P., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2021). Effects of cultural intelligence on multicultural team effectiveness : the chain mediation role of common ingroup identity and communication quality. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, 5(4), 519–529. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts5.115
Liang, S., Lupina-Wegener, A., Ullrich, J., & van Dick, R. (2021). ‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe. Journal of Change Management, 22(1), 59–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812
Liang, S., Ullrich, J., Dick, R., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2021). The intergroup sensitivity effect in mergers and acquisitions : testing the role of merger motives. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51(8), 769–778. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12785
van Dick, R., Cordes, B. L., Lemoine, J. E., Steffens, N. K., Haslam, S. A., Akfirat, S. A., Ballada, C. J. A., Bazarov, T., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Avanzi, L., Bodla, A. A., Bunjak, A., Černe, M., Dumont, K. B., Edelmann, C. M., Epitropaki, O., Fransen, K., García-Ael, C., Giessner, S., et al. (2021). Identity leadership, employee burnout, and the mediating role of team identification : evidence from the Global Identity Leadership Development project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 12081. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212081
Lupina-Wegener, A. A., Liang, S., van Dick, R., & Ullrich, J. (2020). Multiple organizational identities and change in ambivalence : the case of a Chinese acquisition in Europe. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 33(7), 1253–1275. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-08-2019-0260
Prystupa-Rządca, K., Lupina-Wegener, A., & Johannot, C. (2019). Lessons learned from Swiss born globals entering Brazil. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 12(1), 125–143. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-12-2018-0139

Buchbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Weil, M., Lupina-Wegener, A., & Syrigos, E. (2026). Transforming higher education : driving innovation in higher education through digital transformation? In D. Blume & B. Volk (Eds.), Hochschullehre im digitalen Zeitalter : Theorie und Praxis zukunftsfähiger Lern- und Lehrprozesse (pp. 89–99). transcript. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-35162
Lupina-Wegener, A., McDonald, F., Shan, J., Zhang, G., & Karamustafa-Köse, G. (2023). Liability of emergingness of emerging market banks internationalizing to advanced economies. In P. A. B. Duarte, F. J. B. S. Leandro, & E. Martínez Galán (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics (pp. 201–221). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6700-9_13
Liang, S., van Dick, R., Ullrich, J., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2023). Social identity processes in Sino-Western mergers and acquisitions. In S. Oreg, A. Michel, & R. T. By (Eds.), The psychology of organizational change (pp. 170–182). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086721.011
Lupina-Wegener, A., van Dick, R., & Liang, S. (2023). Identification change in Chinese acquisitions in Europe : the social identity approach. In S. Oreg, A. Michel, & R. T. By (Eds.), The psychology of organizational change (pp. 148–169). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086721.010

Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Lupina-Wegener, A., Karamustafa-Köse, G., & Yang Meier, D. (2023, December 17). Redefining the role of research teams in studying leadership. 49th Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Lisbon, Portugal, 15-17 December 2023.

Weitere Publikationen

Gjerald, O., Lupina-Wegener, A., Crevani, L., Kuipers, B., Kars-Unluoglu, S., Murphy, J., Meglio, O., Meier, N., Vardaman, J., & Zabicka-Wlodarczyk, M. (2026). Reframing leadership and organizational change : 25 years of inquiry at JCM. Journal of Change Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2026.2627006
By, R. T., Lupina-Wegener, A. A., & Gjerald, O. (2024). Home of the MAD. Journal of Change Management, 24(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2024.2310318
Karamustafa-Köse, G., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2022). Tipps für erfogreiche Geschäfte in der MOE-Region. Swiss Export Journal, 2022(1), 10. https://e-journal.swiss-export.com/archive/epaper-e-journal-01-2022/#0
Karamustafa, G., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2021). Interkulturelle Managementkompetenzen in KMU. Swiss Export Journal, 61(3), 12. https://e-journal.swiss-export.com/archive/epaper-e-journal-03-2021/#12
Lupina-Wegener, A. (2021). Acquisitions suisses en Chine : la réussite grâce à un leadership adapté. Ruizhong, 2021(1), 44–45. https://www.schweiz-china.ch/pdf/ruizhong/2021/2021-01_Ruizhong.pdf
Karamustafa, G., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2021). The identity work during legitimation : the case of new ventures’ internationalization into China. 21st EURAM Annual Conference, Montréal, Canada (Online), 16-18 June 2021.
Radunović, M., Karamustafa, G., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2021). Bridging the gaps on the road to success : the case of CRBC in the Western Balkans. CHERN. https://china-in-europe.net/bridging-the-gaps-on-the-road-to-success-the-case-of-crbc-in-the-western-balkans-by-miljan-radunovic-chern-stsm-grantee-guldem-karamustafa-anna-lupina-wegener-chern-stsm-hosts/
Lupina-Wegener, A., Clark, E., & Karamustafa, G. (2021). Les trois leviers pour instaurer une culture de l’innovation au travail. HR Today. https://www.hrtoday.ch/fr/article/les-trois-leviers-pour-instaurer-une-culture-de-l-innovation-au-travail
Shuang, L., Lupina-Wegener, A., Ullrich, J., & van Dick, R. (2020). ‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe. 20th EURAM Annual Conference, Online, 4-6 December 2020.
Karamustafa, G., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2020). New ventures in China : the identity work in gaining insidership and its outcomes. British Academy of Management Conference in the Cloud Proceedings. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/1520/submission/51
Nestea, P., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2020). Ne pas oublier la «carte en papier». Educateur, 2020(7).
Shuang, L., Lupina-Wegener, A., Ullrich, J., & van Dick, R. (2019). Trying before walking down the aisle : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe. Proceedings of BAM 2019.
Lupina-Wegener, A., Pullin, P., & Shan, J. (2019). L’art de la communication : et son apprentissage au sein des équipes sino-helvétiques. Ruizhong, 2019(2), 26–27. https://www.schweiz-china.ch/pdf/ruizhong/2019/2019-02_Ruizhong.pdf
Lupina-Wegener, A., Ullrich, J., & van Dick, R. (2019). Multiple organizational identities in cross-border M&As : a longitudinal case study of a subsidiary’s mandate change after a European acquisition in China. Proceedings of the EURAM 2019 Conference.
Konishi, M., Shan, J., Pullin, P., & Lupina-Wegener, A. (2018). The role of common in-group identity and cultural intelligence in multicultural team effectiveness : a conceptual model. Proceedings of BAM 2018.

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

Lupina-Wegener, A., & Karamustafa, G. (2022). Designing the role of identification during unplanned change insights from a case study. Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management (BAM), Manchester, United Kingdom, 31 August - 2 September 2022.
Lupina-Wegener, A., Ullrich, J., & van Dick, R. (2021). The role of identity leadership in European acquisitions in China. 21st EURAM Annual Conference, Montréal, Canada (Online), 16-18 June 2021.

Publikationen vor Tätigkeit an der ZHAW

OB/ international management/ social identity psychology

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