
Dr Mladen Adamovic
Senior Lecturer in Cross-Cultural Management
Research interests
- Human Resource Management
Biography
Dr Mladen Adamovic is a Senior Lecturer in Cross-Cultural Management at King’s College London. His research and teaching are about social issues at work:
- Inclusion of ethnic minorities (i.e., diversity management, discrimination in recruitment, artificial intelligence in recruitment, and managing diverse teams)
- Cross-cultural management (i.e., managing cultural differences at work, global teams, and cultural values)
- Leadership (i.e., leadership development, glass ceiling and glass cliff for ethnic minorities, leading virtual workers, team leadership, and resilient leadership)
To conduct his research and workshops, he worked with organisations like Cisco, Hudson RPO, Diversity Council Australia, Police unions, WorkSafe Victoria, and PredictiveHire. He is specialised in survey studies, field experiments, and quantitative data analysis. He publishes his research in peer-reviewed management journals, writes for the public press, and presents his research at international management conferences.
Mladen has great international experience. Before joining King’s College London, he worked at the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and the University of Auckland. He also worked at the University of Toulouse, where he completed his PhD. He completed his bachelor and master studies in International Management at the Universities of Kiel, Lisbon, Rennes, and Belgrade.
Are you currently accepting new PhD students?
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Research

Human Resource Management & Employment Relations
We research the relationship between HR practices and outcomes like performance or well-being. We study organisations around the world to understand how human resource issues are affecting different business in different contexts.
Events

Diversity & Inclusion Unpacked – Less Words, More Actions
King’s Business School will be hosting our annual HR Thought Leadership Evening for senior Human Resources, Learning & Development and Diversity and Inclusion...
Please note: this event has passed.
Research

Human Resource Management & Employment Relations
We research the relationship between HR practices and outcomes like performance or well-being. We study organisations around the world to understand how human resource issues are affecting different business in different contexts.
Events

Diversity & Inclusion Unpacked – Less Words, More Actions
King’s Business School will be hosting our annual HR Thought Leadership Evening for senior Human Resources, Learning & Development and Diversity and Inclusion...
Please note: this event has passed.