Katrine Biering Sonnenschein

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Katrine Biering Sonnenschein

Associate Professor - Campus Trondheim

Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

Phone +4746410769
E-mail katrine.b.sonnenschein@bi.no

Biography

I am an Associate Professor at BI ��ר�� Business School, Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour. I received my PhD from Griffith University, Department of International Business and Asian Studies, in 2016. The title of my PhD thesis: Diverse Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Attributes needed by Chinese returned Graduates in the Hotel Industry in China. Prior to my job at BI ��ר�� Business School, I was an Assistant Professor at Jönköping International Business School (2019-20). I have also been a Research Assistant at Aalborg University (2018-19); an Assistant Professor at the University College of Northern Jutland (2017-18); and a Sessional Lecturer/Tutor at Griffith University (2015-17) and Queensland University of Technology (2016-17).

My research interests: professional socialization; international education; career; work integrated learning; and tourism and hospitality education. I have published in international peer reviewed journals within the fields of tourism and hospitality management and human resources, education, and Chinese tourism research.

My teaching areas: Organisational behavior and leadership

Publications

Scientific publications In the media Other

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering (2023)

Understanding Career Construction and Acculturation Strategies Among Chinese International Students in Australia

Journal of China Tourism Research Doi: -

The purpose of this study was to investigate the career adaptability and the acculturation of Chinese international hospitality students, enrolled in an Australian university. Furthermore, the study explored how their career adaptability and acculturation are related. The methodology included a thematic analysis of 19 semi-structured interviews with Chinese international hospitality students enrolled at a Southeast Queensland Australian University. The results showed that the career adaptability (career control and career concern) were driven by the students’ own agency or family influences. Furthermore, I found that the students were either host or home culture oriented, and they acculturated mainly through work/internships, socializing and group work at university. Finally, I found that acculturation has an impact on international students’ career adaptability, and that the students’ career adaptability also affects their acculturation.

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Hagen, Øivind, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (2022)

“Make it possible for more people to work at home!” representations of employee motivation and job satisfaction in Danish and ��ר�� newspapers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Psychology, 13 Doi:

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Michelini, Christina & King, Brian (2021)

Betwixt and between: a qualitative review of the (Re)acculturation of international students and returnees

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling Doi: -

Pre-pandemic, the international education marketplace was expanding rapidly along with cross-border educational mobilities. Researchers have explored the adaptions of international students to study destinations, notably within an acculturation framework. However, researchers have given less attention to adapting to life in the country of origin that international students encounter as returnees. It is commonplace for returning graduates to transition from higher education to employment. Despite such challenges, few studies have investigated how international students reintegrate into the job markets of their home countries. In this paper, we discuss the current state of relevant research on acculturation and reacculturation and provide a foundation for future research. Finally, theoretical and practical contributions in the field of counselling and guidance are provided.

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering (2020)

Professional Socialisation and Career Development of Chinese international tourism and hospitality students and graduates: A Revised Socialisation Framework

Weidman, J.C. & DeAngelo, L. (red.). Higher Education and the Early Career: Theory, Research and Application

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering (2020)

‘It’s Important for Us to Know How to Do Teamwork’: Perceptions of Chinese International Hospitality Students Regarding Teamwork Skills

Journal of China Tourism Research Doi:

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering & Ferguson, Janet (2020)

Developing professional communication skills: Perceptions and reflections of domestic and international graduates

Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 17(3), s. 1- 16. -

Ferguson, Jan & Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering (2020)

Comparing Australian graduate employees’ “use of connections” and Chinese “sea-turtle” graduate employees’ use of “guanxi”

Australian Journal of Career Development, 29(1), s. 24- 35. Doi:

It is important for graduate employees and their employers that Australian graduates (both domestic and international) develop knowledge, skills, and other qualities that are easily transferrable to their employment in Australia, China, and the Asia-Pacific region. Much contemporary research addresses the appropriateness of graduate attributes such as leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in relation to meeting employers’ needs. This qualitative study contributes to these discussions by comparing how Chinese and domestic graduates apply a lesser regarded attribute, the use of connections, to the work setting. Since Chinese employers follow the principles of guanxi (being able to earn and use influential networks), this might complicate attempts by returned Chinese graduate employees (“sea-turtles”) who are graduates of Australian universities to transfer their use of connections. This study compares Australian graduates’ experiences of using connections and Chinese sea turtles’ experiences of using connections within the protocols of guanxi.

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering (2019)

Career Goals of Chinese international Tourism and Hospitality students in Australia

liu, C. & Schänzel, H. (red.). Tourism Education and Asia

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Barker, Michelle & Hibbins, Raymond (2019)

Expectations of returned Chinese graduates and hotel managers regarding entry-level work in the hotel industry in China

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism Doi:

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Barker, Michelle & Hibbins, Raymond (2018)

Investigating Higher Education Students’ Professional Socialisation: A Revised Framework

Higher Education Research and Development Doi:

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Barker, Michelle & Hibbens, Raymond (2018)

Benefits of work-integrated learning: perceptions held by Chinese international students enrolled in an Australian university and managers in the Chinese hotel industry

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education Doi:

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Barker, Michelle, Hibbins, Raymond & Cain, Melissa (2017)

“Practical experience is really important.” Perceptions of Chinese international students about the benefits of Work Integrated Learning in their Australian Tourism and Hospitality degrees

Barton, G. & Hartwig, K. (red.). Professional learning in the work place for international students: Exploring theory and practice

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Barker, Michelle & Hibbins, Raymond (2017)

Fit for purpose: Graduate Attributes needed in the Chinese Hotel Industry

Journal of China Tourism Research Doi:

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Barker, Michelle & Hibbins, Raymond (2017)

Chinese international students’ perceptions of and reflections on graduate attributes needed in entry-level positions in the Chinese hotel industry

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management Doi:

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Hagen, Øivind, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (1)

Three things Covid-19 taught us about hybrid working

BI Business Review [Kronikk]

Hagen, Øivind; Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (1)

Kampen om fremtidens arbeidsplass

Bergens Tidende [Kronikk]

Hagen, Øivind; Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (2023)

Kampen om fremtidens arbeidsplass

[Popular scientific article]. BI Business Review

Brøgger, Benedicte; Wiik, Ragnhild & Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering (2022)

Participatory Communication Practices

[Academic lecture]. NORA Research seminar, /about-bi/events/2022/may/nora-research-seminar-nordic-trends-in-communication-research/.

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Hagen, Øivind, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (2022)

Three things Covid-19 taught us about hybrid working

[Article in business/trade/industry journal]. BI Business Review

Academic Degrees
Year	Academic Department	Degree
2016	Griffith University, Department of International Business and Asian Studies, Brisbane, Australia	PhD
2003	Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Master of Arts
2001	Copenhagen Business School (CBS)	Master of Arts

Work Experience
Year	Employer	Job Title
2020 - Present	Bi ��ר�� Business School	Associate Professor
2019 - 2020	Jönköping International Business School	Assistant Professor
2018 - 2019	Aalborg University	Research Assistant
2017 - 2018	University College of Northern Denmark	Assistant Professor
2016 - 2017	Queensland University of Technology	Sessional Lecturer and Tutor
2015 - 2017	Griffith University	Sessional Tutor

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