Educated in Germany and the United Kingdom, I am an Associate Professor of Management at CUNEF (Madrid, Spain) and member of its research centre "Centre of Knowledge and Innovation" with a specialisation in small business HR management, cultural aspects and business strategy with their effects on business performance/innovation, often with an international perspective. Before my move to Spain, I worked as a lecturer at one of the top business schools in the United Kingdom. My research interests include the linkages between employee voice and innovation, culture management and strategic HRM, SME management, emerging markets. More recently I have led a research project on people management in SMEs financed by FUNCAS (2014/2015) and taken part in an international research project with research grant from the European Commission (2014-2016 & 2020-2024). Most recently I completed as a principal investigator a Horizon 2020 - RISE project on "Knowledge and Innovation in, to and from Emerging Markets (KITFEM)" (01/2017-12/2019). Apart from being an Associate Editor of the international journal "Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business", I have published in indexed international management and industrial relations journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Relaciones Industrielles/Industrial Relations and Chinese Management Studies. My research is presented regularly at international conferences, including the EURAM, AOM and RENT.