Ausrine Silenskyte

Aušrine Šilenskyte (Ausrine Silenskyte) is an Assistant Professor (tenure track, international strategic management). She also serves as a Program Manager (Bachelor's in International Business) and an Ambassador for Internationalization at the School of Management, University of Vaasa, Finland.

Šilenskyte holds a PhD in the area of international management, is an alumnus of the prestigious Nord-IB program, and her research centers around strategy implementation, advanced technologies (e.g., blockchain, AI, SaaS) in international strategic management, and social sustainability. She is also interested in innovations in business education, particularly related to diversity and other issues falling under social sustainability.

Aušrine served as a Chair and a Vice Chair at the Academy of International Business Teaching and Education Shared Interest Group, and has been elected as an Honorary Board member in this organization. She is also a Founding Governing Board member at the AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy and continues active service for the Doctoral Academy.

Aušrine teaches various topics related to international (strategic) management to undergraduates, master's degree learners, professionals in continuous education; she also is actively leading corporate trainings and teaches a doctoral course on teaching innovations. As a mentor and in various train-the-trainer seminars, Aušrine has supported faculty members in adopting digital innovations and ensuring inclusivity in their teaching practices. Aušrine has received several international awards for her research and as an educator.

Before joining academia, Aušrine worked in managerial positions in Lithuania and Egypt. Throughout her academic career, she has consulted international Finnish firms and engaged in project work aimed at achieving socio-economic sustainability through industry-academia collaborations.

Personal website: https://sites.uwasa.fi/silenskyte/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ausrine-silenskyte/

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-026X

Selected publications:

Šilenskyte, A., Butkeviciene, J., Bartminas, A. (2024) "Blockchain-based Connectivity within Digital Platforms and Ecosystems in International Business" Journal of International Management. Vol 30, No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2023.101109

Šilenskyte, A., Kohtamäki, M., Dhanaraj, C., (2022) "Strategy implementation in the transnational MNC: A critical realist investigation of European and Indian unit collaboration" Journal of Business Research, Vol. 152, pp. 276-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.07.041

Šilenskyte, A. & Smale, A. (2021) "Multilevel theorizing in international business: The case of research on strategy implementation in MNCs" Critical Perspectives on International Business, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 502-521. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-08-2019-0060

Dieleman, M., Šilenskyte, A., Lynden, K., Fletcher, M., Panina, D. (2022) "Towards More Impactful International Business Education: A Teaching Innovation Typology". Journal of Teaching International Business, Vol. 4, No. 33, pp. 181-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/08975930.2022.2137279

Šilenskyte, A., Cordova, M., Schmitz, M.A., Toh, S. M. (Editors) (2024) "The Palgrave Handbook of Social Sustainability in Business Education" Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 978-3-031-50167-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50168-5, some of the chapter contributions:

• Chapter 1: Šilenskyte, A., Cordova, M., Schmitz, M.A., Toh, S. M. "Introduction: Social sustainability in business education" (p. 1-23), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50168-5_1
• Chapter 4: Šilenskyte, A., Žigiene, G., Butkeviciene, J. "Social Sustainability and Advanced Technology Applications in Business: Discussing AI and Blockchain Innovations within Business Education" (p. 65-85), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50168-5_4
• Chapter 8: Serrano, J. C., Diduc, S., Šilenskyte, A., Stephens, M., Nava-Aguirre, K. M. "Fostering Awareness of Social Sustainability in Digital Business" (p. 147-166), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50168-5_8
• Chapter 22: Šilenskyte, A., Butkeviciene, J., Koivunen, N. "Lympo: The complexity of responsible leadership in the emerging blockchain industry" (p. 399-409), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50168-5_22

Butkeviciene, J., & Šilenskyte, A. (2024) "Bridging Cryptocurrency and Traditional Finance Businesses: The Case Of SpectroCoin–Pervesk" Chapter 20, p. 248-262 in Schmutzler, J., Palacios-Chacón, L.A., Burvill, S., Andonova, V. (Ed.) "Teaching Cases on Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Unexplored Topics and Contexts", Edward Elgar. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802204537.00030