Professor Agnieszka (Aggie) Chidlow

Professor Agnieszka (Aggie) Chidlow

The Department of Strategy and International Business
Former Secondee to PRME for Research and Working Groups
Working Board Member of RRBM
Responsible Management Research and Education Lead – BAM IB/IM-SIG

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 41 47488
Email
a.chidlow@bham.ac.uk
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Address
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

As a Chair (Full Professor) in International Business, Agnieszka is widely recognised as a prominent capacity builder for impactful initiatives and an esteemed advocate for knowledge exchange and engagement in the realm of responsible management research and education. Her work spans national and international boundaries, where she leads strategic initiatives, builds partnerships, and advances the global dialogue.

Between 2016 and 2021, Agnieszka founded the Annual Strategy & International Business Symposium at Birmingham Business School and went on to establish the Responsible Research Methods Symposium in 2019. She also co-founded the Academy of International Business (AIB) Research Methods–Shared Interest Group (RM-SIG) in the same year, strengthening her leadership within the global academic community. Between 2020 and 2023, she led the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) on Tour symposium under the RRBM global network, further cementing her leadership in shaping the future of responsible research practices.

Agnieszka’s influence extends beyond her work at Birmingham Business School. In 2020, she joined the leadership of RRBM as a Working Board Member, where she is making significant contributions in shaping responsible research and education. Between 2023 and 2024, she served as a Secondee to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact, for research and PRME’s Working Groups. Following her secondment with PRME, she continues to be actively engaged with PRME. She is also the Responsible Management Research and Education Lead at the British Academy of Management International Business/International Management-Shared Interest Group. Her global leadership continues through advisory board positions at Woxsen University (India), the Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA), the Aalto University Center for Qualitative Management Studies (Qual+), and as one of the founding members of the AIB RM-SIG.

With a research focus on internationalisation of firms, international business strategies and how firms can create societal impact while advancing sustainable development goals (SDGs) her work has been published in leading journals in her field. Her research expertise goes beyond phenomena driven in her field as it also spans responsible research methods and data-driven approaches, leading to transformative, methodologically focused publications in leading academic journals as well. This makes a significant contribution to both business scholarship and practical business strategies ensuring credibility of scientific work while restoring public trust in scholarship. As such her work equips businesses and governments with the tools to make data-driven decisions for long-term sustainable outcomes.

Agnieszka is an active leader in the academic accreditation community, serving as a senior editor for International Business Review and on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals. She is also an accreditation assessor for AMBA (BGA), ensuring that global business education meets the highest standards of excellence. Additionally, through her active involvement with RRBM and her esteemed colleagues on the Working Board, she is influencing accreditation standards set by AACSB and EFMD (EQUIS).

As the first female Head of the Department of Strategy and International Business at Birmingham Business School between 2018 and 2021, Agnieszka led significant academic and strategic advancements during the Covid-19 pandemic while managing operational crises and challenges. Her tenure on the Senior Management Team at Birmingham Business School during this period shaped the School’s global standing and its contribution to business and policy development during Covid-19 and ahead of REF2021.

As a dynamic individual, Agnieszka continues to push boundaries in international business and responsible management education, making her a prominent and transformative figure in the global academic landscape while championing and shaping the responsible research and education landscape.

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Qualifications

  • PhD (International Business): Staffordshire University (UK)
  • MSc (Management and Marketing - Distinction): University of Szczecin (Poland)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PgCHE): Staffordshire University (UK)

Teaching

Agnieszka’s specialist teaching is in the areas of international business, strategy and research methodology to undergraduate, postgraduate and executive students across different programmes.  

She has successfully supervised, taught, and examined numerous PhD students and has served as an external examiner at several universities in the UK and overseas. 

With pedagogical experience in multiple countries (e.g., Poland, USA, UK, Singapore, and Dubai) and a deep commitment to high-quality teaching and supervision spanning over two decades, she has gained broad pedagogical expertise and a strong understanding of the challenges Higher Education faces in delivering responsible management education across different national contexts. 

She is an active accreditation assessor for the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and a former secondee to Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact. Following her secondment experience with PRME, she is developing innovative pedagogical approaches in her teaching by implementing PRME’s Impactful Five (i5) framework as part of her commitment to responsible management education. 

Postgraduate supervision

Agnieszka has successfully supervised several PhD students to completion. She is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:

  • Internationalisation strategies of firms from/to emerging economies.
  • Location choices of firms with a focus on a sub-national level.
  • Determinants of re-location strategies for sustainable global value chains.
  • Digital globalisation and multinational firms.
  • The role of multinational companies for world sustainable development agenda.
  • Social justice and diversity strategies of firms. 
  • The impact of terrorist incidents and/or resilience on location choices of firms.
  • Language and multi-linguistic challenges in internationalisation strategies of firms.
  • Methodological issues in cross-country research.
  • Ethical and governance data issues in cross-country research.
  • The role and impact of big data/AI on data collection and decision making.

If you are interested in studying any of these subject areas please contact Aggie on the contact details above, or for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email: a.chidlow@bham.ac.uk.  

For a full list of available Doctoral Research opportunities, please visit our Doctoral Research programme.

Research

Agnieszka is an internationally recognised and respected scholar focused on the internationalisation processes and location strategies of firms in relation to the 17th United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that lead to societal impact. She also addresses methodological issues in cross-country and cross-language research. Her interdisciplinary work combines insights from international business, economic geography, management, strategy, and data analytics to help businesses, policymakers, and organisations make optimised, data-driven decisions for better returns and socially responsible outcomes.

Her research on the internationalisation of firms and methodological aspects of cross-country and cross-language studies has been widely published in leading academic journals in the business and management field. She has published extensively in top-tier ABS 4*/3* journals and is renowned for her expertise in applying rigorous and trustworthy methodologies to address complex business challenges. Her scholarly work has earned her numerous prestigious awards. As an invited professor and speaker in the USA, Europe, and Asia, she actively promotes responsible research with societal relevance.

In the REF21 assessment, her submitted outputs were ranked 4*, recognised as world-leading in originality, significance, and rigor. Her work placed her among the top three staff members in the Department of Strategy & International Business, with four or more outputs submitted for REF21. Several knowledge exchange activities she led during this period were also included in the institutional environment submission.

Agnieszka's leadership and active engagement in responsible management education and key research initiatives have cemented her role as a prominent figure in the higher education ecosystem.

Agnieszka is currently collaborating with diverse scholars and practitioners on several dynamic projects, including for example, a co-edited textbook on research methods and linguistics, and a PRME-supported book exploring responsible management education in support of SDG-16 and PRME i5.

Other activities

  • Senior Editor/International Business Review (IBR)
  • Editorial Review Board /(eg.) Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), Journal of World Business (JWB), Economic Thought and Practice (EMIP) ect., 
  • Former Secondee for Research & Working Groups/ Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact
  • Co-Organiser/ Steering Committee Member/ 2025 Principles for Responsible Management Education Global Forum (PRME GF), an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact
  • Former Co-Organiser/  Steering Committee Member/ 2024 Principles for Responsible Management Education Global Forum (PRME GF), an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact
  • Working Board Member/Responsible Research in Business & Management (RRBM) Global Network, an initiative of the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD)
  • Co-Organiser/ Steering Committee Member/ Responsible Research in Business & Management Responsible Research Summit (RRBM RRS)
  • Founder/ Responsible Research in Business & Management on Tour Symposium (RRBM on Tour Symposium)
  • Assessor & Peer Review Panel Member/Association of MBAs (AMBAs/BGA)
  • Co-Founder/Academy of International Business Research Methods - Shared Interest Group (AIB RM-SIG)
  • Lead/Responsible Management Research & Education/ British Academy of Management IB/IM - Shared Interest Group (BAM IB/IM SIG) 
  • International Advisory Board Member/Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA)
  • International Advisory Board Member/ Qual +| Aalto University (Finland) (Qual+)
  • International Advisory Board Member/Woxsen University (India)
  • Founder/ Annual Responsible Research Methods Symposium/ Department of Strategy and International Business (SIB)
  • Founder/ Annual Strategy and International Business Symposium/ Department of Strategy and International Business (SIB)
  • Co-Chair/ 45th Academy of International Business - UK & Ireland Chapter conference (AIB UK&I)

Publications

Highlight publications

Pegoraro, D, Chidlow, A & De Propris, L 2025, 'Exploring factors influencing manufacturing home-shoring strategies: Insights from three diverse geographical regions', Journal of International Business Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-024-00207-1

Chidlow, A, Antonacopoulou, EP, Reibstein , DJ & Steingard , D 2025, 'Building Impact Through Strategic Unity: Business Schools’ Responsibility to the Common Good' The Global Focus, vol. 19, no. 2. <https://www.globalfocusmagazine.com/building-impact-through-strategic-unity-business-schools-responsibility-to-the-common-good/>

Gajbhjye, S, Marin-Cadavid, C & Chidlow, A 2025, Leveraging SDG 4 and SDG 5: Digital Knowledge Transfer by MNEs for Marginalised Communities in India’s Emerging Economy. in The Elgar Companion to International Business and the Sustainable Development Goals. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Stojcic, N & Chidlow, A 2024, 'The impact of digital and non-digital knowledge search channels on innovation failure in constrained learning environments', Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 209, no. 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123815

Aguzzoli, R, Lengler, J, Miller, SR & Chidlow, A 2024, 'Paradigms in Qualitative IB Research: Trends, Analysis and Recommendations', Management International Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-024-00529-5

Recent publications

Article

Knight, G, Chidlow, A & Minbaeva, D 2022, 'Methodological fit for empirical research in international business: a contingency framework', Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 39–52. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-021-00476-5

Greene, WH, Chidlow, A & Strange, R 2022, 'The use of multinomial choice analysis in international business research', International Business Review, vol. 31, no. 4, 102011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2022.102011

Chidlow, A, Wang, J, Liu, X & Wei, Y 2021, 'A co-evolution perspective of EMNE internationalization and institutions: an Integrative Framework of 5Cs', International Business Review, vol. 30, no. 4, 101843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101843

Pegoraro, D, De Propris, L & Chidlow, A 2021, 'Regional factors enabling manufacturing reshoring strategies: a case study perspective', Journal of International Business Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-021-00112-x

Miller, SR, Welch, C, Chidlow, A, Nielsen, BB, Pegoraro, D & Karafyllia, M 2021, 'The adoption challenge: an analysis of research methods in JIBS', AIB Insights, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.23472

Abstract

Ronny , M, Shoham, A, Sarala, R, Tarba, S & Chidlow, A 2024, 'Reducing Poverty via Cultural Linguistics: The Microfinance Case', Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2024, no. 1, 10301. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.10301abstract

Conference contribution

Chidlow, A, Pegoraro, D & De Propris, L 2023, The Choice of Manufacturing Home-Shoring for Bolstering MNE’s Global Strategy: A Comparison of Pulling Factors in Three Sub-national Regions. in K Asakawa & T Kiyak (eds), Proceedings of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business "International Business Resilience under Global Disruptions". Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, Academy of International Business, pp. 319-319, AIB 2023 Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, 5/07/23. <https://www.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AIB-2023-Conference-Proceedings.pdf>

Pegoraro, D, De Propris, L & Chidlow, A 2022, Manufacturing Reshoring as a Strategic Choice in the International Chessboard: Evidence from Veneto, West-Midlands and California. in Proceedings of the European International Business Academy 48th Annual Conference. BI Norwegian Business School, pp. 38-38, 48th EIBA Annual Conference 2022, Oslo, Norway, 8/12/22. <https://www.bi.edu/contentassets/59deeaa048004a87a348faa8b260e2ad/proceedings-eiba-2022.pdf>

Miller, S, Arguzzoli, R, Lenger, J & Chidlow, A 2022, Re-thinking Paradigm and Methodology in Qualitative IB Research. in M Richards (ed.), Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business – Southeast US Chapter “Responsiveness in Business Environments: New Ways to Thrive”., 101, Academy of International Business, pp. 56-56, AIB US-Southeast 2022 Chapter Conference, Tallahassee, Florida, United States, 27/10/22. <https://us-se.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/10/2022-AIB-SE-Conference-Proceedings.pdf>

Other contribution

Chidlow, A 2023, AIB RM-SIG Panel. Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA) Research Methods & Better Science Series..

Chidlow, A 2023, Let’s Lead Boldly: Elevating the Value of Business Schools. AACSB. <https://www.aacsb.edu/insights/briefings/lets-lead-boldly-elevating-the-value-of-business-schools>

Chidlow, A 2021, In conversation with Anne Tsui. The Research Methodology Shared Interest Group of the Academy of International Business (RM-SIG AIB). <https://aibrmsig.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/rm-sig-news-no-10-jan-2021-final.pdf>

Paper

Chidlow, A, Aguzzoli, R, Lenger, J & Miller, S 2022, 'Problematising Paradigms & Qualitative Research in International Business: State of the Field, Thoughts and Ways Forward', Paper presented at AIB 2022 Miami, Miami, United States, 6/07/22 - 9/07/22.

Chidlow, A, Nielsen, B, Miller, S & Aguzzoli, R 2022, 'The Evolution of Methodology in International Business Research', Paper presented at AIB 2022 Miami, Miami, United States, 6/07/22 - 9/07/22.

Aguzzoli, R, Lenger, J, Miller, SR, Aroles, J, Chidlow, A & Bhankaraully, S 2021, 'Problematising Paradigms & Qualitative Research in International Business: State of the Field, Thoughts and Ways Forward', Paper presented at 47th EIBA Annual Conference 2021, Madrid, Spain, 10/12/21 - 12/12/21.

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