Workshop : High Research Impact
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Thursday, 28 May 2026, 14h00Thursday, 28 May 2026, 16h00
Workshop by Ante Glavas from SKEMA Business School, invited by Valérie Swaen
During this workshop, we will explore guidance from scholars on how to publish in journals that are highly ranked and also to have an impact in practice. In addition, you will have time to interact with each other to learn about how you can develop your own research impact goals.
Ante Glavas is a Professor at SKEMA Business School based in the SKEMA Centre for Sustainability Studies and affiliated with the SKEMA Transformation Academy. He earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University.
Teaching: He teaches primarily on leading change for environmental and social responsibility. In addition, he has taught courses on entrepreneurship, international management, leadership, and organizational behavior. For his teaching, he has received awards such as James Dincolo Outstanding Teaching Award for best management professor when he was at the University and Notre Dame and Forbe’s “10 Most Innovative Business School Courses” when he was at Case Western Reserve University.
Research: His research focuses on how employees can influence, and be influenced by, their organization’s net positive impact on society and the planet. He has received research awards such as the SAGE 10-Year Impact Award given to one of the three most impactful articles from SAGE’s 1,000+ journals – specifically this was for a co-authored review of Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability. His research has been covered in media outlets such as CBS, CNN Money (at the time it was a merger between CNN, Fortune, and Money), Fast Company, GeekWire, GreenBiz, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal.
Other: Prior to going into academia, he worked in the area of social responsibility and sustainability in numerous sectors such as being a senior manager in Diageo (a Fortune 500 company), founded the first private graduate business school in Croatia (based on sustainability principles), founded two social enterprises, trained and consulted to over 100 organizations, conducted work in over 50 countries, served on the boards of numerous non-profits, and lived and worked in six countries. For his work in contributing to society, he received numerous awards such as a Medal of Honor from the President of Croatia.
For the full CV, see: https://www.skema.edu/sites/default/files/cv/documents/cv_22933_en.pdf