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Dr. Paulo MARZIONNA

Assistant Professor in International Negotiation at IÉSEG School of Management (Paris)

PhD in International and Comparative Labor Relations from ILR School, Cornell University (USA)

Paulo’s research focuses on conflict management and dispute resolution in the workplace and in labor relations. He is also researching the ethical implications of using generative AI in negotiation training. His work on conflict management, workplace bullying, and ombudsman offices has been published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations and Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations. A lawyer by training, Paulo has professional experience in the private sector in employment law and human resources. He has taught courses on Negotiation, Conflict Management, Business Ethics, Employment Law, and Human Resources.

Dr. Pinar CELIK

Associate Professor in International Negotiation at IÉSEG School of Management

Pinar Celik is a Social Psychologist interested in the interplay between organizational and worker related phenomena, such as negotiation, leadership, creativity, multiculturalism and diversity management. She explores how key factors like personality, emotional expression, emotional intelligence, and curiosity, drive divergent thinking, innovation and more generally influence decision-making processes, such as in negotiations in organizational settings. She primarily employs quantitative methods, using experiments and survey designs, and works with advanced quantitative techniques such as Item Response Modeling, Network analysis and Cross-lagged panel models.

Her findings have been published in prominent journals such as Intelligence, Public Management Review, Thinking Skills and Creativity, Group Decision and Negotiation, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and British Journal of Social Psychology. Her research has practical implications for fostering innovation, improving creativity assessments, and promoting effective diversity management and leadership in organizations.

Dr. Rahman ULLAH

Assistant Professor in International Negotiation at IÉSEG School of Management (Paris)

Ph.D. in Conflict Management, HRM & OB, IAE Paris – Sorbonne Business School, University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)

Dr. Rahman Ullah’s research mainly focuses on Interpersonal Conflict, Conflict Management Strategies, Emotions & Emotional Intelligence, Downsizing & Organizational Restructuring, and Innovative Performance. His research findings have been published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, such as The International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Journal of Conflict Management, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Revue de Gestion des Ressources Humaines, and International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Additionally, he has presented his research at renowned international conferences, such as Academy of Management, European Academy of Management, and British Academy of Management. Rahman has taught courses in Negotiation, Decision Games, Strategy, and Organization & Management, and currently serves as the course coordinator for ‘Negotiation in Merger & Acquisition’. Prior to joining IÉSEG, he worked for more than two years as marketing manager at Atlas Honda Ltd., Pakistan.

Dr. Huiru Evangeline Yang

Assistant Professor in International Negotiation at IÉSEG School of Management (Paris)

PhD in Management, University at Buffalo (USA)

Evangeline’s research focuses on diversity, groups and teams, and artificial intelligence (AI). She investigates how faultline divisions affect processes and outcomes at both the micro group level and the macro community level. Additionally, she explores the potential impacts of AI integration in the workplace.

Looking ahead to 2024: key issues the IÉSEG centers will be following this year

At the beginning of this new year, five experts from the IÉSEG centers of excellence and research, including ICON Coordinator Valon MURTEZAJ ,  outline some of the key issues or trends they will be following this year in their fields. He explains why international and multilateral collaboration among governments and organizations, will be a key challenge in the year ahead.

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