Helene Tenzer

Helene Tenzer serves as Associate Professor in International Business at the University of Tübingen's School of Business and Economics within the Business Administration Department, a position held since 2009 with additional service as substitute professor during Winter 2015-2016.

Her academic credentials include:

• 2006 Diploma in Intercultural Language and Business Studies (University of Passau)
• 2009 Ph.D. in Intercultural Communication, summa cum laude (University of Passau)
• 2016 Venia legendi in business studies with specialization in international management (University of Tübingen)

Tenzer's research pioneers the intersection of linguistics and international business, examining how language diversity impacts multinational corporations through lenses of team dynamics, leadership, and organizational behavior. Her work reveals critical connections between language barriers and power structures in multilingual settings, demonstrating how communication challenges affect trust formation, knowledge processing, and emotional climates in global teams. This research program has established her as a leading authority on language-sensitive international management.

Analysis of her publication trajectory shows consistent focus on language barriers across three interconnected domains: multinational team performance (2013-2018), leadership strategies for language-diverse environments (2015-2017), and language impacts on academic careers (2016-2018). Her methodology blends qualitative depth with cross-cultural comparative analysis, primarily published in top-tier journals like Journal of International Business Studies and Leadership Quarterly.

Her scholarly contributions have earned significant recognition:

• 2018 Journal of World Business Best Article Award Finalist (VHB Best Paper Award)
• 2017 OB/HRM/OT Best Paper Award (Academy of Management)
• 2017 Gustavson Best Qualitative Paper Award (Academy of Management)
• 2015 Journal of World Business Best Reviewer Award
• 2013 Gustavson Best Qualitative Paper Award (Academy of Management)

Tenzer actively shapes future scholars through courses including Global Strategy (B290), International Business (B390), Managing Across Cultures (B490), and Doing Business in Africa (B493B) at bachelor and master levels, while supervising thesis work and research methodology seminars. Her collaborative research network spans continents, evidenced by co-authorship with leading scholars like Markus Pudelko and Anne-Wil Harzing, though specific grant funding details remain undisclosed in source materials.

As guest editor for European Journal of International Management's special issue on language boundaries (2017) and regular presenter at Academy of Management conferences, she drives critical discourse on language in international business while maintaining active research on technology's role in global virtual teamwork as evidenced by her 2019 conference presentation.