Laurence Romani

Laurence Romani is a Professor in the Department of Management and Organization at Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), serving as Director of the Center for Responsible Leadership and CIVICA Academic Lead. Their work focuses on organizational contributions to inclusive societies, particularly exploring representation and interaction with cultural Others, with a recent emphasis on migration background representation in recruitment. Research combines critical management studies, feminist theory, and postcolonial perspectives to advance diversity management.

Research Areas:

• Critical Cross-Cultural Management
• Critical Management Studies
• Multiple-Paradigm Research

Current Projects:

• MERITA: Shifting views on inclusion in Europe
• "The employable migrant": analyzing employability constructions in organizational contexts

Awards & Recognition:

• Notable publications in Journal of Business Ethics, Management Learning, and Human Relations
• Co-edited The Sage Handbook of Contemporary Cross-Cultural Management

Grants & Leadership:

• Leads SSE's Responsible Leadership initiatives
• Key contributor to CIVICA (European University Alliance)

Labs/Teams:

• Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (affiliated researcher)
• Center for Responsible Leadership (director)