Our vision is to become the leading institute and primary resource for the development of interpersonal competences centered around topics of culture, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we aim to conduct high-profile academic and practice-oriented research projects in the fields of intercultural management, diversity and inclusion by collaborating with a large network of academics and organisations.
Core Team
Marion Festing
Academic Director of the Excellence Centre for Intercultural Management, Diversity and Inclusion
Professor of Human Resource Management and Intercultural Leadership
Sina Kraus
Research Assistant & Contact Person of the Excellence Centre for Intercultural Management, Diversity and Inclusion
Prof. Dr. Marion Festing is the Academic Director of our Excellence Centre for Intercultural Management, Diversity and Inclusion. At ESCP in Berlin, she is the Chair of Human Resource Management and Intercultural Leadership. In her research she focuses on topics such as international HRM strategies and approaches, with special emphasis placed on emerging countries, female careers, global talent management and global performance management. In addition, she is also interested in intercultural leadership adjustments as well as in intercultural competences and careers. Marion Festing gained practical work experience in Taiwan, has researched at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and at Michigan State University, USA, and has lectured at the University of Sfax in Tunisia, amongst many others. Moreover, Prof. Dr. Marion Festing has fulfilled functions as an (associated) editor and reviewer for several journals.
Sina Alessa Kraus joined the Chair of Human Resource Management and Intercultural Leadership at ESCP in Berlin in March 2018 as a research assistant. Her research interest lies primarily in the field of Diversity & Inclusion. More specifically, her work focuses on the development of an inclusive climate in organizations and the individual contribution to creating such an environment, drawing on insights from intercultural management and other disciplines. Before joining ESCP, Sina Alessa Kraus studied Psychology at University of Osnabrück, Free University of Berlin, and University of Montreal, Canada. She gained practical work experience, for example, in the Diversity Management department of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and at Deutsche Bahn’s academy for leadership development. Furthermore, she is a certified intercultural trainer and systemic consultant and works as a freelancing lecturer.
Extended Academic Team
Katharina Balazs
Professor, Department of Management, ESCP Paris Campus
Markus Bick
Professor, Department of Information and Operations Management, ESCP Berlin Campus
Lorena Blasco-Arcas
Professor, Department of Marketing, ESCP Madrid Campus
Isabelle de Boysson
Professor, Department of Management, ESCP Paris Campus
Justin Joseph Byrne
Professor, Department of Management, ESCP Madrid Campus
Petros Chamakiotis
Professor, Department of Management, ESCP Madrid Campus
Florence Pinot de Villechenon
Professor, Department of Economics, Law and Social Sciences, ESCP Paris Campus
Scientific Director Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche Amérique Latine Europe
Tobias Schumacher
Research Assistant, ESCP Berlin Campus
Véronique Tran
Professor, Department of Management, ESCP Berlin Campus
Caroline Verzat
Professor, Department of Management, ESCP Paris Campus
Benjamin Voyer
Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship, ESCP London Campus
Robert Wilken
Professor, Department of Marketing, ESCP Berlin Campus
Scientific Director Teams in International Business Research Centre
About ESCP
Established in 1819, ESCP is the oldest business school in the world. Its mission is to develop the next generation of transnational business leaders, preparing them to embrace the opportunities offered by cultural diversity.