Lina Daouk-Öyry
Associate Professor - Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
Employee Profile
- Room number A3Y-034
- E-mail lina.daouk-oyry@bi.no
Biography
I am an Associate Professor of Organizational Psychology, interested in bridging between academia and practice, and utilizing academic knowledge in the service of society. My research lies at the intersection of people, management, organization and society. As a Scholar-Activist, my approach to research is inter-disciplinary and translational, focused on partnering with researchers and practitioners across fields and creating multiple forms of scholarly outputs to better integrate research and societal impact.
I am a 'context sensitive' researcher with expertise in the cross-cultural context of the Arab MENA, the context of the Healthcare sector, and Extreme contexts where crises and disasters predominate. I have led the team that developed the first indigenous model of personality for the Arab world; published extensively on individual differences and evidence-based management in healthcare; and organizing in extreme contexts. I am also interested in the context of migration in the Nordics, and am currently the supervisor of Dr Sahizer Samuk, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellow, after securing this prestigious EU-funded project (14% success rate) which focuses on career adaptability and career sustainability of the spouses of highly skilled migrants in Europe. This INSKILLS project directly informs migration policies and workplace integration strategies.
I am the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Arab for Social and Economic Development and my scholarly activism work with my colleagues in the aftermath of the Beirut blast was also recognized by AACSB as innovations that inspire. I am an advocate of women's and other minority groups rights and have collaborated on several projects to advance workplace inclusion of women and minority groups. I am also an adjunct professor at the American University of Beirut, currently serving as co-PI, on the SAWI Project, a multi-million USD project funded from the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative , which focuses on mobilizing decision makers and leaders for building more inclusive HR systems and workplace cultures across 8 Arab MENA countries.
I am a 'context sensitive' researcher with expertise in the cross-cultural context of the Arab MENA, the context of the Healthcare sector, and Extreme contexts where crises and disasters predominate. I have led the team that developed the first indigenous model of personality for the Arab world; published extensively on individual differences and evidence-based management in healthcare; and organizing in extreme contexts. I am also interested in the context of migration in the Nordics, and am currently the supervisor of Dr Sahizer Samuk, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellow, after securing this prestigious EU-funded project (14% success rate) which focuses on career adaptability and career sustainability of the spouses of highly skilled migrants in Europe. This INSKILLS project directly informs migration policies and workplace integration strategies.
I am the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Arab for Social and Economic Development and my scholarly activism work with my colleagues in the aftermath of the Beirut blast was also recognized by AACSB as innovations that inspire. I am an advocate of women's and other minority groups rights and have collaborated on several projects to advance workplace inclusion of women and minority groups. I am also an adjunct professor at the American University of Beirut, currently serving as co-PI, on the SAWI Project, a multi-million USD project funded from the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative , which focuses on mobilizing decision makers and leaders for building more inclusive HR systems and workplace cultures across 8 Arab MENA countries.
Publications
Daouk-Öyry, Lina; Afiouni, Fida, Ghazzawi, Rawan & Alhaffar, Huda (2025)
The Role of HRM in Building Resilience: The Relationality Imperative in Times of War
Human Resource Management Journal Doi: 10.1111/1748-8583.12597
Karam, Charlotte; DeJordy, Rich, Creed, Douglas, Daouk-Öyry, Lina, Scott, Shawn, Geha, Carmen & Daou, Alain (2024)
Resourcing Agency for Sustained Collective Action Amid Creeping Crises
Organization Studies, s. 1- 28. Doi: 10.1177/01708406241295485 - Full text in research archive
Ghazzawi, Rawan; Chasiotis, Athanasios, Bender, Michael, Daouk-Öyry, Lina & Baumann, Nicola (2024)
Up for the challenge: Power motive congruence drives nurses to craft their jobs and experience well-being
PLOS ONE, 19(10) Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310717 - Full text in research archive
Daouk-Öyry, Lina (2023)
Call of duty: When scholars organize in extreme contexts
Organization Studies, 44(2), s. 337- 340. Doi: 10.1177/01708406221131421 - Full text in research archive
Sahakian, Tina; Daouk-Öyry, Lina, Kroon, Brigitte, Dorien, Kooij & Alameddine, Mohammad (2022)
The neglected contexts and outcomes of evidence-based management: a systematic scoping review in hospital settings
Journal of Health Organisation and Management Doi: 10.1108/JHOM-03-2021-0101
Daouk-Öyry, Lina & Samuk, Sahizer (2024)
Responsible Leadership for Inclusive Migration Policies: Cultivating Sustainable Careers for Spouses of Highly Skilled Migrants Authors
Waldron, Sangeeta (red.). Values and Visions: The collaborative advantage. V20 COMMUNIQUÉ BRAZIL NOV 2024.
Karam, Charlotte; Geha, Carmen & Daouk-Öyry, Lina (2024)
Supporting Women’s Workplace Inclusion in the MENA Region
[Article in business/trade/industry journal]. Stanford Social Innovation Review
Daouk-Öyry, Lina (2023)
Vroom’s expectancy theory
[Textbook]. Sage Publications.
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | City University of London | PhD |
| 2004 | City University of London | Master of Science |
| 2002 | American University of Beirut | BA in Psycology |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate Professor |