
General Editor Professor Johann Fortwengel
Roundtable: Coaching and feedback to faculty
Monday, 28 September 2026 • 11:00-12:30 PM (KSA) • Room B24-115
Overview
Join Professor Johann Fortwengel, General Editor of the Journal of Management Studies (UK ABS 4* and FT50), for a roundtable on coaching and feedback to faculty. Professor Fortwengel is Professor of International Management at King’s Business School, King’s College London, and Head of the Department of Strategy, International Management & Entrepreneurship. The session is an open conversation on how departments coach their researchers and build a research-active faculty over time.
- Venue: Room B24-115, KFUPM, Dhahran
- Moderator: Dr. Walid Cheffi, KFUPM Business School
- Host: KFUPM Business School (KBS)
Special Guest
Professor Johann Fortwengel
General Editor, Journal of Management Studies (UK ABS 4* and FT50)
Professor of International Management, King’s Business School
King’s College London
Head of the Department of Strategy, International Management & Entrepreneurship.
Biography
Professor Johann Fortwengel is Professor of International Management and Head of the Department of Strategy, International Management & Entrepreneurship at King’s Business School, King’s College London. He also holds a secondary appointment as Research Associate at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. He joined King’s in 2016, after postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan and the University of South Carolina, and was a Visiting Professor at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, in 2023. He holds a doctorate from Freie Universität Berlin.
His research examines how multinational enterprises navigate operations across institutional and country differences, including how they develop their organisational identity. His work has appeared in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of World Business, Organization Science, and Strategic Organization, among other outlets.
He is General Editor of the Journal of Management Studies (from 1 January 2026), having previously served as its Associate Editor and Outreach Editor, and sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, and Strategic Organization.
Topic Highlights
- Coaching and mentoring early-career faculty
- Giving developmental feedback that works
- Building and sustaining a research-active department
Venue
Room B24-115, KFUPM, Dhahran. In person, hosted by KFUPM Business School.
Audience
Faculty, department leaders, and research mentors interested in developing a research-active department.
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