Dr Barbara Wilczek-Stronczek

Dynamic professional with over ten years of experience in online higher education, excelling in academic and managerial roles at UK universities. Expertise as a practitioner and researcher in Human Resources Management, supported by a doctoral degree from Bournemouth University. Proven track record in implementing effective HRM strategies within organizations of over 1,000 employees. Exceptional communication skills and a polished demeanor foster strong relationships across diverse teams in international settings.

• Tzavara, T. and Wilczek, B., 2019. Online: A New ‘Geography’ of Learning that Supports Female Access to Higher Education in J. Hoffman, P. Blessinger, M. Makhanya, (ed.) Strategies for Fostering Inclusive Classrooms in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Volume 16) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.213 – 231.
• Chelghoum, A., Takeda, S., Wilczek, B. and Homberg, F., 2016. The challenges and future of trade unionism in Algeria: a lost cause? Employee Relations: The International Journal, 38 (3), pp. 351-372.
• Lugosi, P., Janta, H. and Wilczek, B., 2016. Work(ing) dynamics of migrant networking among Poles employed in hospitality and food production. The Sociological Review, 64, pp. 894-911.
• Wilczek, B., 2012. Neither Here Nor There: Choice and Constraint in Migrant Worker Acculturation. PhD Thesis, Bournemouth University, England.
• Wilczek, B., Donnelly, E. and Freedman, P., 2009. Choice and constraint in migrant worker acculturation: towards a new approach. IS, GUC: The E-Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, 11 (5), pp. 35-49.
• Donnelly, E., Freedman, P. and Wilczek, B., 2008. Choice and Constraint in Migrant Worker Integration: The Case of Polish Workers in the British Workplace. In: Industrial Relations in Europe (IREC) Annual Conference 2008; Nation States, Europeanisation and Globalisation, 23-25 June 2008, University of Greenwich, England. (Unpublished)
• Donnelly, E., Freedman, P. and Wilczek, B., 2008. Choice and Constraint in Migrant Worker Integration: Towards a Research Agenda. In: International Employment Relations Association (IERA) 16th Annual Conference, June 30 - July 2 2008, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands. (Unpublished)
• 2009 Personal invitation to present research findings to peer researchers and academic community at Trinity College Dublin, Employment Research Centre, on the back of previous research
• 2009 Choice and constraint in migrant worker acculturation: towards a new approach – paper presentation at international conference (IREC, 2009) in Istanbul, Turkey
• 2006 Survey conducted among the Polish community in the UK on behalf of the Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM) at the University of Surrey. The research findings were covered in Newsnight report on BBC Two.