Academic staff

Dr Saranzaya Manalsuren is a Senior Lecturer in Management at the LSBU Business School, specialising in equitable and sustainable managerial practices that advance the Justice, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) agenda. She is an active researcher with a focus on developing theoretical and practical approaches to improving working relationships, examining the impacts of macro (socio-cultural, institutional, and political changes), meso (organisational culture, uncertainty, and networking), and micro (generational differences, gender, and lived experiences) factors.

Her empirical research spans various organisational settings, including public, SMEs, and multinational enterprises, and she studies diverse workforces ranging from traditional to temporary and expatriate employees. Much of her work is rooted in her expertise in Mongolia, an emerging transition economy with a rich nomadic culture, where she explores managerial roles, employee voice, uncertainty, and gender equality. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to book chapters examining management practices in transitional peripheries. Dr Manalsuren has presented her work at major international conferences, including the British Academy of Management (BAM) and Work Employment and Society (WES).

She is also an experienced educator, designing and delivering academic and professional programmes across levels from undergraduate to executive education, in areas such as HRM, leadership, organisational culture, cross-cultural management, and qualitative research methods. She supervises postgraduate research and serves as an examiner in topics related to international HRM, leadership, and organisational behaviour.

In addition to her academic roles, Dr Manalsuren holds several professional affiliations. She is a Fellow of Advance HE, an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and a member of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE). She is also an active member of the Voice Research Group and CYGNA, a network supporting women in academia.

Beyond her academic contributions, Dr Manalsuren engages with external organisations through workshops and training, particularly in collaboration with the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, UK-Mongolian Chamber of Commerce, and the Invest Mongolia Summit. She is a Board Member of the Mongolian Business Trade Council in the UK and an official representative of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK. Her consulting work focuses on cultural awareness in business negotiations and human resources management, particularly for companies operating or planning to operate in Mongolia.

Postgraduate Research Supervision

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Prizes, awards, and accolades

Certificate of Excellence in Cross-Cultural Research (Jan 2022)

GLOBE 2020: SFU BEEDIE School of Business

I was awarded for contributing to the GLOBE 2020 project, working as a Country Co-Investigator for Mongolia, among 424 researchers who collected data from 143 countries. I collected empirical data from over 500 participants ranging from mid to upper-level managers in Mongolia within 4 months, and with that data, Mongolia is going to be included in the GLOBE studies for the first time, contributing its voice to this world-scale body of management knowledge.

Reach and Impact

Understanding national culture and mindset is the foundation for successful management (Mar 2021)

Why managers need emotional intelligence to recruit, retain and manage the talent of younger generation of workforce (Apr 2021)

The Mongolian Mindset on Uncertainty: Insights for Learning (Sep 2024)