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Mary VIGIER
Emeritus Professor of Management
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Mary VIGIER is Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Management and Interpersonal Communication. Her research interests include international management, the management of multicultural teams, linguistic diversity and the internationalisation of management training. She has recently published in international journals such as Cross-Cultural & Strategic Management, International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, Critical Perspectives on International Business, and Higher Education. She is currently Secretary General of the academic association GEM&L (Groupe d’Etudes en Management et Langage).

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In brief
Teaching areas
- Change management
- Management
- Organisational behaviour
- Dissertation methodology
- Personal development
- Personal branding
Research topics
- Researcher at CleRMa, Clermont Research Management | AMPHI Axis, Alter Management Human Potential, Innovation
- Dynamics of multicultural and multilingual teams Internationalisation of management training Cultural and linguistic diversity
Responsibilities
- Emeritus Professor of Management
- Academic Advisor South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Scandinavia, UK, US, Vietnam
Education
- Ph.D University of Warwick, England, 2014

Professional experience

  • Since 2021: Emeritus Professor in Management
  • 2015 – 2021: Head of the International Business Specialisation of the Bachelor Programme
  • 2010 – 2013: Clermont School of Business – Head of Languages and Cultures Department
  • 1999 – 2010 : Clermont School of Business – Head of Business English Department

Publications – Contributions (since 2021)

Last update: July 2025

Academic research articles

  • VIGIER, M., BRYANT, M. (2025). Language inequalities and business school accreditation: voices from non-English-speaking countries. Higher Education Policy. doi:10.1007/s10734-025-01403-5.
  • VIGIER, M., BRYANT, M. (2023). Contextual and linguistic challenges for French business schools to achieve international accreditation: Experts as boundary-spanners. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 19(1), 70-89.
  • WILMOT, N. V., VIGIER, M., HUMONEN, K. (2023). Language as a source of otherness. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 0(0), 1-22.

Book chapters and handbooks

  • VIGIER, M. (2023). Chapter 5: Introduction to Language practices in multilingual workplaces and implications for human resource management. Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts:Advances in language-Sensitive Management research. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • VIGIER, M., BEELER, B., GAIBROIS, C., LECOMPTE, P. (2023). Introduction to understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts:Advances in Language-Sensitive Management Research. Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • VIGIER, M., GAIBROIS, C., BEELER, B., LECOMPTE, P. (2023). Conclusion to Understanding the Dynamics and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts: Advances in Language-Sensitive Management Research. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Papers in academic conferences

  • VIGIER, M. (2025). Responsabilité Sociolinguistique dans l’Enseignement du Management. Sustainability in the Era of Global Disruption. Tunis: Conférence internationale MICMEF, avril
  • VIGIER, M. (2025). The Future of Language in International Business Management », Vienne: GEM&L International Conference, mai
  • CHURECH-MOREL, A., VIGIER, M., LOUZIR-BEN-HASSINE, A. (2024), Responsibility and Language-Sensitive Management: Heuristics for the Anthropocene Era, GEM&L International Conference, Varsovie, 22-24 mai
  • CHURCH-MOREL, A., VIGIER, M., BEN HASSINE LOUZIR, A., SACCO, S. J. (2023). Workplace Langage dynamics in the highly multilingual contexts of Tunisia, Senegal, and Mauritania: groundwork for future research”, 16th GEM&L International Conference on Management & Language on the theme of:”Language-sensitive research in IB and management: Current perspectives on societal challenges”. IEEE-ISIT, Arcueil, 25-30 juin
  • VIGIER, M., BRYANT, M. (2022). The impact of Englishization on international accreditation at business s chools in non-English-speaking contexts. 15th GEM&L, 18-21 may, University of Passau, Germany.
  • MUGHAN, T., DU J., WANG R., WILCZEWSKI M., PUFFER S., VIGIER M. ,(2021). Social Communication, Adjustment and General Satisfaction: A Cross-national Study of International Students’ Experiences. 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Management Education & Development (MED) DivisionOnline 29 juillet – 4 aout
  • MUGHAN T., WILCZEWSKI M., VIGIER M. ,(2021). Language and communication in the adjustment process of international students to their changing environment: Before and after Corona evidence from the ISE Project. 14th International GEM&L ConferenceStrasbourg 10-12 mai
  • VIGIER M., BRYANT M. ,(2021). International accreditation processes in French business schools: a challenging multilingual reality. 14th GEM&L International Workshop on Management & LanguageStrasboug 4-6 mai
  • WILCZEWSKI M., MUGHAN T., VIGIER M., GIURI P., LANGINIER H., LIU W., PUFFER S. ,(2021)Language and communication challenges and coping responses in international student pre- and post-pandemic experience. A qualitative cross-national study. EURAM Online ConferenceOnline16-18 juin

Coordination & special issue coordination

  • VIGIER, M., LECOMPTE, P., GAIBROIS, C., BEELER, B. (2023). Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts: Advances in Languages-Sensitive Management Research. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Books

  • VIGIER, M., LECOMPTE, P., GAIBROIS, C., BEELER, B. (Eds .). (2023). Understanding the Dynamics of Language and Multilingualism in Professional Contexts : Advances in Language Sensitive Management Research. Edward Elgar Publishing 250 pages .

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